Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-24
VIGNAlN AND SXOSSON.
Third Nights Play in Paris for the
Attendance and Great Interest In
the MAlch~ =


NOrlds Championships Large
Attendance and Great Interest in
the Watch.
Via French Atlantic Gable to the N. Y. Herald ],
PARIS. Dec %. iSS8.-The attendance to night
al the billiard match was larger than ever and
the greatest Interest was shown on all sides In
otie epealngs play, the American player having
assumed a lead OF $50 when the close OF Tues
day game was reached. A number OF dtstin-
gushed people were present in the audience
fresldent Grevy was expected, but did not
make DIS appearances. An early hour having
beeh determined on for the calling OF the game
DOM men were ready at eight O'Clock at
when time the referee called them to the
oa1ie Siosson then resumed his unfinished run
or last evening. when he had 2 to his credit but
ne mace only points. on both sides the play
was very Indifferent for several innings When
tne seventh inning was reached SloSson, after
counting Al by-Shots, which were made ali over
the table, got the ballsto the rail and settled
doWh Tor long run By careful play he ran 2O4
amid q much applause On the completion of
tne 2o4tn shot the balls were IN such position
that he attempted d ntdSSe shot but tailed IN
count In the sixth inning Vignaux had run
u on ne long rail-; he carried The balls from
loot rail-, when he turned and carried them
oack again, missing an easy Shot In the
nlneteenIh inning slosson made 50 points
well calculated and excellently played shots
which were much applauded. In the twenty
hrst inning ne added another little run OF 49, all
OF which served steadily TO Increase and greatly
add 10 the figures of his score which was al
ready amounting to large figures Meanwhile
Ni9nauN's highest run was only SIS, which he
mace py some very good play in the sixteenth
inning. He supplemented this by a run of q In
the nineteenth inning and again by So In the
twentieth. In the twenty third inning SioSSon
ran II. mostly by open play, at which point
he managed to get the balls rallied at the
head OF the foot rail, going the unnatural way:
he CARRIED them with great nicely nearly to
the upper balk lin. turned and brought them
baCk 10 The third diamond on the long rail,
going the natural way. and stopped DIS he
reached $50 points, with the balls left on the
rall lor tomorrow. The run amounted to 100
and It's conclusion for the evening created great
applause. The score was announced by The
marker as 500 for SlosSOn. ST. for VfrnarX a
gain OF l33 for SlossOn on the evenings play, he
having led VignauX by $50 on the conclusion OF
last nights game, and finishing Tonight with
2s3 10 the best. TWenty-three innings were
played during the evening.
- The betting to night is rather In favor OF
SloSson. and the greatest interest Is aroused In
the alatcs In amateur and professional Circles
poth hy the comparatively close play and the
iact that the American has not only retained
but added to the lead he obtained Yesterday
WATCHING THE GAME FROM NEW YORK
1here was continued rejoicing 10 the billiard
circles In this city last evening over Slosson's
improved chance Of winning the Paris match
Messengers are dispatched every evening 10
slosson's rooms ia 23d street for copies or the
cable message. which are afterwards bulleuned
IN nearly all tie best known billiard resorts
and scrutinizea eagerly. Betting also has
grown more into favor with the evidence OF
long runs and remarkable averages that the
match is being played upon its merits. Slosson
was vest rday great TavOfite in the pools on
the final result. In his own rooms there was
no hanGfcapping On the third nights game and
the American was the favorite AT almost two TO
one, whereas Vignaux was handicapped s25
points in the pool OF The night before At
o'clock The place was full of people waiting for
news. and when 1t came they gave three cheers
that would have delighted the ears OF SIosson
were ne not thousands OF miles away and prob
ably asleep at the time His brother Leslie was
elated tar enough by the result to bet $50 TO $50
twice that George would win the match. The
bulletin Of TIE three nights play now reads: