Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-20
BILLIARDS.


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Ch.mpion schae1sr and Eugene Carter at the
City Hotel.
Mr.. H. H. Power, proprietor of the City
hotel, has for some time past been nego-
tiating to secure the presence in this city
Of the famous billiard expert, Jacob
Schaefer, and yesterday afternoon that
gentleman, accompanied by Eugene Carter,
another noted player, and J. w. c. Brown,
whose name is familiar as referee or mark
er in metropolitan championship matches,
arrived in this city directly from New
York and put up at the City hotel. There
was a good-sized crowd of persons curious
to see the famous champion of the cue
when the train came in, and when the gen-
tlemen stepped off the cars and were met
by Captain Power, there was a subdued
chorus Of = obs - and "ahs, and interrog-
atories of ''Which is Schafer ?" were fire.
quently heard as the party moved off to-
ward the City hotel, where game had
been announced for three o'clock, and
where fair-sized audience, comprising
some of our best known local billiard play
ers and admirers of the game quickly as
sembled to witness the exhibition.
Mr.. Schaefer is gentleman prob
ably less than twenty-five years
of age, under medium size and
slightly built. He has keen, wcll-set
eye, a thin, dark mustache, and rather
sparse growth of dark brown hair. He
at present holds the title of champion Of
the United States and the cham
piOnship emblem, which he won from
William Sexton on the 10th inst, at the
great Tammany hall match, in which Mr..
Schaefer was victorious by the score of
600 to 5S5. Mr.. Sexton had had the badge
since November, having won it and first
money at the Collender tournament, on
which occasion Schaefer secured third
place in that famous exhibition Geo. SlOs-
son came in second, barely missing the
coveted distinction of the championship,
which has long been the height of his am
bitiOn and has been almost within
his grasp OH more than one former
occasion. The badge is a magnificent
piece Of workmanship. 1t is made of solid
gold, handsomely jeweled, octagonal in
shape, with the word Champion - sur
rounding it. In the centre is miniature
billiard ball, beautifully set with small
diamonds and rubies, and from which
radiate to the angles of the Octa-
gOn lines intended to represent cues !;
the top of the badge, to which
the pin is attached, represents billiard
fol Tho nn,l,1o,,, fo1 70 f1,n
audience and was the object of a great deal
of admiration.
The afternoon game between Mr.. Schaef-
er and Mr.. Carter was for 800 points, under
present championship rules. Mr.. Car
ter, who is also a young man, is
the reputed champion bank shot
of the world. He is tall, well-built and
pleasant looking young fellow, apparently
with a temper and disposition us evenly
balanced as his wonderful nerves and un-
erring eye. His upper lip is adorned with
a red moustache, and his thick curly hair
is several shades darker. The game was
in every respect u brilliant one, and was
won by Mr.. Carter, in twenty-five innings,
the champion evidently reserving his pow
ers for the evening exhibition, although
both players showed some brilliant work,
and the frequent pretty shots evoked the
applause of the audience, The largest run
was 80, by Mr.. Carter, and the score in
full was as follows
Cartcr-O l3 l. =. b, ), Is 4 !, >, so, 81. l, 10,
4, q, o, |. 10, 10, ]. Total, 300.
Schaefer-4 o. o. 0, 0, ST. H. 5, Is, >, 0, IL. o. /,
). ii, ), IS, 0, q, IL. Total, 81.
Winners average, 3 I'll losers lo14.
The evening game was witnessed by a
considerably larger crowd, and much cl-
thusiasm prevailed. Both games were
played OH the beautiful "MOnarch - table
q. Il. Brunswick & Bake Co.-4kx9 feet)
and with 81 inch balls. The evening
game was 400 points up, and, as
in the afternoon, Mr.. Brown acted
as referee and marker. The men
strung for the lead, Carter won and failed
to count, and the champion followed with
miss on his second shot Carter
made3, and Schaefer retired with a
zero. In the third inning Carter again
missed Schaefer took up his cue and
went to work by careful manipulation of
the worries he got them together, coaxed
them along the rail, and then began an
exhibition of his wonderful skill in nurs-
ing. By rapid rail play he added
point after point to his score, the
balls clicking gently as they travelled up
the left hand cushion, and never being al
lowed to wander hair beyond the play
er's easy control. AS the audience
watched they knew that the inning was
one destined to yield "great billiards. and
the excitement became visible in the craned
necks and eager glances of the spectators.
How slickly the balls obeyed his magic
cue! How grandly they moved along,
adding point after point to the scoress.
Once they broke, when brilliant masse
brought the globes together again and
called out a burst of applause. They sped
along, passed the corner safely, and had just
started on their journey along the upper
cushion, when an unexpected miss ON the
9Sth shot was greeted with chorus of
disappointed "Ohs," and the champion sat
down just three points short of the triple
numbers, the superb run being re-
warded with loud applause. From this
time ON to the tenth inning the shots failed
to yield any great number of points, when
Schaefer by fine play rolled up 45, and at
this juncture the marker called out, " Mr..
Schaefer 205, Mr.. Carter So On the 18th
inning the champion counted 46, followed
it withS1. and then. after miss. tackled 81