Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-31
SEXTON WINS THE MATCH.
He Defeats Schaefer at Cushion c.
rOAlS.

SEVENTY-SEvEN SHOTS MADE by THE WINNER IN
sUCCESSI0N-HE EXCELs THE HIGHEST RE.
CORDED RUN-SCHAEFERS EXCITING STRUGGLE
FOR VICTORY.
From the n Y. Times Dec %
The first cushion carom match ever PLAYED in
this city took place last winter between Jacot
Schaefer and William Sexton. ana was won by
the former 10y only four points, for Is stake OF
$500. The following week the experts PLAYED
again under the same conditions 400 points up.
for 81 600 side, and Sexton won with ease by
over 30 points. During the preliminary ar
| engagements for the recent billiard competitions
at which Joseph Dion won the diamond cham
pionshp emblem the men were pitted against
each other third time, and their hackers
staked 50 500 each on their respective favorites.
This third match was played last evening in
Iammany Hall upon slow cushion table the
previous games being upon a quick cushion
Inc game was further heightened to GOO points.
and was played with umpires and under the
rules OF the cushion carOm championship the
loser paying all expenses. TWAS after o'clock
when Dudley Kavanagh took the referees
CHAIR, and the implements of play were very
carefully tested with mathematical in
hacsms nm Thomas J. Gallagher then
seph Dion filled the same office for
sexton. Budd Scofield handled the markers
bridge" and at 500 placed the balls in position
for the men to bank" Schaefer won the lead
and played a pretty opening inning for 8. Icay-
ing SEXTON difficult shot, which he executed
Dy a surprising acute angle carom made with a
.'reVerse-english" stroke. This he followed with
IN his next inning. and as he closed his next
effort, which Melted caroms. Mr.. Charles A.
Dana walked through the crowded hall to a
prominent seat behind one of the umpires. and
watched the progress of the game with marked
interest In the ninth inning, after the balls
mao teen dashed about for quarter of an hour.
the marker called the score as even at % each
A moment later there was great laughter as
sexton very narrowly escaped making palpa-
pie scratch" by a most singular evolution of
the cue ball. Meantime Schaefer. who was
paying confidently. and with his accustomed
grace OF stroke, slowly drew ahead i'm the scores
and reached 80 in the seventeenth inning. having
Twice put double figure runs of 10 to his credit.
me cue pail jumped up in the air when Sexton
struck IT, later on and it flew in paIabolic curve
10 the white globe, completing dazzling ca
rom that caused the spectators to cheer loudly.
Schaefer passed into the second hundred first
with run off, His score was 1853 ahead
OF sections, whose score failed to indicate any
donbie runs during 30 innings. Schaefer's aver
age for the first 100 was little over 3.
sexton woke up after this and placed to the
credit OF his thlrty-first inning l6 very pretty
caroms, which he followed up with equally we'll
played runs of and TO- and in about 10 minutes
reached 100, only 10 behind his adversarv
called and some hearty applause when Schaefer.
at later period, made one of his marvellous
masse shots. whiriing the cue ball around i'm
swift curve, and executing an almost impos-
sipie carom A few innings afterward he patt-
| efea together Ia, 10 and 9, very neatly. which
seemed TO increase big lead he had gradually
gained He missed after this. and then Sexton
py some def playing TIED" his run of ID
put lett the balls i'm so favorable a position when
ne ceased that Schaefer had little difficulty in
rolling up IL when it next came his turn ia
play. TO this Sexton responded with 10. and
ochaefer made similar number two innings AT.
tefward Great applause greeted run of II ear.
0ms which closed his iiftieth inning and made his
score St2 to Sections 1856 Thus matters Iooked
more blue than ever for Sexton. as with a LEAD
OF 90 to stagt with Shaefer began his third srino
VIII beautiful piece of playing which rolled
up IS Sexton played with pluck, however and
| ia some brilliant work with his cue. althopgf
ne encountered many unfortunate Obstacles in
diMcuit leaves" Some of his complicated and
rapid caroms of the .'skyrocket" variety evok eJ
| shouts of delighted commentator drrin" :
run OF IL In the sxtieth inning. and served r.
carry MIN to his third string. His score 5000
So 20 Snaefer's 24S, and the latter failed to in
crease that total in five successive trials n,
ihaae on "misscue" BY Sexton. and then RI.
lat,er, by superb display OF delicate ..nnrsia@,
ana admirably judged position strokes roliod
up "a consecutive caroms The oyat;oo ~
caeers which greeted this unparalleled perform