New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-27
SEXTON BBA1S s0RAERER.

A CLOSELY CONTESTED BILLIARD MATCH.
A LARGE CROWD IN TAMAANy H4LLr-Banz1Anr
EXHIBITIONS or sKILL-DiHFIcULT TEAIS Ac-
CoMPLIsHED.
There were not less than 1000 people in Tam.
many Hall Last night to witness Q masek,
game of billiards between William 6extNI
and Jacob Schaefer for $1,000 side. The
game was 400 points mp at cushion car
oms on q bx1o Coiiender table. under cham-
pionship rules, except as to the bak Inca
In other words before player could score. bis bah
bad first to 60 to the cushion, either before stnk.
ing the first object ball or after 90 doing
and before striking the second This makes
nursing" to any extent unpracticabls
and it does away entirely with rail play. George
Slosson was umpire for Sexton, Alonzo Morris for
Schaefer, and Dudley Cavanagh scted as referee.
bud" schofeld performed the duties Of MARKER
Schaeier won the break and chose the spot ball
He opened with run of 8. During the FIRST dozen
innings neither men made double figures, but In tbs
thirteenth Sexton made IL points, The
sacS being Ts' 81 then The t hundred ns ''r so
were put together slowly and the first string was
turned by Sexton in his twenty-eighth inning. 10
that hand be 81 which proved to be the hiRhest
run Of the match. Scbaefers play lacked its usual
dash, when his opponent had made 115 his score
In one of his early innings Schaefer. While preparing
to shoot touched the cue ball with bis hand foil
was claimed and admitted, but schaefers umpire
claimed that his man had right to play safety
This would be in accordance with the old
rule, but it was contended by Sections umpire that
the rules Of the champion game did not allow
II. The point was argued for some min
utes, and was finally decided by the referee
against Schaefer The second hundred were made
shown ysGy ' by 18th msS Ssbest
END END '' Of the s' sirty,sevsntS H. inning IL
iss In the 18th inning schaer turned 200 and
he was then 81 points behind Sexton. In the next
inning he ran 20. which his best effort In the
game stood Sexton. 800 Schaefer, 234.
In the 91st inning Schaefer did some very fine
playing. 1t Melted him Ia, two OF the shots being
ming he made Is. after an exhibition of most intri-
cate play. The score then was: Sexton, 327;
schaeter, 294 Scbaefers next hand Welded him
game 321 to $50 in Sexton's favor.
The excitement was then at its high
est pitch Sexton failed to count, and when
applauded. He made / aud in the next hand 8.
Sexton in the meantime failing 70 count
This left the game $50 each. Both players versus dls-
showed better mettle than his opponent and BY
runs of and IL once more gained the lead. va
the 1Osth inning Sexton had lead Of 20. but few
looked as if schaefer might win. In the lI4th
inning Sexton made -, ana the score was oov "
asa in his favor 1t took six more innings for
Sexton to get the required 10. On bis lloth
inning when he needed only one %
score game. his nerve failed him and be missed.
Scbaefer. however was also unnerved, ana he only
made 8. Then Sexton made the requisite and
won the match by 81 points,
BEFORE the game began Schaefer was slight IA
yorite 10 the betting, aud when he was even with
sexton in the last string his friends offered odds on
his winning Considerable money changed hands on
the result. The following was the score:
L 2 o.. e. o.. g., o.. %. ID 81 4, ",
l. /. g. o. i, 8. g. 8. i, o. 2. 3, 90, s.i:To
g 100 2. 4 9, o L d H. o; =, l. u
l. 8, 20. !. 0. o. o. 90. 4, o, IA O., u
o. 0. 3. IS, 49, Q. 3. H. 1, 8. g. q t. l. L. u o"S
l. o. 3. Total, 1868.
Sertom-l. 100000 8, O. IL. o. o. 40 ls
Is, Z. 3, SO. l. 1;4,3 27,3,l 5000. L. ~
l. g. o. l. 4, l, o, 8. 2, 2, g. 8, u AZ \
o. o, o. s. "a IL. 2. o. l3 Q, 0, p; 2, 10.
o. 0, 10 IA I.01; l.2o, l. II; 90 H. .. l;2o"
Winners average 3l3 losers, 3+ 90 =, -
Highest runs-Sexton 81 q, II; schaefer 90 10. II
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