New-York tribune., 1882-04-28
. SCHAEFER BEATEN By SEXTON.
THE MATCH AT CUSHION CAROMs.


A wELL-CoNTEsTED GAME BETWEEN THE TWO Fx-
PERTs-sExTON wINs BY 81 POINTS BY STEADY
PLAY.
Not less than fifteen hundred persons were pres
ent last night at the Academy of Music to witness
the game of cushion carom billiards between
William Sexton and Jacob Schaefer. The larger
half of the parquet seats next the orchestra had
been removed to make a place for
the platform, on which stood the COllender
table. AT the back of the table was raised plat
form, on which three seats, two for the um-
pIres and the other for the referee. Promptly at
o'clock Sexton appeared and was warmly greeted.
He took a seat at the right of the table. Ten min
utes later Schaefer walked down the centre aisle,
and the audience cheered again. On raised
seats on the stage and in the
boxes were number of ladies. There
was a long and exasperating delay after the two
players arrived, owing TO hitch in the selection of
referee. Cayanagh Tim" Flynn. Gleason and
others named only to be rejected by one side
or the other. Bud Scofell, the marker, who
acted as master OF ceremonies, called in
rapid succession for 4" Tim " Flynn. Eugene Kimball
and A. ID. Morse of Boston. The latter appeared
and was announced referee with Thomas J.
Gallagher rs umpire for Schaefer and Joseph DION
um Dire for Sexton. II announced that the hrst
game nj cushion caTOms, a year ago, between the
same players. won by Schaefer by points;
the two succeeding games were won by sexton by
81 and "a points respectively.
The game last night was 900 points for $1,000
stakes the receipts to the winner and all the ex-
penses To be paid by the loser Umpres, referee
and marker having been selected, there was a still
longer delay 10 measure he balls and try the bed
of the table by spirit level. Ii $40 when the
contestants got down 10 work and banked for the
lead. Sexton the choice OF balls aud sclec ed
the white. He ran I. and was followed
PLAYED bold and brilliant game,
which was more even than Schaefers. The latter
made the larger at the outset, bu this was ne
cessary to offset the greater number Of misses 10 us
credit Sexton led up To tine twenty fourth inning,
when Schaeer got In run of 2l, and then a run OF
H. and passed him, the standing 81 To 50. IL
was g:2.1 when IN the twenty-seventh inning ~chae-
fer closed up the first huudred, having lO1 10
Sexton's So On the thrty-irst inning Sexton was
again at the front, and from this point on he kept
his lead by hard work and careful play. A. 10
O'Clock Sexton had 200 10 his credit, against 163
for Schaefer La the 66h inning sexton ran 2S, the
2lst shot being particularly brilliant masSe bank
shot.
sexton completed the first half of the game at
1915, his score standing 3Ol aud being SO a1ead OF
Schaeier. be even 400 was reached at l:2O. From
this point the game grew more exciting aud Schaeier
pressed sexton hard, gradually closing the gap.
D | and his oppOnent 4Ib.
At the last there decidedly uphill work for
Sa'is Sd b abS bS 81 such ~ nGe distance O'' that he
appeared TO lose heart The largest
run of he game IN the 1ils, inning, when Sex
ton made 81 points lie ran out the game IN the
I4stn inning, Schaefer nayiEg 53o points. The
score was as tollows
Sexton, 10, 8, II, g., 0, 1. 1. 3. g. g. o. 2,
0, g. 10, l, 4, 4. 2, 13, o, ., :, L. 0, 20, l. II,
s. H. l. l. g. 2 ., ., 20. A. l. D. =, ), B. 1, o., o. TO-
o. ., ,, -, 49,, TO- 10, o. o. z T. o. - o. 8
l. II g. g. H. o. :, 3, p o. 4, 81, o. o. 3, o. TO- Total,
600. 80 -
l. o. o. g. o. ~ Il, o. o. l, o. o. >, >, o. 4; l. l. IL o, o.
0, l, 3, =; A., p g. l. 2 l; g.. o., g. o. o. I, O. 3 10
= o, q o. 3, t. 0, l, l, >, l. 3, >, l, !, l, 3, l.,
A. s. l. H. o. l. l. . d. l. D Il, o. l, 2 o. .. >, D. -, .
O t. 3 Is l. 3 TO- To- p IA D. :. > o. l, l, ), l. ., t.
,, rs, q, . u. o, o. H. ), l-IOtal, JJS.
Winners average 4237
Losers average 91-l47.
qiue Of game 3 hours and 50 minutes.