The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-04-01
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FINE BILLIARD PLAYING.
SCHAEFER VICTORIOUS OYER SEXTON
IN A brilliant GLME
The Former Ticks or his 400 waffle the Lat.
ter Makes HOs-The Fentures'or the Play
-vigneaux Beats Wallace with Ease.

-S'gne""x beats wallace with Ease.
CHICAGO, March 3l.-Thc afternoon game
OF tho billiard tournament was played by
Maurice Vignaux and Thomas Wallace. Tho
gnme was. OF course. n walkovcrrfor tho for
eigner. but 1t was interesting nevertheless on
account OF the many largo and beautiful runs
made by him. Tho young Chicago player
overawed by his mammoth antagonist, did not
do himself justice. although he made some
nice single plays. In tho first sixteen innings
Wallace but twice reached double figures. and
his is to, total score was then only, 81. vignaux
p nns q, e,n a que}y ana confidently making
i29 points. The call in the sixtcenth inning
the next viGnaux a. following Ills with It'll ~
and had E E" bs IN pesc. @on,ps
Wh9 ssll y tine Snng showed
runs OF a 3d. ana S sS M sha but se% Ww
han TX, closed Los 1.-the, the game with runs OF s. and Is
go Although vanauSs averass in S tSis v W,,
was not quite q, SO high us that o. his opening
Eoints-his general play and his evenness.
Following is the score:
%sfss.I =; ,i-s,a 10 A:s9ss g.
Finn s 10 4 h. %s: .na
An enormous crowd greeted Messrs. Schacfer
ana se1tEn to, night 1t was game destined
20 tna settle the on this side
thnn this. 1t would decide the very important
question upon whose shoulders would devolve
the responsibility OF sustaining the honor Of
America in the present tournament against
Sras has b.sn BY General
that it would be absolutely necessary for him
contest at Tho end with Visnaax THare sG Tes
il sexton should by fortuHc slip in n victory
Snn H. hTS atn S was 3
40 in favor of schncfer
cowad With t two p ~os and g
mad, one, Tie opening was not, brilliant.
NSnns x Of note occurred until Tho eighth
and cut out tho work at lis charaeteristic
rattling nncc, In dozen shots no had the balls
Thcnup The right ba IL line he nur-ed them with
great dslicaey and exactpcss. At AZ points
57th point at the lover left corner. Across tho
end he continued. turning the corner at
h sa SrSsS TN asth
BILE massd, The three balls lay in line upon tho
iect bali and the other distant fifteen inches.
s assSd rn. behind the
sHs e beoS Ths s iSsn si
such prolonged anpHnse th9t Sehaeier had to
1872 points. the call showing Schaefer 1873 and
other brilliant bursts Of ~ S. j. and 81 BY BY
Schaefer putting his average. for IL innings up
to a. Sexton , all the time played in poor luck.
single shots Of u brilliant nature. but could not
bunch them into double figures, In the next
sexton first gathered himself together
Billiards and careful, hard Work got ii; Tb!s
| he followed up with the biggest straight bill
| liard run OF tho tournament. aud surpassed
| only by Schaefers nursing run OF 2O5. The
| run was 40 points. 1t was composed of all
sorts OF play except, nursing. There were
| many noticeable cushion cnrrom shots and
others for position purely The cali showed
| Schaefcr $40. Sexton 292. Srhacfer then got
Is. and Sexton went TO tho front for the first
| time with II run of 65 doin. some nice nursing.
Atthe cnl! Srhae,er had $50 and sexton 1857.
| twenty-iirst inn ing by pure nursing. ran 80.
! This he followed up with 30. putting himself
| WEI! In the lead again. Sexton responded with
| 80. but was still Just 80 behind. sciaefcr nut
| together 9G. and was in beautiful position for
| running the game out, when ho, irozc. and
missed from tn" SPOT: Two turns later lic ran
| the game out with IS in the twenty fifth in
ming. Sexton WIS left with 1913. Following Is
the score
scha.fcr-o, - = 10 . H., - RI II. 81 q J. o. O.
10 II. =, | ~ ~ 81 = -. Tosl. CA AN.rnv" ~
ScNt"a-2. b. L. LII, = ~. L. H. u L. & = ~. ITO.
g., %, - z -. !, u Total. I'M. Average, III l424