New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-18
THE BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.
SEXTON BEATEN BY WALLACE AND vIGNAUX VAN
oUISHED BY DAILY.

SEXTON BEATEN BY WALLACE AND VlGNAOA VAN
QUISHED BY DAILY.
The public interest in the billiard tourna-
ment is increasing At the game yesterday afternoon
between william Sexton and Thomas Wallace very
fair audience was present There very little peI-
ting as every one thought SeIton would nave "a'H
over The result showed how greatly they dece'ou
themselves Sexton the lead and chose inc "hi'o
bail but failed to Wallace made six, which no IoF
lowed In the second inning by g while Sexton again miss
ed the third inning Sexton made D. but no really INC
playing done until the ninth inning. Then SEXTON
who found the balls In lower left corner, began
wonderful run. BY careful nursing he counted 20.
Then the balls broke but on the point VI
his run he had them together again. and when he nnay
sat down he had scored ~. Prolonged applause t ,
lowed. The outlook appeared to be exceedingly oe lOr
Wallace when sexton added 81 more TO his string IN tpe
second 9ns wallace this g. pO But
next inning wallace's bad luck ,, ana
the Sas to suit him. and by much good nursing and by
marvellous bank shot that was greeted Win ong left
MIN in the rear and until the close Of the nj
tythlrd nnIug after eXtraor lnary run OF Al ts' no
"a and lbs was then IA points ahead OF Sexton Sexton
played stubborn game. making good rams or B jhs
Wallace held his advantage 10 the emu ana "on 'n'
game by So points. The following was the acore.
Wallace. 2, l.o.2.Io91; 56, l, 10 : I. o.
g. g J. g. Q Is. o. a. T. O. q, s. o. p IS
Is : e. To- 800 81 g. A1 Il "a
sexton ., o. 70 ~ a. !. r. 81 o. o. ~
2 go, II, 8, II, O. 81 8 l. l. TO- 2 o. o. o. " T. q
g. III GGG5i. i is, o. u is s-4i5. Average 1919
There was standing room only at tho evening game
between DAILY and vignaux Many o. tie private ooAo'
were occupied and much interest was manhested ron
the beginning till the close OF the game The players
were received with applause they entered the hd ana
boil after bowling their acknowledgements, stepped 10
the table and strung for the eai DAILY won and chose
the white ball He msacd. as did also Nlshaux' ln9
second inning gave six to DAILY and sccohu Roo7e
egg" to the Frenchmau. Still another miss Tor NghauA
in the third and every began to think he was suner
ing again from the effects Of the sickness that made
him lose his game with Dion ON MONDAY
night. But all such notions were quickly
dispcrcd when the Frenchman rca 'hed Ms
sixth inning. DAILY lad left him an easy sho'
which he made. and after three more
counts be had the balls in his favorite lower lett
corner Then he licked Of In his imp riurbablc way
AZ points Time and tm' again the balls broke away
but he invariably brought them hack 10 where he
wanted them This ran like all his runs during the
evening was characterized not 40 much
by nne single plays "a by exquisite
uur-ing and masse positi shots. While NcntuX wa,
proceeded to her customary box on The Ig"t 81
the platform. When her husband anally sat
the hcarliest OF his many applauders Th. run pnt
Yignaar 50 ahead OF DAILY. VINO was
rlsyIng in very poor form. 1le next inning
a idcd 10 more t, the Frcnchman's score. while
Day only got In the seventh IN ing. how'vcr Day
worked the nails down to The lower left corner AID man
aged 10 make 49, lie should have counted many more
but he missed one OF iLe e~'iost "I s'o a
hour Viglaux all the time increasing his l.aL la
twenty sixth inning Da seemed TO IGcoS,f ~, i"'
| and very short ume ne licked on 20 ms ne
loUe by other good runs and al tue close OF thc Tor
| tcth inning he Only GO Bound Us opponent
the scorc standing: virnauI. 2i3 Day, I7j.
| The game stood relatively the same way until inc
eItrnt on The Frcnchman. At inning vigu4uI
made decided drop lie made four misses ~ succr'
mr. in some OF tho ste. " uph WORK for which he Is
famous and at every eood rhot OF iln VI.
| Lad a perfect right TO applaud to his sood
but it was entirely ine1cusible to applaud NiSnan1s
| misses Daily himself triod 30 stop II.
IN the ninctccntn inalpe aite poor PLAY by EEnanI
and anc work by Daly. The marker anno9nc 4io f@r
enc Daly but IL ompet y unncrycd
Vieuaur who ouly made i've In the next hyo Innings
| While DAILY in the ninetytecond Inning
made magnificent sport Ne got
and the crowd yelled for they kucw what
| score many OF which masses. and two were
| throc-timcs.all-arouud the table carOms While
acted exactly as he hai done during Dions last run
Oh Monday II seemed impo..ble for MIN to keep
still lie WAS very nervous. Madame v.nan4' too,
who in beginning OF the game was AL smiles no"
| looked very gloomy Tho loan inning over,
Snnr was 70 behind him. lie pluckiy to worE'
1as o"y scored bui a ga ssa 'h taroa S;S
| nervousness. vlenau1 only responded WITH z. ana
Dnv IN the inning got the balls wnerc ms wanted theL
AMI ran which gave him the game by a score OF 800
! to4s6.
| lie following was the score:
yisq fis g. = j. +
$50 10 IL. q. 8. ~ 20. o u. T. =. o. o. J. l.. 3,
~ n n IL is o. d. 3, o. o. D. I. a. o. U. T. a, ?, o. o. 2.
~ o. 8 o. T. is l. g. o. 2 g. 1T, 2-4oG. Aversgo-4 ~
pal,-osoloOl,13 $4,000. 1910. l5,9,2,& 0. o.
0. O. l. g. 20 H. 2 l. g. - O. - 20 o. q 20 H. D. =
| q TO- H. s. O. B. 81 II, D. 4, 2 90 ~ 2 o. j. ~
n u 10 3 o. o. o, ?. o. l. 800. Avefaso-i oJlOJ.
| II line NJ, Of game hours 20 minutes
| scLncier AMI vgnaux viii play this afternoon. Sex
| O II and Dion will play al nght.