Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-27
VIGNAUX VICTORIOUS.
The French Expert Beats Maurice DAILY a
Game of six Hundred Points BaIk Line
Billiards--A Brilliant Exhibition of
Skill.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. |

Especial Telegram to the Globe.
CHICAGO, March 26.-The great balk line
billiard tournament for the championship
of the world opened this eveninglat Central
Music hall before a brilliant audience of
1000 people, a number of ladies being
present. The table, q regular five by ten
standard size for match games.was placed
i'll the parquet, in front of the stage,sever-
al rows of chairs being removed to make
room for the players. The audience had
an excellent view of the game, which
began shortly after s. After the
contestants for the game, Maurice
Vignaux, of Paris, France, and Maurice
DAILY, of New York, had been introduced
by we'll known citizen, the players pre-
scented themselves in full evening dress and
were greeted with warm applause. The
game, the new bslk line of 600 points,
usually requires three hours in playing.
The bouts for choice was won by Vignaux,
who chose the white ball, and opening the
game missed the first shot. DAILY followed
with run of 10, closing amid great ap-
plause. Vignaux in the early part of the
game was not in good form, and played in
wretched luck, the reason for which was
assigned by his friends to his presence in
strange land and before strangers.
DAILY seemed decidedly the favorite, and
was heartily applauded at the end of the
18th inning, when he scored IL points,
missing difficult massse shot at
the close. Vignaux scored So on
the 18th inning. At the end of the 18th
the game stood: DAILY, 283; Vignaux, 1913.
NInnnnv fnIlnnad With e
cutting most beautiful combination kiss
shot. During the applause which followed
he failed to follow the balk line rules and
DAILY called a foul, which drew forth a
shower of Kisses from the audience. This
increased Vignaux's score to 224.
Vignaux's eyes became Redeemed by tbs
glare of the lights. gas Jets over the table,
but the other contestant refused to allow
reflector shade to be adjusted to the
chandelier. In the 21st inning Vignaux
ran 80 with easy grace. Daily followed
with Il, the score standing, Vignavx 1874,
DAILY 331. The Frenchman then delighted
the audience by series of difficult draws
and cushion caroms, and added IS to his
score in the 22ud inning. In the 23d in
ming he elected hearty applause by run
of 161, the largest of the evening, execut-
ing most artistic tWo-cushlon bank shot,
his ball being frozen to the black and red
too close to count in any other manner.
DAILY added 30 to his score in the 25th in
ming, SO in the 26th, the score at the close
of the 29th inning standing, Vignaux 577,
DAILY 412. The Frenchman then took
the balls and with serene
smile easily ran the game out with 23, the
score closing with Vignau1 600, Daily 412.
The audience was free with applause for
the stranger, and his wife, in foyer box,
joined in the fun. The largest runs of
the evening were: Vignaux 161, DAILY 10.
Vignaux averaged 20; Days Il 6-29. Fol
lowing is the score by innings:
Vignaux-O II IA l 4 II 2 6 5 35 8 9
% l Sc q 80 65 161 l 0 2761 %.
Daly-l9 4 8 Sc q IS 0 0 Il 81 l "a
80 6 19 Is 0 % 80 u 1 z.
Tomorrow afternoon the game will be
between Sexton and Morris, and in the
evening between Schaeffer and Wallace.