Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-05

An Indifferent Tournament Game Between
Sexton and Wallace-The Latter Defeated
-Vignaux Wins Game From Morris
With the Largest Run and the Largest
Average on Record.
Especial Telegram TO the Globe.
CHICAGO, April 4.-The sixteenth contest
of the international balk line billiard tour
nay at Central Music hall was witnessed by
small audience this afternoon, between
VIM. Sexton of New York, and Thomas
Wallace of Chicago, was won by the former
in two hours and fifty minures. the score
closing with Sexton GOO, Wallace 4O7. The
game was remarkable for its tediousness
the winner failing to count in nineteen in
nings, and the loser scoring nothing in
seventeen separate innings. During six
consecutive innings Sexton did not add a
single point to his string. Both men,
however, made some beautiful shots. Wal
lace, the Chicago boy, has finished his re-
cord and completed his part in the tourna-
ment, having played six games and lost
them all. He was met and defeated sue
cessively by Schaefer, Dion, DAILY, ,Vignaux
Morris and Sexton. Score by innings:
Sexton-O, II, 9, %, 80, 1, 0, 0, O,1, 80, 1,
50, 8, 4, II, q, 3, 5, IL, O, 20, 8, II, 1, l,
0, o, 35, O, O, 2, 2, z, II, @, 0, O, 0, @, O, o,
2, o, 0, 8, 45, 20, 0, U, 2, 8, 49, 40, 5, 9, 1,
wallaoe-O, 0, o. $1,000, IS, 2, 81,
l, 8, 1, O, II, 10, H. g. g. O, 49, 19, o, l. 0, 0, l.
s, Il, 2, T. O. 0, T. 10, l, s. 5, l, 8, 81, Is, 0, g.
0. IS, 6, 0, 0, 20, 48, l, 2, 0-407.
Sexton's highest run 81, with an average OF
ten and three -tenthS,
Wallace's highest run 73, with an average Of
seven and one-tenth.
Wallace's general average for the entire
tournament was seven and eight-tenths.
Although he has been unsuccessful in his
contest, his friends still have unboundsd
confidence in his skill, and the young man.
who is only twenty-one years of age, will
continue vigorous study and practice for
future contests.
The excitement over the forthcoming
great decisive game of the tournament be-
tween Yignaux and Schaefer next Friday
evening continues undated, and the bet
ting during the day has been about even
although small odds have been offered on
each map by confident friends of either
side.
This evening the seventeenth contest be-
tween Alonzo Morris and Maurice Vignauz
was Witnessed by a large audience, and
was an interesting game throughout. Both
men were in good form, and their execu.
tion showed to good advantage. The Chi.
cago man assumed the lead for half ar
hour, bat the Frenchman soon found his
inspiration and after magnificent dis
play of wonderful position play
run the game out in the
ninteenth inning, with grand squirt OF
246, which was greeted with rounds OF
applause. His record is now the best, bu
Shasffsr's may equal him tomorrow
Morris has now concluded his work, hay-
ing won two games and lost four, ant
stands good chance for the fifth prize
5000. Score by innings:
GJNorris-O, o, IS, 60, 9, 2, 2, 70, 7, 0, 81
1, 19, IL, 8, 2, 5, 3-l97.
Vignau1-O, o, 2 10, 8, 0, 30, 90, IA, rs, 9
s, o, 1, n, "a, @, rs, 246-6O0:
Time of game, two hours and thirty minutes
: Vignaux's highest run, 2t6, which is the high
est of the tournament thus far, with an an aver
age of 81 6-l0.
The contest tomorrow will be between
{ Schaeffer and Dion in the afternoon
and between Sexton and DAILY in th'
evening.