Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-23
ROLLING THE TTORIES.

4 Match Game of Billiards Between L. w.
Sherman, of California, and julie Meyer,
of Minneapolis--The Former the Winner,
The second match game of billiards be-
tween julie Meyer, of Minneapolis, and L.
w. Sherman, of California, came off at the
Athen@um, this city, last evening, IN the
presence of about 100 spectators, among
whom were some half-dozen ladies, the
small attendance being attributable to the
fact that the hall is in the opposite end of the
city from the usual resorts of lovers and
patrons of the game. The game was
French carom, 600 points up, for $3.50 a
side. It was played upon a regulation
J. NJ. Brunswick q Bake table, new,
-four and half by nine) furnished by Mr..
Bell, the st. Paul agent of the company.
Edward r. tombstone was agreed upon as
referee, and Will n. Hawkins to work the
count. Meyer won the shot and led off
with a count of three, being followed by
Sherman with five. In the first five innings
neither of the players made double
figure, but in the sixth, Meyer made
a run of twenty-nine, and securing lead
which he steadily increased to the end,
which result was reached in the forty
eighth inning, with an average
of 1919, while Meyer had run up but 246
| points, an average of 5&.
The play was marked by good and bril-
| liant and Indifferent and bad shots by
both players. Meyer was the victim of a
good deal of bad luck, though he was
not himself for some reason, his
| general play not being up to his
standard. On the contrary, Sherman, to
use horse term, was in excellent fttle,
I, Ill Ill 4
1, and had it not been for several very
careless shots his average would have been
much better, though with all this his rec
ord is a creditable one. The two men
play a very different game, Meyer play
ing much more open. Sherman's forte
is getting his balls together and nursing
them along the rail, though he has very
correct eye and execution for round the
table shots. He seems to especially de-
light in masse shots, and executed num-
Der of very difficult ones last evening.
Meyer made his first double figure in
the twenty-third inning, when he ran
twenty, and then missed an easy shot. In
the thirtieth inning, by combination
of all round the table plays and some
good nursing he ran fifteen, following
it up in the next, when Sherman, after a
run of SO, made false stroke and missed,
by run of 20. Meyer got his other dou-
BILE figures in the SD inning, when he
made l. in the AID, II and II in the 46th
Sherman's carelessness was most oh
servable in allowing the balls to freeze on
when working them down the rail, which
occurred in the Goth, 30th, 38th, 18th, 10th
and forty first innings, failing in each in
stance except the two last to count from
the lay of, when he added three to his
score once and four the other time, missing
in both cases on easy shots. His best run
the one that brought his score up to itf
creditable average, was made on the forty
fifth inning, when he run 108. It was done
principally by rail work, in which he made
several fine masse shots, lbut he also die
some most excellent open and round the
table work. During the run ne was fire.
quently applauded, especially when ht
, scored fifty and 100.
The audience was very impartial, ap
plauding the good shots of both player
, with equal earnestness. The best of orde
was maintained throughout, not one IN
pleasant thing occurring during the entir,
evening. The following is the score b,
innings:
SheFman-5, 2, 0, 9, 6, 90, o, 8, "a, 81, ~, {
Is 8, 8, 3 2 2, IL, O. 9, 3, IL, 8, IL, 5, 0, SO,
l, 0, l, 35 T. 8, 20, 3, 10, %, TO- o. 1, 1, o, Is
g Is. 2, 2, ~, q, 9, IL, 10, 1O8, 10, 5, 1900
e Average, 1917.
: Meyers, i, 3, 0, 1903, 5, 4, 5, 0, 1,6, 4, !
: 4, 0, 2, 6, 1, z, L. 20, 8, Q, 0, 8, O. 4, 15 20,
25, 0, 1, 8, 3, ., 6, 0, 6, Z, 2, 6, 1, o. o.
3, IL, 9, 5, 8, IL, 0, 2-246. Average so.