National Republican., 1883-04-02
sUHAEFER BEATS SEXTON.
Fine Billiard Playing at the Chicago Balk
Line Tournament
600 Points Against 39s-The Features of
the PIay-yIgnauz Beats Wallace.

CH1cAGo April 1.-The best playing of the
balk limo tournament was witnessed last
night. The afternoon game was played by
Maurice Vignaux and Thomas Wallace. The
game was, of course, a walkover for the for
eigner but it was interesting, nevertheless ON
account of the many large and beautiful runs
made by him. The young Chicago player,
overawed by his mammoth antagonist, did not
do himself Justice, although he made some nice
single plays. In the first sixteen innings Wal
lace but twice reached double figures, and his
total score was then onlyS7 Nignaux played
easily, quietly, and confidently, making
runs Of 10, 50, 80, 10, and II early in the
game, and then capped these with u tall pyra-
mid of 1913 points. The call in the sixteenth
inning showed Wallaces score at 81 and Wig
naux's at 30l. In the seventeenth Wallace
got a. and in the next NignauX %, following
this with 2S points. Vinaux was playing an
immense game, and had the balls in perfect
control. The call in the twenty-fourth in
ming showed Wallace 15T and Vignaux 5l3.
Wallace scored runs of Is, - 80, and II after
this, but Nignaux closed the game with runs
of 81, A, and Is in the last three innings.
Wallace closed with 220. Although VignauX's
average in this game was not quite so high rs
that of his opening game, still 1t is better
exhibit Of his strong points-his general play
and his evonnoss. Following is the score:
Wallace, ,, 35, o, /, 1, 8, 8, 1, IL, 8, %, 4,
O2l /, Is, o, IL, o, s, /, j. 30 IL. Total, 22O;
average, 3.2l; best runs, -, 30.
NignauX-15, 3, 65, o, q, 4, 30, 10, 3, II, 10, !,
o. A. 1913 o, ~ %, "a, 1903, 49, o, 49, 10, 1, 50. j,
10. Total, 600; average, 10 ll-39; best runs,
65, 1913, 1903, 81.
Time of game-two hours and twenty min
utcs.
An nenormous crowd greeted Mossrs. Schaefer
aud Sexton at night II was Il game destined
TO virtually settle the supremacy on tins side
of the Atlantic of the balk line game. More
than this it would decide the very important
question upon whose shoulders would devolve
the responsibility of sustaining the honor of
America in the present tournament against
VignauX. Ii has been conceded by general
sporting opinion that SChaefer alOno could
hope to win first place over NignauX, and TO
do that il would be absolutely necessary for
him to win every game of the tournament up
to his contest at the end with Vignaux.
Therefore, if Sexton should by fortune slip in
victory over Schacler, all hope of Americas
success would vanish. The betting at night
was 100 to 10 in favor Of Schaefer
Schaefer won the lead, but failed to count.
Sexton followed with two points and Schaefer
made one, The opening was not brilliant.
Nothing of note occurred until the eighth
inning, when Schaeier stopped to the front,
and cut out the work a. his characteristic
rafting pace. In dozen shots he had the
balls together at his favorite lower right cor
ner Then up the right ball line he nursed
them with great dciicacy and exactness At
47 points they broke away, only to be recov-
cred at the 57th point Mt the lower left cor
nor. Across the end he continued turning
the corner at 90, but at III they broke. The
12ith shot was marvellous and apparently
impossible masse. The three balls lay in line
upon the cushion, the cue ball almost touch
ing one object ball and the other distant flf-
teen inches. The cue ball massed right
through behind the first object ball, or he
tween it and the cushion, and then hugging
10 the cushion caught the second object ball
below The shot caused such prolonged APP
plause that Schaefer had to stop and acknowl-
edge it, The run closed at 1872 points, the
call showing Schaefer los and Sexton 62.
This fine run was followed Immediately by
other brilliant bursts of %, 36, II, and 81 by
Schaefer, putting his average for twelve in
nings up to "a. Sexton all the time played in
poor luck, the balls rolling against him. He
made many single shots of brilliant nature,
but could not bunch them into double figures.
In the next five innings Schaefer made moth
ing. Sexton first gathered himself together
in the sixteenth inning, and by open billiards
aud careful, hard work got Al. This he fol-
lowed up with the biggest straight billiard
run of the tournament, and surpassed only by
Schaciers nursing run of 2O5. The run was
40 points. 1t was composed of all sorts Of
play except nursing. There We're many no.
tiCeable cushion carrom shots and others for
position purely. The call showed Schaefer
80, Sexton 292. Schaeicr then got 10, and
Sexton went to the front for the first time with
II run of G5, doing some nice nursing. At the
call Schaefer had $3.50 and Sexton 357.
1t was still anybOdy's game. Schaefer in
his twenty-frst inning, by pure nursing ran
60. This he followed up -, putting
himself well in the lead a.o... sexton re.
sponded with 3S, but was still Just 30 behind
Schaeler put together 96, and was in beauti-
ful position for running the game out, when
he irOze and missed from the spot Two
turns later he ran the game out with So in
the twenty-ffth inning. Sexton was left
with 3OS. Following is the score:
Schaefer-0 /, 4, 2, lG, /, 2, 1872, 22, 80, II, 81
0, 5, o, 0, IL, To- 9, /, 80, 80, So, 2, 80. Total
600; average, "a.
sexton-2, 30, /, 16, O. 0, /, 10, 2, 6, l, 3, 5, 2
o. Al, l7O, 90, 0, O. q IS, /, o. Total, 30S; aver,
age, 16 14-2l.
THE SUMMARY,