New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-19
THE BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.
WALLACE DEFEATED BY sCHAEFER - SEXTON Sue
CUMBs TO DION.

WALLACE DEFEATED BY sCHAEFER - sEAloN 'o0-
CUMBs TO DION.
Tho ,ono betWeen Schaefer and Wallace IN
a,nmony Hall yes erday afternoon attracted Tue
ottooon attendance the week The latter hau SHOWN
nh fine NAV with Dion and sexton that every one sup
nosed he would at give Schaeer hard ngh' But
the wizard was too much for him. an IN 'he moment
a.hao,or see1 down to work the result WAS never III
doubt Wallace won the lead and chose the ~nte oaIi
He counted A. schaefer following with 8. III the next
inning Wallace brought the Dslls together III tue upper
right corner and allowed them 10 get away he
had counted 10 Schaefer made 3. shppns up tnroue"
oors,assne,s On an easy draw. The third inning gave
IN Wallace and 5 to schaeeT, and so each continued
making reasonably good rms hut showing ho reay
Sne plav until the thrty-sixth inning. Ihen Schae CT
made shot that elected great applause Inc cue Dali
wa, close against the cushion in the lower lett corner
The object balls frozen in the centre OF the 'aoe
and it seemed impossible that count coud De ihuHo
Bu Scbaefer walked the table and without apparently
considering what he was going TO 90 oesan & B
centre OF the lower cushion that was driven 10 ,ne
centre Of the right cushion from which u pVG oco 10
announced "one" for Mr.. Schaefer the applause was
almost deafening With two more he cUed of
az almost as rapidly as the marker could count ms
iins nv 10 and in the fort first by 81 1t really
seemed as he mad some magnetic power Over tnc
anu oced schaefer nearly ahead of his Youthful
opponent and every succeeding nnng tnougs @
payed one :" n decreased schaefers lead III 'he
fyShgh inning he again sT I9e pH the
inning with 2s and In the sixty seventh Win ~ "hGa
gave him the game by score OF ooO 10 9|4 syr o
made at cushion carom billiards.
Tie following was the score:
psaai f. & 3 5 81
70 sGS ls 1 O. r. slS 81 o. D. D. a" 10
WanacS-i. 10 5s2osS,L559i ~ = D. :,
81 !. 5, l. 20, H. g. l. o. l. IS " A. ~ D. J. -
S2 4ip .S Sf esse4YwO hours Is minutes
Tie evening game was between DION and Sexton An
unusually large number OF spectators were presem d
Nearly every Oh, private 9eme eOA Great interest was
n maDits.eG The betting was 70 on Sex
failed 10 scors Sexton counted . In the next lnning
Dion counted and Sexton In the h'th innns '.'n ,
made IS THIS he followed IN the next innins Dy ana
lie continued to Increase his ieSu ,on nntI u, ~
the esn!4 inning s Sc was asd y lo
counted IL all by open play The inning showed ~ or
sexton aud 10 for Dion aud hongh hl9n
play good uphill game be never rescnou ne
i1on asiu ne condition and WAS playing aetrOns game
sexton on tine m Ss his e v mP PH
sse shots In the egetlen s ra e s'U Wes Eoi
disconraged In the ninetieth inning Dion found me
balls IN the lower right corner Ihcy were 80 staat
that TO count he had TO eher |Ae capom He eSoss
tue att, and counted III tue next imhs P ( ~
tocount hut In the nnetyihra nncg nc of Pqu TIM ~,
gaye hin the game. He by score OF 5oo 10 4Zo'
The following was the score:
Dion-O O. TO- l5 T.. oPoSoS'S'S' 8 2 ;
rs. o. i. g. o, 81 9, 81 60 g. l. u T. T. q
is 20 - 2 ~ . = 1ys & & g = T. ::
ssi' = 80 i g. 2 8 2 E. E. g. s. s. a. T. liz
I'll, II; ~ T. H. j. q : l. -
= 2 I u A1 1S o. 80 x Highest ran
Time OF game. 3 hours rs minutes
Vi.naux and Carter will play IN the afternoon anu t
game will commence at O'clock. In the evening
scnaeicr aud Sexton Will play