Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-02

Schaeffer Wins Game ia the Billiard
Tournament FROM Sexton with the As
tOnishin2 Average of Twenty-Four-
Vignaux Walks Away with a Game from
Wallace.
Special Telegram to the Globe.
CHICAGO, March 31.--This afternoon, by
special request of fair admirers of the gen.
tlemen's game, the tenth contest in the IL
ternational balk line billiard tournament
was arranged between Maurice Vignaux,
of France, and Thos. Wallace, of Chicago.
But the ladies did not attend in large num-
bers. The game was one of the shortest of
the week, and the betting was 200 points
in favor Of tho Frencnman. After the
Chicago boy had opened fairly With bril-
liant squirt, he became recklessly indiffer-
ent of results, and sqUandered not a few
pronounced Opportunities for distinguish
ing himself. The Partisan was in COED
form, and advanced rapidly to the front,
maintaining the lead to the finish with
case. On each OF two occasions he added
over 100 to his string, and placed on record
two remarkable combination bank kiss
shots, and noteworthy series of safety
plays. Vignaux has now three games to
his credit in the tournament schedule,
and betting is ten to four
that he will be the first prize
winner. Wallace having lost four games
ii will be impossible for him to capture
any Of the four prizes. Following is the
score by innings:
Wallace, Z, So, 0, l. !, z, /, 1, 8, 8,
I, |, |, 7, 3. IS, I, 0, 81, l, IS, l, 0, u, G,
S, I, /, SO, lI-220.
Yignauz-I5, 3, SIS, 0, 0, 8, IS, 10, s, II, l,
10, l, 0, :, l23, 0, 81, 28, %, IGS, l6, 0, Is,
0, l, 9, l, 81, /, $500.
Total number of innings 81; Wallace's
highest run 80, with an average of 10.
Vignaux's highest run 123, with an aver
age Of 10 40. Time OF game "a hours.
The most exciting contest OF the inter
national billiard tournament occurred this
evening between Jacob Schaeffer and VIM.
Sexton, of New York. Three thousand
people crowded Central Music hall to its
utmost capacity, and the interest was in
tense over the struggle to the end. Sexton
commenced his work in good form and
labored hard with fine execution, holding
the lead for the first hour, but later on ne
showed evidences of weakening physically,
but made several brilliants spurts. In the
eighth inning Schaeffer, the ''wizard,"
picked up 1872, followed quickly with four
runs of two figures each and maintained
the lead to the close. Sexton surpassed
his record in the seventeenth inning by
adding 40 to his string, which caused the
widest excitement and created uproarious
applause. Schaeffer's execution was bril-
liant in the extreme, old experts
pronouncing his play this evening by
far the best in his life. Several
of his magifceEt masse shots called forth
especial praise, and one, with frozen object
balls, was repeatedly applauded. His an
tagonist also placed himself on record with
a most difficult and artistic six-cushion
carom shot, which was pronounced one of
the wonders of the tournament Two long
draws were also beautifully executed by
Sexton. Shortly before 10 O'Clock the
wizard seemed to have fairly eEerted some
charmed power over the worries. and after
three excellent runs, one of ninety -four,
run the game out at 1880, with an easy and
graceful squirt of fifty-fye. Following is
the score by innings:
Schaeffer-9, I, 4, ,, &c. !, ., 182, %, 90.
II, 81, 0, 5. ., 0, Is, Is. ,, {, 50, 80, 81, 2,
$500.
sezton-2, 80, !, 16, 2, @, 1. 10, ., 6, l,
8. 5, ., 0, Il, ITO, 65, o, Q, 2, IS, 1, o.
1913.
Twenty-Five innings for Schaeffer, with
highest run of 1872, an average of 24-the
best record thus far in the tournament
| Twentyfour innings for Sexton, with high
est run of 170, an average of 16 Clio.
Time of game 2115 hours. Schaeffer's rec
ord now equals Vignaux's, each having
won four games, and each has two games
to play. The betting still favors Vignaux
for the first prize of $1,000, but Schaeffer's
friends also back him heavily and large
amount of money is now staked. On the
game this evening the betting was 100 TO
| 90 IN favor of Schaeffer and $4,000
changed hands. several New Workers giving
heavy odds and winning largely. On Mon
day afternoon the contest viii be between
Wallace and Morris, and in the evening
| between Vignaux and Sexton.