Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-12-25
A BILLIARD CONTEST.
Coansuation Of the Balk Line Tourna.
ment-A Very slim Atteaaance-TAe
Game Won by Sckaefer.
CHICAGO, Dec, "a,

lne ugnteet mouse OF the season was At
tracted by the game tonight between vienau,
and Schaefer, in the continuation of the ball
line tournament made necessary BY the triple
tie. Only 200 were present. In the bettins
vignaux was the favorite at odds of 100 to
w. The play began moderately and Vignaux
had reached l0S when Schaefer's strins
showed "A.
In his seventh innings Schaefer opened ON,
with run of 50, which ended with a freeze
and failure to count from lay of. Wig.
nanx entered upon a promising run, but
stopped at 20 on single cushion miss. He
got another chance in the next inning, and
this time he nursed the balls very patiently
for run OF 26, failing on an easy double
cushion. Schaefer struck q series of hard
streaks, and was tied up for four innings, bu,
he cut loose in the 18th with q run of 81. The
score now stood: Schaefer, 236; Vignaux,
l6l. Vigaaux also had five barren innings,
but played his l4th to good purpose, realizing
total of 100 in laborious and unsatisfxc ctory
manner. Many of his shots we're faulty, but
by his great draws and drives he managed to
keep on till at last he failed on an easy carom.
The score now was Vignsux, 270; Schaefer,
235.
Schaefer responded with 81 and was two
points ahead. Vignaux proceeded to pound
out GO of rather ragged billiards, missing an
easy masse. The score stood, Vignaux $50,
Schaefer 272 Finding the balls comfo:ta-
bly, punched at the head rail Schaefer ran l6
and himself fell down on a masse and left a
set up. Vignaux made 40 and stopped on
simple English cushion shot Schaefer fol-
lowed with 81, the greater part of which
were made with balls ON different sides of the
line at the lower right hand corner, for his
half of thel9th inning
Vignaux scored 20. bringing the total 400
and 342 in his favor. Schaefer had struck a
weak and barren streak play and for four
innings made bnt seven points. A wretched
failure on the 2lst gave Vignaux a ready
made position from which he realized 80,
himself playing poorly. Schaefer was now
100 points in the rear and when he had made
Is he left another set up. At 80 Vignaux
made palpable scratch when a miss would
have left Schaefer gift and kept on till he
ran 81.
The score stood, Vignaux 527, Schaefer
1862. Schaefer was having the hardest Of
luck while everything was in the French
mans favor. The New York lad got fresh
start in the oath and did some clever PLAYING
until bad shot lost him control of the balls
and he stopped at 81.
The score stood 544 to 4l3, in Vignauxs
io'oA. Hc instct k"tuSrcu tuc OAlIS IOr u
run of "a. He began the 9th inning with a
scratch and profted by it with run of 2S.
which ended with failure to get the balls
out of the balk. Schaefer got only 5S out of
it.
AT the end of the 2Sth inning the call was
Vignaux 600, Schaefer 4S9. In the 29th in
ming Schaefer came back with beautiful run
of 1877, in which he played at the top of his
speed, using the balk line nurse with mar
vellous proficiency. He missed with the
balls lined. The score was Vignaux 600,
Schaefer GIG. Vignaux was plainly upset
and let go of the position after making two
counts. In his 40th inning, Vignaux played
with great care but stopped at 20, on a COM
binatiQn kiss shot, leaving the balls closely
grouped for Schaefer. who run of II in fine
style, ending with foul en- masse, when his
ball was frozen to the red. The balls were
favorably left for Vignaux at the lower end
Of the rail, and he went to work as though he
had no idea of giving up the game. Another
failure to get the balls stopped him at A, and
Schaefer ran the game out.
The score stood: Schaefer, 800, Vignaux
GIL. Schaefer's average, 25; highest run.
1877; Viguaux's average, %; highest run 10?.