The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-25
BALKE BILLIARDS.
THE TRIPLE TIE PLAYED OFF
by shnsfsr aud vlEonux-A DIlIy.DRIlyiDE
GamC-ThO New York wizard FIuAlly
Downs tho Representative fiOyer
Of FrnucO's Gay Capital.

CHcAGo, Dec. 24-The lightest houst
Of the season was attracted by the gamt
tonight between Vignau1 and SchaeEer ii
the continuation OF the bake line tourna
mept, made necessary by the triple tie
Only 200 people were present. In tht
betting Viguaux was the iaVorite at odd
OF 100 to 80. The play began moderately
and Vignaux had reached lO3 wher
Schseier' 'sstrins showed rs. In hissevcntt
Inning schaefer opened out with run O.
ST. which ended with freeze
aud failure to count from the
lay.ot, Vignaux entered upon @
promising ruA, but stopped at ~ on
single cushion miss. HegotSnother chance
in the next inning and this time be nursed
the balls very patiently for run Of. 26
falling on all easy double cushion. Schae-
fer struck a series OF hard breaks, and was
tied up for four iunings. but lie cut loose
| in the twelfth inning with run Of 81, the
score being, SChaeier 2gG; NignGux ISL.
Vignaux also had five barren innings,
but played his fourteenth to good pur.
pose, realizing q total OF l09 in an unin-
tereslipg manner. Many OF hia Bhots were
faulty, but by his great hTaTs and drives
he managed to keep on until ut last he
failed on an easy cGrOm. The score at
9:lO was: VIgnauX, 20; sChaeisr, 235.
SChaefer Strengthening responded with 81.
Vignaux proceeded TO pound out 90 rath-
er ragged billiards, missing an easy masss.
~
272.
Finding the balls comfortably buncbed
at the head OF the rail, SAaefer ran 10 and
himself fell down Oh amas5e and left set
up. Vignsux DGde 4 and stopped Oh
simple oneCushiUn shot. SChatier follow
ed with 81, the greater part OF which WAS
made wilh balls on different sides OF the
line at the lower right hand corner
The score was: NIgnauX, $40; sChaeler,
SSy, Visnaux tnen hCOruu u, bringing
the totals up to 4OO and 3i2 III his favor.
Schaefer had struck weak and barren
streak Of play snd iyr four innings made
out seven points. a HrelChed failure in
the tWeniy.tirst inning gave Wig
naux r,ady.made position, from
which be reahz3d 81, lIlInselt playing
poorly. Schaeter was Iow l0J points IN
the rear, aud when he had Inade IL he
eit another set up. Nignaux took up the
mOnO;onous work again. Al ~ L0 made
a pa!pAhle scratch when the miss would
have LETT SGha6ier 8 gift and kept on TIL
ne had run 81. The score was: Higuaux,
597; Schaefer, 3G2.
ocnaeicr was having the hardest oi
luck, wLi0 everything was III the French
man's favor. SChaeler got 4 flesh start
IN the tweHty.fJnrth inning AMI did sorAe
clever playing uu.il y bad shot lost him
the cuntroi ol the balls, aud he stopped al
81; icore, 0Il u 4l3 Ill NIgnaux's IaYor.
rne latter UYerc2Ine III almos! impossible
break az once and gathered the balls loT
Arun OF "A. lie began the twenty.scveuth
inning with another bRrCiaped scratch
and proGted by il with run OF rs, which
ended with a failure 10 get the balls out
OF bake. S:hasier got 0uly 5S out OF it,
At l0:45, the end Of the tWeUty.eighth
inning, the Gail was: Nignaux, 6OOi
SChaeier, iS0.
In hlv twenty-ninth inning SChaeter
came back with a beautiful run OF 1877, in
which he played at the top ol his speed,
using the Daike,line nurse with marvellous
pIOuClCuGIs 4lu luleseu WIZ bIe uG'Is
lined, and all touching TIE cushion. Score;
Viguaux, 600; sch4eier, d74. Nignaux
was plainly ups0t and let go oil u
good position, after making two points.
VignAux played his thirIleth inning
with great care, but stopped at % on
hard combination kiss shot. leaving the
balls closely grouped ior Schaefer, who
reeled oil :, in tins style, ending with
foul on a passe when his ball was frozen
to the red. Score: Schaefsr, ~; Wig.
naux, 627.
Vignapx at the lower end Of the rail and
he went toward thom as il he had no idea
OF giving up tho game. Another failure
to get the balls stopped him at A and
gave Schsefer act up, and he ran the
game out at IL: 20 o'clock. Score, Srhaefer
500; average %; highest run 1877. Vign'
aux Gil average 3l5i highest run 100.