Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-12-30
BILLIARDS.
Results of the Opening Games of the
Chicago Tournament.

BILLIARDS.
Results of the Opening Games of the
Chicago Tournament.
CHICAGO, H., Dec. 22.-The opening
game of the second tournament at the
14-inch balk-line game between the
three champions was played last
evening at Central Music Hall, before
an audience of fair proportions, the
contestants being George f. Slosson,
oe Chicago, and Maurice Vignaux, of
Paris, France. The latter was slight
favorite at odds of 500 to 800, there
being, however, but comparatively
light betting Following is the score:
slosson-2, 1, 5, o, 20, 80, 81, Q, "a,
%, 16, 46, 6, 16, 16, IL, 3, Al, 1, O, 13,
IL, o. SO, o, SO, 3, O, 81, 2, o, z, 13, 2,
"a, 13, O, 81, 159, 6, Al, 0, z, IL, s, 5,
-, 1, 1. Total 500. Average, 16 16-49.
Best run, 159.
90, o, 43, 0, 3, Is, O, 2, 13, SO, II, 3, O,
6, 1, AZ, 113, o, L, 50, 8, 20, o, 8, 10, 8,
95, 2, %. 13, 81, 0, 0, 0, 3, L, o, IA, B.
Total, 743. Average, Is $40. Best run,
113. Time of game, hours.
CHICAGO, H., Dec. 23.-Vignaux de-
feated Schaefer in the second game of
the fourteen-inch balk line tournament
last night by a score of 500 to 686,
the game being a magnifcently con-
tested one throughout. The French
expert went out with a run of 152
magnifcently put together. Schaefer
and Slosson will play tonight. Should
the former win the result will be
another triangular tie, in which event
the tournament will be continued
three more nights to decide who shall
bechampion. Followingis summary
of last nights game:
Schaefer-O, Is, 21, 40, Is, %, So, 10,
21, 20, 3, 80, 4, l, z, o, 2, 5, 10, 25, "a, O,
o, Is, Is, Q, L, 1o5, 1, 80, IA, 25. 20, 2, AZ
Total, $50.
Vignaux-1o, 12, 2, IT, 90, 10, ID, 40,
81, 13, &c, AZ, %, II, AZ, 1, 3, 1, 4, 9, /,
| 152-Total, 500.
| Largest runs-Vignaux, 152, 90, 81;
Schaefer, los. 80, 53.
Averages-Vignaux, % $50; schaefer,
| 10 2-36.
Time-Four hours.
| CHICAGO, H., Dec. 24.-After a brill
liant game, Schaefer, last night, de-
feated Slosson in the third game of
the tournament, at Central Music
Hall, the score standing Schaefer 500,
Slosson 663. This leaves the players
again tied all around, and as it must
60 to a finish, Vignaux and Schaefer
will cross cues tonight. Followingis a
summary of the game:
Sehaefer-0, 81, 5, o, O, o, Fl, 0, II, Al,
2, So, rs, 8, L. So, IA. 8, 1872, o, o, "a, 0, 5,
"a, 16, Ia, /, O, 55, 8, SO, 40, 13-total,
800.
slosson-71, 2. s, 8, O. O, 55. Is, %, 8,
4, 9, Is, 26, 1, 1O8, SO, SO, O, 5, 81, O,
II, 4, Is, 25, 13, 10, 4, 2, Ia, 81, s.
total, 66S.
Schaefer's average-23 1884; Slosson s
average, 20 $50.
Time of game hours Is minutes.
The result of last nights contest
necessitates the playing of three more
games. The first of the new series will
be between Schaefer and Vignaux, and
will be played at Central Music Hall
to night.
CHICAGO, ILL.,. Dec. 26.-The first
game in the play-of for the Brunswick
Balke-Collender Company's purse OF
1000 brought out but a light at
tendance, Christmas Eve being a bad
night for people to leave the home cir
Gle unless compelled to for business
| 1CdSOUS. w u = 1hO
Vignaux and Jacob Schaefer, the lat
ter being the favorite at odds of 10 to
9. Following was the score:
Schaefer-2O. O, O, 25, 3. 80, 80, 1, s, z,
2, 81, 9, O, 81, 16, 81, 2, 1, 3, 1, 16, O,
81, L, les 2, SO, 1877, 10, II, 28-total,
500. Average, 25. Best run, 1877.
Vignaux-1, Sc, O, 80, 3. 13, 20, &c, 2,
7, 8, 0, e. 100, so. 40, 2, Z, 27, 10, 80,
81, II, "a, O, 8, %, 1, 2, 25, A. Total,
GIL. Average, 21 3O-32. Best run, 100.
Time of game, four hours.
The second game in the play off OF
the second tie between Schaeffer, Wig
naux and Slosson, was played last
night by Slosson and Vignaux, at Cen
trail Music Hall, before the smallest
gathering yet in attendance, not more
than 100 persons, ladies and gentle
men, being present.
Vignaux-5, O, 48, Is, O, O, 80, 46, 1, 6,
"a, 81: a, 4, 27, SO, -, 9, 8, 1. So, 10, o,
IA, 2, Is, 4, L. O, 20, IA, /, 27, 22, o. 3, 2,
1, 2, 40, 4, 6, 10, &c, O, 2, IA, 20, 3, 2, 2,
80, SO, 3, O, O, 3, IA, 8. Total, 800. Av.
erage, ID 7-61.
siosson-26, 1, 2, z, 12, 9, 7, 45, a5, 4,
20, O, 3, 2, Is, 20, 2, 1, 0, 13, O, 5. O, 80,
Is. 1, 70, 9, 1, IL, IS, 2. II, 9, 7, 10, o, O.
9, So. o, 2, 56, 1, %, 1, 10, 9, 3, 6, o, %,
3, 3, l. O, %, 16, 4. Total, TO- Average,
IL 5000. Time OF game, five hours.