The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-20
THE BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.


CHICAGO, Nov. 19-Schaefer and Vignaux
were the contestants of the game of the balk-
line tournament tonight. Schaefer felt deeply
chagrined at his two defeats, and expressed
great confidence in his winning tonight's game
The betting was lively, as Vignaux showed in
the game of Tuesday night that he was able to
play the Americans. Schaefer missed the
second shot. Vignaux made run of 81 in his
second inning, leaving the balls in line
Schaefer started In slowly and PLAYED in
good fashion. In his half of the eighth inning,
Vignaux ran SO, and the score stood
a39 to in his favor. He left the balls close
together for Schaefer, who handled them rather
elumsily for time, and was obliged to resort to
long drives and difficult shots He stopped at
seventy-eight. by reason of faulty drive-shot,
and left the balls punched for Vignaux, who
played with precision and elfcommand and in
bis customary stolid way, piled up fifty i've
He left Schaefer a fair opening, but the
New Yorker missed weakly. Again the
Partisan proceeded in mastery style to
demosh Schaefer's chances for the big
prize, this time making run OF 63 In which
some superb shots occurred; one was two
cushion bank for position; another draw shot
at an angle across the entire width of the table,
and third was a combination kiss shot around
the table for five cushions. The three balls
lay in line close together against the
head. of the cushion. follow shot
was out of the question, and straight KISS I'M
practicable With consummate calculation, the
big foreigner played on the white. and thereby
kissed the red over toward the right hand cor
ner, where his own ball met it, and counted on
its return from the trip around the table This
great play loudly app]auded: At 63 he
stopped on difficult draw to cushion. In his
eleventh inning, Vignaux added to his
total, by a wellplayed run, 81: The
score was now 314 to 81 in Vignauxs favor.
Schaefer miscued and missed in his twelfth inn
ing from sheer nervousness. Vignaux followed
with 3D. missing a one-cushion bank. he
left the balls hard for Schaefer, who opened out
with a masse shot, and in one or two more shots,
got the balls in hand for good long run. He
seemed to gather sef-control as he went along,
and, although not playing with his usual stroke.
did extremely well. At 81 ne spread the balls
wide apart. and then missed a hard draw shot.
Score: Vignaux, 327; Schaefer, ISL AS usual,
Vignaux found Get up, and worked it for
twenty nine. when he missed on hard bank
He left Schaefer a tough break, but The little
man went after it around the table, and got.it
Another shot, and hard one, too, gave him
good position, and with the best playing
he had yet done he went out
with beautiful run of 1872
Vignaux was perceptibly affected by this I'M
looked for state of things, and in the next four
Innings broke in pieces. missing his favorlte
draws. Schaefer gave him safety medicine for
two innings. but in the seventeenth he opened
out once more in grand style, and made run
of Sc. There was great cheering as he
passed his opponents score. The call
now showed: Schaefer, 42S; Vignaux, 800
During all this time. Vignaux stood near tho
table constantly, and kept his eyes on Schaefer
Twice he claimed no count on Schaefer, but the
referee ruled against him. Schaefer's run of 81
In the eighteenth inning gave him a lead of
actly 100. In the last half of the nine
tenth inning, Vignaux caught his second
wind. and got in a run of IA, missing
draw shot, and leaving the balls together
for Schaefer. Score-Schaefer, 1861 Vignaux.
446. Schaefer utilized the up with another
magnificent run, in which he played the balk-
line. and worked the ends and corners as they
have not been worked before in this tournament.
He stopped at ITO, by hairbreadth miss of
two-cushion position shot. Score-Schaefer, $751;
Vignaux, 446 A carefully played run
If 10, by Vignaux i'll the twentiet. inning. ended
with the miss OF draw shot. The balls were
left very hard for Schaefer and he made two
blank innings and tried the safety plan After
making one point in the twenty first. Vignaux
was kissed out of count, but in the
twenty second he ran 36. and reached
Vignaux 500. A miscue by Vignaux gave
Schaefer set-up in the twenty fifth and he
made 10. Vienaux had no chance in bis half of
the twenty-fifth inning and Schaefer, opening
out with some daring shots, ran IL, and the
game. in the twenty sixth inning. thus winning
most extraordinary victory. To morrow night
Slosson and Vignaux play. The score of to-
nights game is as follows:
Schaefer-1 O. /, O, 4, 2. 0. o, "a, O. g. o. 81.
1872 z, 2, So, 81 3, 11O o. o, o, o, 10, l2-Total
vignau1-2, 81. 10, a. 2 IA, /. SO. SIS. 6s 81,
bO7
Highest runs-Schaefer, 152, ITO, 81; vignaux.
63, So SIS.
Averages % 49, vignaux, 20 us.
lime OF game. hours 46 minutes.