St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21
TWO WONDERFUL RUNS
Vignaux, by Defeating slosson, Leaves
Victory Undecided in the Bill
lard Tournament.
The Former Accomplishes the Creates
Record Ever Known at Billiards
The Scores.
Lively Four-Round Sparring Exhibi-
ton Between Billy Wilson and
Joe Lannan.
Young Kelly Willing to Meet Sands
in the Ring--Suilivan Under
Contract--Notes.


SlOssOm ana VhSNaUXs
CHICAGO, Nov. 20.-Slossou and Wig
nauX met again tonight in the balk-line
tournament before large audience. The
game was of especial Importance, as, if
SlOsson won it, he captured big pot of
money, while should Vignaux win. there
would still be chance to tie all round if
Schaefer beat Slosson tomorrow night. In
the betting, which was quite brisk. Vignaux
commanded odds of 100 to 80. Slosson
appeared in cloSe-titting Cardigan jacket,
while VignauX doffed his black dress coat
and played in shirt sleeves. The bank for
lead was won by the Partisan, who quickly
gathered the balls on the left-hand rail,
where they lined after the ninth shot, and
he failed on a masse stroke. Slosson found
them fairly grouped. but lined them
OH his first shot. He massed to the
position thereby. He soon organized the
worries at the head rail, and by judicious
and careful drives to the sides and end he
beat the record OF the tournament for the
biggest opening run, which ended at II
with the miss of an easy direct carom. He
left VignauX very
HARD CROSS-TABLE CUSHION
shot. which he made, but after making the
second shot they broke absolutely safe and
he stopped. SIosson's run of "a in the
second ended with the miss of very mean
draw shot when his ball was against the
rail. The call was Slosson 101. VignauX
II. When Vignaux went to bat in his
third inning he found the balls very stub
bornly inclined and had a succession of the
toughest possible breaks, but he Overcame
them with masterly power and kept on
clubbing out billiards. The balls stopped
in line at least a dozen times,
compelling him to play masse and
bank shots. He proved equal to every
emergency and played as if he would never
stop. After a time the balls grew more
tractable, and at 100 he had handsome
bak-line position at the lower end of the
table and held it for twelve shots. Then
he changed to the side rail and kept on.
When he beat his own run of 167 the audi
dience cheered Vignaux. He stopped at
1875 on an easy one-cushion shot, At Slos-
sons first shot the balls lined safe on him
and he missed. The call was now Vignaux
206, Slosson 101. Vignaux made terrific
draw nearly the length Of the table for the
opening shot of his fourth inning, and
stopped at 80 On an easy spread Slosson had
to go around the table and he missed. The
French terror now cracked out another big
run. making his billiards as though nothing
could be easier. At SO he narrowly missed a
simple masse.
sLossoN COULD DO NOTHING
in his next two innings, and Vignaux missed
a long One-cushion shot with English in his
sixth, at the end of which inning the score
was 337 to Ill, in his favor. Vignaux
caught on again in his seventh inning and
pounded out some more stunning billiards.
There was very little balk line in this run,
but there was some tremendous execution.
There is nothing to say of this big run, eX-
cept that it was count, count, count all the
time with long drives and short drives,
draws. masses, forces, follows. banks and
all the known technique of billiards. Slos-
son, who saw $1,000 slipping from his
grasp. stood by and watched his downfall
with wan and hopeless face. When Vignaux
had finished this run of ia, he was exactly
400 points ahead, 511 to Ill. Slosson seemed
to feel lighter hearted now that he knew he
was beaten, and in the seventh inning he
began to play very prettily until he failed
on long one-cushion strike and left the
balls in huddle. VignauX proceeded to run
out the game having accomplished the
greatest record ever known at billiards.
The game occupied 1855. The feeling
now is that Vignaux has underplayed in
practice and that he is unquestionably the
greatest billiard player on earth. Follow
ing is the score:
vignaux, 9, 2, 1e5, 80, 90, 0, 174, 49,; total,
600; average, rs: highest runs. 195, 174.
Slosson, II, "a, l, 0, 2, I, 20; total, 1856;
average, 19 6-7; highest run, II.
Wayman McCreery of st. Louis. referee
in the balk-line tournament, and Capt A.
G. Anson of the Chicago ball club, played a
match game of 800 points. fourteen-inch
balk-line, for $50 side at Slosson's rooms
to-day. Anson won by a score of 800 to
200. Tomorrow afternoon Carter is to
play Anson SO points, three-cushien
caroms, Carter betting $500 against S1OO