The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-18
THE BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.
Vignaux Beats Schaefer in Remarkable
Game, Having Not Single Blank Inning.

CHICAGO, Nov 1.-THE second night of the
fourteen-inch balk-line tournament, drew large
audience at Central Music Hall, but not so large
as that of Monday night Vignauxs defeat by
Slosson, gave rise to the belief that he would
have little chance against Schaefer, and the lat
ter was the favorite by odds of two to ore. Con-
siderable betting was done on the question of
average ten to seven being laid that
it would not be twenty -fve. Schaefer
won the lead, chose the black ball. and
missed the lay-off shot. Both men started
slowly, but in the seventh inning Schaefer got
good send off, and gallope2 away with superb
run of 1872, missing on very easy position draw
shot. Fully one half of this run was made in
the regular balk-line position, which he got
twice on different rails. Schaefer's run of forty
five in the fifth inning fine illustra-
ton of alround billiards, and his miss
was on hard draw to cushion.
His miss in the sixth was a masse
shot, when the balls lined against the
cushion. At the end of the first half of the
seventh inning, Schaefers total was 2l7, against
40 for Vlgnaux. Schaefers eighth. which ended
III missed masse took HIM to 265 or just POI
points ahead Vignaux got we'll started for a
run, but ended at %, with a freeze. He got to
going again in the ninth and did some strong
playing, but spread the balls at 80, and
missed a hard threecushion shot He did
much better in the tenth. when Schaefer
had failed on an over hazardous effort and now
did some very strong and steady playing. AS
display of billiard SKILL this was remarkable
exhibition, for he made almost every conceivable
Shot. AS he beat Shaefer's run of 1872 the cheer
ing was lond and long. and again when he tied
Shaefers score When at last the foreigner
stopped at l67 on a hard one-cushion shot, the
call was: Vignaux, 299; Shaefer. 293
Schafer showed the strain and made easy misses
in the next two innings. He made a palpable
scratch in the thirteenth but could not take ad-
vantage of it. Again in the fourteenth he fell
down on an easy position. Vignaux also was
nervous, and in his fourteenth forfeited a good
break by faulty draw shot. Schaefer now
caught his wind again, aud ratified off sixty-two
handsome billiards.
Vignaux was not to be outdone in ralying
power. In his fifteenth inning he got out of
great difficulty, and once more got possession of
the balls, and with run of Sc took the lead
again, All to 1894. Schaefer was now badly de-
moralized, and for four innings missed the plain
est of shots. Vignaux kept up
his wonderful record of no blank
innings, and in his nineteenth inning
passed to the final string, with a run of %.
Score-Vignaux, 514; Schaefer 1893. Schaefer
seemed to get settled in the twenty first inning,
when he made run of 81, but it ended with
balls in heap for Vignaux, who ran "a. In his
twenty second and twenty-third innings,
Schaefer's play pitifully weak. He had
plenty of chances to put in big run and
win the game, but it was not in
him. Vignaux took his time, and with run OF
TO- closed in the twenty fourth inning the most
remarkable game in billiard history, a game
without, Single blank inning on his side.
The score was as follows:
vignaux-7, g. 8, 1914, 90 25 IL 80, 1876, 2,
II. 10, SO, IA, 81 Is, %, 3, 81, 13, rs, 10. To-
tai, 600.
Sch@fer-O 2, o, 1872, As, 10, Is, AZ, s, 81, 2,
26, A, g. g. 2 1, 1, o. 0. 81. 6, 4, o. Total, AS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. %; Schefer, Is 1924.
Time-Two hours fifty minutes