New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-07
SLOSSON BEATEN BY SEXTON
A CLOSELY CONTESTED CUSHION cARoM GAME OF
BILLIARDS.

BILLIARDS.
One of the most holly contested games of
billiards ever played here took place
last night at Irving Hail. between George
f. sosson, the champion of the recent
billiard tournament and William Sexton. aSlosson was
matched for 81 500 against $50 put mp Sexton.
large crowd witnessed the match, whicn ended
finally in Sections victory. IA ahead of his opponent
The scorer was Budd Schohed and the referee Dudley
Kavanagh.
The trst twenty innings marked with little feat
ure Of interest. After the 2lst inning sosaon's score
stood at 20 against Sections 63. The men
showed increasing nervousness, and no good
runs were made till Sexton got the balls
down in corner and ran up score by nursing the
balls from 10 u % before they separated He stopped
at %. the biggest that had been mdae far. II
took over hour for the champions TO pass the 100
point After good masse shot in the forteth inning
Sexton left the balls nearly welded in
corner that It required SoSsous most delicate
play TO make his cushion carom The success
OF the shot him opportunity 70 nurse the balls
till he had made 15 Then he stood l49 to
Sections IA. In the forty-secoDd inning, how
ever, Sexton kept the balls snugly together, and
yielded to sosson only after he had touched % next TO
the largest In the 47th inning run OF by Sex
ton ending only through a miscue, put him mp
10 200 against slpssons 17S. At this
stage Of the game Sexton obviously
gaining confidence and after two of 10 and H. he
cdlcu tue applause friends by scoring 70 III
nfty-sixth inning. After of hard luck Slos-
son scored 10 In the hny-nintb inning
and his string held POS for him.
With the 10th inning sosson's fortune seemed TO in
and in four innings he reduced the distance be-
tween himself Sexton from 100 to 80 by series
OF brilliant shots. In tho sith inning sos-
made a run OF IS. the best he had
made. At the close oil tho s9th inning, Sexton
only 20 ahead OF the tournament champion. Nelps
from the BOwcry boys encouraged their fayOrite 10
pull up hs lead and at 1877 O'Clock the score stood
4l2 for Sexton and 1857 for slpsson. brilliant follow
shot the 05h inning occurred just before miss by
slosson ended q run at 10.
The excitement intense, and one enthusi-
astc admrer ~ sosson called out tn Sexton, who was
watching play Of slosson Get of the table (" a fine
masse shot set Sosson his legs again, and IN the
Tooth inning he scored, run OF -.
up to 400, Sexton being then only
Is ahead Magic seemed to flow from Slossons cue now
aud lliO the shouts OF the crowd greeted the
champons assumption OF the Leaf ms
tu the lOlsl inning, Blossom couhtlng up
- before stopping. making his string 4il AGAINST
scNOn'> AT. Then sexton go lead OF q, but IN the
lu3d Inning siOssou had IL by -. sexton began TO
fre-hen up with his Frightening prospects Carefully
the balls by the cushion Sexton In The next III
ming took tile lead by Is mun by each OF the men
folowot. SlOsson muBrd " again. Then sexton made
and Slosson 8. A bd slip lcf Sexton nj 49, Then his
opponent his up To 4sJ. scored up to
4J6 IN the next inning but diihcut shOt nnnetVeu
4s6. A miss gave sexton chance To make
/, but -losson could not count III
that inuug. ana IN the ll2th sexton
rcarhed his 500. Slosson standing at $50. roar o!
around him la Of enthusiasm. the game o.
eupied nearly four hours aud "A halt