The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-24
BALK-LINE BILLIARDS.
Schaefer and Slosson Play Game Before a
Small Audienee-The Former Wins.

CHICAGO Dec 23-Schaefer and Slosson
played in the billiard tournament, tonight, be-
fore less than 400 spectators. There was little
or no betting, as Slossons supporter sasked odds,
and Schaefer's friends were not betting more
than even money. Schaefer having won the
Tank and missed the layout Slosson took hold
promptly and opened the game with a run of H.
Schaefer responded with 81, and then came a
series Of hard breaks and small re-
suits for the next four innings. Schaefer
got an opening in the seventh, but a
careless miss stopped him at 81. He left Slos-
son set-up, and he turned on his second string
with run of So. Runs of Al and Sc by Schaefer
in the tenth and twelfth innings brought him
very close, and when Slosson had scored in the
twelfth and stopped because he completely for
got to get the balls out of bak the call was
Slosson. 206; Schaefer, 1876.
Taking advantage of the fine set-up Schaefer
ratified off clever run of 70. which took him
fairly to the front for the first time in the game.
Schaefer's miss of masSe by q kiss-off left a
good break for Slosson, but the balls lined at 10
and he missed again. In the
fourteenth. Schaefer left set-up, and
this time Slosson did rather better, running %
He had good luck in leaving the balls safe, aud
it was not until the fifteenth inning that
Schaefer got another chance, when. by elegant
balk-line play, he piled up 90, and led Slosson,
1856 to 298
Slosson now rallied handsomely with run of
108, in which he played some very elegant bill
iards of all sorts, and received round of APP
plause as he tied and passed his opponent. The
score now stood 356 to 1856 in favor of Slosson.
The latter claimed that he counted on the 109th
shot, but the referee decided against him.
Schaefer found the balls punched bat played
them badly, and stopped at ID on kissoff.
Slosson inherited easy break and by steady
and strong execution went to his fifth string
with run of 60. The score at 9:45 was Slos-
son, 425; Schaefer. $50.
Schaefer failed wretchedly at his next open
ing. spreading the balls badly on his third shot.
and leaving them punched when he missed.
This gave Slossom added confidence and in his
eighteenth inning he took long lead with run
of So The score at 900 was Slossom 484; Schae-
fer 43o Schaeter cut this down in his nineteenth
with neat run of l22, in which he played
twenty finch balkline very prettily for a dozen
counts. Then he got them on fourteen inch
line. and made about so i'll this way. When he
beat Slossom s high run he was loudly cheered.
The score at 1905 was Slossom, 484; Schaefer,
AIS.
Slosson got his next opportunity in the TWEEN
tcth inning but foued at five. The balls were
lined against the end rail, and Schaefer missed
an almost impossible masse and left the balls to-
gether. Slosson utilized his good luck to the ex
tent of fifty-one. and the at 1918 $40
to 4l5 in his favor. Schaefer got fine balk-lne
position at once, and had made twenty-five
nurse shots when he froze and was compelled to
spread the balls AS the result of bad judg
ment in attempting an extra hazardous run.
he left setup For his twenty fifth inning
Schaefer found fair opening. and availed him
self of it for a run of 81, and he now led once
more. The Cos to 500. Missing
cross table position shot in his twenty-sixth he
gave Slosson another chance, bat he stopped at
%. on kiss-off, and left Schaefer gift. but he
lost 1t at IA on a careless Overdraw, and again
Slosson got chance. He played roughly, how
ever, and stopped at 13 Schaefer fell down on
an easy draw. and this time showed better
tro. of the balls At the end of the twenty
eighth inning, which closed at 1855 the call was;
Schaefer $50; Slosson, GA
Both men were doing poor work but in the thir
tieth inning Schaetfer ran 55 missing two cush-
ioE shot In his next inning he missed through
careessness. SlossOn was unable to do anything,
and Schaefer in the thirty second inning got the
balls for run of So, closing his run at ILLS.
Once more Slosson had the balls we'll fixed, and
he settled down to business for run of &C.
Schaefer went back at him ganely. and did some
elegant playing for 40, missing an awkark masse,
and leaving the balls punched for Slosson. who
went to pieces at once, and Schaefer, at 11:17.
made Is and game. This leaves the tournament
another triple tie. Following is the score:
Schaefer-O. SIS, S. o, @. o, 2I, O. II. Al Q So
49, B. l. So ID. 3, 122, o, o. 81, o. 5, o. is, Ia. l.
o. s. s. 8, So, 40, 13. Average, % All; highest
run, 1872
Siosson-71. 2. 8, 8, O. o, SIS, 49, % 8. a, g.. IS,
26, l. 1OS, SO, SO, o. 3. 81. o. IL d. l, 25, - 10,
4. 2 a. 81 3 Average, 20 S32; highest rum 10S.
Time. hours 35 minutes.