The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-21
THE BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.
Vignauy Administers a Crushing Defeat to
SlosSOn-Ris Average Seyenty-Five.

4 CHICAGO Nov. 20--Slosson and yignaux met
again tonight in the balk-lin tournament, be-
fore large house. This game was of especial
consequence, as, il S.os&on wins it, he captures
the big pot of money. In the betting, which was
quite brisk, Vignaux commanded odds of 800 TO
$50. Slosson appeared in close-ftting Cardigan
jacket while Vienaux dotted his black dress
coat and played in shirt-sleevea The bank for
the lead was won by the Partisan. who quickly
gathered the balls the left-hand rail, where
they lined after the ninth shot, and he failed on
nasse stroke. Slosson found them fairly
grouped, but lined them on his first shot. He
massed to the cushion, and counted securing
good position thereby. He soon organized the
worries at the head rail, and by judicious drives
to the sides and end he broke the record of the
the tournament for the biggest opening run,
which ended at seventy-seven, with the miss CT
m easy direct earrom. S1ossons run of twenty
four in the second inning ended with the miss OF
a very mean draw-shot, when his ball was
against the rail. The call was Slosson, l0l;
Vignaux II.
When Vignaux went to bat in his third inning
he found the balls stubbornly inclined, and had
a succession of the toughest possible breaks, but
he overcame them, and kept clubbing out
billiards The balls stopped in line at least
dozen times compelling him to play masse, and
bank shots. He proved equal to every emer-
gency, and played as if he would never stop. At
ter time the balls grew more tractable, and at
160 he had handsome balk-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 high
of 162, the audience cheered vigorously. He
chopped at 195, easy oDe-cushion shot.
At Slosson's first shot the balls lined safe
him, aud he missed, The call was, Vignaux,
206, Slosson, lOl. Vignaux made a terrific
draw, nearly the length of the table, for the
opening shot of the fourth inning, and stopped
at 80, on an easy spread. Sosson had to go
round 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 simple masse. Slos-
son could do nothing in his next two innings,
and Vlgnaux missed long one-cushion shot,
with English in his SIXTH at the end of which
inning the score was 337 to l IL in his favor.
VignauX caught on again in his seventh in
ming, and pounded out some stunning bill
ilards There was very little balk-line in this
run, but there was some tremendous execution.
There is nothing to say of this big run, except
that 1t was count, count, count all the time. with
long drives draws, masses, forces. swallows,
banks and all the known technique of billiards.
Siosson. who saw $1,000 slipping from
his downfall with wan and hopeless
face. When Vienaux had finished the run of
seemed to feel lghter-h hearted, now that he
knew that he was beaten. and in his seventh
inning played very prettily until he failed on
long onecushion stroke. 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 one
hour and fifty five minutes. The feeling now is
that Vignaux has under played in practice, and
that he is unquestionably the greatest billiard
player on earth.
The following is the score:
vignaux-9, 2, 1876 80, 90, 0, TIA, e9-total,
600. Average. U.s. high runs, 1875. TIA, 90
Slosson-77, "a, l, o, O. 7, 25-total, 136. Aver
age, 10 67; highest run,.77
Wayman McCreery. of St Louis, referee in
the balk- line tournament, and Capt A. G. An
son, of the Chicago base ball club. played a
match game of 300 points fourteen inch balk
line, for $50 each, at Slossons room to-day.
Arson won by score of 300 to 200. Tomorrow
Eugene Carter is to play Arson so points, three
cushion caroms.