The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-17
BALK-LINE BILLIARDS.
Slosson Wins Closely Contested Game from
Vignaux-Programme of Future Games.

CHICAGO, Nov 16-An assemblage of fully
1900 people attended the opening game of the
great fourteen-inch balk line billiard tourna-
ment, in which Maurice Vignaux Of Paris; Jacob
Schaefer of New York. and George F. Slosson,
OF Chicago, are the contestants There was
large attendance of ladies in the boxes and the
par9uette circle seats Among the billiard nota-
bles were Eugene Carter, of Cleveland; John
Callahan, of Milwaukee, Parker Byers. of Lafay
cite, aud many others. The winner of this
tournament will be entitled to receive the whole
of purse of 50, 600, and the excess of receipts
over expenses. 1t is expected the prize will ag-
gregate over $1,000. The tournament was form.
ally opened shortly after 8 o'clock, by an ad-
dress by Judge Gary. of the Superior Court of
Chicago. AS each of the players was intro
duced, hearty round of applause was
given, Slosson getting rather the
warmest reception. Wayman McCreery,
OF St Louis, an accomplished amateur had
been previously agreed on as referee of the
tournament, and Charles Matthews served as
marker. Vignaux won the bank, chose the white
ball, and counted from the lay-off, but stopped
at once. Slosson did no better, both playing
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positions but lost them by imperfect play. In
the ninth inning Slosson began to show
something like good form. He did some
very handsome nursing in the lower
eft-hand corner, and rolled up 3d. failing on an
awkward two-cushion effort Vignaux responded
with a handsome run of 81, in which short
draw. when his own ball was frozen to the
cushion, ELECTED applause. Slosson now played
with care and precision, and reeled off a success
sion or fine hits, stopping at q, and leaving
Vignaux an almost impossible shot. After
blank inning SlOsson improved the twelfth for
run of 43, which broskht his score up to
139, against So for Vignaux. The Partisan
then went to grass on an easy one, and Slosson
again took possession of the balls for twenty,
which gave him lead of an even hundred.
Vlgnaux took he art at Slossons miss Of easy
shot, and In his fourteenth inning made his best
run forty One) which made his total 100-Slos-
son having l59. Slosson now lapsed into loose
play for inning or two, and his opponent
let the fifteenth go by with only six
the red ball, at eight. but counted
from the lay of, and kept until be had accom-
pllshed the best run up to this stage, IS. and
gained lead. His seventeenth netted him 49,
and the score now stood GA to 176, in Vignauxs
favor. Slosson now made fine rally, and put
in his largest run, which again gave him the
lead. For the first time his stroke seemed
what it ought to be, and he played
like d race morse. UreaC cheering greeted
the shot which passed Vignauxs best run. He
ended at 80. on very hard masse shot The
call was-Slosson 265, Vignaux Ola Small re-
suits followed for little, and Sosson was first
to break the she'll, which he did with the hand
some run of II, and the score stood Slosson 351,
Vlgnaux 236. Slosson in his twenty-frst in
ming did some excellent work, from
which he realized So; score-Slosson 421,
Vienaux 268 The balls were left dead safe for
vlenaux whereas Slosson found an opening in
the twenty-second inning, and improved it to
the extent of % Vlgnaux. in the twenty third
inning, emerged from obscuriry. and rather la
boriously produced a run of g. slipping up
miscue. Score: Sosson, 446; Vignaux, 335.
Slosson's run of 26 in the twenty-6fth inning was
supplemented by 81 by Vignaux, who stopped
son went to his last string with of
Al, that the marker called Slosson
53l, Vignaux 800. The Frenchman's run
of 40 in the twenty ninth made the
game again look doubtful as it brought him up
to within 10l points of his opponent but Sosson
came promptly forward with GO, and needed but
FIVE points more. He missed an easy
three cushion shot, and gave Vignaux another
opening which he improved by playing
his best billiards, and making the best run of the
game. Slosson watched his play with painful
solictude as the big man approached the
fury point and when the marker called 100, the
house rang with cheers. Vignaux stopped with
1O6 on a mScue, and SioSSon went out with his
five necessary points.
Schaefer and Vignaux play tomorrow night,
and Schaefer and Slosson on Wednesday night.
The score of this evenings game was as follows:
Sosson-1. 13, o. o. IA, o. 6. o, 35, 27, 0. 49,
20, 10, o, 7, 80, 8, II, 1, Co. % 16, 2, 26 o, Al
l, SO, 5.
Vignaux-1, T. S, @ ]. 8. l. 0, l, 81. O, O. 1, Al
g. 75 33, 2, 20, IA, Ii, o, 81, o, 3, 81. 49, O. 40
JOG.
80. n, 50.
Winners average 10 11-31. Losers average, II
24-31.
Time of game, hours, a minutes.