St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-31
In One Of the Greatest and Best Games Of
Balk-Line Billiards Ever Played
in America.
The Spectators Climb and jump to Where
He Stood Offering Their OOngrat-
ulations.
Vignaux Unable to Control His Nerve
During the Last Game, Which
Was the Best.
Score for the Five Nights Play--Tee-
mer Accepts Gaudauer's Terms
for u Boat Race.
Schaefer md Yignnux.


Vignaux, which has been in progress for
the past five nights was ended tonight.
The balls were in the upper right
hand corner, the spot ball iVignaux's) in the
center. The first shot was a draw and
counted. Other shots followed in rapid
succession, and the eighteenth was fine
masSe. He counted twenty-six before
Schaefer had chance 10 play. No sooner
had Scaefer made one than the galleries
eheeTed, and evidently endeavored in every
way to harraSs and annoy Vignaux.
Schaefer made seventeen and stopped, and
when Vignaux, in preparing for his shot,
fOuled the ball with his sleeve. there was
further manifestation of delight from the
gallery. Sehaefer only made four, how
ever, from his opponents misfortune, and
Vignau was cordially received when he
made fifteen. The balls were left in good
position for Schaefer, who made four
and slipped up on an easy carom.
Both players were evidently ner-
vous, and played for safety. Runs
of 3, 6 and ? for VignauX. and of 4, l and0
for Schaefer attested this fact. Then
Schaefer got the balls as he wanted them
and played series of masSe shots in the
middle OF the table till he had 80 balls to
his credit, the last shot being a pretty kiss
shot from one SIDE of the table to the other.
Then he made another run, stopping at his
tifty-ninth shot for a moment to ill the
leather tip of his cue. Then he went in and
rolled ivories from side to side until "a
buttons were placed to his credit. Wig
naux then played and made Is, but missed
an easy shot from the cushion. apparently
more from nervousness than from any other
reason. Schaefer played prettily for 26
points, including handsome maSSe, and
twenty-seventh shot which he made, but
which did not count. Vignaux caromed
prettily in his ninth inning, sending the
balls completely across the table, kissing
and returning. When he had made 80
points the scores were even. The thought
seemed to revive VignauX, and he made
two beautiful masse shots in rapid success
sion and then a bank shot, which ELECTED
a burst of applause, which was renewed
when so was reached. At 90 a lovely
bank shot against the lower right
hand corner put the balls in
good position. Then followed series Of
earoms from the table center until the balls
became frozen in the seventy fifth shot, out
of which dilemma Vignaux cleverly eX-
tricated himself by well-executed stroke.
At n points he equaled Schaefer's largest
run for the evening and was AZ points
ahead on the total score. AT 81 the shot,
an almost impossible carom from the cush.
ion, with the object balls in the center OF
the table, was loudly applauded, and there
was more applause when the 100 mark was
reached and successfully turned. This ruu
netted 1906 for Vignaux. He was now
ahead 13 points on the play of the evening
and 7B In the grand total. Schaefer in his
twelfth inning by fine nursing made 81, and
Vignaux in his fourteenth made SO. At
this time Schaefer was palpably very nerv-
Ons He wiped his hands frequently with
a handkerchief and fingered his cue nerV-
ously. When his turn to play came, how
ever, the nervousness disappeared, and shot
followed shot and ball followed ball around
the table until 81 was added to his score.
Then VignauX had an inning and improved
his time to the tune of IL additional points.
He left his balls well apart, so far, in fact,
that Schaefer was only able to score 2,
but Schaefer left the balls so far apart that
Vignaux did not score at all. Then the
giants skirmiShed with each other and made
runs of | and each when counting at all.
Then Schaefer made % without difficulty,
missing what appeared to be simple all
rOund-the-table shot with one object ball in
the corner. In his twentieth run he made
a pretty bank shot, caroming on the balls in
the center. Afterward clean shots, cushion
caroms and bank shots followed each other
with bewildering variety until so points
were reached. when there was applause,
renewed when 90 points were made, until
100 points were reached, when the hall was
filed with the sound of tempest of cheers
and hand-clapping. Not one shot OF
especial brilliancy had been made but every
: shot had been well and carefully played for.
On and ON went the wizard, and point by
point his score continued to roll up to $50
when plaudits again filed the air. He
finally stopped with the comforting number
of 16S points. all made by careful play.
Things looked black for the Frenchman,
and the score stood for the evening;
Schaefer $50, VignauX 268. Then the latter
had show and initiated the tactics of his
opponent by nursing. At times the balls
would get separated, but brilliant Off-hand
shots would bring them again together At
80 points the applause was loud and noeral-
So it was on the SiXty-siXth shot, when the
red ball was forced around the table and
back into position for a set-up. A magnit-
> cent masse on the SEVENTEEN shot with the
! balls against the upper rail, excited shouts
! OF admiration. and the perfection of the
, English" with the balls direct in line, can
: not be described. Also draw shot across
: the table. Vignaux made "a in the run.
+ He followed this up with another run.
When he had made so points there was ap-
plause, but he went on and in the same
slow and careful way which had character
4 lied all his previous play. made 66 points,
Schaefer had made 168 in his run OF the
twentieth inning while Vignaux, with his
: runs of 94 and 66, came within OF that
: score At IL o'clock the score stood
e Schaefer, 2,S97. Vignaux, 2,S32. But it
q was close work, and Schaefer forced the
), pace with runs of 81 and 35, while Vignaux
g made only points. The Frenchman
!, felt discouraged, and when Schefer began
t upon what proved to be his last inning his
: opponent watched with grim determination
IT the rapidly-receding hope of victory. One
by one Schaefer caused the worries to click
together amid the scarce-repressed excite
ment of the crowd. At so points the en-
n thusiasm broke through the bounds, and
o when in his ffty-eighth point Schaefer COM
e pleted one of the greatest and best games Of
IS billiards ever played the spectators climbed.
ran and Jumped to where he stood and
o shouts of triumph and congratulations were
a heard ON all sides. Schaefer had made 663
, points on the nights play and Vignaux 43S.
n = Total score for five nights-Schaefer 5000,
q Vignaux 2, S3S. The following is the score
of the nights play:
= Schaefer-I7,4, l. 1, o, 35 II, 26, 35. 1, o, 81,
IS l. Z, 81 2, 0, 2, 22, l6S, g. o. g. 81 S5, 5s Total
r 663
y vignaux-2s, O, Is, 8, 6. q /. IS, Jog, s, 0, 0.
o. = 35, H. ID, 0, l. 8, 1, 2, 2, 81, 60, l. 3. Total
n 438.
Schaefer's average, 25 1926; Vignanx's
average, 16 1926, Best runs-Schaefe9 l0S' 90
Time of game, two hours fifty minutes.
Grand average for five nights-Schaefer'
9 20 120-144; Vignaux, 10 III 40
Teemer Accepts.
Is ST. LOUIS, Jan. 30.-Mr. j. A. St John
es received a letter to-day from Teemer, ac-
re cepting his terms for a sculling race, and
Id askinC that the paperS be drawn and the