The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-29
VOLUME XXXv,--NUAIBER SO.
BIG BILLIARDS
At st, Louisa Remarkable Game BstwesI
SlossOn aud SGhaefer,

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ST, LOUIS, Nov 27,-NeRrly 1900 loverl
oibIllisrds gathered in Masonic Hall to-
night to witness the long talked.of mStch
at cushion caroms between Jacob schae-
fer, Of this city, and George F. slosson, Of
Chicago. Since the defeat OF Sloeson at
the balk line game, he has tried to ges on
match with SChReier at cushion CAFoms,
but the Wizard wonld not come down to
the ChlCago mans figure. Then Slosson
found bsGker In Harry Howard, OF the
hookmaking firm Of Mahonsy 4 Co., Of
New York, and he sized up schRsfsr's
pile, 1000 q side, for two games Of 500
points each for total Of 5000 sChssfef
has had shade the best OF the betting,
and 500 to $50 was freely offered on
him before the game began, Henry
+, Rhipes, OF Ohicsgo, was chosen referee,
and Charles Mathews, OF the same city
scorer, John Thatcher, OF Chicago, aotSd
as umpire for Slosson, and John Mould
for SChaefer. The Wizard started of
with greet deal Of nervousness, and after
scoring II in the first four innings, he
missed six times in sncCessisn. Ia the
eleventh inning he took the lead by aOma
brilliant work aud piled run OF lG, He
followed this In the fourteenth with 10,
and In ths thirty.arst with Is, turning his
first 100 points, Slossnn played Ia hard
luck for the frat haif h>uF, and his bast
run was 10 in the thlrty.drst inning, Tho
scora at this time stoGd; Slos4on, ";
Schaeter, ll3 Then Slosson picked up
rapidly, while schaeisr'a play showed
weakness. In the t1TtNsixth inning the
Onicsgo man passed the Wiz Ird, the 10 Nre
sttndiug; Srhaeter, 1856; Sfos3on, I37
Jake then b'gal TO recover his Btroke,A and
scored small ruus Of ten and und,r rapid.
ly. Ia the tlfty-aIth iauing M 70 red his
second hundred by run Of 20 SlOas1n
did not turn until ths Giy.nlnth, when
the game stool 200 to g0j Ia the sky.
fourth uning Slosson, VINO had taken II
spur', tied Schaster aud passed him by
brilliant bank shot, thu score standing 2j3
And 25O Schaeltr then pus Ia SONS
brilliant work, ant In the ssvsnty.thiri
turned 800 by run Of ~. slUtsoM mean.
ThIl0 nai iulsn nehint agNn, AMI az
the eld Of the eiphiieth iuniDy the 1CuIs
Was: SahAeisr, SSl SlOsson, !O!.
Ia the last hal Ut tho nlneEy.aeventh
inning Slosson again passed Schssler by
y ruU,l IL, ths ECorA standing y osa0n,
373 sOhaelUr, SGS Slosson turned hiG
last hundred Ia ths ono hundred and
seventh iuning, slosOon'a string at the
time being 90 points ahead sChaeier
then hogan to show better form, md rolled |
up IL, making a brilliant masss that
brought down the hous4. Snasnn missed !
and SChatf.r followed with points,
placing the Wzwd 4a2, poiat ahead |
In the ons hundred aud eighteenth In.
Otng sclaeier made and mlrs ID q hard |
bank. slosson sCnred but 2, the score |
standing, Slosaon, 4B3i Scnaeler, AS.
1atereSt was at fever heat at this timo,
aud every shot was applaudOd. Schsefer
made but two IN the one hundred and
nineteen, while Slossou rolled up II and
fell on All easy one. The score tnen stood |
4S0 to 4lS. SchRef4r made an easy cArOm
and missed, Slosson made one. A. the
end Of the one huudEed aud twenty.
second inning the game stood Sossun,
4Qa; schaeisr, 4S0. sChSefar made l3 In |
the one hundred and w8nty.third, aud
Slosson ran sevOn and won the game.