The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-18
SCHAEFER AND SLOSSON.
The Latter Wins Comparatively Unintgest-
ing Billiard Game by a Score of 500 to l3O.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1Z-Central Music Hal was
comfortably filed with lovers of the game of
billiards when Slosson and Schaefer Appeared on
the platform at s o'clock this evening. John W.
McCullagh, of St Louis, Immediately
nounced that the game was to be 500 points,
cushion caroms for $4,000 side and gate
money. Eugene Carter was announced as UNI
pre for Schaefer, and John Thatcher, of Cleve-
land, for Slosson Henry Ryan, of Chicago,
referee, and Charles Matthews, of Chi
cago. marker. Without further prslimi-
naries than the careful weighing of
the balls the playing began. Schaefer won the
bank, took the black ball, and missed. Slosson
counted one and missed. Schaefer counted one.
Neither counted in the third inning, and at tn is
rate the game moved on till the sixth innin g,
when Slosson rolled up H. mostly in the lower
left-hand corner, and sat down amid loud APP
plause with a total of 20 to his credit. Schaefer
made and Slosson 2 Then the wizard"
resumed his cue and the determined
during his last game here. He quickly
reached Slosson's biggest run and passed it
amidst loud applause. He played on steadily,
and for his twenty-sixth shot brought down the
house with brilliant reverse English one
cushion shot the entire length Of the table. He
was about to sit down on the twenty-seyenth
when an outrageous scratch saved him. He re-
sumed his run with renewed vigor, and when
finally he missed an easy across-the-table shot,
he sat down with run of 46 to his credit and a
total of 81.
From this on, for some time the averages
were better, Slosson making runs of Is, II and
II, with one or two goose eggs, and Schaefer
runs of IL and 9, and series of single numbers
At o'clock the stood: Schaefer, LOG;
Slosson, 81 Then there a spell of goose
eggs for both, interspersed with single and
double counts In the eighteenth inning
Schaefer knocked out IL points, making his total
a round 100, while Slosson had but SO, The
score did not advance rapidly, but the game
could not be called stupid. A great variety of
shots were shown, and there were frequent
bursts of applause.
In the sixty ninth Shaefer recovered himself
and made 36 caroms along the upper and lower
rails. This squirt was followed by seven goose
eggs in Jake's score, Slosson in the seventy
ninth inning made a run of 20, including
splendid crossrail shot at the upper end of the
table. At the seventy ninth inning the score
Stood Schaefer, Alb; Slosson, 313, the contest
ants being just an even 100 apart.
By this time Sosson seemed TO realize that he
was away behind, and by taking fresh grip
his cue he drove the balls to group and held
them in a corner until he had counted % but
tons. Schaefer played poorly for the next thir-
teen innings, while Slosson continued to climb
ND with runs of l5, Ia, II, 10, 10. 10 and 6. AT
the close of the ninety eighth the score stood:
Schaefer, 43S; Slosson, 381.
Toward the close of the game the small degree
of enthusiasm which prevailed was intensified
as the leading player neared the end of the
string. In the one hundred and tenth inning
Schaefer scored 500, while the last mark made
by Slosson in the hundred and tenth inning
was 430. When the final shot had been made
by the Wizard. majority of the attendants
arose and yelled, and threw their hats in the air.
Schaefer was picked up by the crowd and car
ried down the middle aisle. He was in the hands
of his friends and he smiled at their capers. 1t
Is estimated that $4,000 changed hands on the
result.
Following is the score:
Schaefer-O l. o, 2, o. B. 3. 4s, T. G, o, O,O,3,9,
3, o, o. l. l. g. % o. o, o. IL IL l. L, 6. ss-<si O.
g. o, z, l, 3, 0, o l5, O. IL 16 2, 2. o. o, o. SO. o.
$50 ,o,o,7,7 20 -, * ]. o, 1920,
z, 1900. Best runs. AZ, 81 SO, 20 and %
Average, 56-111.
Slosson-1, o, o. 2, 9, ID, FL IL, o, S. Is,
u 30 ~ Q; o, 2, o; 8; 0; 0. l, Y O SO, 3 O.
6. Q. 2. O, g. s. O. g. i, l. 8. o. 5. 3. T. IL. 2. 6, l.
1, D. l, IA /. 1. l. o. g. 3, q 1, o, /, II, 10 2,
o, o. Q, 5. g. g. g. 10 1, 22, 1, /, 2, Is O. IA, H.
o, 0, o. l. o, s. 15, o, 10 g. a. l. 6, 1, O. o. g. 8, 4,
A, o, 2. 17-43O. Best runs % and five It's; aver
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