The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-28
SLOSSON AND sCHAEFER.
The Former Wins the First of a Series OF Bill
lard Games by Score of 500 to 469.

ST. Louis, Nov. 27.-The first of the two
games Of cushion-carom billiards between
George T. Slosson. of Chicago; and Jacob
Schaefer, of this city, was played at Masonic
Hall this evening. The games are each for
$1,000 side and gate receipts 500 points. on a
regulation fye-by-ten table. The crowd gath
cred slowly, and at $50 p NJ, when Judge
Chester Fl. Krum stepped to the table
to make few Introductory remarks,
some 400 people were present, but stream of
would-be spectators were pouring through the
doors Judge Krum annouced Mr.. "Dumph"
Rhines, of Chicago. as referee and Mr. Charles
Matthews, of this city, as marker, and then in
troduced the contestants, who were enthusi-
astically received. and bowed their acknowledge
ments AT $40 the bank was won by Schaefer,
who chose the white ball and missed, leaving
an easy one for Slosson on the lower
left corner of the table The opportunity
was improved by the Chicago man, who sat down
with seven to his credit. Schaefer made three
missing on an easy cross-table shot. Slosson
failed to score. Schaefer made four, and again
missed an easy one. At this stage both players
seemed little nervous, and the playing was
very rapid. Up to the eleventh inning the play
ing was Indifferent. and few shots of brilliant
character had been made. Then Schaefer made
several difficult plays, adding sixteen to his
score, leaving the totals at the end of the elev-
enth inning: Schaefer E31; Slosson %. From
this time on to the thirty first inning
the game was interesting. and was marked by a
number OF very pretty shots on each side, which
received applause. However, Schaefer seemed
In the better form, and continued to increase his
lead over his rival, who seemed unable to get at
the balls in good position for run OF any size.
In his half of the thirty-frst, Schaefer crossed
the 100 line with a run of l8. Slosson followed
with 10, the score standing Schaefer, 49,
Slosson, 70.
SIosson seemed to gather himself together at
this point, and in the next five innings sue
ceeded in passing the one hundred point, the
score standing at the end OF the thirty seyenth:
Schaefer 1913; Slosson. Ill.
The next eight innings were without feature,
but the Chicagoan was playing the better bill
lards and notwithstanding Schaefer had DOTTED
his coat, continued to narrow the breach be-
tween himself and his opponent and in the for
ty-fifth tied the score at 1877 amid round of
hearty applause Close together the strings
kept for the next ten minutes, alternating in the
lead to the fifty-ffth. when Schaefer, by run of
26, placed his score at 1885, with Slosson 19I. In
the 6fty-sixth Schaefer put the second hundred
to his credit with run of %, the score then
standing: Schaefer 221; Slosson, 181. Ten more
innings served to place Slosson in the lead once
more, he having 263 to 258 for his opponent In
the seventy-third inning Schaefer got to his
Booth point with Slosson 279.
In his eighty third inning Slosson passed his
third hundred, making two and leaving the
score: Schaefer. 1893: Slosson, 30l. Slosson
then obtained thu Lead and continued it. get
ting 400 before mis- opponent the score standing
at the end of the one-hundred and fourth in
ming: Slosson. 403; Schaefer, 39I Three in
nings later Schaefer had made 400, and Slosson
AL
In the onehundred- and tenth Schaefer sue
ceeded in getting one point ahead of his advers-
ary. the score standing 422 TO 42l, but he held
the lead for only a moment, Slosson taking it
again and holding it to the finish, winning by 81
points Toward the close Schaefer rallied but
could not last, and the close was rather tame.
Following is the score in detail:
Slosson-7 o, 5. 1. 2. o. o. 2, 3. 2, o. o. 6. IL
$40 l. Q, |, O. 2. 3, O. Is, 3. 5, 10. s.
3, 8, o. o. o. 1. z. g. l. g. T. 10 L. 3, O. l. q l. is
l. o, l. s. 3, 5, II, IA, 8. 8. IL o. l. g. 2, l. o, 2
O. = @ @ 9 IS; Q; 6, 2, !, 10. 4 1s; s; @ 6,
o, l. 20 q 5, o. 2, 2, IL Q, 3, 10. 7-Total, 500;
average A 1913: best runs, 49, 10, 20.
Schaefer-O, 8. 4. 8, o. O. 0, o, o, o. 16, 2, g. Is,
93o g 9 / 4 90 g 6 6 / 3, 4 3 g 70
O. 2 9 IS. % l. 4 9 4 9 8 O II ] l