The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-01-30
WGNAUX LEiDSTHE GiNP
FOURfH NIGHT OF the BiLR
LINE BILLIARD MATCH:
The f~renehmaH, by Careful Play,
Runs Up a Big ScOre-Sehaefer's
Hard Lick.

New YoRK, January 2o.-The fourth
nights tpiay in the great balk-line
billiard match between Schaefer and
Vignsux attracted a number of spec
tators Sufficiently large to ill all the
gests and crowd all the aisles and va
cant spaces, Notwithstanding the fact
that extra seats had been put in. The
Interest manifested in the result was
intense, and the betting slightly FL
vored Sehaefer, Notwithstanding the
excellent play Ct Vignaux last evening,
when he reduced the lead of his oppo-
nent ON 1856 to a lead f47. Schasfer
came up frt at sos M ani WIS
soon followed by Vignaux. Nine.
Vignaux occupied herAusual seat in
the balcony. The game was called at
S:l5 pm, Schaefer led eff on the
balls placed in the post on which they
had occupied at the termination Of
last nights game. but did LOT count.
Vignaux made Is. Schaefer scored
nothing for the second time, then Wig
nauxd did not count, and Schai fer n ie
IL by careful play. Then
vIesAUx BEGAN A RUN
which promised we'll, but more than
oncs ne was compelled 10 suspend
play owing TO the confusion which
o., evailed in the hall, caused by those
who came late. Cries Cf "sit down"
to tho. 7e standing caused Vignaux to
cease q, sying altogether, but soon he
renewed it, and made AZ points,
! which. for 'he first time, placed him
On a bar viii. y his opponent. Many
beautiful drsN shots distinguished
the run, and q n. 10 mass shot on the
side elected the o.. :" outDurss q sp'
plaGse OF the eVA mig; Vlgnaux
now hadi 81 points, ana tae 6aiis
well in hand. He msdA , w hnd the
hall shook with applause. op 10 tnls
Time, with the exception OF tne sn9's
previously mentioned. the 'oerIoIm.
ance o! Vignaux, while safe, as not
brilliant. In fact be appeared 10 nave
adopted the tactics OF his edverA. Wy,
and abandoned his SNOWY manner II
play for n more conservative ann
The score told this fact az
plainly as words could. 1t was on an .
easy dIaw that he
FINALLY STOPPED.
Score on the third inning: Vignaux,
152; SchaPfer, 16. Then Schsefer j
made 5, including a pretty cut shot in
the corner, and Vignaux made 5, a nd
his fifth inning bel an again a series c
oil nursing shots repeated by sending I
object balls to the cushion, aud bring q
ing them back 10 position at the CEN /
ter OF the ia1le. On the sixtieth shot t
Vignsux ma1e a chance shot which Z
was a good play in the risk he had to n
tQke, the balls being in line with the n
red In a corner and the white tall be- 4
tween. Schaefer seemed nervous. Il
he made IL on his seventh 4
slipping up on an easy n
shot. He lett the balls c'ose together, a
and Vignaux was nos slow to avail d
himself OF the opportunity. Nursing b
was the der until fifty but oas were i,
to the good. Schaeter looked :
elum, and made two duckeggs in sue.
c~ession. He LETT the bats we'll apart, 7
W tn the spot ball at the bCtt N and Il
the red and white balls in a line at q
the top Of the table. By cushioning Q
sTHE SHOT WAS MADE i
by Vignaux. Ga the fourth shot q Il
T~our-cushIoa shot wa5 bravely made. t
At so points he vas loudly applauded 9
making 8 we'll "Englished" b
,hot. Schaefer's bad luck continued b
pursue him, a1d although he made "
| rTn Of 20 the halls did 20. seem to I
oil right, and be stopped easily. He n
and then made GO in ter innings, OF a v
iotsl of 1866 points. Viguaux made 3
Is in his tsnth inning, and his score
VAS 35l for tho nignr, or a to'al OF
.l04. A little over an hour had been
consumed in play. il
scHAEpER Il
made a run of 81 without apparent ef- = =
'ort, and his admirers went wild. Wig +
laux made little runs of 2, 8 and IN q q
the twelfth inning, when he Sc u
so and % directly after. Schaefer z
meanwhile raj A and SO, and in his =
eighteenth inning made the run OF the +
and of the match-1S0. There y
we're TO fancy shots, but every shot was =,
for aud deserved. When 100 y,
points were made there was applause, l.
- also at 1877, which equaled Vignsux's &
)est run, and also a. 17S, when A
excelled Vignaux and his own best
Vignaux made "A in good &,
lyle, a bank eEo OF with the cue b.ll n
from between the object balls =,
'eing especially %applauded. AT the q,
md Of the eighteenth inning the score h
TODD 49l to all in favor of Vignaux. II
then began TO play, aod made 4,
s. He gathei ed the balls together r.
md had them broken up at will, un- Il
il he missed on a mssse shot-very \,
Iifficu against the lower rail. Wig m
laux made
MANY RETTY sHoTI .
light along in his nineteenth inning. q
The "oh's" aud "ah's" were numer-
'us. He stopped play on a difficult G
'ank shot in his twentieth inning, and
9th players started on the home n
trttch Of the last 100 poiI tS, although ::
ew amcng the audience knew that ~
hsd 10 make 647 10 reach the !.
equired goal OF 2400 points, which one III
,arty or the other had to make under
ules governing the match. This part X
vas explained to tbose present by tn
Umpire MCCreery. When Viguaux N
lad counted 496 in the nights play 60
ichaefer followed, and there were est 81
alls, applause and Kisses intermingled
'ver p decision by the referee against L
'chaefer on a disputed shot. Schaefer til
at down and Vignaux failed to count. B
ichat fer counted 8, and Vignsux made er
0 points and finished the fourth W
vening's pay. The following is fe
THE SCORE "
Vlgnaux-l5, o, 1877, 8, 60, 6, so, 0, oe
2S, ., Q 0, 1, 80, %, 0, "a, So, IA, is, fa
O, IO--6i7. 9.
Sctasfer-0, O, 16, 81, 7,17.O, O, 20, -
:, o, Al, O., Z, IS, O, $50, rs, l6, 10, 8, y
5, 1857. n
Gland ;otal-Vigt aux 2400; Schse- W,
sr 1887. Averages Wig, aux % 1924; "