Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-31
SCHAEFER THE CHAMPION
VIGNAUX DEFE ATED BY A To-
TAI OF 162 POINTS.

nara matcn between JACOB SChaetef ana
Maurice Vignaux, which has been in
progress for the past five nights, ended to-
night. Five thousand collars was the
stake, and either one was obliged TO make
5000 points to win. The scorr IT the
commencement of the playing tonight
was:
Vignaux Observation-Disclosures. 1900
SCh8efcr. $500. ......... ......... 2891
Five minutes after Nine. ViGnauX
entered her box on the right hand
side OF the hail, and Monsieur
VignauX, Referee Wayman McCreery,
OF st. Louis, and Herr Schaefer entered
the arena together. Schaefer WAS IN full
evening dress bnt Immediately discarded
his swall0w-tail coat and put on his car
digan Jacket. VignauN wore a black
suit with black irock coat. Wright
Sanford appeared and sat Immediately ON
the right of the table.
OPENING THE PLAY.
The balls were carefully weighed after
the lights were turned on and other pre-
liminaries arranged, and at 500 O'Clock
the balls were placed in position as left on
Friday evening, anu VignauX began his
manipulatiOns. The balls were in the up
per right hand corner, and toe spot ball
(NignauX's) in the centre. The first shot
was a draw and counted Other shots
followed in rapid succession, and the
eighteenth was fine masse. Billy Sex
ton, umpire for Schaeier counted 20 points
made by NIRnauX before Schaefer bad
chance TO play. No sooner had Scnaefer
made one than the galleries cheered and
evidently endeavOred in every way to
barrass ana annoy Nignau1.
LITTLE MORE COURTEOUS.
Schaeter made Il and stopped, and whom
NignauX in preparing for his shot fOuled
the ball with his sleeve there were further
manitestationsOf delight from the gallery.
Schaetar only made & from his companions
misfortune, and NiRDauX was cordially
received when he advanced TO play in his
third inning, in which be made 10. The
balls were left in good position for Schae-
fer, who made ana slipped up on an easy
csrom. Both players were evidently nery-
Gus and played FOR positions, runs Of 3,
and Tor NignauN and 1, ! and 0 for
Schaefer attesting this fact.
sCHAEFER BRACES UP.
Then Schaefer got the balls as he want
ed them and played series OF masse
shots in the middle OF the table. banking
the balls from time to tine, until be had
thlrty-HYe to his credit, the last shot be-
ing a pretty kiss shot from one side Of the
table TO the other. Then he made another
run, stopping at his tilty-nlnth shot for a
moment 10 file the leather tip Of his cue.
Then he went on ard rolled the worries
from side 10 side until seventy seven but
tons were pushed along by Bud Schofield
NignaX then played and made H. but
missed an easy shot from the cushion, ap-
parently more from nervousness than Tor
any other reason.
TRIPPED BY THE BALK LINE.
Schaefer then played prettily for 90
points, including one handsome masse,
and omitted TO get his balls out of bak
on the 27th shot. which he made, but
when aid not count. NignauX carOmed
prettiiy III Lis ninth inning
sending the ball completely across the
table, kissing and returning. When he
had made 30 points the game was even
This thought seemed TO nerve Nignaux,
and he made two beautiful masse shots In
succession, and then bank shot which
elected a burst Of spontaneous approval,
which WAS renewed when % was reached.
BEAUTIFUL WORK BY vIGNAUx.
At 30 a lovely bank shot against the
lower right hand corner put the balls in
GOD position, and then followed a series
OF caroms from the table centre until the
balls became frozen on the 10th shot, out
of which dilemma Vignaux cleverly ex-
treated himself by a well executed
stroke. At II points he equaled Schaeicr's
largest run Tor the evening, and was again
- points ahead on the total score. At
the 07th shot an almost apparently i'm
possible car0m from the cushion with the
object ball IN the centre oil the table, he
was Iouuy app.auuea, "n NO tneIe was
hoIe hppIause Mheh ,ne lVO marx was
reacheu ana success'u'ly turned
JOG IHE TOTAL RUN
This run netted 106 for Nignaux. lie
was now ahead Of his opponent 10 points
on the play Of the evening and &c on The
Grand total. Schaefer, in his twelfth I'm.
ming. by fine nursing made 81. ana Viz
paux. on his fourteenth. made So. At
this time Schaeier was very nervous. lie
wined his bends frequently with hand.
kerchief and nervously fingered his cue.
When his turn to play came, however, his
nervousness Qlsanpeartd ana shot iol-
loWed shoI ana 9"Il lOHoWeu oaIl around
Tie Jaoie uhih 81 was auoeI 70 MS score.
LITTLE sKiRMI5HING.
Vignaux had the innings and improved
his time to the time OF IS additional
points. He left the balls well apart: 50
Tar IN TACT that schaefer only was able TO
score >, but scbaefer 10 turn left the balls
so tar apart That Nignaux did not
score at all. Then the giants skirmished
with each other aud made runs OF and ?
each when counting AT all. Then Schaefer
made - without difficulty, losing in what