The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-07-18
CHE Star
LURID LIAR.

SA
experis were comfortably seated
around a table in the rear OF q
Main street billiard hall last night,
saws the Memphis Commercial dis.
cussing the methods and science OF
the game to which they have been
SO constant and devoted.
About II o'clock Col. Tom Jem-
ison, of Mississippi, entered The
room and joined the party, with
all of whom he seemed to he gen
orally we'll acquainted. The Col
onel is an all-round good fellow.
and is always a welcome acce' sion
TO any social gathering, OF which
he becomes The light and leading
spirit. sea-.
The boys were just a little con
viyial. and they we're telling III
tura of the remarkable games they
had played mtheir day and gener-
alton. The Colonel never gets
left when 1t comes TO telling a good
story, whether il be his experience
at Mollie Rawlin's party, where
the young folks peeled and de-
youred a half busliel of sweet yam
potatoes, or a game of billiards he
PLAYED somehow or somewhere
during the course of his cventlul
lite. But as the subject under dis.
cussion was billiards, why then OF
billiards the STORY must be.
when | was in Frisco, 1870
said the Colonel, Il WAS challenged
by The champion OF The Pacific
slope to play him a game of bill
lizards for $365.000 a side. At that
time | had moi tonched a Il for
several years AMI | was a little
averse TO hszarding so much mo-
ney on my skill without goinginto
training for the event. But The
fellow bantered and staggered
around so much over what he con-
ceived to be my tlmidlty, that |
became vexed and accepted his
challenge then and there. The
game was arranged for The neXl
day at the swell billiard hall IN
Frisco.
The preliminaries were ali ar
ranged that night. We were both
so expert in the manipulation OF
the balls that one of The conditions
agreed upon was that the MAJ
breaking in a run of a thousand
points was declared TO be the loser.
"The game was advertised in
the morning papers to begin al 10
O'Clock, and, although the tickets
of admission ere placed at $1,000
each, the house vas crowded 10
Standing room only before the
hour arrived.
owe began the game promptly
at the appointed time by banking
Tor the 90. Our balls iroZe 20 the
cushion at every bank, and you
may have some doubts about the
statement, but We stood there for
a solid week banking tor the 60.
/ am not an unreasonable or con
tentiouS man over small matters,
so | consented TO let my adversary
lead off. He ran his 1000 points
without any trouble, making some
OF the most difficult and remark
able shots | ever saw. Then | took
up my cue and began PLAYING. !
was a little nervous at first, not
not having played any for several
years, but my codfidence soon re-
turned. | ran my 1000 points with
ease, not 10 say grace. Well, we
repeated that performance one
alter another until SIX weeks had
passed away.
"By this time the audience, that
had faithfully watched us almost
night and day, began to show signs
of WEAKNESS, and | made Il propo.
sition to my adversary To suspend
The game and call it a draw. JIe,
like myself, was tired, and readily
agreed TO the suggestion and we
laid down our cues.
ave called for our bar bill. pay.
ing $4,000 each, parting the best
of friends. s
"The next day he went about
The town talking about me in a
sneering sort of way. As soon as
| learned of this unwarrantable
conduct on his part went around
and killed The ID rascal.
why had to leave Frisco"
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