The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-21
BRILLIANT BILLIARDS.
Jersey City's Big Five Won
interviewing and
Baseball.

Lovers of billiards turned u in force
last night and waded through some OF
the finest mud on the Heights. Their
Mecca was the pretty home Of the Car
teret Club and the attraction was a match
game between Student George +. Slos-
son, the champion cue manipulation. and
Maurice Daily, his long time antagonist.
The contest was to show the Carterets
and their guests the possibilities of the
game.
1t was fifteen minutes to nine o'clock
when the experts entered the upper hall
where they were introduced to the as
semblagc by President w. Ii. Coffin.
1t was that the game would
be q 14-inch Balk line contest of 400
points. The Balk lines were marked out
upon a handsome AXIS table furnished by
. the Brunswick-Balke Company.
The Student won the ban and selected
the white ball. He made the opening
shot, but slipped up on his next stroke.
Maurice followed with a zero and sat
down looking c~hagrined. In the second
inning Mr.. SloSson started with a pretty
draw and after bringing the worries into
shape CLEANED twenty-three by pretty
playing. Mr.. Daily chalked his cue care
fully when he got a chance at the table
and after scoring eight open shots made
u beautiful nasse. The stroke was
warmly a~pplauded. DAILY made al even
twenty before he missed.
In the third inning the Student" got
the balls into shape with his first effort,
but went to grass on the fifth shot. Daily
was only able to score once in return.
The .sStudent'' next made four around
the table shots but failed upon a single
cushion caroin. DAILY opened his half Of
fourth with q dandy draw shot that
forced the three bnlls into splendid
shape. After making SO points d lucky
kiss prolonged his stay Il he made use
of it until Referee Schenck had Tailed
81 buttons.
The Student managed to nibble off
three more shots and Maurice scored
another goose egg. There was a general
laugh when Slosson followed suit. DAILY
next piled up eleven, but missed a three
cushion shot he was forced to play to get
the balls out of balk.
The Student warmed up and after
getting the balls into position tipped off
iifty-six pretty caroms. In the next in
ming he scored thirteen mOres Daily ind
jng two more zero marks. The Student"
followed with a u of eighty-six points
that included three pretty masse shots as
well rs sundry forces and draws. Maurice
scored two points, but was kissed out of
his third. He added another thirteen
points to his string in the next after Slos-
son had failed to score.
The Student" then sailed in and made
runs of 81, 67 and 80 in succession. DAILY
was only ADle TO score 20, ! ana s ] q MS
turn. In the last scoring he made wv
exquisite masse shots, but failed on his
r third.
The Student made 2 points more
and DAILY found 10 pretty caroms. Slos-
som then made 19,tand when DAILY failed
to count added the 2 caroms necessary
to bring him under the wire.
THE SCORE.
slossou ......1 % 8 At 0 S. IS 81 Q 81 e. 90 2 10 2-4oo.
High runs-@ Sc 81. Average, %.
DAY.. ...,..p 20 l 81 o IL . D 2 Is IS l 8 10 0-148
High runs-6i rs ~. Average, % 19-ia.
Referee and Marker-Sir. Vincent r. Schenck.
AT the conclusion OF the game Mr..
Daily gave an exhibition of clever finger
billiards, and Mr.. Slosson showed a few
OF the 1.00i fancy shots for which he is
celebrated.
Everybody voted the exhibition a sue
cess, and no one was more pleased than
the big delegation Of Palma boys who
were present.
For MaAor-Robert DdUfs.