New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-02
SCHAEFER is CHAMPION.
lie DEFEATS SLOSSON AT BILLIARDS.
OhlVhERING HALL CROWDED WITH ENTuUSI-
AsrIc LOVERS OF THE GAME-MANY
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BRILLIANT PLAYS.

BRILLIANT PLAYS.
Jacob >chaecr won the championship If the world
~ billiards last nigh, when he defeated George T.
S">>"h, at Cckering Hall. by Of 500 points
!" 500. II was the first time that the championship
has been contested for i'm the memory
p"YcrN OF the present generation, but
each Of these experts had alternately won several
hatce' and tournament, in which they had been ptrd
against each other. The game played last ni,h va,
fourteen inch haAlinc. 800 point, up COR champion
snip cup offered by the brunswick, }alhe offender Com
p'HH' VaGcd AT $500. purse Of $1,000 and tie not
que receipts estimated at 5000 The hall WI,
crowded III every part many women having ,ca,- on
the Stage and large number of seat, bcins occupied
by well known club men.
The game Wa tcdipus at the start but the latter
part Of WAS particularly good. Had >o>,on played
IL well IN the first half he dd aftcrwar. hi, average
wonld have given him the victory. >cIiccr led from
me start aud at one time nearly 100 points ahcai
NJ the eEd he was chccrcd heartily. and numerous
hIendN congratulated him warmly. Sc,iacfrr i, sub
Jcrt to challenge for the championship within sixty
days.
ihefr was some delay in choosing q referee. but
the contestant, finally agreed upon Maurice Dalv
known - one OF the iaircSt Of umpire- AID expert
"h" thoroughly understand, the inc poi1t, Of ,he
game. Hndd >cohcd. the marker, before the men
'uthB nor TIE lead announced that the contest wa~ for
thc champ )n>hp Of the world cup presented by the
hFnn,"Ickc l'alhcC olcndcr Company valued at $500
ana pu-" ~ $1,000, Of which half had been posted
by each contestant. Schacfcr won the string. and
having selected the pot bali. started Of ingoriou,y
10y missing the opening shot. So, made two ca~y
carrom~ aud then missed one Just It, cay. Nchaccr
>'cl'd ht ncrvu, and ml--od ac;u. lie scored two
IN h' third and two IN his sixth inning, missing each
tine on comparatively easy chances,
So-son wa> >uperbly calm. but after running twenty
point, i'm his second inning had four innings of iudif
icicnt luck and sin more indifferent play. ~,ha"lcr
pulled himself together IN hl, seventh inning aud
eighty seven point, rrcttlly Oh play from side t.
side Of The table, IN and ont Of the baHliuc,. lie
could have continued tll further. but filcd 10 send
object ball acr,>- the lire and lost IN, shot The
Tn full NJ delicate MAJ ami draws for wl.ch
>cha"irr T. fam'n~ and the spectators appudcd with
enthusiasm At frequent Intervals >lo>.ou found the
ball, well placed and rolled mp forty one point, on h-
flvorirc in and out play At end Of the table, when
b" missed hcult reverse English cushion shot.
>'haefcr responded with thirty nine. including some
excellent open Shots and missed. hc often doc- the
test of chances. This gave him far load how.
ever which >lp>~on started u f., cut down. He h,d
made fort, seven when the bali, broke badly and
separated m" entire width of ~" table apart both
ohlcol balls benz ftolc IN" end c,rier. with thc
cue tail in the '"nirc 81 th" table Ilo ou.tcd by
making brilliant kiss from bali 10 cushion and cushion
10 ball AID The spectators ,lo.rri isaII lc missed
4 hari draw on hi fitch shot.
>io>,ru watched H. opp,n"ut closely AID caught
-,ii.fcr with ID" hill- iu hilk ON the ,d slot DO ti
eleventh. inning. and "iir Wizard" again i.-t ll-
uifn co. the fuL several II the ,u,c,-,In- in.n.,
SO 4, to lc,v" mo- openings for cvh ota., -chi"f"r
relieved the tcdum ,ouoa la by runnir- .,.,ty tlcc
rn, Lotto run Va I'm f brilliant ply ANA the r"r
-" poluio in ihr l~.d and Nl"--on h.t desperate
.tr7'sr, hcf,r. h.m. II" ~ p!4yn- le i,.% ai-
AZ the beginning IF his t""rt' third I.nn- -l'-
-on hai lcah II l-- p.n', 10 ovrf'H' Oh. -'or, %
Lat ten" being ~rAi.fr'. io": >'r-on. -i' me
ftfNr. fairly grained 'lfI .fi iifNt i" 'i