New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-26
BRILLIANT BILLIARDS.
SLOSSON WINS AN EXCITING GAME:
HEIsER. AFTER SOME ADMIRABLE WORK, is DE
FEATED BY SCORE OF 500 TO 81.

HElsER. AFTER SOME ADMIRABLE WORK, is DE
FEATED BY A SCORE OF 500 TO 81.
slosson and Ileser played the eighth game in the
handicap rallsline billiard tournament at Chickering
Hall last night, the former playing fourteen-lncn ana
the latter echi-inch lines. After several innings oil
Indifferent work both men settled down to their game
and thereafter the contest exceedingly close and
exciting M TO the last few innings. Heser PLAYED
brilliant nursing game but was clearly outgeherdlen
by his opponent. who played safety" with excellent
judgment Time after time the balls were left where
lleser could not count while SloSson had but two
misses I'm the game SlOsson won, but IL required
strong work to the victory
slosson won the lead took the white ball. and. after
counting on the sgt shot, started the contest win
run Of fourteen. After this for dozen or more
innings. both played like amateurs Of Indifferent
merit It was not until the fifteenth inning that any
really good playing done. Then Slo'son, on eX-
ccllcnt inandout play, from side to side oil inc
table made "A pretty run Of fifty two. As II spurtch
to better work by slO,sOns good play, hcl'cr pro
cccdcd TO make of the finest runs ever seen IN A
Lalkne contest. lie got the balls on the eGhtlhch
line across the upper end Of the table on his twentieth
shot carried them by the line 10 the opposite
side rail where he turned them beautifully toward
tIc oppo.ite end Of the table ON every third shot
n, would send the first object ball to the rail- whence
i; would kiss from the cue ball back INTO position Oh
the line. It beautiful work and he was cheereu
heartily as the ran proceeded. The audience becdHo
wildly enthusiastic the score was tea ana tue leii
won ON his 12-th shot the balls kissed To the wrong
,idc and got beyond control. lie missed on ms
l44d shot. adinicut reverse English draw from the
SIDE rail
Thi, run Of al next to the best vet made In the
Tournament was flr superior in quality to sclacfers
run Of les. for IT clean. legitimate Inc hurs"i
whereas >chacfor', achievement was the result OF
having one Of the object ball, become anchored IN
dent in the cloth. licscr, face was fairy rAdhh'
with pleasure when he took his scat. with thc a1nce
cheering him lastly.
,,os,on did some remarkable playing in his
seventeenth inning. making eighty seven points
un ont and in play e"cpNNeH
This gave slosson the lead again, and he was warmly
applaudcd. Ic-cr in his nineteenth innlrG made
another splendid run this time Of 1871 and once more
took the lead while the spectators chcered Ike WHO
people.
slo,-on now began TO play for safety rt'ultng IN
three MISE, Iciscr in four innings eIo'9oh t"oh
the lead a-an In the twenty third inning, when he
made ran of a.. Hci-cr wa, payin. now more
pluciily than he ever dd in his no and amid
c.c,, excitement and cheering. TOOK the lead
again In his twenty fourth inning, by fine
run 81 ~. entirely ont and In shot, Hl2',on was
only four points behind ~ the lcglnh uS OF Ms twenty
Gnh inning. and ly running )" d, 1t't'u sn' s' I,
A.-,u DEE pl4,rd for safety and ms opponent scot'd
" 49, ,in ~ me beginning of h, twenty eighth inning.
and be scored lu- mat number oil I,,I %" Ip'H P'"'
going ont ON ha7d haih si"t OH ''lr S''' ran
Following is the score
e,...on- i,6t2.t1, 10 80 , Is 81 II 81 3
- q % 80 - a. 8" y 800.
Ilei.cr-i o. 2o112 T. . . o lf - , : l27 0
= o % - q % 3~-.
r., rum. ,o..on - % 81 80 ~; H'l'.r ~ l27 '2
Average. -so,-on. y o.; IIe-er. ltt'-7.
T.. '-re, and uasa,r-Bldi SchoHcd
Time - game. hours 20 minutes.