The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-27
SLOSSON IS THE VICTOR.
ur DEFEATS CHAMPION sCHAEFER
IN THE SUN MATCH.


vere plentiful. as THE Sun predicted they
would be, In the big and enthusiastic throng
n billiard lovers that damned Chickering
Hall last night to enjoy the match game that
Champion JACOB Schaefor and George +. Slos-
con Mayed. There was brand-new Slosson
hoodoo there with smiling face and an ex-
nectant manner. lie was Billy Surber OF the
brunswick Balke coterie Lively interest
vas impaired to his presence by tho Slosson-
,tss because no is the second man who saw
tho studcnt win in dream These seers OF
dreamland were tho billiard lovers who Ind
heen dubbed Slosson's hoodoos by the Schacfer
nartisans. The match. which was OF cxcep-
tional sporting interest In many ways. was
uniaue In producing these hoodoos. Near
Bily Su,b r got I. H. Halscy. who dreamt that
slosson had won bya score OF 800 to 26S. but
slosson had to be ten foot high and possess
foot Ave feet high to do It In this dream. Billy
Surbcr dreamt that Slosson won In his admir-
Able style and got the victory easy. surbor
has a reputation OF dreaming to some pur-
poso He won handsomely on two horse races
that he saw raced ont In the land Of shadows.
There was very considerable popular interest
for once in those dreams. Everybody seemed
TO be curious to find out whether they would
prove pointer on the result.
Schaeicr rooters wore on dock early roofing
for all they were worth to overcome the hoo
docs from dreumlnnd. Some OF tho rooters
looked little pale. They explained this on
tho theory that they had been kept awake all
night trying to dreum that Slosson had been
downcd. They filled the air full OF Schaefer
rreepbacks earlier In tho dny. Schaefcr's
splendid form In practice had doomed his in
terest SO tremendously that his partisans
fairly boiled with eagcrness to plank cash on
him for winner No matter what happens to
him in match. by the way. tho champion
Is sure to bob up serenely rs tho favori.e.
Yesterday the betting was wildly exuberant
In odds in his favor. They ran all the why
from 100 to 80 to 100 to so. and they wero bet
In oil sorts Of fantastic combinations on high
runs, averages. winning score. and all sorts Of
things. In fact. the Schaefcrites jumped ut
anything In tho shape OF bet.
Tho billiard stars came tramping in III q
downpour Of rain. and there was a serenads
OF thunder and an illumination OF light
ming. Their spirits were In cheering contrast
to tho weather. Both were as. fine as silk.
Blossom had gone out in the glorious afternoon
Tor u tramp in Central Park. and no had taken
1t all off with coffee and q pepsin tablet He
had copper cent in his trousers pocket That
was another Schaefer hoodoo.
The schaefer rooters clapped their hands in
rousing welcome when the champion stepped
on the platform. He had queer Phylactery
left foreilnger. 1t had been clawed by the paw
81 Billy, sections black and white cat The
Comanehe says that the clawing meant great EFT
war horse Of billiards sat in the referees chair
He was Veteran Dudley ;kqyana2h. who was
used to play on table called barn door,
He was PLAYING billiards In the days when both
and sSssSl hands s%sd for
BY" filed his old-time post OF marker.
ns xas not @ pS ct Ts Wad
SsH S9I T xYpd 4hs s s
for purse Of 81 .OOC, The money was dePos-
tied weeks Egg in h.. syn office The Sun
i Ss!ns sosson backed himself e Oa'Aeu
The interest in the game lay In deciding who
should havo the odd. game; Each had won
matches. Enthusiasts from all the athletic
clubs were scattered in knots around the hall.
They were anxious to see that odd game set
sIosson fclt to see that the mascot fly was all
right in the pocket Of his claw hammer. And
rain outside let %p lust as the two masters
The slossonitss ,clapped their hands, gladly
tipped with an old leather that he had taken a
fancy to. He knocked out "a. then the globes
g99ss st away from him. They were running
mo schaeferites gave their fayorite rafting
send 9fi as t he Bridegroom stepped uE co9l and
Re gave Battle to the studc 4s. His His
Sts the % Old as sw e 46 PPed f hs
line rules. He hadn't sent the object bal Us out
EFf s@sn s maze th me st sris%
ani sa on that le eosd n %aHs
ordinarily with his eyes shut. The champion
came to grief on q single cushion on the lower
evvcn before the mishap. Ho smoothcd his
til with chalk little later. and set the billiard
l,vers shouting ut glorious bank shot It
u little heap Of forty-three pretty ones. that
gave brief glimpse OF his exquisite dellcacy
FL martsr u sI a
The Student captured the lead again directly
sssIs ~ t. IT'S asrinst hi4. 't" vas s9 isp;
n thous I'll That 10Th the SIDES shSTfa
billiards arc u mighty tough strain on tho
. nerves even where tho layers arc the
Captivating art; The Student pulled himself
q shs ape Ho got r. points out Of them and had
,The STUDENT ssSSiilectod couple o, duck eggs
hacking out carroms that were Something
hKe he came to griof. tough ,massd upset
s Sn All He was trying to get away from frozen
were ruthlessly smashed in trying to win posi-
e snce asd t,s aVeraYs was b.ing knoekei into
these stars pride Themselves on. too. Tho Hoo
s y sSt in 25 edgswlse Tho globes were
y was creeping. The ho9doos got a