The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-10
SEXTON WILL BE REFEREE.
"oLD CoMhNcss" oBosEN ron THE
hILLIARD TOURNEY THIS WEEK.

=, ,cfcr's Drs-r, Brought ort ths Fsmous
a.i1.AA ss = eie." bot It Couidn't ne
f'i,ysa-Ths Three Star. Keep Up Their
Extraordinary Averages In Prsetiee-
s,oue Euthusiast- wseerine On slossop.
William Sexton. the odd Comanche." who
vas tho first American TO visit Paris for the
~ rose OF meeting the French champion,
J. uurce NiRnaux. will oil the resp onsible post
oi referee when the billiard tourney between
o.. " Big Thres"-Ives Schaefer. and Slosson
"opens to. morrow night in the Madison Square
Garden Concert Hall. He was agreed upon at q
meeting OF the three stars yesterday afternoon
81 the Hotel Imperial. Sexton was selected as
a compromise Ives named him as his choice
t.haofer suggested J. Randolph Heiser, while
blossom said that either Edward Mclaughlin,
q Pennsylvania champion. or W. j. Foss OF
this city would suit him. Slosaon had in
tended to name Orvile eddie. the amateur
champion, as we'll, but he heard that eddie
Under no circumstances would accept, as he
lad given up all tournament play and virtu-
hlly retired from billiard contests. Foss Is
man Of mems. an amateur OF recognized
standing. and a player of very exceptional
skill " IL claimed that he would have made
an admirable referee. and would have served
without conversational Foss. however. re-
fused point blank to undertake the duties.
Whom Slosson heard this he said that he would
accept Sexton, and that settled the matter.
Wizard" Schaefer's dream about the re-
suit Of the first nights game OF the tourney
emed to occupy more important place In
public attention than the choice OF the ref
cree. All the billiard lovers were talking
about II yesterday. The colored help In Mau-
rice DAYS saloon began to build policy RiRs"
on tho agures in this dream as soon as they
81 ~ had Iyaa'a noint and
Blossoms four. points needed for victory TO
begin with and the score nRures 1H@ and b'b
to aid them. The slip that they figured ont is
Be caIIed BLACK art" 1t ran thus
1-H--t5; 64-J6-5ei lt-4i-44; lt-l4-+l; 6l-Ii
1b-55-t5
Here are six com biz ations and the sensation
70 created in the fact that the figures in the
dream permit Of the creation Of the time
FIRST third and fourth rows OF figures. Having
occurred this magic com bination, however, the
tSaa he G pTeen conion puS
lie mind did not PERMIT the policy writer's to
THE SrN Yesterday also quoted as a curios-
fly In the way Of dreams. the fact that some.
body dreamt when Schaeter and Sl9sson last
equivalent Of a discount This dreamer was
William surber of the brunswick, Bake Com
siossson won ~ score Of 500 to 800. at four
teen-inch balk line, Slosson's average was
run was is, Schaefer's Az Dudley kevanqgh
was referee This was the last game played in
this city Mt balk-line billiards.
Ives's phenomenal runs in practice have
made him tho favorits in the betting over
dent adherents. however Forinstancc. George
Wheelock wants to bet $1,000 to $1,000 that
Blossom will DO first man at the finish. -
In an evening game at the coleman House
last night Schaefer gave n really marvellous
exhibition Of nursing. He caught the anchor,
Again with ease. Orville eddie, +. Troescher
and Jack Sheehan were witnesses Of this
siosson ground his teeth after his game last
night at the Columbia looms He undertook
70 play 800 to 30 by }. Il. stark, the amateur. |
400 This was tho score that nettled Slosson:
slosson-l, It, 81. ~, 81. 100 q. 40. o. g. 81. %
Sctal, 3ps Average. 2sG-I+
Btark-l7 l. g. ]. l. O. $. = TO- O. Ia, Ia Total 80.
Playing with Heiser in the afternoon at
Maurice Days. Ives again made u remarkably |
big average with this score:
Ives-o. q. 10 OF. 81 27s IL II, B. g. 10 TotsI 900
average 1911.
There were six double figure breaks in sue
eession, Heiser made one break OF 81
Wizard" Schaefer played Payne In the az
ternoon and made six miscues. The score was:
Schaefer-o T. a. ~. 1u3. o. lG 115. o. ~ 45, o. II
Total. 800; average. Al @.la
Payne-o, ], g, 3. e. q, 3, = g. H. !. IL. Total 90
Last night Schaefer mot Pagan again at the |
Coleman House and this was the score:
Schaefsr-57, !, 20. 10. q. l. o. 49, H. .. 3y2 T. Total.
COO average. 90 Pagans score was 80
= At Maurice DAYS rooms last night Ives and |
DAILY played brilliantly, and Ives had only |
little to spare at the finish. The score:
Iyes-SJ ~ .. H. 23, ~, 10, 1903 IL 81, ~ T. e. 20,
o. Total, GO,'. average. 40
Daily scored 4td; highest rup -: average. 81 lila