The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-02
DALY'S DAZZLING MASSE.
HE MAKES THE STAR sHoT OF
n mo BILLIARD TOURNEY.

F,.e Carren,s Abundant In the Gnmo That
george sies,on Wen-Sacob schaerer Mar
roviy Escapes pefeat at George Hutton's
Hands-The Latter Tries Bnih-Ltne Nursing.
The c%x-champious. George slosson and Mau.
rice DAILY, met each other In q cue battle for the
hrst time In i've years in the big tourney Mt the
Madison Square Garden Concert Hall last night
5losson appeared in q neat billiard Jacket, with
sleeves Of shining black silk.
The game started promptly, md DAILY opened
~ promisingly with q picturesque double figure
run Of 50 carroms. 1t was the p~rettiest play the
veteran has yet done In tho tourney and was
greeted with deserved applause. Slosson re.
uponded with Just 2 shots and Daily started the
ivories of again In Hno shape. The veterans
stroke at this stage had all Of its old.time grace
and certainty. and his play was marked
By abundant confidence. Ho corrallod 90
IN this second effort. and George picked
out 4 on tho open table. and thcn
he, too, played for double figures, cap
turing "a before ho sat down. This cluster
was ornamented by several correctly calculated
drives OF finished execution. A long and daring
left-handed draw for position opened his fourth
inning, which was cut short by failure to got
tho balls out of balk on the third shot.
DAILY, who was playing with admirable steadi-
ness, swung round the wiro first with u string
of l15 carroms. There was applause in plenty
when the score was called:
"Daly. lis; Slosson, 40"
Slosson jumped up and made q beautiful
follow and kiss carron, and stopped again
on 5 singles. His efforts, were twice cut
Meantime Si.ai pls'iDp sily ut was s' rafting TIL; 700 OF 'e osrTom:
for al { 4 sFs %s, worth rnt1 f ho bdRn ,eEE,adF a. ql n tDo
,SHns . In his IL . eleventh, but "nd then sin.sS cracked ma..da four Sig
frat wir0 with Us. The RcOrn Qt0nd. SlOQann
103; DAILY, 164..
Then siosson began to play position very pref
which he immediately added SO and caught up
with his rival, the two scores standing exactly
position started the second run, which another,
but unlucky, masse brought to an ond.
hl DSly y0p and 5'E nifos 10 NV work anS as If pSO ssI g, had ss
oarroms. One OF them was the greatest and
most daring shot OF the tourney, a sweeping
that lay snugly in the corner. He went flying
round so n the SEC second SIo wire a 11t tho scores changed
alo ss.s; com eonp sies'V With Ia tho memorable masse
With q two-cushion cross.the-ta6le carrom that
for. the first time, his score standing 226 to
meSsre advantage with q squirt Of 81, and
George had TO begin over again. but he went at
y rsrS SslS% aSd. pnd %eapta altSF 81 q second %iah .i met a %nS
tie again. Each player had a6s to his credit.
Once more Slosson went to tho front, and this
time DO held his advantage well in hand; and
when be passed the third wire with a weli.exe-
bsiy. S$ss. He Kept increasing this lead, play:
lng at times brilliantly. for position. and, with a
aiGn rY Ya S Fl 4 hands, IN the B sSt'{ Il araE 1nstdrE slo oas M sae
bsIy Kept up his fight for supremacy until the
end. and Slosson slowed down tremendously
MidniIbt when the 6s5tlo ended in siosson's
victory By a sOoro of 800 to 4s7. The score 1ol.!
elSS'9ssna9. I. "a. {. 4: ~ 9. 3. 4; 10; os99.fa, 3. 10.
Z s.; !, :, 80 8: 3 :, l., ~, H. o, o. s. y, S'''''ss;'iis IS:
!, 1 3. Y. %. e. e. o. o. s. = g., p j. Il |. 10 !, e, o4Ss, 9. %S,S.
& & {: 1 j.: ~ ITO ia. y n, i. ii. i's' g.. .. o. ~ il.
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THE AFTERNOON GAME.
1rSstty billiards were on view early whom
the afternoon game. schaefer had often played
tSsy were both S' iaas G AND before sutton sae sn" went Mnt to
Canada to take up billiards instead Of pool.
with q break OF 2s, which Sutton immediateiy
S]s:sIiIiSH piSs;Y|ii ,as sS5 3ssSstp sST p, II h 4. s is.odnsd
cue with a Irvine. wound butt. A tiny run Of %.
gathered all over the ErSen, placed him in the
" INV ! " ~ ~ SAottiy
30 q second timo. including some cushion car
roms Of ingenious design He followed the
snd pa sp Ti the a d EsS" Rif =, VII WITH 9se sosai of i 1870 10
JAKE cracked q couple of duck eggs. and made
I'VE singles, and Sutton was OIL again on o
double run Of 10. schaefer suddenly got a
pove on at this juncture. and sent the globes
Ing at Intervals with his left hand. and Judging
his position drives with the greatest niGety:
had Melted 10, This run sent him around the
wire with 1872 to Sutton's III. Sutton started
4, MIR Rus I eIs. 1a:ts Si y, and IN w fSsfSsSpt %ess the IhslI ISsd
come, of the deTtcrous kiss shots no
had learned at pool; Il was nip and tuck
general amusement by forgetting, in the midst OF
q run. which ball h. had been playing, with.
tighten him under the rules. and he was in o
queer dilemma until his adversary set him right.
schaef eI,t turned ! led the second string directly ~ after
In his twenty:fourth inning Sutton. got tho
have been there since the tourney opened. It
was a nice position, but under the rule he
shot across the table In the next inning. The
p %ss is ,h The sor 6slls TX Tbo near sxn tes s top rail "a . and %as Une
changed his mind, and, calculating 70 a nicely.
ayoided a kiss and landed the cue ball plump ON
rem Of q bunch Of II. and, when he finished he
was within 0 points of schaefer. his score being
xlU 10 zl6,
But the Wizard ran right away with q DIVERSE
ned series OF 80. marked by some deity con-
ceived position carroms. He piled % on top Of
them right Oh and swept round the third wire
with 322 buttons to Sutton's 225. Sutton began
TO toy with balk line nursery play. and did IL
with adeptness OF stroke in an inning that
yielded 80 crrroms. He was playing better than
In his opening battle. and his game held the
interest Of the spectators steadily. Two clusters
of IA and IL carried him around his third
wire with 302 to the Wizards Sal. A dashing
long masse by schaefer that swept the QUO ball
m mr. llnATrinAE rfs fFnnl nnn nhlaTt hnl 4 n In
other. was the notable achievement. in q dozen
shots that he made in his thirty.ninth inning.
His rival was getting dangerously close to him
again, and he had to hustle 10 save himself. A
Imaginable scratch enabled him to pick out 10
all over tho open table. But Sutton was after
him With a splendidly played break of 80, and
then will, another spur. that yielded 9. he
applause halied the calling q the scores:
The Wizard reached the last wire first In the
hot chase that followed, scoring just 400 10
Sutton's 500. and then he ilrod u volley of draws
and drives OF the old,time sky-rocket pattern,
and put together "a radiant cluster of 81. He
triplcd on IN astonishing misc1s on nm easy
draw through over anxiety. The big bunch
came just Ia the nick OF time and saved the day
for him. For his rival caine back ut him II
formidable style with q dandy break Of 80