The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-23
SLOSSON WINS AT CUSHIONS
SCHAEFER BEATEN IN THE SECOND
OF THE BIG BILLIARD GAMES.

nrd' Wins the Admiration of the Crowd,
but the !" Students Accuracy In Angles
Carries the Day-Score, 400 TO $50.
George Slosson turned the tables on Jake
Schaeier at the Lenox Lyceum last night In
the second game OF their billiard match. 1t
was at cushion carroms. which Is known to be
the Students" strongest point. and II did not
cause much surprise when he won by 400 to
800. The winners average was 4 52-S7. very
little behind the match record. held by
himself. OF 1 76-108. The best run Of the
game was 80, made by Schaefer. as against the
old n record OF Sections and Ivess more re-
cent record Of 81. The safety play cut down
the averages materially. while luck played q
very important part In the struggle.
1t was another struggle between mas
ters OF directly opposite styles Of play.
Blosson, a marvel Of accuracy at angles
from the cushions. counted chiefly by
open-tablo shots. as he had in the
balk line game before. while Schaefer's deli
cate stroke and great nursing ability were con-
~stantly in evidence. his best runs being scored
by close play along the rails and in the corners.
when the necessary cushion was always easy
to reach.
Curiously enough. Slosson three times failed
TO count by emitting the cushion. although his
cueaball touched both OF the others. Three
times Schaefer miscued and went to his seat
as q penalty. This was Just the reverse Of the
frst game. when Siosson miscued three times
and the Wizard" slipped up in an equal
number Of innings for falling TO drive the
ivories out OF balk. Last night Slosson played
with the greatest confidence. while Schaefer
seemed nervous even at the beginning.
All Of the usual faces SO familiar in the bill
lizard world were to be seen among the early
corners. The big Lyccum. however. filed up
slowly. The seats had been moved much
closer than for tho first game. and the spec
tators got a much better view Of the play.
There was very little betting on the game.
although many Of the earlier wagers made
before either contest involved the result Of
this game also. About ST 800 or $4,000 was
reported at even figures. hut Slosson's we'll
known ability at cushion play kept down the
odds that would otherwise have been offered
on schaefer on account OF his first victory.
The players stripped of their coats very soon
after 8 O'Clock and got down to work at once.
The bank for the lead found Slosson's ball
about four inches from the lower rail. while
Schaefer's was n full inch further away.
Slosson chose the white ball. and the
game began with a break Of .. Schaefer
picked up 3 and the game got under way
slowly. Except for the second inning. in
which Schaefcr scored Z and Slosson o.
there was not a run OF over five until
The twelfth inning. Schaefer got n moor
break In his eleventh inning and played
safety, leaving the two object balls
close together. but well away from the
cushions Slosson tried q difficult shot. but his
cue ball kissed out. and. travelling all around
the table. finally counted by a flying kiss on
the second object ball after taking three
cushions. A general laugh greeted this piece
Of good fortune and the Student" smiled at
From this scratch. slosson went on counting
steadily. He got the worries together on the
end and piled up a dozen in short order. Then
they were separated rated. and he added another
valuable buttons that he vent to his
four innings later Schaefer counted on a
Palpable scra Wtfl. g md as the crowd laughed
siderably about siosson's previous scratch,
turned turn to his op Z = who was seated seated behind i,dn
hand in congratulation. The Western expert
and and f he s II 'Pe5u ap on a. the he Deet" attem npG'G His
luck counted for only one point.
by Is seRa tGdspSe : and mare il P0 IN s p,sy; sfoaen A E9,y
the tW went ond s inbniniE ~ sl9bs e sa1v oa aSerage
Student" Slosson plodded along better for
while after that. and his II was soon followed
"goose eggs" for the %Wizard."' A'AS III
When Schaeier went to the table for his
thirty first inning his score was very little
over half hat Of his Antagonist, and his friends
fine work. He brought the. worries together on
the side cushion and worked them along to
Then a couple OF, drives were necessary be-
fore they were worked into proper position for
gar Hl dev veR'1ede0 s SET eTi got the WHITE fhes b 5as
into the extreme corner and IL became anchored
nurse that altered the legislation OF the balk-
perfection. By Just touchine the tneH White bali
he carromed on to the red half a dozen times
=! sat auI ban fuf ss6ss 9oll9 TRsH ,d sHa or 5h three RED d sad
sG5ssd and = u. .SRsfn position shf white h the from S,rDt g.
At Ate ct Ss6 he m SsEred fully tSa r a dG SsiI f EAR |5sh be
bank shot behind The white, which had worked
s sfsss 70 i5 p; s sSSasii t IL. 'o Ths avsass ss0 wa;
a little over four for each man:
He picked up two small clusters. and
i iyoriss s rolled si1 Smoothly ny for h H3oa and SfI the {" s Hne
dent" gathered eatl. IN a score at one snd
play. and SO accurate were. his angles that
he dif hisUii e er pts.iBBlf s Up sns RsGiims' no %nsidI
hi hi% h,s and toaa, he Ys sat tDo dowa T tbIs stv. added
slightly in the next few innings. and when he
turned into his second string schaefer was
The Wizard" plodded along slowly for a
dozen Or me- more innings. with , 9niy on one run Of a
e. ssi sr cnse ' mor %G IN t6s Stt snf she inn III str sioss ais
left Jake's cue, ball frozen to the red. so
them. From the opening shot he soon gath
cred them on the side rail near the
lower end, and once more his delicate ticking
began. For seven carroms II seemed impos-
sible to see the object balls move; then they
were spread. and a long round-the-table drive
was necessary to get them punched again.
SchaefeT kept up his counting until he had
egualled Slosson's last Iun OF "a. when he
slipped upon asingle-cushion carrom. Again he
had crawled up close behind the Students"
score, the latter being only I points ahead.
Once more Slosson's many small runs pulled
him ahead. but "A neat cluster of u in Schaefer's
ffty-sixth inning brought him up again. Then
there was a neck-and-neck struggle for half a
dozen innings.
and only time in the sixty fifth inning. when he
piled up - carroms and passed Slosson by six
points. The latter came back at him, however.
and turned into the homestretch for the
was Intense and the crowd watched the play
breathlessly,, Schaefer was very .nerv-