New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-23
VICTORY FOR SLOSSON.
HE WINS THE SECOND MATCH WITH
SCHAEFER.

Student" George Slosson won the second OF the
big professional billiard matches from Jake
Schaefer at the Lenox Lyceum last night. by
score OF 400 to 35s AS cushion-carroms was well
known 10 be the New-York experts strong suit. he
had many friends who willingly bet even money
on his chances, despite his defeat last MONDAY III
the balk-line game The result of .e match leaves
the men tied. each having won one OF the games
and the stakes and gate-money being divioed
evenly.
Slosson had the hest of the game throughout
He led from start to finish. with the exception Of
three innings just before the score reached the END
of the third string" when Schaefer held the adj
vantage by few points The finish promised to
be an exciting one but the play Of the Westerner
fell of badly toward the end. while slosson nm
ished well, scoring some remarkably diffcut car
In the last few innings.
The game began promptly last night. but only
small number OF spectators was present. Slowly
but steadily the seats filled up until all Of the
thousand the floor and a large proportion III
those in the boxes and galleries occupied.
Many members OF the local clubs where billardS
are popular present few women also
graced the boxes and few choice seats.
Slosson won the opening bank for the privilege
OF shooting first, but he got only before he
slipped up difficult cross-tabe shot Schaefer
got only g. but In the second inning he gathered In
7. against slosson's o Then followed a long run
OF almost amateur play. few and far between
the runs
II was not until the twelfth inning that the nrst
double-hgure break reached. and then 1t was
due entirely to a palpable scratch Slosson found
the worries apparently safe when he went to the
table for this inning. but he tried difficult shot
with considerable force. An unexpected kiss ruined
the shot Intended but his cue ball carromed back
with sharp English and. travelling all around the
table. counted in the lower corner by another KISS
general round OF laughter followed this piece OF
good luck, and the Student" went on, encouraged
to mako good run.
THE FIRST GOOD PLAY
The balls worked into good position for him. and
he clicked off a score OF delicate carroms before
they got separated. Then came few open shots.
and he finally missed on difficult two-cushion
shot. his aggregating q. The score was then
50 TO 10 in favor OF the Student" and the ad-
mrers of the Western expert were beginning to
Sosson went on counting steadily scnaeter's only
considerable runs were in his fourteenth and M
The The game proceeded slowly; and when The su:
dent turned into his second string Scnaetsep
After the thirty,frst inning schaefer was long
way behind. the score then being 1872 70 y N favor
started in with n his eyre ana Of hs
nussng the as he Worked
the balls along the side rail and when tney nnaily
got into the corner ana the s wn m. grew broader
and more confident.
sCHAEFER's DELICATE STROKE.
The wonderfully delicate stroke Of the Westerner
then began to get into play, and cheer arose as
he licked off dozen points without disturbing the
frozen white ball from its valuable spot In the
When the cue ball. finally did get in between the
object balls. Schaefer drove one up 20 the END ana
Ses IN Connect amy the took
w Of Hs haf Ssf SR and he satisfied
Once more sosson drew ahead and three
innings later a break OF 81 ceverly executed car
roms put the Student" Well in the lead For the
next OF innings the play was slow until
Schaefer got In another run OF his clever nursing
play when a break Of "a In his flfty-frst inning
once more pulled his total up to within seven points
OF the leader But stern chase is a long
chase always, and the New-York expert kept his
lead until the sixty-ffth inning. when schaefer
got in run OF % and passed the Student by just
six points slosson made up this difference at once,
and when the last string began the score stood at
800 TO go in favor OF tho latter.
sCHAEFER MISSED EASY SHOTS.
schaefer could not seem to rise to the occasion
as the finish approached, while Slosson kept on
counting with wonderful regularity. The Wizard"
missed three or four easy shots and his friends
fairly groaned with disappointment when he made
three misses In succession. Again Slosson Jumped
ahead, but with only 40 to go he missed twice ana
tekine in IL and II in quick succession. 1t was too
late however for the Student" ran out the game
few innings later with some spectacular open
table play .,
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