The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-01
SCHAEFER'S SMALL GAIN.
PICKS UP TEN POINTS ON sLoss0N,
BOT rs STILL AWAY BEHIND.

LonE.Draun-out Session in the Cushion
Carom Billiard Match at Madison Square
Garden Concert Hali-Mon Average Less
Than Four on Second Nights Play.
At the close OF tho second nights play In the
hotpoint cushion carrom billiard match be-
tween George Il. Slosson and Jacob Schas-
Ter at the Madison Square Garden con-
cert hall. the score board showed total
OF 700 points to 400 In favor OF Slosson.
His opponent gained ten during tho evening.
rs the scores were 800 TO 1856 when
play ended Monday night 1t was tedious
billiards. the experts averaging less than I.
They had been making averages OF 7 and In
practice. but could not duplicate them before
the assembled billiard enthusiasts.
For time during the last part OF the nights
play Schaefer showed some OF the skill which
years ago gained for him the sobriaust OF
Wizard" He contributed consecutive runs
OF IL. 10. 8. 10. 6. Q and %. and slosson began
to Est nervous. But schaefsr then had
another poor spell and for the rest OF
tho evening the Student" held his
own. The spectators applaudsd every good
shot, but more than one OF them said that they
wanted billiards that would show more than
cushion carroms. They longed for few good
triple figure runs. Three or four hundred
persons braved the rain and reported at the
hall
when play was resumed Slosson had an un-
finished inning to com plsts. He had left tho
balls on the right hand rail fairly near together
IL was an easy matter for him To make the
count when the play began at $40 O'Clock. but
In an effort to gather the balls again he made
mess OF 1t and was unable to count again.
Sohaefer tloksd OF nye billiards and was
good run. but his sixth shot. Whis
hA rtsEkt .tls "A
&c" COUNT IL. staaon ss H sPS
break Of seven on the open table and Jake
@ ws TaT b bs s wSs2 us sS S
!ttt,is t.cEs ~ the lower left hand corner. The
,,, Mlhsrd" did more than half a, well when hi:
i.ll down on an easy, single cushion shot He
hal not get struck n. gait and was III points
~ The neIt Ave Innings we're slow enough for
TThh sa sb.n As starter both made enc
dent" couated four times and the WIZARD w
SsSs: By DECREE sn.s.fs9 f BY a,so s"d
The sSH9 30 Sus rf' the Sc4s. '.9
which neither man added to his reputation as
a, Z nrst clasn player. For more than, an hour
player make double figure run.
=, IL was about the most uninteresting eIhibi-
1T ion sesn In this city Tor great many years
time gracetulne,s. but he could not count fast
enough 70 Keep the ncoreboard man busy. Hs
p,ths rr,n ms usual but instead
him. his contributions were zsros. ones and
1 p"y Tor T Tho q the who . ~.
''' CA:s I. " ss'd' aT sqs
VIVA, passed for ,e.!eI..snsn With the Ii.
HHa n, only th layer regular style
Ter does not care much shn1 ~. cu.hios en nae
rom game. He consented to play Siosson a
,phI..:niTih,.' match re- iSS TIA, ne bad ansVon
system is not fast enough for spectators
While al lovers of Billiards appreciate the dim.
From a spsciacuiar standpoint IL doe, NO, nIi
the 81, according TO their way OF thinking
They IKE to see run OF one hundred or 40
match the best tina, has been done IN an Inning
was thirty-ssven. made by so.son on Monday,
Then h. 'sPen lnR,ns @ rhdS %ns
hit. ,o,el tor fifteen innings At 49, schseisr.
' hnSnshs HsF9 S. np i,
.ba, s2'e oo .f sSs s.Inss con
,sy sheet read so and G.e sSss' d,.s
SLOWLY away during tn. next nyn innings. put
"s ~ II fhu. .ss ss .so.. a, &.
end o. the twenty nth inning stood: Slosson.
incaq average o. less than for the leader and
LEI. than 3'or the wizard
ThIgsdId not improve my as the MAY con-
| shot hut there was more occasion for yswns
than there was 'or hand claprinG. II seemed
ing 10. q club trophy instead Of The two lore.
most t,llard .Inert' IN the world. But fire.
nma,our ever dreamed OF. and then the on.
lockers were forced 10 acknowledge the skill
o,,h so mG; IT, so9a: pHinr
zero. and nine. The Wharf had not n s .SH!
er.ded tn striking his gait ana his followers
Thsnext Aye innings were fully as POOR a.
sehseter vas doing HI. very worst, a. will be
s ts56 ,s' s99'EhSp were SCISSOR H.;
favor, With run. off, /. T. ~. Slo..on con
L.nucd 70 gain on his oil rival. who In the same
egg. .,i f'il6wsd ench oth.r CLOSELY an So tsS
| sessions at the table were - brief that the
spectators had hard work in keeping tally on
tho pnstcGhoard score sheets tho management
| furn shed,
i was Ia.t as slow during the next, Ave In
| drums. 40 far as Schneter was concernsi
n SsTS" as .c" we. q with ii AID JAKE aa
thirteenth inning vitG run Of eight. Sshas Ter
took heart and appana:i sm aim a' eS Ss rot
! Ihc w" c'llrEo poys cnecr tHslr lOOtDaIl team
| on biz match days.
Tn.s. began an to grow ,ln,.Ts1nr and B..
Student" lead seemed auto rosy. Hu, Sos-
! son was still To be included in the figuring
hiehiss ,cHrpoInl.nt was al ling o the scor" he
was not IDLE. He placed runs Of l, !. :. O. | and
e. his credit. ending his hfty-nrst Inning
with total ~ 1,1, Then he showed IN eight
more. following on tho heels Of six by his OPP
ponent. with his, score standing At l54 the
second inning. single shot sqnced 10
Gail hal n laTt 49,.
corner Of this, table, and then the
great eIpert raridly tlcked on point after point
an inch at a clip, As fast as ,thcy got away
draw orndrye Whom b. slInred M on an
placed the night's totals at No TO III in his
f4yors The score ISL for tho match was: Slosson,
The Wizard" had yet hard row to hoe and
the student male It stu moro difficult hy
rolling un eighteen r1nt, immcdpSIslv AFTER
shot couhtsd all right. hut Schnsfer raised a
protest and appealed to the referee
What's the matter with your" said the
Official That counted AMI you know H."
thirtc ,nh' shot. which Schaefcr did not notice.