The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-02
SLOSSON WINS THE MATCH.
DEFEATS SCH<EFER AT CUSHION
ClRROMS ny 900 TO 75I


Scores 800 Pointsto 26a by tho " wizard''
-yictor's Fine Execution More Than a
Match for the Brilliancy of His Rival.
The fine open table play and the marvellous
execution OF George I. Slosson proved too
much for Jacob Schaefer In their three nights
cushion csrrom billiard match. which came Ia
an end at the Madison Square Garden Concert
Hall last night. and the Student" won by
800 to 757.
The easy grace which over oharacterizes the
Wizards" play was seen in every shot. but
tho usual effect was absent He was not In II
at any stsge OF the game and he was forced to
yield to his rival as he was when first they met
at indianapolis In 1873.
Sosson was in fine form throughout the
match and he played his game with rare iudg-
ment. Not once did he lose his head and
schaefer's good sized runs OF 80 and 40 did not
rattle him bit last night He has always con-
sidered cushion carroms his strongest point at
billiards and this match has proved that he
knows the game. Throughout the contest he
never missed a chance and he always had
his eye omen for safety plays. The
result was that he held the Wizard" in check
almost from tho start. His exhibition last
night was ono Of the finest ever seen for all
around work. lie did not make q careless shot
ard took no chances. In the nifty second
inning. when he had only thirteen to go. while
Schacfor needed nearly 800. some one said:
Its sure thing. George"
"Oh. don't know. Three good runs In sue
cession would make things interesting. You
can never tell"
On tho very last shot Slosson turned and
shook his rivals hand before the carrom had
been effected. Both knew that II was sure
count.
schacfer had hard proposition confronting
him when he chalked his cue Just before the
opening of last nights play. He was 1OJ points
behind slosson. the score, for the two last vi.
favor: This meant that the Wizard" would
nave TO score 400 points before Sosson made
800 in order 70 win the match aud the 81. 900
stake. II was all explained to the spectators by
I. u. Cowles. manager of the AFFAIR. lust before
the players began their final session. The at {.
was lover OF the ''ecntleman's game" Some
ofthem hadn't missed an important billiard
match in twenty-five years.
Slosson stepped to the table at $40 O'Clock
hts ~ e ID
sIosson followed with another blank. The
Wizard made 2. but a. his opponent failed at
scoring again 1t looked like another dull even
Ing. But before the onookers had chance to
sffsp shipgs grew b;s ys With rush
run q twelve sio.so sol ' foIio~sd With liSeiy
break OF ten; missing an easy bank shot at the
Tho Wizard" then, began an inning. his
fourth. which resulted in a spirited TN be-;
w.. IN essy %gh bs, refer He counted
ono. Nolone but schaefer could have eXtricated
hlmsel! from the dilemma. The balls were ed
tho Wizard" swung his cue up In the air an
executed the shot with a brilliant mass6,
must have been awatened Tor ~" the UsT spplsnss
was deaien ing. Jake continued without NOV
Ing muscle and rapidly put up I've more car
ia m m hlf WI a nj Inn In hinn
rolled siowiy back and tosch.d the red. There ere
been .rectsd but either sIosson did not see A Il
orr ShSoasnt ne would nttsPnt to count Jake
sc6seier was dumfonndsd. "' '"'A' ''0''''
are gov trying sri 70 do to me- ,,,,,.,.
nan, replied tho referee augrily and in a
Tss: n III ssNs nSGg the FoP,:man sG5s
coming to me-, But b. ddn't get e, He was
i could be seen by every one near the table
that the shot had counted.
u whit. schaci.r was cooling on. but It the a.,
Wizard, had bloed in his sye when he chalied
@ %a. RI. .enre Tpn that
he gathered the balls near, the lower LETT hand
corner OF the table and had them perfectly
placed for the old cushion carrom nurse. II
looked easy to see him roll up the points
twenty mark. The balls got away from him.
but he coaIsd them together again and every
he sf IL III er r GnGsr q
70 thirty and as Jake again had the balls r' in
smash the hieR run record OF the "' mattel s
he counted his thirty eighth carrom the spec
To Kim up seG 6hes o1s
he slipped up on an easy hank: He had made
The Student wa. . not Il { isnt by the
Wizard =" nne exhibition. He knew he had a
on Schaeier's part. could overcome lie 'r pro.
reeiet TO Offset Jake's big. run by several
smaller ones. sI0sson made bur little attempt
TO nurse tho balls. relying simply on single
an eye opsn tor safely, however. and gave ave
hIs ,Sh , many hard propositions before
He .,r iGIIPVTI s Sch break Of 30 with
"scra,ch." Then he pushed up runs Of e. III .
o. / and 3. while the best his opponent
G S2sst & asSl:er sSsss IL M
g 80 aI hs aye '"6 Hue Iss
b: next SIX attsmpt. seIasisrIs re.ESp.e. t, !"
shs.s sq IN the wr. ssd By This put
inning, ,TSss SIosso9 made iI ioow snss' L
putting up o. 80, 20, 9, 20 and l. The two iins
h breaks hy the Wizard did not put him in the
nings play, to say nothing OF the lead OF los he
established on Tuesday night. Siosson's
twenty.eighth ming was good for IL pretty
ones, Then he had q had spell. only counting
l. 2 3. Onnd in the next six inninga
schaefcr In the meantime got in the best run
OF the tourney. In the thlrty-rrst inning he
counted on II In his rapd STYLE and the break
proved to be the highest Of the match. 1t made
his total 1872 Tor tho night, but he was still
hehind slosson. who had 19l to his credit.
in the thirtyftth inning with run Of II. lie
continued to play steadily. follow ng with Z. 1,
., 2. 81. ,. y. o and II. while Schaefer was not
able to do much after his 4l-rpn. in fact,
Sos.on scored Il IN his fourty. fourth inning,
but that was the best he could do until the
game ended after his fifty eighth turn.
sschpo'er struggled along gnmely hui, hope
completed his string OF 900, The scores:
slos,on-7. o. 0. "a, IL. O. II. 1887.
~. g. l".o !, IL y, X, q, TO- IL, l, 1, 2. q, o.
~. = Z'2s & 90, ~ o. . q. ~ T. .. ., J. o.
runs. II, H. 10, Grand total 900. Grand average,
q m "a