The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-21
BILLIARDS..
Jake scnaefer Posts His Forfeit TO Play
sutton At Isu-Resdlts OF Contests.

Jake SohAefeF Posts His Forfeit 70 Play
sutton at IsiI-Resdlts OF Contests.
Jake Schaefer posted his $3.50 forfeit with
the B. B. {, Company yesterday In acceptance
Of George sutton challenge to play for the
1871 bslk line billiard championship. The
Wizard will be going on an exhibition tour
shortly. and he did not say anything yester-
day about the place or date he Is likely 10
name for the match; but he has expressed q
preference for New York, as his plans NJ In
with coming to this city. The rules state
that the match shall be played within sixty
days Of the date Of acceptance Of the chal-
lenge,
Apropos Of schaefers acceptance the fol-
lowing letter was received by the B, B. L,
Co.. from Schaefer's wife: q
BrunSrtck. Bake Coasndcr CompdnU CiVi
GENTLEMEN: Before PLAYING bis match With
MUTT ". /, EtSS TgS,d for On ' S,, SSSaIT,p Nor Sn,n a. ~ S,a O g.,
world. I do not want him either to forfeit the
defended four times within the past year, or TO
return u 10 you as the donors. Probably no one
knows better than myself The great amount OF
physical effort required 10 get into condition for
a match OF this kind. The mental strain In practice
Is not the least matter n be considered. Mr..
he has been for some time. Aside from all these
conditions, however. would rather that my hus-
band be fairly defeated than TO give up his honors
to forfeit, and he has decided 10 accept Sutton's
challenge. Mr., Sutton has twice obtained the
emblem by forfeit and he has never won u IN com
George Slosson and Firmin Casslgnol played
a speedy game Of 1872 yesterday afternoon at
Slosson's academy, That Ia, Slosson did. He
beat the FrePchman by a. score OF 800 TO 1870
and averaged 90. Two Of the Students five
innings were good for over a hundred points
each. Cassignol started out with a run oflll,
but made only nineteen points outside oithat'
The score:
slosson-, 80, / ig 81. Total, 800. Average, %.
cssdTaol- IL / Ids. Total, 10. Average, vi,
High runs, III, ie,2
After averaging an in the afternoon against
Cassignol. Slosson came back In the evening
with another speedy batch OF 1872 billiards
and added George Sutton to the days list
Of victims, lie averaged IS IN the, evening
for 800 points, which is anything but slow
going. There. we're big runs on both sides;
Slosson culled clusters Of 200 and l04, and
Monsieur Sutton. manpuyred the globes for
harvests Of 100 and 10. The score:
slosson-O, s.. q. l4, a 1m. is, 5000 Total,
Sution-G' ST. q, ii. 0. q 100, a. ITO. Total. S3.
Average. SsiO. High runs, leo, ITO. 81.
Tod sloan was the winner Of last nights
sso S%s e IN 'R BE- dsfsote s9n e GIlmour "a BY 9 q scors
Of 50 balls TO ~. The score;
Gllmore-GA TO- I,5e Total, ~. Scratches ?.
Jake Schaefer turned the tables on William
Hoppe last night in the 1872 balkline series
at Gruhn's academy and took the young
player into camp by a score OF 900 to Sl4.
Jake made a whirlwind finish lie was be-
hind, with Hoppe on his last string, when he
cut loose with an inning that Melted i?2 points
and wound up his allotment Of 400 points.
With Jake's spurts and Hopes steadiness
the game was made very interesting. The
score:
Schaefer-O, 1. "a 0. Is o.. ~, o. 20. T. o. as, o. ,.
l22. Total, 400. Average, % 1918. High runs.
Hoppe~iL /. 10. q. u. 81, %, 49,. q, IA OIL 10. 81.
Total 5il Average, 2 Ola High runA u. SO, 81,