Year: 1875

The first game of the evening and the eighteenth Of
the tournament was between GARNER and Sexton Gar
nier seemed to be in better playing mood than at any
time since the tournament began and both he and
Sexton evidently went in to win from the moment they
strung for the lead 1t twelve minutes after eight
when they banked the lead being by GARNER, who
chose the white ball He failed to count his first in
nng, as did Sexton and made only in his second He
slipped up in this inning easy carrom, eav-
ing the balls, though not in a bunch set
close enough for his opponent to make a carrom
without causing scatter Sexton got good control Of
Them after the first three strokes, and, by delicate
nursing corraed them into the upper right hand cor
ner where he kept them until they had yielded him ST.
missing draw shot II was then Carriers turn to
try his hand at nursing. BY splendid double cushion
draw the table at the lower end he counted his
first of the inning, and after making So failed to
long range shot, the two object balls being on OPP
pose sides Of the table and the ball the middle
OF the table half way down The balls left Sexton an
easy Shot but in trying to play it in such way as to
leave the object balls in corner for future work he
missed. GARNER took advantage OF the misfortune OF
his opponent, and by


A SPLENDID ROUND -THE-rABLE SHOT


got the balls together and made SO before they
were separated which done by the marker,
they having become frozen He failed to after
they were spotted and Sexton began his fourth
Inning with the red ball the upper right hand
OF the table the ball beng between and the white





just outside the "outset' hnc. He made the shot
easily and got the white ivory the right hand corner
where he made IL keep company with the
his count at that point on a miss cue.
This the close of the fourth inning, the game
standing-Garnier, 116; Sexton l02 In the sixth in
ming leach player having only made in the hfth), Gar
made !, when he missed round the table shot,
but the ball kissed back the object ball he
had not touched, and he thus saved making the
innnP good for count OF 80 before he missed again
Sexton closed this inning with an O. miss cue being
his injury again. GARNER made but in the next in
ming, and Sexton falling to count at all
rom, got another o. This unpleasant figure again
put to his credit IN the next he eighth inning GARNER
made 20 when "iouin was claimed
by Sexton, Carriers cue having touched
his ball and pushed it slightly before he made the
stroke. Sexton prohed by this mishap TO the extent
Of tweny-four points when, in his hurried play the
two object balls being close together he missed the
red This proved Trerievable disaster for him. for
right hand corner. near the foot cushion, he kept
carrom.ng the balls down the table until he had got
them inside tho outset line There he kept them the
balance OF the inning. After making go he forced
them gradually into the left hand corner, where no
fbunchedn them. When he had reached 9S the
halls in line close together along the cushion,
the ball being the outer To count necessary
to make what seemed to be impossible DldSss
applause The balls then became separated and he had
70 make three splendid carroms to get them together
again corner at the other end OF the table Getting
them there once more punched he increased his score
10 lis


THE BALLS THEN t'FRozE,p


and had to be spotted He did not TAIL 10 count and
He had scarcely completed the when he Tell IN
laint TO the floor from excitement, but soon
recovered Garnier's average was 80, and the game
lasted one hour. The following is


Garncr-o 5, So SO, /, 2, 80, 4, 2, 20, 1880.


sexton-0 81, 0, Al, !, 0, 0, 0, A-l2t