Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-04-14


Monday night and Tuesday night, we're Bill
lizards nights in Detroit Two famors young
players, Dudley Kavanagh, Of New York, and
Michael Foley, Of Detroit, commenced the
American four-ball Oarom game, one thousand
points up, for $3.50 a side, in Firemen's Hall,
Monday evening The game was opened soon
after seven, and continued in the presence Of a
large number Of professional and amateur play
ers, who watched it with intense interest, until
eleven, when Mr.. X won by eleven points
The Advertiser says
After the game had been in progress, about
half an hour, Foley made run of eighty-seveR
points, while, up to that time, kavsnagh's
greatest run was hoenty four Foley made
besides the run Of eighly-seven points, the
following, worthy of mention Thirty
twenty, thirty.si fifty, twenty, twenty, TWEEN
ty-six, twenty.three, twenty-four and twenty.
five.
Kavanaqh made a run Of one hundred and
ssDenty.ssoen, which is the greatest single run
ever made in America in public match Tho
greatest run previously, at any four.bau oarom
game was that made by Seereiter in his match
with Barney Chrystal, which was one hundred
and ttrentv The cheers that greeted the New
Yorker at the completion of this unprecedented
run, were loud and long, and must have been
very gratifying TO the skillful player, who so
richly deserved them. Besides this run he made
three of twenty-three points each, two OF twen-
ty four each, two of twenty each three Of TWEEN
ty-one each, one of twenty-five, two OF twenty
six each one of twenty-seven, one OF fOrty-one
and one of ffty.eigh.
The game was an excellently played one on
each side, and was nearer even at the close,
than any public one ofwhich we have heard
Foley is not out of his teens, and is superin-
tendent of the Russell House Billiard Rooms,
Detroit Kavanagh is two or three years
older than Foley, and is an employee Of Phe-
lan's Billiard Rooms, New York Though
beaten, the Detroit boy is not conquered, and
his money friends at once offered to stake
s5 900 to $4,000 that he could beat Kavanagh
on the same table, but no takers could be found
for that or smaller bet.
Tuesday evening the long talked ofmatch be-
tween Messrs Phelan of New York, and Secret
ter of Detroit, for $4,000 and the champion
ship Of America, took place Seats were pre-
pared in Firemens Hall for six hundred, and
the interest in the match brought to Detroit
many of the lovers and profcients in the game
of billiards Among those from New York
were Messrs Lake, Braisted, Kuvanagh,
Cleveland, Bryant, Benjamin, Scott, o'COnner,
Buckly, and Freeman; from Chicago, Messrs.
Geary, LeBrun, Storey, and Burke; Mr.. Tie
man from Cincinnati, etc. Most of the gentle
men mentioned are masters of the game. Mr..
Benjamin played match with Mr.. Phelan in
1857 Mr.. Phelan's son, also an excellent
player, was present.
In the great match, the choice of balls was
won by Seereiter and the playing commenced
about half past seven, and was continued amid
intense excitement until after five A. NJ, wheI
at the l64th run Phelan won by SO points,
During the first string, Phelan SO, Seereiter
10. No remarkable playing was made on
either side until the 65th run, when Phean
made Ol points
The stage OF the game each hour was report
ed by telegr aph as follows