Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-11-08

Inc rubber ~ game OF DIlllafus5 DetHeeh
Michael Foley of this city, and Dudley Kav
auagh Of New York, came off at Kremlin
Hail, Buffalo, en- Thursday evening, Novem-
Der 9th. It was for $500 side, 800 points
up, carOms. Numerous billiard celebrities
were present, as well as a large number of
citizens and strangers. We quote from the
cOurier's report of the game:
THE MATCH.
MessTs. Foley and Kavansgh have played
against each other already three times, once
at Detroit, at the time Of the big match be-
tween Phelan and Seereiter, where Kavanagh
won, owing mainly to the long run of I77 be
then made. The present match is one of a
series of three. OF the preceding two KaV-
anagh won one at Cleveland, and Foley one
at New York, so that they stood even on neu-
tral ground last evening. The match of last
night was the American four-ball carom
game, for $500 side, pushing and masse
shots TO be barred.
THE MEN.
Mr.. Foley is a young man Of slight and
rather graceful figure, apparently about %
years Of age, with a frank and handsome face.
He is engaged in Frowley's billiard estab-
lishment in Cleveland. Mr.. Kavanagh is con-
nected with large billiard house in NewYork.
he looks five or six years older than Foley, is
stocky as to figure and rather stolid though
quite pleasing in face.
THE GAME.
The game commenced about eight O'Clock.
Mr. 0'COnnor having been chosen umpire for
Kavanagh and Mr.. FroWley for Foley. Gen.
Fitch, Of Cleveland, was referee, and May, of
Detroit, and Winans, of New York, markers.
A hn 81 - hr1f 1SAFTa haE4 l.
Of. Kavanaghs s friends seemed the most con-
fdent, and one offered to bet $500 on his
champion, but very few takers appeared
The players strung for the lead which was
wen by Kavanagh. He led of and Foley
failed to count. The game did not start of
very brilliantly. Both players, if they viii
excuse us for saying it, seemed a little ner-
vous, missed several very good shots, and
Kavsnagh ran into the pockets as if he had
no idea how to keep out. Foley did little
better, bringing his score up to 81, while
Kavanagh's was only As. But that style of
thing didn't seem to suit the New Yorker,
for be got the balls in the corner and made
handsome run Of rs, turning the first hundred
ahead of his opponent The game went on
slowly for several shots, Kavanagh about 80
points ahead, till the 2Ist hand in, when
Dudley made another handsome run, scoring
So points, and placing himself
about hundred Of those little
fellows in advance This advantage
he soon increased to fifty and kept about
that advantage, turning his fourth hundred
when Foley stood 235. Foley made pretty
run of So at this stage OF. the game, reducing
KaYanagh's majority to but little over one
hundred. The Cleyelander struck his gait
about this time, thing which his opponent
haC done an hour before, and made some
MA f,11or-s-. IL
one Of 80 on the next hand, and that, on the
next hand but one, by beautiful run of 30,
in which he displayed a most intimate
knowledge Of the peculiarities of the " ivo-
ries," and brought him up to within 80 points
Of his adversary. FOley's play for some
time after this was very brilliant. He
took the lead from KavanRgh and kept it up
to the S5th hand in, when q run of SO for
Kavsnagh gave him a triAing lead
This, a run Of 55 on the 9Ist hand,
and one of n on the Gath, increased to 1870
points, but Foley closed up so points of this
on his next run. During the next ten runs
Foley slowly gained, and on the lO5th hand
he was only q points behind. Kavanagh
made a run of Sc on his I0Sth hand, however,
whicn put him lI2 points ahead, but Foley
with a run of 81 on his correspond |
ing hand. But after this, for some time, he
did poorly, aId on the l30th hand in Kava-
nagh was 100 points ahead. Foley made
run Of Sc points on this hand, but that proved
to be his last expiring effort. The game con-
tinued to the l50th run, when Kavanagh went
out, beating Foley by 204 points. The game
closed at about half past two this morning,
occupying six hours and a half.
Kavanagh's largest run was Sc, and Fo-
ley's largest run was 90.
The Buffalo Express speaks as follows of
the game:
Kavanagh's average was 10; FOley's ave
rage, s. lO4-l40. Time occupied, six hours.
A noticeable feature of the game was the
absence of dispute-but one question being
raised by Mr.. Foley, who claimed that Kav-
anagh made a shove shot. The Referee de-
cided the shot to be fair.
Kavanagh played with remarkable steadi-
ness and nerve throughout the game. Foley
was generally very cool and collected till
near the close, when the unfavorable condi-
ton of his game caused him to grow some
what nervous.
The final splendid success of Kavanagh
was greeted with cheers, and his friends al
most overwhelmed him in their anxiety te
shake hands with him.
The late hour at which we go to press pre-
cludes extended comment, and compels us to
bring our necessarily brief account to close