Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-01-15

Observation-Disclosures Of the "noble
game" will all declare the following report Of
billiard game in Cincinnati decidedly rich.
It is from the facils pen of the ''Fat Contrib
utOr," once of the LEADER, now of the Times.
EXTRAORDINARY CANE OF BILLIARDS.
We are not a sporting psper-exoept for
I the fun of the ethi1g-nevsrtheless, being de-
sirous Of keeping our readers informed of
what is going on in the city,Ee dispatched
reporter I've dispatch one every day or tEo)
to Phil Tieman's on Saturday evening last,t
report billiard match of considerable inter-
est that was to come of there. We know
nothing of billiards ourselves, but il will be
seen that our reporter is posted. His knoWl-
edge of billiard phraseOlogy is evidently quite
wonderful.
THB CANE.
Tho game was for fun, the stakes being
held by a number of jolly spectators, who
were sitting by observing the game. The
challenger "shyed his castor" under the ta-
BILE, when both men entered the ring, smil-
ing, shook hands and commenced the game.
No "pushes" were to be allowed, except by
the seconds. who were directed to push the
crowd back when they got too near the table.
"Cracking loo" for the frst play, it was
won by the challenger, whom We will call
No. l, who "laid off'' against the cushion,
luxuriously cushioned arm chair being pro-
vided for him to lay of on.
No. 2 took his pitch and made "spare,"
catching the ball very handsomely on the
"sscond bound"
No. played his hand, starting from the
"king row." He dumped the others
marble, and " chsckmsted" the "Iight pink"
and the deep oarnation" in the side
pocket. He Immediately retired to his
q corner" and was spoDgsd by his seconds
they sponged on him for the drinks.
No. 2 made feiHt, but was resuscitatsd by
the application of a hot lemonade. He
then rifed his " frame" and was quickly
'f dominoed," )" when he tainted again.
No. 1 took the qustes and narrowly es-
capsd being suchred." Rolling eff his
"spare," (he is very spare, weighing only
lis pounds, penny weight he made q '1ono
hand" counting four on the game.
No. brought up his side of the game by
"swinging" his (m)ace for the others
"jack," and for a time they played on, "neck
and neck" The same blanket could easily
have covered both Of them.
No. was refreshed with some cold chick
en-, which raised cry of % fowl" from No.
rs corner pocket.
Il now became No. rs "innings." He
made his move cautiously, but missed the
" head piu," aud hitting the referee on tho
nose caused it to bleed. Cries Of "frst
| blood for No. ] -
No. took the " DEAL" rolled his ball off
the table into a pool of tobacco spit, and
was declared "pooled By the referee. This
/ slightly disconnected No. 2, who chalked his
eue with an apple core, and insisted that the
| last play carried him out" The referee
couldn't see it-said it would require the full
strength of the company to carry him out, as
no scored tive hundred and thirty on the
hay scales.
No. took "shot," hit the "6ulrs eye"
and made s handsome "run"-he ran after
a small boy who was escaping with his coal,
which he had given him to hold. After re-
turning, he put up twenty -four on tho string.
\ No. 2 objected, claiming that the move
| "baek gammOned" him. Referee decided 10
"sst'' the men over, (they had been standing
before that
During all this time there had been but one
| "ten strike" made, and the clock mado that.
No. . played the Cease" ball, but rolled it
OF the alley into the "gutter." The small
| boy Of !l-cenous proolivities put his head in
| the door and yelled "philopene :" He was
ParoIed upon the spot, terrible warning
to outsiders not to interfere ia the game.
No. l "rsssied" with the sky blue and car
mine balls, and getting them together he ad-
! vertised in all the daily papers for some one
to come and "nuTss" them. References re-
ferrsd to the referees. No cards.
The game continued with varying success
for couple Of hours, when, at the conclusion
of the fortieth round, it was decided in favor
Of MOL. He ended it in one brillisnt shot
-he shot for home, leaving his discounted
opponent to pay for tbs game and drinks be-
fore he could make "follow."