The New York herald., 1864-09-16
The Billiard Cbampionship.


PHILIP riEMAN FOR 81 900 AND TIE GOLDEN
CUE-EAvANA0H THE WINNER.
The great billiard match between Dudley Kavanagh,
of tbs city, and Philip Teman OF Chincinnat, for the
championship and the golden cue, of last evening
the Hippoheatron the presence OF thousand
spectators number OF distinguished citizens at
tendance, among whom Major General
Sickles Tho game a OF 800 poiris'
and played one OF Phelan's four pocket tables
lasted until midnight
Teman who had been vauQushed twice before by the
champion, entered into the game with his self.
possession aud on the occasion OF his last
With kavauagh led OF handsomely being 96 points ahead
OF antagonist at half past eight O'clock whoa the
game steod-Ieman, 20l; ;Kavanagh, los.
Up to this time the playing merely ordinary the
part OF Tiemap, and far below what might be
pected from Kavanagh several easy shos missed
by both players, aud the game commenced 70 grow
rather dull, when Dudley got all the balls
Of tba lower pockets, and BY judicous " nursing"
and some excellent playing around the table, he
up to within lew points OF bis adversary. The
game DOW began 70 be interesting, and Sl00 10 s75
was freely offered xavanagh with very few takers
Teman followed, with fair prospect OF making good
run mt "Rippea pp shot aud made only six
points when thought he was coed for eIxy The
game then stood-Tieman, 3o9, Eavanagh, 2a7.
II was evdeot now that kav8nagn was goins 10 take
the lead by wonderful shot, involving no less
than cushions lie managed 10 count and
bring all the oai together, ana did not "ie,
up until be had made the splendid OF
1s7 points The then stood 1ieman, 3cg Kavanagh,
al. This followed by miss the part or Teman,
when Dudley went to work again and made OF II
the table and excellent playing around the aws"
Of the left hand lower pocket. Tion,au was
had had an ~ up ' bin task before Is''i BIN. hs did DID
not seem TO be 10 as good play as usual and failed TO I'm
nnneved him and Il Seemed impossible amos, for nm
TO make moro than a dozen points oi his runs,
Kavanagh follow cd up his successes by splendid run
Of los points, which ci, Teman over 800
points behind with "bard road 20 travel . The
game then s,ood-Iiemsn, 321 Kavsnsgh, o2i Tbeissme
appeared to all one sided, Kavsnash finding no d
6cnv 10 making two points TO his adversary g one.
OF forty three points n which there Gne
shos around the table, Was then maie By Dudley when
the game stoosTemau, $685. Kavansgh 706 slOo to $50
on KavAnagh and no takers. Teman WIS nowhere now,
evident inequality or the players.
Of 70 points for Ksvanash, which placed him as
run Of points when be clipped up as usual on an easy
SHOT In his former games with kavanagb bc showed
appeared to BE- totally a, sea, and could not max.
run Of 30 points to save his life, kavsnagb
stock high and very lc persons willing to invest on The
game. BY careful management and streak" Of good
luck he got the two "reds 10 such position that be
scored 100 points and only LEI! or counting when II
impossible for him TO be successful The gams
then announced 70 be a. foiows-Tiemap. 473;
Kavaragh. S2S 800 to $40 on Kavanagb.
Temsn commenced 10 get bis back up and made run
Of AZ POINTS, 10 which be made two or three ne cushioo
BDOtg, winch Drought 0OWn tDs mouse tie WAS Do
bind tho champion. howoves and unless some accident
occurred was evident that kavanagb was going TO come
OF easy winner. AZ quarter past ten o'clock
the scorc stood-lieman 5l9, Kavanagh, 9l3. There
"lcttng up'' on tho part OF kavanaab,
Notwithstanding be was 20 far ahead OF his oppo
pent. On the contrary, be continued W improve
game progressed and towards m close 10 the
6nest pay imaginable. TIC made runs Of thirty and
forty with perfect ease while Teman was obliged 10
tent himself with tens aud twenties Az quarter TO
O'Clock the stood Iieman. b0I; kavsnagh
1106 Two.thirds Of the game now finished, as far
as Kayanavh was concerned and no J99 points
Tiemans pfospects decidedly gloomy but he chung
20 u like good feiow hoping for lucky turn IN The
game when be might manage 70 retrieve MS sure ana
possibly come on the winner OF the prize but luck
seemed 10 be against him, while with bis adversary
was nothing but ssriee OF brilliant succcsses
quarter past O'Clock the game called when the
score stood --1iemsn. CSC, Kavauash, I, 200.
AZ this stage OF the game Tiemau MADE desperate
brush fcr the lead, and managed, BY excellent play,
10 139 points His play Ia this inning was warmly
he nursedn tho aud white and theD brought all the
balls together nj the upper end of the table at lime
when II thought impossible 10 count, was really |
won ietful The stood :-1icmap, SAB; Kava
nagh, ,2s3 Then followed some email runs 90 both |
sides, when Tiemsn went sgau and made run OF "a
ponts when the was announced Ne ollowssTle.
man, q24; Ksvanagh. 1.ass.
Dudley found the balls 10 favorable position aud by
careful management IN the " nursing" line made
OF I32 points aud the The the close
hailed With delight by Kavaoasb's friends, and loud
cheers for the champion rent the air the an
ncunoement was made.
rHs LARGEST Russ
The annexed table shows tho largest runs made during
Esvanash-i47, Is9, Io4, II. u, 90, "a
TcmAn-iSo. 100. a.. ~, a.