The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-09
The Billiard Tournament.

THE CHAMPION MATCH-KAVANAGH THE WINNER
The match for the championship between Kavanagn
and Teman, at Irving Hall Thursday night was ono
OF the greatest treats in the way of billiards that was
over Afforded The contestants evenly matched,
and ranked two OF the best players this continent
Consequently IL nothing wonderful for the hall to be
iammed long before the playing commenced. AT first
the chances were decidedly favor of Teman he being
al one time three hundred ahead but luck changed and
Kavanagh. by OF his extraordinary Efforts made run
Of one hundred and nftytwo, and followed with seve-
raj other good runs which brought him up In the
neighborhood OF his antagonist. Having caught up 70
Tieman, Kavanagh found difficulty In keeping ahead,
and during the last haH OF the game from hum
drcd 70 two hundred points ahead every time the gamo
IN his
hundred.
several heavy bets were made the result kavanagh
showed himself TO be unequaed player around the
table, and when difficult shot to be made. involv.
ing three four cushions, his accuracy and skill over
came the difficulty where almost any other person would
Tieman as a "nursc, !" was splendid, 1t being nothing
unusual for him to fifty sixty two balls 10 the
centre OF the table, His manner OF keeping the balls TO-
geher enabled him to make number OF fine runs but
he deficient in difficult shots around the table, and
in this respect only did he prove himself inferior to the
champion.
THE MATCH BETWEEN PHELAN AND KAvANAGH.
The concluded last evening with game Of
Michael Phelan and the champion, Dudley Kavanagh
The attendance slim compared with the patronage OF
the night previous and but little interest manifested
in the result The proceeds for the benefit OF the
Working Womens Association, and it was also agreed
that the oser should donate hundred dollars to tho
Sanitary Fair. Pheian the lead from the and
kept ahead OF his competitor nearly the whole evening.
At ten o'clock the stood 800 for Kavanagh and 616
Phelan The absence OF the "pushing shot prevented
any oil those extraordinary runs usually made in
matches, aud also added somewhat to the interest OF
the game. Phean made several runs above fifty and
usual astonshed the natives with some OF his brilliant
counts around the table. Dudley also made some
ceent Shots but did not to he much at home IN
this game his veteran opponent, and made but few
large At eleven O'Clock the game stood Phean 1853
and Kavanagh COL Prom this time Kavanagh gradually
reduced Pheans lead, till the stood Phelan 906
Kavanagh 903, and again after runs Of 90 and % by
Kavanagh, and some misses both sides, the
stood Phelan So and Kavansgh So, when he made miss
count leaving the balls in bad break; Phean then by
mastery stroke brought the balls together and steadily
the game out amidst immense cheering and under
going considerable shaking hands and warm congratu
iations.
THE FRENCH CAROM GAME.
match game for two hundred and fifty dollars side
WIS played yesterday by Rraisted aud Freeman. Tho
game French caroms 100 points up and resulted IN
the triumph OF Brasted BY twenty six points.