The New York herald., 1865-01-21
THE BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP.

THE BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP.
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Grand Match Between Du@nsY Kava-
nagk and william G0ldtnWafts En~
oI.OOO ana the Gold Cue-Kavanaxh the
Winner. !
Tho grand match for the championship in biIards -
tween Dudley Kayanagh end William GOdthwats, cane
OF at the Academy Of Music last evening" In the presence
of several thousand spectators smong whom were seval
ladies and gentlemen Of the highest respectabiity.
Kavanagh won the lead and left his BALL - the bead oe
the table, the cushion but Goldhvats managed y
count, scoring points Kavanagh then made
Tor eodtRwate. The players were both shy. and
Sa hoas tho playing %as nss pssoasry % Interesting
Finally Godthwate woke up, and exhibited somo OF ~
cs9ss '1 to vs%a
have doubled the number had been for miss cue
Kavsnags followed Su. made no run Of G any sSnss
and scored a 20 quite s, sss Dudley followed by sa
On the eleventh inning Goldthwate made very nest
shot and followed IL with run OF - points Kavanagn
then had short streak Of luck and make Is but there
ended. On tho next inning, however, he played weil
and getting the reds in chancey at the lower end q
stood-KavanagR 1850; Goldthwaite 1877 The friends q
Kavanagh quite eated with his last rum and warmly
Goldhwaite now went m and made run or 20. aal
slipped up easy shot when everybody thought he
by run Of II by the Boyn as the audience faliariy
termed Goldthwate. On the eighteenth inning KavA-
nagh got 70 work again on the rsas then on the white
then stood-Kavanagh, 2O4 Goldthwate, ia
Kavanagh evidently bent on winning, and piaysl
with remarkable skill and Judgment In this inning he
ahead Of his adversary Goidhwas began to reass
determined 10 do something towards filling up the gap
He went to work accordingly and did not leave on count
ing until he made the splendid run OF ll3 points Ths
|efor ri vaa oudl
building shook from turret to foundation The game
Ss To-
with good prospect Of winning. In this inning ho
made another nne run scoring 81 points & .. ,,, = 49,
his mark and getting all the balls In corner 'nursed~
them in the beautiful manner, and made run 81
game stood Goldthwa.te, 400; Kavanagh, 3S1 II
the twenty sixth inning Kavanagh mado splendid
follow Il up with any success Goldhwaite followed
with two small runs, amounting In the aggregate TO u
stI L was anybodys game, and very little disposon
was manifested to bet on either Of the men,
On the thirty NTH inning Goldthwaite displayed soms
Kayanagh followed with wonderful ''bank" which
drew the hearty applause Of the audience and kepe
on counting until he made the handsome run OF 90 points
Goldhwaite followed with miss, and kavanagh sailed
in again as IL he Intended toclose up the gap and made
run Of 80. The game now stood, Goidsnwa'o %.
Tsirts seventh Innings Another miss for Goldthwaiss
Kayanagh again work cl0s the gap Dy sCoSe -
IL under somewhat nicult circumstances
a1irty eighth Innsn0s -Goldthwaite scored II: KAv-
snah made sn%,s Dni sds - n
ana left tho balls exposed position for his adversary
but Kavanagh did not take advantage Of the ciroam
Fo,t;s1 Inminca 40 points ahead Of hs
adversary and play ng handsome game, notwhstand-
np he appeared TO suffer good deal from the cold He
was obliged to dip his hands in warm water on several
occasions keep up the necessary degree Of cooric
Forty first IningG important transpired u
Forty second Innsos -Goldthwaite 81 points in this In
ming The game now stood-Goldthwaito ooo, Kavaaagh
forty. Third I,ai~g -Goldthwalte scored IL; Kava-
A'f fSrsy JorsA fnnsnc cGodthwaite made miss, ana
left the two reds together the jaws Of one OF the
lower pockets circumstance which Kavanagh took i'd
| stood Goidthwaite ei!, Kavanagh el6.
~ puds~ Which DOR s s.p and
| sent him Is points ahoad on the gamo.
Foty-sstk Inn;n0.-A run Of points for Goldthwsss
Fbytv seven Tnnimos -Goldthwaite led on With ness
bank shot, but only scored Knvanagh scored 10 ponte
shot sail the table, and did not leave on counting
until he scored A points KAvsnagh made miss
run q = s sSF e0.enwss: as .1, :.s
psQded and bis friends offered tho odds OF ~ 600 TO 500
In his favor The gamc now stood Kavansgh S7ss Cold
Iyasta and FvsyJsra Inssngs developed nothing H.
TUly.ssoond Innings -Goldthwate made rum q 81
| points, and small run for Kavanagh.
ra and Ky ln.'ns.-r'yins re- fnda's
on; :S SSa ia m.do run or1a
which brought him TO within three points Of his oppe
mont on the game. miss for kayanagh
FUty -ciQhM Innings s-G0dthwato made the splendid
run Of lis points, and went into tho pocket on gool
shot, Tho game then stood, Goldthwstc, s2s; KAva-
From tho fty-ninth to the sixty .Afth innings thsrs
nothing particular 70 note, except that the counts
were small and Goldthwaite attained the lead
SiSy sirM Inninga-A run OF "a for Goldthwate, and
miss for Kavanagh The game now stood, Goldthwatss
1o46; Kavanagh 6A Godlhwato stock up, and intense
/ enthusiasm among his friends
.Sisty sevenA Ianings-Another large run for Gold
thwait He S5 and I'D his adversary 2e3 points
on the gamo The chances now appear TO be decidedly
appears to bs with him still |. Z hard 70 bsiove thss
tn veteran Kayanagh will b. beaten, and up 70 this time
| Sirty- eighth Innings -Godthwatc still ahead and
a eSa sa @
DO too hopsfui, for KayHnagh IL hard customer V
| beat
game and playing WELL He managed 10 mako score a
100 points, and created much enthusiasm by tho feat
The game then called and tho score stood-G0dth-
SsuenfieM InninOs-A run Of "a points for Godthwas,
Seventy frsf and Seucnsy,s second Inrings-Noshius
Seventy laird Innings- Kavsnarh made very pretty
eass on The Two arst on tho cushion and then IN
the middle Of tho table He scored rs points TO hs ID
ssssnsyssoond in~i',sa -Kavanash mado run Of -
| 10 Goldthwaite'sO O.
Seventy thwd aud Seventg fourth Inntn0s. Nothing
worthy Of note.
SsUsniy jji1 xnnsmes -coldthwaite mates . run q
20 points and Kavanagh follows with o. Tho chances
are still In favor Of "Bily and bis friends pluckng
up courage with his ski and betting hino
accordingly The game now stood Goldihwsits l,Sles
Kavansgh ], 40.
Seventy eighth Inninga --Kavanagh unfortunate and
continues experience bad breaks whe his adversary
EgIsy.drm inn;nos ALI tho balls inside tho string.
Kavanagh uses the mace, but is unsuccesssuL Gosd-
/ thwaitc follows with Q run Of nothing
Eiohtysecomd Innings unfortunate, Goldthwaits
scorngA
Bsgsiy Gsird Tnni~0s 3odthwsits pockets his ball %
l the 6rrt shOt KaysnaQh ditto