The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-24
BILLIARDS.


The tenth match for the champion hip was PLAYED
last evening, at Cooper Institute, between John
DeerY, of New York, holder OF the champion cue,
and Joseph Dion, of Montreal. The former has
b, EN- champion since September 7, 1866 when he
Rochester, alter close contest. He has since
maintained it by deIeaung John McDeV1tt In a game
Wmch was neither close nor particularly credtable
10 eltl er player Before either of these encounters
Deery, although } young man, was q veteran player
and had figured IN more matchts than we can re.
member. In the tournament he vas the only player
who defeated Kavanah yet he is not generally
supposed to be the stronger player of the
have been prescribed for i the eba%n,onsS %sUn
matches Deery had an advantage over most PLAY ers
ne physical organization enabling hIm to endnre
the fatigue which game Of 1900 points lasting four
or five hours, occasions. For protracted exertlon
OF this KIND, a man needs to be good gymnast as
fraternity agree that the length or the Championship
games ought TO be abridged 1t is all very well to
have contests OF physical endurance but they should
not be combined with the delicate tests that deter.
mine superiority in o game requiring so much dex.
tnrity command Of the nerves, and mental applica-
tins bodily STRAIN, lrte nothing was known until
last night HIS reputation wa, very high, but was
based on what he had done IN Montreal, what
from that city he had sgnlfed his willingness to nm.
derlake. he had PLAYED but one game IN public and
in that respect was under q disadvantage compared
with Deery, whose many appearances might pe sun.
posed TO have gwen HIM confidence for performing
previous game was 22}-of ItseII enough to prove
hlm formidable opponent The American game
however was not cons dered his forte since he mad
never become demoralzed enough to practice the
push shol-that unhappy element in the American
game which reduces 1t below the level Of an exact
science ana almost destroys Its imaginative charac-
ter by eadlng player TO rely the great runs 70
be gained from nursing, rather than on the success
SION OF brilliant ca oms by which a genius ike
Carme, pupil of the French school, proves hls
matery over the inmost secrets of the game Yet as
Sarme IN MS two matches with Kavanugh, had
shown himself able to play--so to speak-about 20
per cent. more billiards than any American practI-
TONER 1t was evident that he needed only to over
come his irrepressible repugnauce to the American
game 10 conquer at It, and it supposed the sIme
might be true of Dion.
The opinion proved correct. Dion won his game
with comparative ease, and proved himself at al
points and IN every branch of the game superior to
The Cooper Institute was filed The game began
al O'Clock. We omit detailed acc unit of It,
fnlshed and partly because the extreme disordeS @
wmch prevailed prevented such an exhibition OF
billiards as the public who invited to paw dol
lar TO see II, had night to expect. Dion took the
lead at the outset turned the first and second hun
dTed ahead lost hls lead the third rega ned 1t on
me NTH, and ncIe sed 1t largely, AT er this point
the game was in D1on's hands and Deery would
have had no chance to pass MIN but tor the outside
interference. Tho dlsRraceful row which cham ID
the result of the second of the Carme. X ,yanagh
Pames was repeated ast NIGHT, only with less ehect
Dt.eeIy.s % trends mustered in strong force, ana
shouts and cries and Interruptions OF every sort II
is greatly to the credit OF Dion hat he allowed him.
sell to be so little affected by 1t, but the diversion
was sufficient to enable Deer9 to recover lead after
ne was over 700 points behind. The score at one
time being 907 for Dion to 800 for Deery the latter
pulled gradually up until the figures were Dion
1897; Deery, lilo. gang of rowdies on the riSht
OF the platform aY take TO themselves the credit
OF this part OF the performance. We do not beneye
DeeTy had any hand IN 1t TejoIced in IT. The
ponce after long DELAY, summoned to stop the
disorder, but only succeed in making matters Wor.e
1t is the first occasion on which we ever saw the
police inefficient and timid
he Sergeant III charge, after threatening to e,ct
the dlsturbeIs allowed himself to be pers laded or
threate ed out of 1t. After a long interval some
degree OF oider restored and the game went on
The police having mustered IN strong force the |
IouPhs kept comparatively quiet and Dion went ON |
his way to victory with only occasional hoot from
the ruffanly mob that had expected to intimidate
MIN. We heard the purpose openly aVowed by these |
men, and the leader OF them openly declared IL an
outrage TO allow damned Canadian to take the enc
away from New York. Yet spite of the best efforts
OF the mob, the Canadian took 1t, and he deserves
great credit lor the and nerve az well as for
the consummae skill, which earned hm his trium nh
We judge HIM the superior OF any American oIayer
at the poor peculiarities of the American game and
IN IT'S liner branches he can find rival only In w. |
CaIme, with whom he viii play to night
DION won finally by l84 points, the score standing
at the nd:-DiOn 1900; Deery, 1886 The game
occupied i've hours IN pla' ing. and was Ony az /
intervals marked by much brillIancV el4hcr side
SUMMARY Match for $1,000 and the Champion.
ship DetWeen Joseph Dion, of Montreal and John |
peery, OF New York; 1900 pom Is, caroms 2I-lneh |
balls, on Phean Collender table Time five |
hours score-DiOn, 1900; Deery, 146s.--Nelo York