The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-05
GRAND BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.

First Days Proceedings-Plunkett Beaten by
Dion McDevitt by Tieman, and Phelan by
Palmer
The tournament of the State and Provincial
billiard champions opened last evening at the
Hippotheatron, in presence OF more select
audience than was ever before congregated at
any billiard contest in this city. Many ladies
were in attendance, all of whom manifested
deeper interest in the proceedings than would
be expected, in view OF the comparative non.
familiarity of the sex with the intricacies Of
billiards.
At O'Clock the manager, Mr.. D. Z. Gavit
came forward TO the table-an exact model OF
the standard and designed as the second prize
and after briefly stating the object of the tour
nament, announced that the opening game
would be between Edward S. Plunkett, cham
pion of Pennsylvania, and j. B. Cyrille Dion,
champion of All Canada, and brother to the
player who now holds the champion cue of
America. 1t was further announced that the
games of the tournament proper would be 500
points each, caroms.
The PLAYERS having ''strung" for the lead
which was won by Dion, the game opened by
that player scoring l6. For the first 200 points,
Plunkett who was the tavorite, played with
cOmmendable care and caution, and had things
pretty much all his own way, Dion exhibiting
a nervousness and lack of command over the
balls that surprised his friends. On the thirty
fourth inning however, The Canadian, by a
turn it now was 10 play badly, the result being
that 10 few innings more Dion made game as
per the following official score:-
Plunkett-0 2, 0, q, AZ, "a, 0, 6, 2, l, 2, 4, 0,
49, 6, g. As, 2 IA, l6, %, 3 O. 2, o. 10, A. g. o. O. Q,
lS, 8, 2, 3, 5, O. IL, 0, 0, 20, 8, 3. Total, 359.
Innings, 4S; average, l7-43; banks, 3; safety
plays, l.
Dion-l6, 3, Is, 0, 0, II, 28, 0, I7,8,l,2,2, II,
o, 0, Z AZ, 0, 2 ls, g. s, 0, IL, 69 0, q 0, IL,
80, z, 10, 6, g. ., AZ, 10, 0, Ia. Total, 502. In
niugs, 43; , average, II 29,43; banks, 3; safety
plays, 6. Time hours, 30 minutes.
Philip Tieman, of Cincinnati, and John Nc
Dewitt then followed in an exhibition game Of
$50 points, carom, which was fine display or
the part of the former who won by l75 points
making an average Of 10. MCDevitt did moi
play with his customary skill.
The concluding game Of the night was
between James Palmer, President of the Penn
sylvania Billiard Congress, and Michael Phelan
II had been announced that Carme would pla,
with Mr.. Phelan: but, although present earl,
in the evening, he was not on hand at the desig
mated hour The contest between Messrs
Phelan and Palmer resulted in favor of tn
larter by one point, in "strlng" of 100
The prizes, of which description was give
in Yesterdays Times, were on exhibition in tn
hal, together with the emblems of the sewers
State champions, and we're much admired.
This afternoon, at 2 O'Clock, Edward Daniels
champion of Massachusetts, will play |
Mccarthy champion of Indiana; and there wi
also be games between William Goldthwait, Et
ward Cahill and John McDevitt. In the evening
in addition to exhibitions by the leading profe
BlOnal players, Tleman, Victor Estephe, etc., III
third game of the tournament proper will
played between John Frawley, champion
Ohio, and Thomas Foley, champion Of Illinois,
Nelo York Times, 4h.