The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-06-19
The Result OF the Champion BILLIARD
Match at Montreal.

The Result OF the Champion Billiard
Match at Montreal.
The Montreal Gazette gives the fol-
lowing report of the match:
There Is the usual hum and applause
as McDevitt and Dion "peep' for the
encounter and shake hands, like a
couple OF pugilists. Mr.. Dion selects
Mr.. Stuart as his umpire: McDevitts
interest are entrusted TO Mr.. Morris.
as referee. A timid youth Is selected
as marker. Vining Bowers calls out,
"Five hundred to three hundred and
fifty on Dion;" another voice offers
one hundred to seventy.hve, and at
$50 the play begins Both parties are
very cautious and are feeling each 9TH
er's play. Dion gets 2; McDevitt fol-
lows with l3; Dion adds % and II.
After couple of safety plays McDevitt
brings up with II and 10, aud some
single figures given by his opponent.
On the twelfth hand the score Is 81 each,
neither player as yet having done any
thing extra. On the thirteenth, Joe
der the cushion, and leaves his friend
nothing. A little more safety play and
the score stands 239 to 55-rather blue
look out for the American. In the
next hand he strikes a fine break of IS,
and follows up with small
lehNIub Lhe Sf1 "
ia Betting is quiet, and there
is a very awkward feelingin the room,
| as If each man was afraid OF tackling
the other. Dion scores 81. when balls
freeze; MeDevitt gets 8 of them, and
follows his example. Safety plays
again, which, though remarkably safe,
are decidedly slow TO the audience. On
the forty-ninth hand Dion scores an
other beautiful lis, then plays lag up
to the sixty-tifth innings, when 1t is
CIT Dion, 302 McDevitt. About time
for the American TO show his play.
He has had hard luck enough to make
man downhearted. He has missed
shots, balls have "kissed" unaccount-
ably into his way; he has made difficult
shots, and just as they were achieved
the ball has run into the pocket. he
gets them jawed securely, then COM
menCes his play. From side to 81 lie, of
the red on the white, back again OFF the
white on the red, a succession Of dain-
ty touches. each counting2 and telling
terribly! Half dozen shots, and the
umpire is up on claim of "froZen."
Another half dozen, and McDevitt re-
freshes his cue with a little chalk, and
continues. At 200 he takes a little sand
wich and water internally, and resumes
operations. Joe Is fretting fnwardly
and looks savage, as he removes his
collar and walks round easily. At 202;
the balls "freeze" and the run ends.
His hackers breathe more freely, when
The terrible nurser resigns the cue.
Another couple of hands played grace
fully around the table, and then Dion
runs the third time into the hundreds,
scoring l23. McDsvitt brings the
ivories beautifully together and
runs 21s in magnificent style,
in easy carom. The game stands
SOL to 74o, Dion only go ahead Every
one draws deep breath. The American
party look triumphantly out OF the cor
ner OF their eye; McDevitt looks hope
full; changeable Dionites are dismal; and
Joe himself looks anything but happy
or confident. though the game Is only
half over. 1t seems as II the cue we're
really going back to New York. Boys
1utter out with kilograms to New York
and Chicago every half hour. A little
while ago il was "three to one on Dion"
Now the oracles say "McDevitt's chan
ces are rosy" Dion plays two tair in
closely followed by "a. Meanwhile
McDevitt puts II, 10 and 80 to his credit,
the game standing SS4 to Sl6. Then
Dion looks at the score and sets vigor-
ously to work, bringing all the balls
together with a magnificent shot, and
slowly drawing them TO the pocket. A
few more shots and then the balls are
jawed. McDevitt's opponent is meet
ing him with his own weapons. No
one anticipates much OF run. Joe
works rapidly from one side to the
other, and back again. The marker
announces 100, then 200, then 22l, and
Dion has secured the best run of the
game. A few more shots, and still the
balls are wedged immovably in the
opening of the pocket. To all appear
ances he could play for week. scoring
all the time. McDevitt's face grows
pale and seems almost featureless uh-
der the light. His umpire is up tre-
quently, but Joe defines his position
smilingly and works on untirinRly.
Three hundred, four hundred. The
cheers and stamping are so uproar-
ious that all fear the balls will be
Dion had beaten McDevitt's immense
run of 400 in his match with Goldth-
waite. When the scorer announces
500, people go mad in all directions. 1t
does seem as If Dion would run out on
the hand. Friends urge him to take
rest, and a drink, but his hand is In,
and there is the indomitable set mouth.
with an occasional wicked smile, which
means business. At $50 McDevitt be-
gins to look for his hat and coat, and all
is over but the shouting. Dion reaches
600, amid a tumult OF applause, and 10
a few seconds GIG. "Game" is called.
McDevitt shakes hands good humored-
ly, and says: "You can have my hat"
Cyrille Dion, who looked blank enough
half an hour ago, is radiant, and one
man bursts through the crowd to hug
our cham pfon. E9 as ~
The play throughout was very eau
tious, safety play being the order of the
day. Dion played with great nerve
and delicacy, keeping the balls we'll
asunder, and making some beautiful
long shots. His extraordinary score {
GIG was obtained by succession of
caroms on the two reds, jawed. His
| other runs were made under the cush-
ion. McDevitt played with nerve and
good temper, and was, q formidable an
tagonist throughout. His large runs
were obtained on balls jawed, and by
very delicate play on the reds toward
the head of the table. Dion, however,
beat him at his own game Of nursing.
McDevit was particularly unlucky
throughout. ia "if 81
THE only speech JEFF. Davis has made
during his sojourn in Canada, was de
livered at Niagara on the occasion Of a
serenade, and is reported as follows:
"Gentlemen: thank you sincerely for
the honor you have this evening shown
to me; 1t shows that true British man
hood ~ 1v n ich rnisfortune ia alwava at