The New York herald., 1869-04-07
BILLIARDS..
Deciding match Dtwecn Dion and Foster
Sketches Of the Men-The Game for $1,000
a Side-Di0n the Winner.

Deciding match Btween Dion and Foster
Sketches Of the Men-The Game for $1,000
Side-Dion the Winner.
MONTREAL, April 0, 1862
The third and deciding game OF the match be-
tween Joseph Dion and Melvin Foster came or al
the Mechanics Hall in this city this evening.
Melvin Foster was born In Cavendish, VT, and is
twenty-four years old. He was beaten by Dion, in
1885, by 49s points in 15O0 and played McDevitt for
the championship, at Chicago, in March, 1868. Al
1850 the men were even, when Foster claimed a
foul, and dispute arose. Foster refusing to play
In December. 1868, he played Dion q game OF 800
points, French caroms, at New York, and won by
500 to 296 after very good game. The return
came of at Montreal ON the 2Sth Of January, 1869,
and was won by Dion, 200 to Lila, the game being
matches was for 81 900 side. The last game Of the
series, played this evening, was 200 points, Amer
lean carom push and crotch barred on second size
carom table, for 81, 600 u side.
Joseph Dion was born n Montreal and Is twenty
seven years old. II won the championship OF Can
ada from Phean In 1868 and challenged any player
IN America shortly after, Dudley kavanagh being
specially meant He beat Foster In 1858, aud shortly
after won the championship OF America from John
Deery in New YORK. He defeated McDevitt for the
Cue twice and received forfeit from Nelms. In De-
cember, 1867, he lost the Cue to McDeviti. and was
again beaten in September, 1868. Since then he has
only played two matches with Foster, winning one.
:, Inc attendance Was quite large. Among the New
Workers present were Chris O'COnnor, Captain
Boyle Nei BRYANT, Maurice Daley and George Phe-
Ian. Betting opened five to four on Dion, but the
the close OF the pools the bets about at
large amount OF money was staked on the result.
The referee was George Dion and the umplres Chris
O'Connor and Cyrlle Dion.
THE GAME
At the outset the playing was wretchedly slow,
the score standing at the eighth inning Dion 1S4 and
Foster 50 The former played with apparent conf
dence, but the latter was somewhat nervous, and
the luck was against him. Later the playing was
better, and Foster succeeded in keeping close up to
his opponent the score standing on the twenty first
inning Dion All to Foster 412. The latter then made
run OF fifty four and was followed by Dion who,
for the first time in the game, got three OF
the balls together. He scored eghty-siX points, and
then missed according TO the decision Of the referee,
which was disputed. On the 26th inning Foster
made the best draw shot OF the evening, at the
close OF his run the game stood even at GIG points
each. Dion missed twice in succession, while Foster
ran 70 and A, Pacing him 40 ahead The next two
innings neither plays counted, although Fosters
"safe leases" were superior to Dlons, but he was
beside somewhat favored by chance.
The lead which Foster had obtained was not
long held Dion slowly gained and finally becom-
ing even with his opponent at 1893 points. Dion
then ran 124 points and followed by score OF l02
by Foster tho game standing 9l5 to $685. On the thirty
seventh inning Foster again passed Dion, the game
being Foster 95S to Dion's 922. The play was now
excellent, Dion running 63 and LOG, and Foster IS
ana So Dion then ran 43, winning the game, which
stood at the close, Dion 200 to Poster llS WITH an
ayeTase OF q little over %.