The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-16
Tn. n,iiisrs Championship.

There was vast attendance at the Hip
potheatron, New York, on Tuesday night,
TO witness the contest for the billiard cham
pionship, the diamond cue and $500 side,
between John Deery, Of this city, and Mel
win Foster, Of New London. Among the
parts Of the country, and quite number
from Canada, the noted ones from beyond
the st.. Lawrence being Cyrille and Frank
Dion. Although by the rules the con-
test should have opened at O'Clock, IL was
not until Sis that the players approached
the table. The delay was occasioned by the
illness Of Capt. James Z. Boyle, one Of the
committee Of three appointed TO improyise
the match, and whose place had 10 be filled
Ian was substituted, and II having been
agreed between ths players 10 dispense with
umplres and rely solely upon the Judgment
Of the referee, Ian amateur being chosen for
that responsible oflce,) at sic the con-
testants strung for the lead of. This Dcery
won, and chose the white ball.
The opening Of the game was character
lied BY extreme caution on both sides, de-
liberate plays for safety being more frequent
run Of "a, In the fourth inning, placed Fos-
ter ahead. To this, six innings afterward,
he added q run Of 1si, which was prema-
turely cut short, In the midst OF promise, by
a pocket of count. The betting, two to one
In favor Of Foster At the start, was now 100
to 40 In most cases, and three TO one In small
amounts. Playing steadily, however, Deery
continued to hold his own, and at the twenty.
second inning, although he had made no
run above 90, he was but IL behind, having
recovered q lead Of 149. But Just at this
figures, the amount being 1855. The game
now was-Foster, t07; Dcery, 1853. For
twenty minutes the play proceeded, and the
marker called-Deery, $751; Foster, $40.
The announcement was hailed with deaf
ening applause, and those who had despaircd
of Dcery's success began TO take heart. The
prospect frightened, as two innings alter
ward, Deery put up In beautiful style ia,
| thus for the FIRST time In nearly three hours
achieving q triplicate; 1,032 against s64 was
now the call, and for once there was life In
the lobby, Decry standing almost as we'll
/ among the betters as the player who had In
variably beaten him. With experts at bill
llards, Il seldom happens, when ono makes
a telling run, that his opponent does not
follow shortly afterward with score about
rs great; and right on top Of Deery's ia
Foster piled los, reducing his antagonists
| lead to As points, and materially augment
Ing tho excitement. Seven innings more,
and Dcery had increased the gap TO IA, the
call being 1915 for him and I,871 for the
w.Londoner. Despite Fosters efforts,
the gap widened, and when the sixty ninth
inning had been reached, he was 203 In rear.
It was now 10 O'Clock, and, as indicating
the interest manifested, there was no per.
ceptible falling OF In the number Of specta'
| tors.
Tho noxt cali was: Deery, LAOS; Foster,
i,142. Tho former now played with com.
meneable caution, taking few chances him.
self and sfording his opponent scarcely any.
| Adhering to these taetics, on the seventy
afth inning Deery made game, winning by
Ell. The average OF tho winner was exactly
90; that Of the loser 1871. The time OF game
was four hours and I've minutes. The score
IL as follows:
Foster-0, o, 3, "a, 0, IS, 5, 12, 10, 154, o, 0,
0, 0, l. a. 81, 12, Z, 80, 8, Q, 1856, 8, 0, II, Q,
20, b, Q, 9, As, 8, 80, o, 8, 0, o, 10, 10, 80,
0, Q, q, d, 90, As, IL, g. l0s, 0, Q, u, 9, As, g.
9, 9, II, 81, 8, 4, 8, SO, Q, 0, 81, IL, O. ], 8
| LEO.
Deery-V, Q, 3,3, 0, 9, /, AZ, /, 80, 81, 3, 40,
IL, o, ., g. 0, 90. SO, 3, 90, L. 1, is, As, 3, o,
co, is, ., 8, 0, Q, 81, ~, 0, 8, o. "a, Q, IS, 80
0, Q, Il, rs, ia, o. 3, 0, 9, "a, ., 30, %, D, O.
81, 3, 8, |, As, 81, 4, 0, 81, ., 4s, 81, Q, 3, Il
i, 500.
The betting in the pools previous to tn,
game was 3 TO on Foster.