, 1869-05-23
SPORTING.
Billiard Matters, in Chicago
A,FeWTournamente. a,
Latest from the, champion Gha1lepger.'
BASS Ball.
t.FrfS Games in ChicaKo aua Fort
WAYne~
BILLIARDS.

AAAAAA4ALAOG.
The m2tcht1 between Cafme and Rnaplpte
seem likely 70 coune TO nsughl On Jes,erday
Rudophe tssued \ counter Challenge, In which he
proposed to pi4y Calme Two Fanee. and gtre hin
the choice Of thelr character, whether oue each
OF four bali or THREE ball or both Of either kind,
fo1 $500 aide each g1me, 70 be played upon auy
table except the Brunswick make. He dhaypws
any ability 70 enect IN adtustment Of the old
matter. IN which Fhetan E1k mainly inter-
ctted, and declarcsthat he ean-,surtch his geuer-
ottty no further than to give Csrme the choice Of
games, and also the choice Of table, with the e1-
ceptlon olkhe very ono upon which he xooid p1e-
fer that the games should takn place The Whole
challenge l. simply Absurd, and deserves no notice
II catnes hands, since It ha8 No bearing UPON the
real obstacle In the <ay-she old Etake money di1
Gcu!tt-and also naies proposition cnnceru-
aoR tsAles which i. was well known ihk3
cs,Ms G. \. would not entertain BY this challenge
ueant to play Cal1ue; that he belongs, be 1y and
son 70 eeItaln billiard table interest OF tho dog
designed to attain q n.tie grstuttoua notorlety
through the ne"spape.A He Is IN a ftlr x8y 10
Ean his object, but Khesher the no.ortetJ viii re-
whose tntefesta he represents, 1s not 10
clear. 1t Is 4 confession Of weakness and bad
fath Al iae start, when one billiard player chat
knows Nlll not be acceded TO, md a person OF Or
diuay Intelligence ought to SnoF ihsi a d1tnaxed
reputation canoot be bo1steTcd up In auJ such
manner. IN f1ew OF the EE1tlar!ous p.ununcIa-
H. Le:tos to tlch Rudophe haA atteached Its sigma
tuse Atrce his residence in Chicago he may safely
lay claim to the TILE OF the aChanplon Ch.i.
ieneer Of The word- lie shoul.i be content fcr
Hetc with that cmAoeo. distinction, and gre
the public rest ........-
Az AMATEUR 1orRx1HKSy
q talked OIL Il Is prupoeed 10 get up tourney At
Foier'a III which the xznaieuI piAyets Of Chicago
shall conpcte for the title Of "NAsser .Auateur Of
tha waner 81 .: .5e ia9gest nnnteF of sames Of % So
points EACH and the style Of game to correspond
with tnat. ID pied IN the recent New York
The p.ocaeda to be applied toward money pr.ses.
On Tuesday evening next the entries close,
and Two Eeeu thereafter the playlng wiu COM
ne ed H. bnts na, f ts e
e1ctedlngty Interesting md enjoyable
French CANE ToCRS4xIxT
Bros, the Tellkaown billiard table manufacturers,
xhe pvopese 70 inanguFsta N Chicago probably
oas ,a,aa eeps@nS gns5a son' 1os The
Players Of fecogn,zed eblity ID america, The
prizes Ei1l consist Of splendid champion cue and
The French game IL ta4t becoming The American
game. and II IL exceedingly proper thaf ta claims
shoold \ Recognised 4 large numbe. Of the
leading hllliatdlsts Of America hare atEunei their
desire 70 engage Ii Euch contest and there Is 10
doubt that the proposed tournament Will proSe
decided sncces'.
The Continental billiard Eall, containing 3kIr-
teen EyunsKick tables, which hAs passed into the
hnAda Of Ae&1E Coon CortS, WAS Feopencd
!c<strdAy. In the GrenlnH number Of brilliant
cxhf,stiou games By noted players were Witnessed
~ large crowd Of spectators, and the inauRrra-
ton OF the new rt..'nt At the Continental passed
OF nletf.
The Sherman House rooms have been entirely
reftted md supplied with ful complement Of
thr Raffe tables, with elegant accessories to
match. The establishment IS under the n8E-:se
1neut OF Ar. Dan Miller, and e one Of the pe5x
patrpuazed h2nI in ChEa9n ....
GeofEn Morris hAs purchased the Arlington
Hall hllt.atd hail and proposes to ran It upon lts
merits He can do Il
lsldose Ga!r1ud, the celebrated French billiard
expert. II noE stopping In Chicago, the guest Of
eounfct himself.
j. ". McCulloah, cditor Of the Cincinnati Bils-
ird Afr'"F, was IN the city yesterday on flying
visit.
BASE BALL
Yesterday afternoon a mitch game of base ball
Has tia3 eu between the Amateurs Of Chicago aud
picked nine, at the corner OF Wes: Lake and May
Interest, and Of course cEcIyboaT bad to Stand
who did Eot care to take the tuit. The nelh was
coFered With spectators The game commenced
~ ulout !; orllck, and from the Inauguration conf
alanue'! the attention Of every one.
The PLAYERS did well from Ihc inception OF the
game 10 The cad. Their 1.-THE. Ict!re and gracefu!
sornls thelr splendid batting and brilliant 'cAtcf-
ing were htjccts Of general admiration. Al
though the picked nfnc did we'll throughout the
amateurs Erad1a.ly gained On them and tae 70
giving due credit TO the successful party ii should
he FcnHmbeIed that the picked nine were out OF
taeic element This little matter can better he
explained t,y them through the medium Of the
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