, 1869-04-18
SPORTING GOSSIP.
Tho " Mysterious " Bf1linro''t a.
a bad Way
Fine Practice Games for the Amerl"
can Tournament
S..tr., B&txetn Trotsins Norse5 and Wooden
Buldlnss-1he Latter flttertou:.
Baso Ball and the Ring.


Radolphe Is IN terrible NJ He c4me to Chi
r44o, thinking II the Mecca Of hIlllzttiIsts and
having no doubt thht here ht could achieve eYefT
desirshe end Lacking the couaou sense to
t.esi peopla decent1y, and being w!tha diszust-
ing Hob, It Waa not hong before he beEzn to notice
D perceptble chill In the blliard atmosphere, He
csnc, rrputcd In bc blltart shark. He loFth-
With vet about improving that reputation, and, by
n series Of petty Pisces VI knAverJ, succeeded IN
tstaslahiug himself - being. beyond doubt, one
Of ns Enest lndstaiasabay ally feuoss On record.
6ach IL tho position II present occupied BY Nu-
dnlphe In Chicago. fIc has not . slagte friend OF
Hel-w1sher tn the city, hut can boast Of fearful
host of m1Sch1eTous enemies, who bear him no
eapectA n2iice, but Amply delight In pok!ax sharp
Stacfs at the poor whit for tho fun Of secux him
ErgFie, which he docs most ludicroosls. lI1A
aliI ~ Mtltard plaJer-And bs certainly is . nne
adfrt-se7es him no purpose whatever, snce he
prostitutes It 70 such ,.ase uses No one who
Enowz him doubts that he would ou any oescaston
barter game 70 The al9heat bidder, and
hIE1artll4t whom notsody wnpld rtkk =
CENT upon- This cx1,lalns The manner IN which he
his been rated In the pool selling for the national
tcuEnelnEnt, he having Invariably stood second
and sometimes thtrl and fourth 70 be thus es:l-
mated IN his OWL city has becn terrible tfta4 70
mee5 nn XII nni h. e 81 ane eanaa amse o
Wetne@tsJ evening Last he srreet 70 he at Folly 8
~here tho pools ar sold, anI play practice game
hdcnee exhibited by the pull he posIiyeis refused
Il sp!eea ~ Il poel-.poot- odsred 2 xases
any amount that he could beat any M:n N Amen-
-, aud would bring tac ca1nooa cue 70 CAicAco,
Ac. dozen wa':cts hesus whn1sa oat, hr xas
iorccd 70 "shnt up Il vas then proposed 10
ter having eAscnted 10 tue r1opesal; but Ru1n!phe
would bare none Of It, fhca It was proposed to
he refused. The scene, vita the !ajaI,clous Gaui
surrounded by q score or 80 Of mischief
1os1nK To-, 14..,,l, lndi.faaa's So Offering %
The extreme Nothing came OF 1t bayoud de-
lighted upxd and d hasassed bilardlst.
IN the following night RhtncA and Rodo1phc
khines wlnnlng By s. aItaousn j. Is ciaine iaai
his majority should hare been IS, Illiolphe har-
ing "appropr'sted' 8 hnn!lTrd points On the s1y.
On Friday evening FarkeE enrAged *itA Ru-
Siolpne II Practice game Of aD points rush
.;a5,a nsed ,, To..m ne ias When ..sh Lhi a;out
play, hAd got the halls Into 3ok!1inl n which he
could easily hare finished his 8carr, Rddolnhe,
nadlng hinscf certain tn be hc4tcn, sat up CHIN
Or .foul without sh2tow OF r.=a>ou7 and, on
PaIkeTs protesting. atszuioaet the game The
acton WAS peculiarly cnaractsas1lc- AMI had q
Liant Of reputation tnan defeat would aave done.
Hhlues End lsadoirhe played another game Jes-
ftrusy, and aRsln the latter vas wu:Eted. Snyder
1hs fo1ns1 I!asen ehqaa no peass SeseSaaL
rotnA Average shout thI;1y Gour.
iafEe partJ nf Chit1xo tIt!lazulst8- profession
ais and amateurs, start for ScH YORK to-norroE
afternoon To b. present At the touru1 lament
KhtneA, enyfer, Rndolnhc, Foley, Parker, Taylor,
number.
II wA reported last evening t4st Honohan, Of
Peoria had m1de match With Fred McTer8. now
of O. Louis, bat Lately Of MtmpntsI to plaJ 800
po!nts French caromA, and J, 800 push barred, for
4SQ side each game. nonooan and Meyers A.e
mid Ia rank about equally - n skill, The nret
Eamc Il To takc place In St Louis within thirty
xtaJk
NJ A. Dossford, an amateur PLAYER Of extensive
celebrity hcteabouts, hns Connected hiln self With
CARNEY Museum Halt as Superintendent Charlie
Curtis acts n the sa0c capacity Al the Coatt1eatal
Pools for the American tournament ware RoAd
agsin Last evening At foieLA Tho fniluw1ng ts \
Foster, seoond. III; Gonhwatss, tntri, SO: Deery
fourth, ~; tho teld. embracing Rudolpne, any-
der, Rhines nnd Daniels, sId II The "1ny ysstrns''
was enra8ed at finding himself the seconl choice.
fancy hss fee!tnRs II being aseSned to the felh
SA1ea OF pools will c,utinue to lake kaAcs on
"Wednesday aod Saturday evenings up To and
stnE1ng the progress OF The TO lr1Anelt-