The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-05-08
THE BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.

THE BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.
The Final Contest for the Cue-Deery Wins IL.
Yesterday was the eleventh day Of the contest for
the champions cue and the most interesting DAY of
all. The attendance was larger by far than at any
previous time. In the afternoon the match was be-
tween Goldthwaite, Of this city, and Snyder, Of
Chicago, and was the closest yet played. Snyder
won by 50 points, making an average Of co. His
best run was 1893; Goldthwate's, las.
In the evening the match was between Rudolphe
and Deery, the first Chicago and the latter New
York man. Both had played five games, and both
had lost one each had shown igreat SKILL but their
excellences were Of different kind. In single shots
and average runs Rudolphe had proved himself the
better man, but in the ability to make large runs
Deery was far ahead. In the matter Of GOODNESS,
on which so much depends, the superiority
was generally conceded to Rudolphe, whose
playing was thought to be least affected by
the varying fortunes Of the game. Not only the
skill OF the players, who had not previously been
ped against each other but the fact that the match
was to decide the contest for the cue, to the
game last evening the most intense interest. The
large hall and the galleries filed to their ut
most at an early hour. There were besides two or
three hundred people filing the hallway and standing
on the steps aud walk in 'front.' who, finding 1t I'm
DESTROYS of learning the progress OF the game that
they could not go away After eight O'Clock no
more tickets were SOLD ana sums az ngn az ten do
any disturbance, which the uproar Of a previous
evening might give reason to apprehend, large
number Of policemen were scattered through the
run Of Is. Rudophe followed, and failed to count.
fer the first time during the progress Of the tourney
showed signs Of nervousness. During the first
MS runs being as almost Uniformly bad. When his
score stood at 504 he had not had single run above
CO. ana but two above %; he mad nad 40 innings,
had made but 8, and on ten made but 9. Deery,
on the other hand, while he had not made run
far ahead Of his competitor that the game seemed
almost certain to be decided in his favor Yet even
playing Of Rudophe. failed to come up to his usual
standard There was one thing In Deery's favor.
This fact Saa very sensible eject on the playing
IL was Rudolphe's misfortune to win applause when
renP WAS this S preudce against Rndopne that
1t became necessary to remind the audience
Of the dscouresy OF snca :, an expression OF
thing for man with Thousand spectators OF his
game and the game itself against him to DO himself
general consent given TO Deery, and Rudolphe,
borne along by the general current had appar-
emily given up himself and become reckless Of the
result It would SEEM did he regain that selfposses
sion that left him unfettered At the first call Deery
stood 154 to Rudolpne's 81 At the third he was
ahead and at the fourth though by no means so far
as at the first the score standing POI to 235. From
s 1S ss gsp
II possible, poorer ones than he had been making.
At the next call Deery was 50 ahead
This call was the occasion OF the most hearty ap-
pause OF the evening. The score at the eighth call
72s to 500; at the tenth, 72s to ALL. From this point
Rudolphe began to play much better than at any
began to fail ' Of most nnexpectedy many times
failing to count and making but three on four sue
cessve runs. This shit in the fortunes OF the game
was greeted with the most noisy demonstrations OF
applause, Notwithstanding this there were many
in the audience who were not at all content
TO see the chances Of Rudolphe improving and let
no opportunity slip Of showing their emulation over
his mishaps The next call was $50 for Deery against
peerV Wv was but las ahead. The third cali after this
showed Deery 2o2 ahead, after which he fell on to
1877 but again widened the gap so that at the next
at this time stood at 1,1s4 to ESQ., The game was so
one-sided till these last few calls to be far less
the s'e first there was but little. doubt as
TO the issue. The gains OF Rudolphe
s Been 81 hs haS no
feeling been strong against hun as TO overstep all
bounds OF decency. The most bolsterous applause
OF the evening, that excepted which greetei the
decision Of the game, was raised ny mis-shot by
Rudophe, when IL seemed certain that he was to
changed the whole aspect OF the contest After this
Rudophe began TO lag again, until his last two or
three runs: After the last call but one, which stood
the shabbest kind Of luck, making from
nothing to fifteen, while Rudolphe did better
than he had at any time making In
fact his best run. The only time when the game
could be called exciting afer Deery lacked but
80 points OF winning. His known weakness In having
number OF bad runs In succession, and Rudolphe's
ability TO make on occasions not large single run
IL is true. but really GOOD ones after the other
did make spectators hold their breath for a moment
and wish almost their money was on the other man.
In either OF the last three runs Of Rudophe he could
have had as good run as he had several times
made on previous occasions, he would have
won the game. When Deery lacked but
9 OF being out Rudolphe had q run Of 70.
After he had passed fifty, thousand men were on
tptoe at every shot till It known whether not
II was to count At last, when the miss-shot came
shout OF triumph from the friends Of Deery who at
once made SIX points on his eighty-ffth inning,
which gave him the cue. A triumphant howl Of de-
light burst from his friends, followed by stampede
to the table congratulate him his success. The
following Is the scOre:-
Deery.-is, q, "a IT, o, 90, Is, 9, "a g. 81, q, 3,
IS, o 5s O. o. 10, %, u Q, 30, 30, Q, o. Is,
L. Q, 40. 8. a. 9, o, 3 rs, Q, e-i, ZOO
Rudolphe.-o 0, Q, IS o, q 81 10, 1. q, o, g. g. "a
g. a. 90, 10, s. g. 81 O. g. g. 40 81, s. IL, g. o, O. ., B.
r. q, g. O. as g. Is. g. A. g. O. IS L, o. rs T. o. o. o. 5,
9, CO. o. 400. 10 0, 81, 8, o, %, o, o. O. a. O.
g. g. 81. "a 7b-1.ll5.