, 1869-04-12
SPORTING GOSSIP.
The National Billiard Tournament
Sale Of Pools on the
Result.


BILLIARDS
Aatnc time for tbs forthcoming nato1A tournS-
u1enr for the billiard championship OF Amtric&
a1ryoachea, speculation to r1fe to the probable
winner OF tho champion cue. Tue en1rtes haring
closed with Dlou, Foster. Goldthwsite, Rudolphe,
Deery, Snyder, Rhlnes md Daniels II eempeutosx
Tor the grand and minor pfiZeA, tho relative
chances OF eacn nre being thoroughly cAoraksed
An Illustration 0! the feeling In Chicago is Afforded
BY the result OF sale OF pools for tho toufua-
uent hleh took pAee at Foley u Saturday evening.
In the rst pool Dion sold Tor t1rt cholcs ~ 533;
Rudo:phe, second. at ~; Foster, third. at us;
Gold.6walte, fourth, II $1S, and Deery, Snyder,
Rhines and Daniels - The neld Tor sla This was
an exceptional pool, a. In subsequent sates the
proportion orere.! for third and fourth choice and
neld rated much lower In stnEie Instance Deer5
,n1slisSy, ss a psoa. b. hadolpa+ Fosser, aoataTstn
Ii might occasion surprise abroad, and. Indeed,
aucna .he nninta.ed a homs that paysE sa, q
rank behind Dion In the formers o*n CITY but Il
| should lie remembered that " = prophet Is not
rnsq ane eo ea "a od he
! rcr.1atet,c prpctis1teA Of the nJsseIto1A take
dcc.dcdly more Rtoek N hls c>ra:'tlsy ;.a taaa
nossIbe that those who take this s,eW 0! Inc case
are throwing AMY golden opportunities through =
false estimate butis Is undoaSted fsne tess saea
tournament Is . rather norel amir, but when ne
odds On any purchase, cTen taas 9! csss Shosss'
| inrly olyantascous style OF betting for al CON
| csrned- These pools will continue 70 DC sofa Al
| Foleyb On Wednesday and saturdaf evenings un
u the date Of the tournament, which opens On the
e6th Instant
! cARxr,
SeW Yost saa.ney. u nare1taeless In III eloy y
Inc rropstesot of new hall fast growing In Fopu-
lar1ty. He ha. tskcn the iead n Ch!cAeo N M tae
adoption Of thc hour syssenu. in charging fos toe
p.c Of tah1e%. Ana the nrw Plan seems 70 give 9n-
mt1gated estistscuou- II tas the effect Of Keeping
away the disrepnta1le element o. nalliafa r4ateFa
| fhnt nRr41 1f
people, and thta II no ether, reAson should iRdace
Inc general adoption by roonn-kecPers Of TIC noa1
system. ,,
leaves Chicago during the present week fo1 sew
York. where he intends remaining !or scyefa
return to chicago, but 1t b confidently heliefes
that he will not be able to content hln*eli VIII
The New York style Of doing things after hAv:ns
BASE HALL
e1cc,Itng1y nack~ar0 tnls seasou u paacan9 them
/ selves uron an setive ~o1sing footing, and f1r
tmc cnicsso ~ tnresssned xtn ~ 40 osse5 Ae
. isassan. 1snt tie Knights ot the bat bar
: =. lsss begun 10 STIR theEass!,es a.
sasa.ts snea e veea 1asa shs
aud glory Of the city IN this fe*pect QIt OF 70
rims II NC Old E1eelsor and Eursss clons 81 h !.
se9 aef see Z, Rs %.3ne ot ,ae s SFaeu1z ssehinsi
prEAplE4O0Q N&S p6fu kae -! N44&< "
c mtrn.,rrahip q present ;neiuilEc T. J. Foley,
Il | W Ste11nx v. E SeSsna J. 0eeFAndts,
Z Wh,,ehesd, George Miles, C. l. Sweet, J, f1etd
h s r Badd, n g. Aston AID Acas7A fsseFan
/. Encayseh, Coan and George Ssearns-s
s tnmntar nAmes. and III horne By fne rlayel
II is .1fagntd 10 bold meeting dErtnS the presel
week, for the purpose Of eleettng ofnceH and Pc
~ fcctins The orgsnlzatton- From the plAo OF p
r. ccedlng, far mac known, II Appears tnal u
,c -4ArAieurs atc to conduct their operations up<
II 4 strictly amateur cub hAsiA NO htErd o. pspie
d | ftonal plasrrs are 70 b employed and no sAt
,e tional members arr to be admitted to conneea'
l. with the cllt except socn ~ shAA be un2n5Eaoe
bt Is approved hl the charter oEE1ni1s11on- bI :!
10 means It Is expected u render the "4A1aateurs
ue club strictly select and elnincnus rcspcctsnle
II 10 private character, and, II the samt IN
be 70 rrnder II, 70 II as essae esss
ia skill to no club In the country With such
x retunership and with such cole Of regulation
,Ie tnerr wppld neen 10 BE no reAsou WAY the All
ot 3eurs'' shonld not hztrg up fus 1$B ChicAgot {
ice base bail Coa1k-
,%c | TIE ATLANTIC
Wo | 4 meeting Of the Atlantic HAkc RaN Cauo
r.. called Tor THURSDAY evening Bext II the Rev
Ia | HOUSE Bastness OF the utmost importance
d come before the meeting. and 4 faI Atteadaoe<
N members Is otstrcd.