The Portland daily press., 1869-08-09
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6Hlrt THE c1lIitf1os or MAINE

3HfEL THE c>R1oN OF MAINE
ahs concluding Games of the tournament
were played on Saturday, afternoon and eve-
mig. Plevious 70 the regular game Of the
tournament, on Saturday afternoon, match
was made for purse Of $50 between Dignon.
of New York, and Shiel, Of Portland. Num-
Der Of points, 800. Shiel was not IN very good
play, while Dignon played very well indeed.
The game was won by Dignon, he scoring 800
points to his adversary's 296. shiel made the
largest run, viz, 81, while Dignon's largest run
was 30. Dignon's average was 16 1-2; Shiers
91-2. At the conclusion of the game Swasey
and 81. Smith played the next to the last game
of the tournament. 1t was very fine game,
there being 65 innings Swasey's greatest run
was u; Smiths ~. Smith scored 500 While
Swasey was scoring 1884, Smiths average 4 45;
Swaseys GOA.
In the evening there was the best attendance
during the week, there being several ladies
present in the galleries in addition to the mem
bers OF the male sex below. The final contest
laid between Shiel Of Portland, and c. e.
Smith, of Augusta. Both men came up to the
scratch smiling, at 8.15 p. NJ, and proceeded
to string for first play, Smith winning the
lead. On the third. inning shiel scored "a by
very pretty play, and followed it up, on the
eighth inning, with another run of q. Smith
then took the balls and scored 15, and in this
run made very brilliant naasss shot, On the
twelfth inning game was called, the score
standings -Shiel, 123; Smith, 5s. On the thir-
teenth inning Smith made run of 45, in
which he showed some tip-top playing, making
avery difficult four cushion shot among othcrsi
Shiel then made one or two short runs. in
which he had the misfortune to hole his ban
just as he had got the balls well together. His
next best run was made on the twenty-fourth
inning, when he scored "a. Second call of
the game was then made, Shiel standing 213 to
Smiths 137. On the twenty-seveth inning
Smith got the balls up in corner, and, al
though he got them scattered after while, We.
managed to score his biggest run, SO, before he
was done with them. This necessitated anoth-
er statement of the condition of the game,
which stood, Shield 243, Smith 215. Then
Shiel came to the conclusion that it was time
to wake up a little, and in the next few inn
ings made three separate runs of eighteen
each, displaying some splendid round the table
shots, and at the next call of the game, on the
thirty first inning, the game stood Shiel S03,
Smith 247 Until the next call of the game,
on the thirty-ninth inning, nothing wonderful
occurred Except one or two little scratches on
either side, which evidently amused the play
ers as much as the spectators,) when Shiel had
scored 4O5 to Smiths 800. On the forty-tifth
inning Shiel had eighteen to 90, had made the
eighteen, and the scorer had just called camel
when, 10! and beholdl Mr.. Shieps ball inslori-
ously seeks the pocket, showing the truth Of
the old adage, there's nothing sure in this
world but death and taxes Smith seized the
opportunity to run eighteen, then Shiel slipped
up, and Smith made twelve more, when the
balls came together and Shiel ran out. Time
Of game, one hour and five minutes. Shiel
played very carefully all through, but did not
make as large runs as in the other games of
the tournaments, and, in fact, we have frequent
ly seen him play better. 1t is true that he
didn't get the balls very well together more
than once or twice, and then did not have good
luck with them. Smith showed an amazing
amount of courage, several times playing a
fancy shot, where, in our opinion, he had a
much easier one. Still it is much easier to
look on and criticise than to play yourself.
At the'conclusion of the game the champion
was received with great. applause, after which
an exhibition match game between Wilmarth
and Smith, on the one side, and Shiel and
Dignon, on the other, was played. s'sss
The resultof the tournament is as follows:
81