New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-29
BILLI fRDS.
TIE MATCH AT THE AcADtMY or MUSIC BE-
TWEEN EUDOLPlE AND dos.

TIE MATCH AT THE ACADtMY or MUSIC BE-
TWEEN EUDOLI1lE AND DION.
The third contest this year between Cyrillc
Dion and Rudophc took place last night at the Academy
of Music In the presence OF one Of he largest asin
blages of spectators gathered to witness contest
of the kind More than ordinary interest was manifested
owing 10 the feeling engcndercd between the respective
contestants and their supporters. considerable difficulty
heinz experienced in aran2ing the prcminar"-. -
ncciay in regard to the selection OF stakeholder and
referee.
The first contest between these payorS-which was Tor
the championship place ~ The HlppcthedtrOh Ma!
n tbe result being the succos Of Rudopho by score Of
1900 TO 14g5 OF course, second MATCHBOX Tor the
enc boweyer-waS soon arranged, and June II they
again met at the same place Iis tlme Dlh NON WIZ
ont difficulty by score of 1900 to 1000 since then S1a
lenges nave been Interchange a. ana Eros e,Tr.
been mt forth to bring them togo ncf hut UNI itc'lF
no satisfactory arrangement coud " uauc; ~ ~ ,nr
of Yesterday was arranged the regulations differ
iug materially from those OF me Ciher sh,S' i'Inu,h
moreovcT Rudolphe gave his opponent the odds Of i've
points on every hundred which left Dion WO 10 ger To
RuinIc 600 This was the first matcho VI 1000 points
M I,ved since the great contest IN which Michael Pie
Ian beat seereter at Cincinnati IN 1882 the stakes
Gy hour last night the seats began to be occu-
pied, and by in. nearly ZOO 1plc M az, I ,Io
assinblage including many or the politicians Oh me
metropolis beside the wealthy sporilngmrhi huinel-
police force were present TO r' an An
cxtrn charge was made Tor front eats ana tT private
n.y. Mere reserved for ladies. Of whom, however
nt few were present II was ate O'Clock uef1fc the
contestants Appeared RudOphc Icing the hfst I've Was
received with slight applause 10y his Ihmtue lfls4s.
Ar GOO H. m CyTc ID IN made his appearance, ana WAS
,re-ted with loud applause nom all paris 0I the house.
~ s:I5 the uinpirs and referee o"A tlei sh o tur
nce Ccr,hOn H. Uubbcll OF Hartford, Dudley hhtehhkh
acted a. Rudophes umpire, and Mel BY ant a. llOs
Sharply aftrrwird the conditions were announced by MI
Ca.ry the contestants took their stand al the tat'
RnoInhe selected the white ball. and, winning c lead
near the pocket Dion then playedt 10 count Dut
iaiie1 udpphe being the fret 10 count In tue game AL
tbr very outset, no got the balls tog, ther Nlh the
string and play ing carefully and with dehcate touches,
he ,oOu began TO ran up double nsiIes lie AytuNef
deliberately ana with evident Intent Ia win b az Fargo
minority as possible. AT 50 the two white ba7 ItDle
huf Inv delicate masso lie eXtreaed me- bd ana went
an counting In ten minutes he had scored MS nrst
hundred nj which time the bas had become distributed:
While tIcy were apart RudOlpho executed teNeraI
beautiful caroms IL took him lust ID mnu' 10 turn
line second hundred. his play, III The Interim Dehg
mastery display ~ the art. Inc next elRht minutes saw
him r the third hundred, fine six shot marking the
score of the triple figures. At 90j p m. be closed Bis run,
having scored 35, the first call OF the scorer being,
:, mon i9.-Odd. giyen-RudOlpbo, 3l5'
- Cd "a IN DION Opened well but when he had run Is
he lost the advantage Of his opponents ball. ana having
nlaco Them wide apart poe keted his own ball Rudoiphe
iollowrd this example after scoring SIX ANA no" ibe
contest began assume its regular shape sharp tactics
being observed 10y both parties the average being APP
uarcufly matter Of indifference At uln stage Of the
iuc tie contest became almost three ball game, tho
VLt. ballh being alternately pOlktcd. AT llr second
cal Tho ncr, -i.od at u4Vr LulOgho ~ 30 " DAA Ia