The New York herald., 1870-06-01
BILLIARDS.

The Great Match Between Rudolphe and
Dion for the Championship of America and
the Cue--RadoIphe the Winner by Fifteen
Points.
The general expectation was at its height during
all day yesterday, particularly among the amateur
billiard players Of this city, In regard to the match
game which was advertised to come or In the even
ing between A. P. Radoiphe, of Chicago, and Cyrile
Dion ofMontreal The prize played for was the cham
pi0nship OF America, purse Of $1,000 side. the
money taken In for tickets and the diamond cham
pion cue, enough inducements Tor players Of such
reputation to try each others SKILL The Hippo
theatron, circus building in Fourteenth
street. opposite Irving place, was selected
as the scene OF battle, aud before the
appointed hour-eight p. M.-this amphtheatre
was densey crowded, over 5000 persons having
Obtained admttance In the centre, on temporary
table, OF Messrs. Phelan & Collender's make, ON
which neither Of the players had yet made shot.
The table what Is known as "51k standard siZe,"
and the balls 29S inches. The game agreed on was
the legitimate American carrom game, push
Hartford, Conn, and Mr.. Benjamin, Of Port
chester, acted as judges. Some delay was occa-
stoned because Dion had been sent wrong
cues, and messenger was despatched to
bring Others When both contestants were ready
Rudophe won the lead, Dion following with a miss.
inning. when he led Off with small run Of thirty,
following it up BY another OF twentyseven, Dion
apparcnfy Ing Ills way, ana UNWILLING 90 SHOW
his full strength at the start. A run OF
40 on the nth inning by Dion introduced some
brilliant bank shots, promising thus early
very spirited game. This RudOlphe at once followed
by run Of 81 as II to show that he was not to be
beaten. Slight sparring succeeded till the eleventh
inning, when RudOlphe ran up Ill, Dion keeping
himself limited to one or two carrOms for quite q
number or innings On the twentieth inning Ru-
dolphe having run twice SO, once 81 and once l0e,
began to despair and give up the game. But now
their champion rallied, and brilliant run of 1T
reduced the distance between himself and his
petitor by considerable figure. RudOlphes play
fell or from this, as II he were getting
nervous over the unexpected show OF strength la
his opponent, while Dion made several other
Of rs, 54 go 10s and 1873, which latter brought
MIN 80 so2 ahead Of Rudolphe, the score standing
on the lorty-drst innIns--Dion 1,l27; Rudolphe,
s25. From this point the latter gained
anew his adversary and after very
Clos game towards the end, the whole reaching
1fyslX innings with the chances in favor OF either
the match resulted In favor Of Rudolphe, he count
ing sol to Dlon's 1,4S5. In general everybody
marked that both players exhibited far less skill in
game, and 1t is probable that the immense audience
the applause, Cheering and colOquial interjeciiOns
did somewhat dlscOncert them, There was little or
no betting there being NO takers against RudOlphe.
The following were the counts-
RUDOLPHE.-O 0, SO, q, 9, 0, 81, 8, 0, /, Ill, g.,
3, g. 3, SO, 3, 81 60. 1o6, II. g. o. s, 10, "a, g.
3, 8, 8, l. 7s, "a o. g. o. 0, 4s, III, 1853. 81 1913,
4, 8, 0, 3, Q, H. As, 18, &c. 30-I,501. Average on
nfty-siX innings, 20 lila.
DIoE-O g. Is, 40, g. Z, l. 10, g. O. g. g. g. 8. 0, g. 3,
5 a. J. 80, IT, 30 S4 o, 90, rs. 16, 10, 81, 8,
9, oo As, los 1888, IL, o, ST. Is. 4s, IS, o. 49,
o, Is, 150-1,4s5 Average on So innings, one less
than the winner 81.