The New York herald., 1870-12-29
B lila r D S
The Great Champion Contest Between Dion and
RudOlphr ai the Academy Of Music.
DION TIE WINNER BY 4O9 POINTS.
Large Attendance and Intense
Enthusiasm.

Last evening the long expected match between
Cyne Dion ani A. y. Rudolphe for $1,000 came or
before numerous Gssembage Of sports and billiard
lists at the Academy of Music. Owing TO the many
bitches In the prelimnares, a. had generally been
regarded as probematIcal whether the match would
ever come on, and even a. late yesterday morning
a little diffculty was rumored existing In
regard 10 the referee. But IN the latter part OF the
matcn everything went on comparatively smoothly,
and obstacle attempted 10 be raised by either
slde.
by about halfpast eight O'Clock the theatre was
completely nled--parauet, dress circle and all the
boxes tncuded--and there could not have been lcss
than two thousand persons present. one note
worthy feature OF the audience, too, was that n
comprised q sprinkling OF ladies. Certainly no
match was ever played In New York that drew
larger more enthusiastic crowd OF spectators.
Mr.. Michael Geary as chairman, breny announced
the conditions OF the match-ihat the game was To
be 1000 points up. push and aw shots barred; each
shot. whether made on white and red or the two
reds To he counted three ana Dion 20 have
hundred points given hun. Both the players
then took on Their coats; and m, navng given
aud n last brush OF chalk, rolled up FOR
the choice Of balls. Rudolphc won aud chose
he missed, ana Rudolphe following brought the
balls neatly together. ana began b, o splendid run
OF 3l5. non followed with 81 and put MS own hali
M the pocket. For lhe six breaks the game was
not very liyey, each player hong his oEn bal for
safety ana The innings therefore BENG simai,
In the ninth break nion made a boa stroke up
20 the cushion. and missed carr0m among the
balls inside the chalk ~ hairs Dreaath. Ruaophe
thus got chance aDa run 81. A. the elet cnth
break the game stood. Eud0phe si2. DIOn isa oaly
81 of which he had made, the other hundred be.ng
nv this ine the style % the two players was very
apparent Rudolphc playen . steady, unenierpris.
ing. "gcomciricaN game, never ri-king bold stake
and steadily plodng along ~ snfe shots. Indeed his
play IN spite Of the splendid break Niih which he
led and which ought e. have nefyed hm mp 10 iair
degree OF confidence ons be characterized "a
pinld, though. perhaps IA the opinion of a certain
class OF people. A wa more reliable and .'wln.
ming game taan one governed ~ other tactics
Dion, the other hand, though "A the out
set he played very badly, aud made ms
friends f,ei iiiilc 'sick,h dashed away
In a brliuant bold. generous fasulon that
~ least commanded applause and sympathy. Ru-
dolphe also several times dtspAfra carDinu sp.rit
la sinking contrast IL the chIyalstc IndIna rnce
about trincs displayed by MS opponent Ia spite.
too, Of the seeming overwhelming odds acain-t
him. Dion evidently was nu NOR y Pglaf VIA The
audience than his antagonist The betting "a the
outset was even. but was not yery large
in amount, and tue Chairman, on pltting up $50
for Dion, apparently fuay sfti~ned The demands 0l
Ahoni ten O'Clock Don compialnel thar the halls
round hu did nos persist An his request 10
have them changed. A. about eley n 0'clock the
game stood-fluaolrhe, = .; Dion, 4ss; thus show.
ing Dlou ia reality ~, hchindnRun. An iucrWsslun
was then taken flr about ten minuie.. when paY
recommended, Dion began steadily o. improve. hat
more series OF lAir runs than Ia ans sery larWs
ones. Rudophe, too, showed igns ~ aemofsi1a.
ton ~ INslNihf lh"Nt-r ~ wv Nfattht~i@
Rapidly the game became more anu more exciting
and AZ a quarter past twelve the interest
reached its eliminating point ny Di"n ~
last making run Of 10 the nrNt
count over 100 he nad maae and shortly Afterwards
bringing the count to The fOllowng equal tliagf
Rndolphe l,2ia Dion, i.2i5. The enthusiasm ~ tho
audience was boundsss. ana a hurst ei cheering
that lasted several minutes greeted the announce.
ment oi the marker.
once behind. Ruiophe hecame more and
more unsteady, and NJ ig:fA the game br.
caoe. Dion, lSi; kndoiphe, i,1st ~ the
close OF brilliant run ~ the former VI l4i, TOE
announcement received with the greatest en-.
thrslasn. Thls was the sixty-sego8d lunlng, and
the averages have therefore becn about Il ! each
player.
Al the sixty-hah inning the game stood ~ the
dolphe l,2c6
Al the end Of the seventeen Inning The score stood
Dion l.6is, Rudophe l,.oA
Al the end 81 the nnsiy-n "a innlng the score
sIood-Dion. 2,o0i: Rndoiphe. Loo. Where atsuu
the game was aIied 10 lllon.