Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-27
THE BILLIARD sEANCE.
The Art Reduced TO a Science,


The Billiard Exhibition which took place
at the Maxwell House Billiard Hall last
night attracted a large crowd of spectators,
who witnessed the several games with a
great deal of interest, and gave proof OF
their appreciation of Dion's skill by fire.
uuent applause. The first game was be-
tween Mr.. Fugazzi the one arm player, and
Mr.. Dion with one hand. This was very
close game, Mr.. Dion only beating his OPP
ponent one point.
The second was the American carom
game between Mr.. Dion and Mr.. Bowen, OF
| New York. This was for seven hundred
and fifty points. Mr.. Dion gave his Oppo-
nent 400 points. Mr.. Bowen led of, count
ing 81. Mr.. Dion then made run of ia
points. On the second inning, Mr.. Bowen
failed to count, and Mr.. Dion followed,
failing also. Mr.. Bowen failed also on the
third inning, when Mr.. Dion scored 66
points. There were a innings, Mr.. Dion
scoring 775 points to 2SS made by MIR.
Bowen, and with the 400 given him at
the start, made 6SS. The game lasted one
hour ten minutes. The largest run
made by Mr.. Bowen was y, and the highest
/ number Of points by Mr.. Dion ia. During
the progress of the game there were some
very fine shots by both gentlemen.
Mr.. Dion then made some extraordinary
fancy shots, and was frequently applauded
by the interested and well delighted crowd.
Among the fancy shots worthy of note were
the following: French force shot, placing
his ball one-eighth of an inch from the OBJ
iectiye ball and making both follow, and
! carom shots around the table; kiss shots,
the balls being placed in a row against the
cushion his ball hitting first causing it to kiss
the other out of the way and returning down
! the cushion, counting kiss shot by driving
objective ball up and down the table, his
! own going around and counting on the ball
kissed at the place where it started from;
three balls in row on cushion, hitting first
and counting on two others; draw shot,
hitting three balls formed in triangle; play
ing on one ball, causing his own to jump
over a cue held over the objective ball, and
then running back, counting at Obtuse angle
on the balls in a corner; same over two
cues crossed, hitting ball; running thence
on TOP Of cushion, returning on table, car
Oming on opposite end by an Obtuse angle,
counting on two other balls; placing ball
on floor and caroming on the white ball
and thence to the floor, counting by strik-
ing the balls there. The boomerang
shots were especially worthy Of note, and
excited the wonder Of all. The zigzag
course of the ball moving rapidly made
some think they were in COmmu-
Mon with lightning and electricity.
The seTpentine shots, the ball striking
the cushion several times, and then curling
abruptly, were astonishing. Jumping shots
were made by first striking two balls, and
thence leaping upward, knocking ball
from the top of pin without causing the
pin to fall. This was also done when balls
were placed on the tip of wine bottle, and
on wine glass, resting on three other
glasses. He would roll a ball across the
table, causing it to spend and stop any
where, and also causing it to return as il
drawn by some agency other than that i'm
parted by the twist of the fingers. Abrupt
angles and short curves were also made, and
strangely enough. In fact, DiOn's ball at
one time described every figure known to
geometry.
The closing shot consisted in placing
eight balls in row, Obliquely from the
cushion, thereby forming triangle with
the corner. These balls were then shot
around the table, one after the other, all
stopping in the opposite corner like a flock
of huddled sheep.
Mr.. Dion gives another exhibition this
evening.
STATE OF THE WEATHER.
TsIssraphic Report from Ssgnal Serrtes CbZps, U
L - u