, 1873-01-06
DION AND DAILY.
Tho Best dano Of Billiards
Ever Played. ~
A Remarkable Contest for the
Diamond Cue. ..>.n :.'..
sixtoon Poiats which Nearly Resulted
in Tragedy. ,.

York, to witno.a n mitch between Cyrillo Dion,
tile champion Of America, md Maurice DAILY, d
young ahd brilliant export, w]oBo reuord for tho
pnst two or thrco years sl.own that lia nsplra-
tona to tho championship aro not unbaolsod by
ekill and ncrvo. The Sarne which followed:
proved ono or tho nloaL closoIy-conteatcd aid
citing ovor played III America, and, though its
conoluEion WAS unsatisfactory, still 1t has had
tho effect Of nrnsing moro interest In billinrds
than lsas c, rted for many yearR. Tint otlr rcad
ers, who tako M intorcst in tho "gontlo,nan'n
gano," 1nny ho made familiar with I'LL tho cir
cnnstancen Of this match, VIC reproduce horo-
with tic Now York SHH's most e1cql1out report
Of tho contost
rhiH nH In tho preceding matchcs Tor tho champion
pin;cd ou lo,lr-potlst fahe Oh by il ieet anil ~
snrh balls THO tahio placed IN tlla eentss Of tho
ner TINT nlI rot1l easily wtuepa pIay. An Tho
occasion 0f the last 1nacl, Irving Hall was co!t and
GeSs s 70 e nala tue y ss s,a ayn
bly during the la*t satch from tlla cause had eape-
cially se4lcatcd tl,at Thy llall 10 wei warmed.
called tho game. and nnun,lnrct that Mr. Bennett
champion of Canada, would net ~ umpire for Dnly,
H. aa sn'e5 g. iissnu IS reeree M Ks o' tho ens
ella by assnu1cl hs SCAT ho vas greeted with
o,S arn'snss 10 Which '9 replied by genial IT.
Dion lrst. Both werc loudly chesrod. ntc,nwnilo
bud. sehoacla tho seoror eacartng tho table. A.
ION as Str. Hcenan was called upon for tlcosiou.
HI decided In favor of Da1y who LETT hs bn ncar tho
s ns pers eres D1 s 'Ne eS
slipped up M easy shot, Dion Following With ono
caro1a and bad nliss. 1'aty naade In hla second
though uns,erersfnl, vas applauded. II his fourth
inning Dion scored 2i, whieh nay followed With
him. a''i1 IN H bis @ IT pnny S % pay rcered whs Dion
slipped upon difficult cushnn shot. DAILY villa aided
materially in this inning w scratch, and II to con,-
by tho boiling of hia opronerts ball. as was also bis
play ~ the next innfng When the White %cs into re
bas Ss fss pon IT
game to he suffering iron, the colA md played with
Ills coat while Duly stripped o %is worknt The be.
shoulders with hi. co,, Dion missed four eon4ssa-
ends sos wers S's ssmowat D S'ih dcsasase Ss
At the arst call by nc scorer Day wns 1oa and Dion
g. In hs Heve1.y.third inning when 10 had scared Cd
%s' slee @ anay sf e
r'nnd tablo bank ahos, mud, aided by good luck,
and aws{lins his scoro So points. During Ills RID
DAILY made ycEy thin caron,, md Dlon appealed hfr.
h sa Gfef s' lo IL hs sss9f ss inning
Aad removed ha eoat Dion put togsthsr b clover ~
snit, @ aud % Dion lon scored M but on as tenth nnine @iss-
ing tho halls on his second shot. Daly'u tenth In
balis punched, aud Dions friends ooke to ths cham.
pion tn khow lts mete. Thoy were not disappointed.
Holding the halls together with n,aaery hand, Dion
rullet. up Of u.s. when Ills opponents ban went
into Ae upper corner left haud pocAet, and ho played
the balls Within the lr ThGro but slight hupB Of
Dnlya scuriug oN such leave, but by bold md well
calculated hank shot trrobaby tile best nade tn
match Rc} he got tile worries into position and scored
III. TIA bank shot ut thu OpDniuB Of tts rim liter
nly brought nwn tile Ansc, and when 1t WAS followed
by sereB Of delicate aud beautiful pos Rhets ts
enthusiasm Of TIM audience excited to tho highest,
and each brilliant ccpp greeted applause.
At the cad Of nc run number Of tie audience as-
At tlso end ot tho twelfth inning tho scoro stood
Day, 374; Dion, 2oa the Inter having scored 80 tn
Which an Ordinary p!ayer wol avs acorned to miss.
Ills plny in tn thirteenth inning was batter than any
e TSsa H. @ ssa hs 1f9nas VIII
skill he bnehcl tie balls against the lower cushion
and Marnuy1sd them for 10 points. slipping up as
teentl, inning was brilliant one, but ended with
count Of only g. his olnonents bull having run Into
Two reds against tla cantrn Of tho lower c,lshion;
but. Dion missed tho shot, aud DAILY following
nns n1ds IT. SS Ill., sus At TIE end @ Gf ao fifteenth s1t
and demanded that 1t DO fixed Pending the arrival ot
workman tho game went on, tho si1teonth inning
eightecnth au Nineteenth innnga on both aides being
5 ssfey lay. AeE these innings tho table was leveed
Dions iwenty-hrs inning In which ho made como
brilliant strokes, ended dsaarously with a. hia own
ball going Into tho upper rghthah pocket In Da1y's
tweny-drHt Inning he unfortunately holel Dions ball
when he had scored hut 49, aud having but two balls 10
pay on ls sorpea NJ y, leaving tue h1lla aafe The
ssoro at the end Of tho twenty inning STOOD
DAYS twenty.th,rd inning wsa distinguished by
palpable scratch, and ende. by hp accidentally hong
hH own bali after scoring 10. Dion in hts twenty
played In bad luck md scored but II points, DAILY fol-
lowing with we-earned r7ul Of 1as, which nado tho
Daly, With few tahers3 Don.s % twenty innuR NJ
Won't Tor Guiding IN beautiful twiec-round .theablo
wlsa ar y a1 n m s19 ns @ Dy
q IN the next inning and leaviug the bulls bady bit
DAILY BY pretty atroko 1nao count and retired for
And now the champion bcgal to warm to A!s work.
~ twcnty-niuth inning showed beautiful
%ne nesa tast , 8 en. ss % tho fine a
Daly having retired for - be ..ado mastery hank
shot ad run Of d points: At tho end Of the thirty
Don having In this play pocketc Ills own ball accidcn
Days thirty y-trd inning brought linn a, Dion fall
ing with points, ind tho ScoEs STOOD DAILY, s3s Dlon
broho better for him than il nny previous play, gave
him 10 points, and ended With depornblo slip up
Daily thirty inning gsvo him TT points, duo in
agrsat degree to good lurk, The balls running wul for
him: Dion showed poor play In ihe thirty-si1th and
wa snlchy ~ to 70 Into te hole ufer yepy nna
When DAILY took tls race for Ills INNING
both whitrk wtre in tile hblc, and he took Ut
them from tho pocket tu lnnkb stroke, so1no ono III
the audience called out, '.That's tho w1oug hall.'
Dion appyaled to the referee on tho eronn that H.
1uhtics asl been dono him by the warning giyon 10
DAILY; I'll" dispute occupied Esyeral mnutes, but It
stroke. there wus ~ foul Thu auuicnco oppressed
great rat iissaittustion at Dion'a appeal:
Day a76, Dion 7l0, ni from this to tho fortyfourth
inning, neither player distinguished himself. In
1nG Ill., ns,,i insnG, Dion maaa g. whic