The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-10
THE BILLIARD MATCH.

The Cham piOnship Gamc Between Cy-
rifle Dion and Maurice Daly-Fifteen
Hundred Spectators at the Game-DiOn
the Winner.
The match for the championship and the diamond
cue, which was not flushed last Thursday week
in Irving Hall, was played over again last evening
in Tammany Hall and won by Dion by over three
hundred and fifty points. There was, il anything,
larger attendance last evening than on the pre-
vious occasion, and, with q few exceptions,
the 1900 spectators behaved themselves tole-
rably wen. Speculation was quite brisk,
and before the game commenced the French
pools were literally patronized, and finally closed
with 1866 Dion tickets against ia DAILY, which made
the betting about to on Dion. J. Bennett was
umpire for Dion, T. Flynn for Daily, and Isadore
Gayraud ofilciated as referee. The game was
marked by Michael Rockford.
At twenty-three minutes past eight both men
came up to the table and
STARTED TO WORK.
Dion lost the bank and played up the table. DAILY
missed the first carrOm and Dion then went In and
~ leaving the e reds sSe cSse
DAILY challenged and the referee gave it
15s s CLEVER nursing an aa drbSeS into
pocket, when Dion took the cue and made double
e % TX n Da a on the bank and Dion added
missed an easy one, leaving all the balls together.
Dion ran SO, and, playing behind his back, missed
DAILY ran 81, alter which q couple OF experts made
their appearance and tested the level of the table.
went to work and scored IL, after which DAILY
missed carrom round the table and let the cham
plon In again, who succeeded in putting together
III. After q couple OF innings Of no account the
TENTH INNING
concluded with the game standing DAILY, 243 and
Dion, 257. DAILY then ran q, and gave miss for
safety, and Dion running coup, DAILY made Q, and
left a double bauk, on which Dion failed to count.
Daily then went to work and made pretty run of
1884, which Dion followed with loo. DAILY then
scored 33, when Dion claimed foul, which was al
lowed by the referee. The champion then took up
his and added 141 to his score. Daily then
missed, and Dion with the aid OF Mr.. Gavitt's sus-
penders, scored 50. The next inning added to
the score OF each, and left them in baulk for Daily,
who banked and missed. At the close OF the
FIFTEENTH INNING
the game stood Dion 625 and DAILY 44 On the sew
enteenth inning Dion ran 124, when the balls frOZe
and lie attempted to run coup, but catching In
the Jaws OF the pocket the ball remained on the
table for Daily, who made 81, and then missed very
easy one, leaving the balls together for Dion, who
ran 80. DAILY then made 6, and Dion followed with
80. DAILY then missed and Dion made 21-making
the
close with Dion s72 and DAILY 52l. Daily then made
recess of ten minutes. During the intermission
there was considerable talk between the assem-
ed as som to e merits
at price varying between 2 to and to 2 on
Dion. After making few short scores on each
side, on the twenty fifth inning DAILY got the balls
together and scored 1Os, which Dion followed with
n. The score at the end OF the
TWENTY-FIVE INNING
stood Dion 500 ana Daily 66s. The Daily party now
began to recover their courage, and vented their
admiration in series OF howls OF the most dis
cOrdant nature. On the twenty sixth inning DAILY
ran "a and Dion 81 after which Daily scored 81.
Dion then missed and DAILY followed suit Dion
in who ran Is. Another miss from Dion, followed
by 30 from DAILY, who then missed an easy masse
shot, and more for Dion closed the twenty
ninth inning. DAILY then made 9 and Dion get
ting them together ran 1G5 which included some
very pretty billiards. At the clGse Of the
THIRT1ETH INNING
the score stOod-DiOn 1,O37 and DAILY a6a The bows
now TOOK rest on long brakes, but after "ttle
quiet play DAILY made AZ on the thirty fourth infS)po
which DION followed with 49,. After little safety
"a nth innino- Tho ~ W 'H0
oucudea WIN me score4b SMls f,e1 and psiss
the next two i,n innings 10Th PLAYED for .arety and
,eeding six or even inhinpe did not bring to light
any very U, .iiant plav,, and the
,,or A., ..FTiETH INNING
,s 10 a WIN the secretion b lsos and Daly 9co
steadying himself he put together 14l in artistic
manner, amid the enthusiastic yells Of his rather
9, after which DAILY made and Dion IS. On the
nffy-iourth inning Dion ran AZ, break which he
duplicated on the tyaitn Ihe game was now
ninth inning, making an average of about 25h.
DAILY averaged about 19h. The following II the
score Of the game
DALY-o. Is, 1853, 0, g. IL, %, o, g. o. q, o, 15e,
49, 3, ], 81 %, 8, Ss, los 81, 81, o. 49, Se, 9,
iai y i IL T. J. : o. H. H. ~
DIoN-l2, Q, 8, 49, SO, 0, II, III, l, 3 l, !, 156,
l4l, 60 124, 80, 80, II, IS, 0, 0, III "a, s. O. o, 8
l06, r. q, S6, IL, l, l. 63, 0, l. l. 81 g. g. o.
49, IS, 80, 9, o, is, O. Is, AS o, Q, %, 45-1,5o2.