New-York tribune., 1873-06-28
TIE BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.
DEFEAT or THE FRENCH EXPERT

DEFEAT or THE FRENCH EXPERT.
The 18th game of the billiard tournament was
played yesterday afternoon between Maurice DAILY and
John Deery. interest manifested and smaller
audience present than any preceding afternoon,
owing TO the fact that Garners double victory of the
day before had placed him at the head Of the list and
almost completely destroyed Days chance of winning
the champion cup. AT p IN. game was called. Deery
winning the lead. Up to the Goth inning the game
remarkably even the standing: Daily 2s Deery,
2Os In the 27th inning DAILY opened the gap by bril-
of So and, keeping the lead, won the game IN
the SD inning by 62 points Days best runs were 50
and 45 and Deerys 80. The winners average was Iii.
Play began in the evening at O'clock The hall
was not as crowded usual, but it was comfortably
filed, and the games watched with great interest
According to the programme announced the opening
game was between Maurice DAILY and Joseph Dion. The
betting about even, with perhaps slight odds IN
favor Of DAILY. He the lead, but failed to count,
whereupOn Dion made s. leaving the balls in fine form
for DAILY and he made 25 before resuming his seat In
Don's eth inning after making 29 the balls became
frozen but he succeeded in counting from the string,
and added more 70 his score. The game then stood 10
to % in favor OF Dion. In the 8th inning the Cana
dian played until ~ points were secured The
NewYorker soon made 40, and on his 3Oth shot the
balls became This break of DAILY made the game
almost even. In the 2sth inning the referee decided
that DAILY had missed to the disgust OF the entire audi
enoe who vented their rage by and hsses The
decision was of no benefit TO Dion, however he only
scored two points, DAILY making IS 10 his next inning
The score then stood DiOn 1876 and DAILY 99 When the
game next announced the stood 2O2 to 2O The
excitement at point intense but in the second
inning aferward DAILY way ahead by adding 40 to his
string From the 31h TO the 4d inning tho play Of each
uuquestionaby poor, each appearing AFRAID Of che
Qthel, On the lSd inning, however, Maurice made a
pretty fun OF H. Immediately followed by one OF TO-
making game his next shot by neat run OF 19 de-
featng Joseph Dion by iS points The average OF tue
winner was 1928 The following ibe complete score
D,l,A Clio I'4sOI, 4 q. o o 0, 4, Ia B IS, O.,
u0i22s'326L 20. O,5,2 o, ., s, u. 10 1880
J. DoB-5 o, 0. 80 2, 49, a, 81 O. 10 Ilb 10, s.
lsLOO321,L2 01,03,B s,TLo3 lL-2& --.~s
The second game of the evening. which vas between
Cyrie Dion and Francois Ubassy hegan at O5O UDsssy
taking the lead In 2nd 3D. and Attn innings Ubassy
failed TO count a single point, while DION III the same
innings made a. In mis- fifth trial. however. UDassy
made IL points three four OF them being exceedingly
difficult Each then played several SAFETY shONS anu -
Don was about TO make another the crowd in the gal
ery interrupted by Kisses making the suspension OF ne
0,ne necessary. Order finally restored ana Uhassy
made a run OF a. which followed soon aiter WIN
one of 46 The game then announced, DION I1i ana
halls into the and added AZ moro TO hls strhg
long Iaasse by Ubassy In the next INNING euctou auo
nendOus storm of applause, but ne Missed however, In
ms next attempt on an easy shot .,.,
left the balls in good position for Dion who made ~
points the game then standing Dion ll6 and Ubassy l5
The latter then added more 10 his string and mssihH
Dion made "a and the game HIS average was lO o''
Don-I so o. o. II, LILO L9@, 10, a. !, H. ~ LOb o. =
tblsyL. O. 2, 10, 23, I.A3Goa 900 %.LLoGS'O S'O""'
The sst game Of tho tournament will be played to-day
al y. m and this evening, at bOclOck, an lo games
N there re any will be played Off after when general
exhibition OF billiards viii lie given by all the players