The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-23
BILLIARDS..


Last evening Messrs. Henry Miller ant
Charles Qnade entered the arena in a con
test with the cue and balls, in the Frencl
| caroms. At the first inning Charlie made q
bold squirt of - points, but the Ills break
ing badly at every turn for him, Miller sue
ceeded in grinding out single mum
beers on his string until the nineteenth
inning, when adding seventeen to his
string, he shot ahead of the "littl.
giant" and thence on to the close OF
the game kept the lead, Charlie tightin.
hard and we'll all the time against bad
breaks aXd a powerful opponent. Miller
then adding 30, 10 and 15 to his string
made it hopeless contest for Quade; and
in the }5th inning rolled up pretty lG
which left him ore point to 60 ont, bn'
Charlie had the nerve, and though chances
were slim scored difficult and well execu-
ted IA in the 39th inning, and slipping NJ
on difficult round the table, left the balls
made and put an end to the game, by IA
score of 200 against III. The following is
the
French caroms, 200 points mp, played on a
5X1O Griffith table, at the Crescent Hall
Club Room, on Wednesday evening, the
I'D of April, between Henry Miller and
Chas. Quade, won by the former in the 39tll
inning, by the odds of 90 points.
Largest -Miller-lO, Is, II, 16, 10,
30. Quade-l1, IL, 13, IA, 18.
Average 5-39; Quade 3.
Referee-Mr. Beverly.
Time of game / hour and 20 minutes.
After the game was finished, Mr.. Miller gave
an exhibition of his celebrated finger shots,
executing some of the most n ricate and
FIJI hats 1sy1t ot
the enthusiastic audience with vociferOus
and well merited applause; and then came
the
Four Bail Game,
when Messrs. Maggioli and Coste, the
veterans, who have many times before met
each other upon the green cloth, and who
upon Dlany occasions have acquitted them
selves meritoriOusly; knowing each Others
strength and fearing the result of a careless
play on either side, the game was played
with the greatest caution, each opponent
measuring the others string with most
careful eye, and dsputng every inch of
ground with their whole force. But Mag
gioli manGuvered his forces with such dcx-
terity as to brighten General Coste off Of his
guard. and defeating his antagonist in the
fourteenth inning by score of 300 against
COste's 126.
SUMMARY.
American caroms, 300 points mp, played
on 5x10 Griffith, at the above time and
place, between Messrs. Maggioll and Coste;
won by the former by the odds.
Largest runs-Maggioli q, SO, 80, SO;
Coste H. II, 16, II, 80.
Avcrage-Ma gsioli 81 81; Coste 9 9-13.
Referee-Ifenry Miller.
Time Of game hour and As minutes.
Tonight there will lie no game on account
of the procession of the Disciples of Thes
pis as the proprietor of the Crescent, with
his usual liberality, has rendered the ser
vices of his galleries to the public.
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