The New York herald., 1874-12-31
BILLIARDS.
vIdNAUx STILL RETAINS TIE CHAMPIONSHIP AND
THE DELANEY EMBLEM--vIGNAUx BUNS ONE

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vIoNAUx STILL RETAINS TIE CHAMPIONSHIP AND
TIE DELANEY EMBLEM--v1GNAUx BUNS ONE
HUNDRED AND NINETY-rwo.
The match for the championship or America and
the Delaney emblem was play ed last night at Tam
many Han, between Maurice vignaux and Joseph
Dion. The match was Tor $500 side. 600 points,
French carroms, and played on five by ten feet
taoie. Captain Reeves oficiated as reieree Isl.
dore Gayraud Judge Tor yignaux aud Stone Judge
ior Joseph Dion. Game was called at tweve
minutes past eight O'Clock and Joe the
lead. In the seventh inning Dion made pretty
little run OF 2s which Vignaux followed with 8.
Dion then made another count OF II and yenaux
added to his score. Dion got the balls on the
next the wav he wanted them and counted 81.
The game then stood
On the nfteenth inning Vignaux commenced TO
play, and soon got the balls rolling together nom
all parts OF the table. II was perfectly wonderful
t. see the accuracy and judgment OF strength
that he DISPLAYED. He nnaliy broke down on
very ensv ca rom, after having scored l92-a rather
remarkable rum and the /. rgest ever made IN
match game. with the exception or the 2l2 MADE oy
Maurice Daily.
on the nineteenth inning they appeared TO run
uttle batter Tor Dion and ne managed 70 roll up
o. At the close OF the twentieth IN lnning the game
stood, vignaux I'll, Dion LAT.
After couple OF lnnings, rather devoid Of In
terest. vignaux began exercise himself again,
and played very pretty inning for 3d. Az the close
OF the twenty-slxth inning the game stood, Vlg-
An in,ermlssion OF ten minutes was then taken,
and during thar time there was a good deal Of BIZ
Hard talk carried on. IL was then unced tnat
a iour-nanded game for 81, 900 mad been arranged
between Rudophe ana vlgnaux against GARNER
BAH game bot the daie is not yet settled The
rest appeared TO do Joe Dion good as on the
"a nsux them one pu % IN OF
II and Joe JAILED 10 count. On the thlrty-hrst In
ming Vignaux was doing pretty well when his
ri inh aufh 90 rom vva "A Ind M ny
reeree; out the spectators called out .count" en-
masse, and then Joe Dion, with genflemanly cour-
referees oecis on and told Mr. vlgnaux TO go on
playing. vlgnaux resumed and closed mis- run Tor
in the tnIrty. sixth inning he PLAYED very care
iully 70 get his cushion break, and he no sooner
got the balls ~ position than they iroze and ne
he brought them into position after considerable
trouble, and then tney 4 oze on his twenty-seventh
carrom. Vlgnaux then scored IS and Dion took
another inning, playing very we'll, nut with hard
In x as the balls would JUS. run about nalf an inch
out OF the way and prevent him getting
NURSE ALONG THE RAIL.
He managed To add 35 TO his score and followed
with on ms next inning. on the iorty-second
inning Joe got them his own way Tor snort time
and rolled up 81, and Vlgnaux followed with rs,
making the game
On the forty-fourth inning vignaux made an
effort to finish the game bur broke down after
rolled ar Al ia manner that showed he was not
a olt scared Vignaux made /, and then Joe went
to work again, ont, after making So the balls
Ioze, and he cl, sed his run Tor "a. vgnaux then
made and Dion Followed win ID. Vipnaux then
and Joe got rail shot, but they froze after
counting 90; ne made the break shot and finished
for "a. Vienaux then ran OUT The following Is
the
SUMMARY
Match game tor the Championship of America,
the Delaney Emblem and $1,000, between Maurice
vIgnaux and Joseph Dion; GOO points three bail
game, 29< oas, played on a 5x10 Grf1th table,
with Delaney's wire cushions.
Maurice VgnauX-3. l. 0, 0, 0, o. 8, 5. 0, ], s, /,
O. A. 1922 20, 0, IL, 5, 0. 0, 49, s, O. 10, II, i,
p 80, l, 0, o. IA, TO- o. 10, 0, Q, 25 g, 1l6 6,
900.
Joseph Dion-0. s. 2, o, o. O. %, II. 81, o, g. l,
O. q o. A. 0, 2, 2, 2. 3, 2 0, l. /, 2. o, "A, 0, 0,
o. II. IL Q, Z, !, 2, IS, s, 81, 7, l, Al. g. ls,
34-53S.
Highest Runs-vlgnaux, 1o2, 90 SO, ao 25, 11s.
Dion. 2s, 81, q, A. ~, 50, 6l, Al. u.
Average-Vlgnaux, 121.. Dlon ii 5-o4.
utes.