, 1874-05-19

Tho following account of the great billiard
match botween Oyrillo Dion and Maurice DAILY,
taken from tho New York Sun Of tho 18th, will
he read with interest by those In thia city who
take an interest in tue game:
A game Of caromB for 1000 between cyrie Dion
AMI S1aurce DAILY opened ut ss5 last night T.m1ai,y
tic start i insuiorably ll md aox, ths atst
eight ings aggregating only tor Maurice W. ~ anu ~ a
white together lii tas southwest corner of tue table
Ind. aftsr uoaxing them about tho avd for while,
s a.ss 1s ssols lin y of ~
In tho fourteenth, after DAILY had nude u. uioa
scored IT, making during tls run number o. 7ehark p,
tweuty-sacoud inning stanaing ut l03 to ualys ",
hut il thB twBnty-sayenth tho status Of nhatrs
WAS materially GLANCED, Days scoEe oeinS 1ee ~
Tie p!ay Mt this stage Of the game was dull and
Eprsss largo o. tue t v
done was Oh tie probabs duration Ut the match, nVe
to being ieuly offered TINT It would not ns aeclaGa d
lufore o'clock, Occasionally pretty ahot Wouio
ynry the ,nouotony, and the more nervous Or the oo
ers:on would rub their eyes and try to applaud n.s
tho effort wsv SOON abandoned. At 03s, after aonr
aud IL millutes' play tue score stooe DAY. l4s
Diou 40: md neither player na reached III average
Fifteen minutes ster tna two ua'3sh, ,hsrin"
aud the faintest suspicion Of anora ahnoaneoa snss
| Chris o'Connor wua listening to Tue music o. I'VE
8pberas III some far.oH corner OF sunny dr0an!an1
w,e1, sualooy Dion shook himself, und by almoat
superhu,nan effort rolled up %, and rounded tho
second cornar Of the stsug Anid Gends ripple u a1
At tic close Of the forty.secon inning DAILY was only
1e Diun 2GB but III tho liz sAowsa tnae
u two houts' dozs Ind Aone liin goo ior stai1
inu the balls In tile and nursiuE 4cm skaHauy
hs nude score Of o., which, but for IN unhxpry M Y
treexs might hpys pesn 2t0. In the next innluB ~
nude 81, to whch Dion replicd With o. Ihs ssofa
wan now Duly 53a Dion, ola tho players were %ae
twgko aud ts spectators wcrn begnniny to brighten
I'D At As openug Of the next irning Daly was even
with Ills opponent, aud vt the close d ths ntty,nln
having maae run 9f w. ~ " W. n.tx ~ Ind H. ala
| thu scors 43U to 443 III favor Of Dion; z.,
For the nrat lime tue interest u the gaue wus Hen
era dlGersnce Of only points 20 20 aasr ts g1osa a
Indicated that thurs vet to be tight work nay g
want In for 5U which sct him far III advance anu to.
lowed this up With sna IT. TO- ptoy Sgo To sa anpa
nitul pion then added % to his ti4y, aua ~3s ony
10 behind In btu stxty-kayenth inning he eaeuiad "a
b thoroughly alive to the inortane9 o. sxesnn v a '
played with GAu aud ucrye such ~ Ae hau lever bo.
fora e1hiblted The most difficult nhota were nude
with ease, ana seeming inpcsaibhtes "era overcome
The o1citeniont avar tho gano waa now intense
DAILY waa 40 banl. the score being ho3 70 b1J Atte'
occh had scored U. Daly san Up u by delicate Ply
Tleu Dion followed With 10, which loft linn within n
! Of game. In his ssysny-1rst inning ha SCORED -
| aud Slipped up on al easy shot.
Doiy lad heavy task Ooforn him, but he graprat
iody vas On iiptoo. Dlon played "nd missed Ds!' "
followed aud tue question aro41 waetl.er H. da or u
| not count, Dion cai1utl Mu count. Tie nv! To
sounded with the yella Of oxc1ted Heu fsne nnotn M a
geyerai minutes row VIA imminent, but tho goot
peuso Of Ohria OCounor provided aganat dangors y
ruled that thu players shona na aaf sUs IT, III n.s
points, Which gave him the game and tho atakos
p!sas .ysrsss wa. Id; hs best runa T'z' 2'' u
u bnly's MI bot run. wore "a. g, 90, 90, q.
Time Of game, hours and US natnutos+