The New York herald., 1874-09-19
DION VS.. RUDOLPHE.
Rudolphe Wins the Match at Tammnny
Hall by 262 POtnts-Dion's Poor Play.

Hall by 26a POtnts-Dion's Poor Play.
About five hundred persons assembled at Tam
many Hall last night to witness the matcn game
between Cyrille Dion and A. p. Rudolphe for $500
side. The audience was an Improvement on any
vet seen at billiard match, ana 1t Is to be hopea
that the character OF billiards as an enter
tainment will continue to improve. Dion's
play throughout the game was very ordinary, If
not very poor, while that Of Rudolphe was very
even and steady. he only missed ten shots, while
Dion failed to score seventeen times. After the
umplres and referee had been chosen the men
strung for lead.
Dion won and played Tor points, going out
on an easy cushion shot at the lower end of the
table, Rudophe had the balls left comparatively
easy for him and rolled up points, when he made
brilliant twice around shot, which lett the balls
safe for more, af-er scoring which he went out
on an easy carom. Dion drew his cue for /, and
Dion tried dangerous kiss shot IN the upper cor
ner and lalled. The Frenchman put up Is
against ys e. AT At Inc eegnnng Of the
play scored ana lett the balls altogether IN
the upper corner. and Rudolphe, by careful
play, IN which he exhibited his wizard-iike dei.-
cacy or toucn, ran 90 losing his turn on difficult
twice around the table shot. In the filth inning
Cyrile mace Is and Rudolphe ., which left the
score SO to %, in lavor OF RudoIphe In the sixth
DION missed, and SO did Rudolphe. In the seventh
Cyrlle added adaed 2e to his score, OF %.
Tor Don in the eighth and Tor Rudophe. in
the ninth Dion led or with TO- leaving the balls
SO safe that the Frenchman failed TO score. At
the ending oil the tenth inning the score stood
Dion 60, Rudolphe 81. Six Tor Dion in the eleventh
inning, and l for RudOphe. Cyrie IN the
twelfth inning missed an easy Shot and lett
the balls In the lower leithand corner,
where the Frenchman, by strokes as dehcate
angels breathing, succeeded In making bril-
liant run Of 10. During this run he gave an eXhi-
bition OF his mastery OF the nadsse Shot four OF
which he performed in succession, ehciting thun-
ders OF applause. From the twelfth to the twen-
teth inning Dion only scored 80 points, while Ru-
OF the twentieth inning 90 for Dion, 2e5 for Ru-
Dion only made l2o to Rudolphes 26s In the Tor
made IS, 10 Cyrle's !. From the fortieth to the
hfteth inning Kudophe only made 81, while Dion
rolled up 40, in which he was assisted by an ele-
CANT run oil 50, the largest he made during the
game.
The following is the score OF the game by in
nlngs:-'
THE SCORE.
Don-s l, O. l, l3, o. 26, o. TO- !, g. o. o. Ii, l, O. O,
o. H. 0, O. 0, l. g. TO- Is, 49, 0, 0, O. Ia, 10, o. 9,
g. H. l, II, 2, o. o. 13. II, Is, l, SO, s. Total 33S.
Highest runs, 90, rs, 26, 49, Average, 1926.
kudophel2 !, Is, 20, 2 0, p l, 0. II, l, 49, 0, A.
g. O. 8, Al, 0, 13, o. s. IL, 2, "a, T. ~ g. II, 25,
J. 81, 21 4, 0, IS, l. 0, O. rs, 20, 8, Total,
600 Highest runs, 49, 49, A. A. Average, II.
Umpire Tor DION, NJ. Il. Hewins. Umpire for
Ruoolphe NJ. Daily Referee, Isadore Gayaud
Game marker, Mr.. Stone. Time of game, 2h. 55m.