The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-04
WONDERFUL BILLIARDS,
Maurice Daily Makes tho Biggest Rur
on RecOrd-The Match Last Night o.
Tammany Hall-Di0n Defeated.

Maurice DAILY Makes tho Biggest Run
ON RecOrd-The Match Last Night Mt
Tammany Hall-Dion Defeated.
A bill ard match took place last evening at Tam.
many Hall, in Fourteenth street, between Messrs
CyrIlle Dion and Maurice DAILY. It twas not cham
pionship match, but French three bail carrom
game, for purse Of $4,000, 600 points up. The
hall was not crowded, there being about 1000
persons present. The referee for Dion was
Mr.. Newhall, Of Boston; for Daily, Mr.. Post, Of
Jersey City. The umpire was Mr.. Biger In the
pools Daily was slightly the favorite. DAILY won
the lead and counted, scoring2 2. Dion made q bad
miss and Daily scored s. Cyrille made very
pretty little run OF IL and to / by Daily, ran l.
DAILY made miss on hard round the table snot and
Cyrille went in again determlnedy, and made H.
going out on bad miss. DAILY again failed to
count and Dion followed with l. Some very indif-
ferent play succeeded for time, the scoring being
about equally bad on both sides.
on the seventeenth inning Dion went IN on an
easy set up and nurSed the balls up and down the
left hand cushion most exquisitely scoring
65-the best run OF the game thus far. Daily
played poor game until the forty-fourth inning,
when ne again made brilliant squirt and
counted up 43 during the run. succeeding in a mag
nifcent nasse shot IN the upper left hand corner.
Dion making a miss, DAILY once more took the
balls in hand and piled up the points by more
dexterous nursing than he had yet made In the
game During this the ac became pro-
score of his opponent the epr applause was vas
terrific. The shouts, clapping Of nanis and
made Mr.. Dion look very blue. 1t was the first
really interesting moment Of the game, and when
the player on his ninety second point brought him.
self up to his opponent, the enthusiasm was
deiirious. He went out alter wonderful run OF
PIP. The good humor OF the audience was entirely
re-established. The score here stood-Daly, 1859;
Dion. 349
An intermission was taken after this and the en-
tnusiasm OF the audience found vent in converse
ton and rereshment. Cyrlle Dion alter the inter-
mission took the balls and made l, when Daily
went In to counts Dion shortly after added 80 to
his score In a run, and began to show his old
1eonlne courage. Magnificent shots on both
sides, but small runs, succeeded. DAILY
shortly alter, however, made a run OF
81 very brilliantly done. The game in this manner
character by either OF the players. Dion continued
to remain IN the same relative position, and failed
to gain anything on mis- adversary. AT the sixty
fourth inning the game stood-Daiy, $50; Dion, 457
At this point, however, when everybody had put
on his hat and overcOat to go home, Dion perversey
began run which threatened to change the as
pect OF the game. 1t was naif-past twelve, and
the excitement again began. After making ST.
Dion, however, failed, though he gave his oppo
nent rather painful moment. DAILY went out on
a run OF 9, and o most remarkable game termi-
mated.
THE SCORE.
Cyrille Dion-O, IL. t. IL l, o. t. o. G. IL, o. 49, g. 0,
10, H. %, Q, TO- H. O, %, o. |, "a, o. IL,
o. 0, 0, II, ], 0, T. 0, 3. l, o, Q, 81 -547.
Maurice DAY. 8, l. q, o. o. g. 2 0, O. 5, 81, 10, s,
g. 16, To- o, o, g. l. %, o, L. l, l. 2, 0. l,
"a Q, TO- L. 43, 2l2, s. O. 0, l, IA, p, l, IA, l. 2,
l. II, o, ., 0, II, l, 6, 2, 0, 4, 6, 600.
Average, 9 54-o7.