The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-16
BILLIARDS.
Match for $1,000 . Side Between Cyrille
Dion and Maurice Daly-DiOn the

Match for $1,000 . Side Between Cyrille
Dion and Maurice Daly-Dion the
Winner.
The match between Cyrille Dion and Maurice
DAILY attracted about 500 admirers Of billiards to
Tammany Hall last evening. and they certainly
had about as much billiards az was good for them.
as the game lasted about Ave hours. The rain kept
q few away, but by nine p. NJ. the hall was tolera-
bly, well filed. There was good deal OF betting
on the game, and although some OF the DAILY men
were looking for little Odds most Of the money
was invested at even figures. The game was
rather tedious, especially Tor the rst couple OF
hours; but after DAILY made run OF 81, the spec
tators became o little moro interested. The match
concluded at one A. NJ. and the money went to
Dion, winning by q points.
Shortly after eight p. NJ both men walked into
the hall. and, after dvestlng themselves of their
overcoats, took up their cues and strung for the
lead. Mr.. Hewins OF Hartford. acted as Judge Tor
Dion, and Neil Bryant looked AFTER the interests
OF Daily. Crts O'Connor ofnclated as referee. The
game was 600 points up. three balls, and played on
q 1--WE by ten C0llender standard American table,
with az balls. At twenty-five minutes past
eight, Dsly, having won the lead took the
plain ball and failed to count, Dion then
missed . tolerably easy one, and DAILY made like
mistake. Dion then made s, which he followed on
the third inning with h. On the fourth inning
DAILY broke the ice and put II together in neat
style. Dion then played and claimed count, but
tie referee would not allow IL. On the following
inning Dion ran II and then both men played
pretty light Daily falling TO count in three consecu
tive innings, while Cyrile only added to his
score. On the ninth inning DAILY ran "A, which ne
followed Immediately alter with Is, helping his
average o Jrine. Dion appeared to be playing
careessly, as in seven innings he only counted 2.
At the close OF the tenth inning the score stood
DAILY 81 AND DION 49,
In the fourteenth DAILY ran IL, which Dion fol-
lowed with 10. ON the whole the game was rather
unlnteresting, as neither OF the men were playing
well. Dion. however, did little good on the SIX
teenth inning. making IL, which ne followed by II.
At the close OF the twentieth inning the score
stood
DION o5 AND DAILY %.
Dion turned his first hundred in the twenty
second inning, and on the twenty-lourth DAILY
poorly; IN TACT they gave one the impression that
they were too ANXIOUS to win, and cramped their
inning DAILY made "A, and on the twenty-eignth
Dion woke up and added 20 10 mis- score At the
DAILY Isl AND DION 146.
Cyrille now played with q little more certainty.
ana, commencing with the tnlrtieth inning, made
rylng his score over the second hundred. Maurice
was still q little nervous, and failed to make any
double figures, witn the exception Of Il on me
thirty-1Ith inning. The score at the close or the
fortieth inning stood
Nothing remarkable in the way OF the play was
exhibited in the next two innings, but IN the forty
third Daily got TO work aud played rafting
famous run OF 2l2 that he made IN his last match
with Dion. The dellcacy OF his nursing was
nH p rum On he
the balls together with great precision:
They finally iroze after he had rolled
break put some life in the game as the spectators
all woke up. and greeted each good shot with
round Of applause. Dion failed to score and Daly
ran q which was followed by 46 from Cyrile. clev-
erly put together. The game was now becoming
little more lively. and when on the iorty-ntn IN
nlngs Daily made 1t, the score stood
DION 3l4 AND DAILY 314
An intermission or ten inmates was then TAKEN
Dion commenced with 5, and then DAILY scored l.
Daily ran 13 In the Attn inning, and Cyrille followed
ne HIM sn AZ
OF the nitieth inning the game stood
DAILY, 1877, AND DION, 341.
Cyrille run 10 on the next inning and after
that both men let up and Tor the next seven or
eight innings did not average two. On the fifty
ipulated them very nicely for 3s and on the next
inning Cyrine went TO work and added "a to his
S soo
safety. At the close OF the sixteth inning the
sa-' '' DAILY, 4a5. AND DION, sss.
DAILY then ran II, which Cyrie followed with IS.
taking the lead once more. but only for brief
game now became very interesting. as both men
were playing well and keeping pretty close to-
a es was 6 nS' Dy m s sss ss
together and picked up %. DAILY then scored 8
and Cyrllle went TO work and gave the spectators
something to look at IN the billiard line He did
not play with much luck, but by brilliant exccu-
scratch, and then lucky Kiss gave Dim mis-
seventy fourth count. At the close Of the sixty
seventh inning the game stood
DION 500 AND DAILY 523.
Both men failed to count on the next inning. and
then DAY. after scoring le, missed very easy one.
letting CyrIle in. The latter scored 10 ana then
missed On the seventy-Grst inning CyrIlie got
them together and ran "A, breaking down when
he only wanted to 60. Maurice then went in
for his last chance and played remarkably well.
his skin was enthusiastically applauded, and
after he had mace Is the applause was perfectly
deaening. He finally broke down alter making
So, and having only Il TO go. Dion then falleu TO
count and DAILY played difficult draw shot. Dion
Claimed IT was no count, and pending the decision
OF the referee the crowd howled and yelled to Daily
to go on and play. The referee then ordered them
to bank TOR the shot, and Dion, winning, ran out,
winning the game by q points. The following is
the score
Maurice Daly-o, o. o, H. g. o, o, o. "a, IL, o, s, i,
II, 4, 0. g. H. l. 0, O. i, l. 2S O. 8 a. g. O. 3
IL, l. 0, 0, B. 2 "a, 81, l6, i, ID, 20, TO- /,
o. l. 49, 2 II, 90, Q, g. 2 "a, 3, 0, l6, !, Q, 3S,
Csc.
Cyrie Dion-o, 8, h. o. II, 8. o, %, l,1,o,oo,1s,
Q, II II. l. !, 0, 2, 20, l6 H. 49, 2s 9,
8, >, l. H. So, 4 2 4 q % So, O. o. "A, o. 600.
BIGGEST Runs
Daly-24, %, o. y, 20, 49, go, a Dion-20, %,
80, 46, 81, % SO. "A.
DAY. es-7s. Dion-s 1917.
Judges-Nen Bryant TOR DAILY; Hewins for Dion.
Releree-Cris O'Connor. Marker-Mr Stone.
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