The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-11-16
THE BILLIARD EXPERTS.
OPENING or THE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
GAMES BETWEEN THE DION BROTHERS AMI


The .grand national billiard tournament" was opened
last evening at the Tammany Wigwam The main ball,
where the Democratic Presidential Convention OF 1903
was held was made Of for the occasion, and seats
arranged in raised tiers for the accommodation
or spectators as TO make the table upon which the
games we're played the centre Of great square, nom
the sides OF which every present had an uninter-
ruptcd view OF the players,
THE LADIES.
A raised platform, nicely carpeted, which along
the northery wall or the room, and which two
OF comfortable chairs especially reserved for
ladies' and their gentlemen There large
number Of the fair present, who appeared TO
considerable interest in the game and
the best OF order prevailed and ma
smoking allowed they apparently had thoroughly
enjoyable evening Of H. The hall spendidly lighted.
There very large number Of billiard experts on
the floor Of the house, and the galleries pretty
We'll filled, though not what may be called crowded
The FIRST game o. the evening played by cyrs
and Joseph Dion and the second contest between
Maurice DAILY and A. r Rudolphe The games wero
300 points French II may be mentioned hero
the sum OF 50 500 has been subscribed for przeI
BY lew well known gentlemen in the city, and they
10 be divided into four the first $780, the second
$1,000, the third $3.50 and the fourth $3.50
TnE GAME BETWEEN rHg DioSs
The game between the Dions began precisely vt
quarter past eight o'clock Cyrie the lead and
made only the first inning, Joe following with
the same. IN the second inning however he made
Is by splendid pay In the third inning cyrille Sc
cured but while Joe made fine Of o. missing by
a slip Of the when lie had an easy shot to make
In the fourth inning Cyrile made and Joe scored =
zero the balls being hard 10 get at Cyrllle "a
this stage went is work with viii and closed
his fifth inning after some very delicate playing mostly
in the of the table where he kept the balls well
together with score OF 81. Joe followed with an .,
IL, lFfprf anHa
play the OF each standing ~ To ~ In the next
inning Cyrile scored and Joe made bad miss on an
easy shot Cyrllle finding the balls well u
hand played with great steadiness and SKILL
making 20 before being compelled TO take a round
the-tabe shot However, even when the balls
did get badly scattered he seemed to have quite
much control over them when they were in easy
position and after accomplishing some really splendid
shots he missed after making his fortieh point in th,
inning Joe could only get 10 out OF the next two
nngs, ana in the ninth and tenth Cyrillc scores
nothing Joe also getting to his credit the
ninth, though making in the tenth Cyre had
LEAD OF "a
at this time which in the eleventh inning he improved
by superb play TO 49, making run OF H. This kind OF
business did to be reshed by Joe, who took
his coat or as his brother had done long before and
walked up to the table though he meant to pull down
that lead OF - IN very quick order. But the balls had
been left scattered BY Cyrlle, and though Joe made
had give way again to Cyrle who, seeming grow
steadicr in his play made run OF 20. In trying to
make another point the red ball and that of his OPP
ponent got strung close along the lower left band cor
ner with his right behind them, that he had to
a upper
failed TO count and Joe managed to get out
of the bunch Cyrile following in the next inning with
run Of II, made by excellent play. Joe only made
after this score but Cyrllle uckier in the four
teenth inning, secured 10 The balls were left badly
for Joe, but he got of count out OF them,
Cyre missing twice in succession. once by miss
ard another time by downright carelessness
trying to make an easy carrom when the balls were close
together
THR PLAY IAGs.
The play began to lag at this stage the two players
frequently missing easy shots, Joe only making ten
.vIfh thp hall all in af tha
table; reckless masse shot being the Of the
disaster He made up Tor this handsomely, however,
he As. Tho game at this, the eighteenth inning,
stood, Cyrle 1876, Joe 140 the latter having gained
only 10 points on the former from the tenth inning
STRUGGLE
In the twentieth inning Cyre made IL and IS in the
next Joe seemed to have exhausted himself after his
run OF ~ IN me eighteenth inning, and had zero
placed his credit the three following innings. He
got warmed up in the twenty-second inning
shot In the twenty fourth inning Joe made
two splendid shots which brought down the house,
both being draw shots requiring the taking of three
cushions and from end OF the table to the Other
To make the carroms, and closed y6e inn
then standing 58 for cyrillo to 1872 for joe cyris
made ~ in the next @ning leaving him only 20
out. Joe got 50 IN the following inning by hard work.
The two players got somewhat nervous IN the twa
innings Cyrllle missing twice and Joe only making l.
Cyrlle however, got the balls under control In ths
twenty -egbth inning and ran II having to 90. The
players made each III the next inning, Joe making
in the twenty ninth. Cyrille the game in the
thrtieth inning.
The following is the
Game commenced, s:l5 ?. NJ finished, 10 p NJ. Mr.
Cyrllle Dion won the lead and made the following
points, l, T. I 81 40 3, ., O. Al, %, H. Is Q
Mr.. Joseph Dion followed with the annexed score:l,
u, % 9 So II 3 9, g. o, 8, !, 8, 4, 7, 10, IS, O.
0, O. 81 j, IS 81, o. /, 2, S-235. Highest runs,
As, 80, 32 average, $.
THE RUpoLPHR. DAILY GAME
The game between Rudophe and Daily the next
4 in 0rdp "A miss ianh Int
few OF the spectators lett the hall II anything there
was larger assembaee IN the galleries as
er in the evening The ladies', in their cosey
cogne OF vantage, made EFFORT to leave the FIRST
gamo between the lions apparently having increased
their interest TO the second The game begun at
quarter past ten Rudolph winning the lead He missed
in his first attempt count DAILY making in his trial
lie however, failed 10 count IN the next three innings,
but made IL in the nth and III in the sixth inning, then
followed with and 2, more ducks eggs.
Rudophe almost equally unfortunate the ninth
inning his score stood 30 to his opponents "a Day
seemed to be in good trim, but at nrst he little
too anxious, and though he made some very pretty
shots in the tenth nnIng making run Of L. he
counted at times too much shot, without taking
into consideration what he would leave for himself "a
result OF the break" He played quickly, while at
\ first Rudophe deliberatcd a difficult shot
more than was agreeable to the patient
portion OF the spectators DAILY, in the
eleventh inning, made fine run of %,
and Rudolphe followed this up with Of "a, which
he made by delicate nursing The balls finally becom.
ing frozen lie had to separate them and missed In the
seventeenth inning DAILY got tue balls in nursing
mood, and scored splendidy Al before missing, the
game standing l29 to 81 his favor In the nineteenth
inning he warmed to his work earnestly showing
markabie skill and Judgment in bringing the balls to-
gether though TO do he had more than once to
play round the table at risk and closed II with
the magnificent run OF Ia The game was, to all In.
tents and purposes Days after this his stood
253 Rndolphe's ST. and he had got INTO superb play
ing mood he having the most perfect control OF the
balls and which was almost as good his nerves In
! the inning Daily the game out The Following 10
THE scoRE:-
Daly-5, O. 0, o, Il, II, l. Q, O. IT, 10 2, 3, 2 l,
/ n n ID4 81 q n