The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-08
THE LAST F0UR-BALLGAME
GRILLE DION THE CHAMPION At
AMERICAN C4ROMS.
The Thirteenth Contest for tho Ivory Dia-
mond Cue-The Expert Freschman's Wa
terIoo-Left 1, OS PoInis in the Rear.

mond Cue-The Expert Freschman's Wa
terioo-Left 1,1O5 Points in the Rear.
The 'ong-talked OF match for the dia-
mond cue and $500 side between A. p. Ru-
dolphe and Cyrile Dion was played last night in
Tammany Hall. The cue Is the emblem Of the
American four-ball championship, and Is made
OF solid Ivory. The tip is a valuable diamond.
aud the whole body OF the cue Ia covered with
tho records Of the battles that have been fought
for II. 1t was FIRST won by John Deery, who de-
feated Foster, Rudolphe, Rhines, Peter Snyder,
Godthwaite, and Daniels, in n tournament In
Irving Hall, in May. 1869. Cyrille Dion challenged
tho champion, and in tho match played in San
Francisco in January, 1870, Deery IN ntalned his
right; but In March of tho same year
he was met by Rudophe, who bore OF
the prize. In May. 1870, Cyrlle again tried
Tor the cue, but was beaten; ; and In October his
brother Joe was also beaten by the Frenchma an,
who continued to hold the cue until January,
ISL when IL w5s wrested from him by Parker
In Buffalo. Cyrille Dion won II from Parker in
Chicago, April 20 OF that year, and beat Melvin
Foster in June. Ho was then challenged by
Maurice DAILY, but the game, played In January.
ls13 was declared draw on account OF an error
made by tho marker. It was played again a
week later and the cue was won by grille, who
was again challenged by DAILY, and this time
Daly In October, and forfeited to Cyrlle in De-
cember.
The match last night the thirteenth match
played for the cue. was 100 points up, a
Tour pocket table, every carOm counting three,
every double carom six, with forfeit Of three
for tho pocketing Of the players ball or a jump
from the table.
Game opened at thirty minutes past eight
Dion leading and falling to count The first
half dozen innings were uninteresting. neither
PLAYER trying to count for himself but merely
trying to keep his opponent from counting In
inning. however. a IN N
balls, and In few minutes rolled up neat total
OF lil; In the tenth inning he cleared Is, and In
tno eleventh he added 117 which he accom-
pllshed by JudiciOus nursing, although many of
MS gathering shots were Doticeably bold and
At this point Rudolphe was only "a. Dion being
%s. The latter then made pretty run of Is,
Mntch was started by well designed and beau
ululy executed round-the table shot. Ru-
dolphe followed with a break Of co, and nffor
nion had made run OF y. which set him at l,3,
hudolphe went to work with "A will and added
los to his score, coming to grief in trying to
elect simple carom. There were now 1873 but
tons ON the credit side OF his string. To this
array he added three whereupon Dion scored
liz by very clever play, and then after two
innings which yielded only O. he made the 1ne
run OF 2l6, and followed TINS with another Of ga
Tho score now stood: Dion, oil Rudolphe. ID.
Dion seemed to be keeping the balls well in
hand, while Rudolphe PLAYED fast and loose
with them, and was so Indifferent as to results
that after closing run the subsequent proceed
ihgs Interested him no more until 1t came his
In his 10th inning Dion made ~; and In his
-i9t ne ran up total oil Zo, and after Rudolphe
had replied with a meagre 3J, the score stood,
Don, 1,ls1 Rudolphe, 25j.
The succeeding ten or twelve innngs were un-
interesting, Dion running from to 80 points
only. and kudolphe making only LIS points. AT
the close OF tue 3jd, Dlon's score wos l. ;s,5 Ru-
dolphe:. 515 In the 4th inning Dion scored 81,
and following this with Il. 81, and 3, ran tho
game out with ~ IN the 3Stn, leaving Rudolphe
at S@2, the victim Of tho most signal defeat he
has ever suffered.
Tue winners average was 80 9-io. and the tins
1.-THE game was exactly two hours.
This may be set down as the Last match nt
four bail carome between experts. Tho cue IL
now the property OF Cyriile Dion. whose title as
"chamDion Of the American four-ball cArom
game " there can be none to dispute.