The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06
BILLIARDS.
TOURNAMENT AT IRVING HALL DION DE-
FEATs RUDoLPHE.

TOURNAMENT AT IRVING HALL DION DE-
fEATs RUDoLPHE.
The OF the PhiIade3 hia tournament was
begun last evening Irving Hall The first contest
Is three handed play between Rudolphe, DAILY and
Joseph Dion, for iourth NTH and sixth prizes
ing respectively to $780, 5000 and $780, After the ties
have been played or between them, Sexton. Slosson,
GARNER and Rudophe viii battle for purse oil ST. 500
The games will be 900 points each, 5xi0 standard
table, balls "a inches The opening gamc last night
was between Rudolphe and J. Dion, the first OF the
sic games between them and Daily The games are 300
points each, under the same regulations in Phlia
delphia.
R1dolphe won the lead and made mss Dion fol-
made in the second inning and only made points
In the i've plays, making his the seventh
inning points on tho third inning DION scored l6
by steady play, followed by II IN the seventh, the
game standing--Rudoph, 5; Dion, II. There
nothing brilliant far in the play OF either and the
game promised to be dull on the eighth inning
Rudopne played nicely, though without any great
result After scoring 10 he cft easy shot for Dion,
OF which he took advantage TO make run Of 81 In
good style, and which only interrupted by an IN
fortunate kiss This LEFT The string IS to II in Don's
favor and caused Rudoiphe wake up his work. In
two three ghcring shots he brought the balis TO
the left hand I'D cushion and worked them uclicaicy
along and then hall way the upper
end cushion In attempting TO drive the red around Tor
another gather he missed draw alter scoring o.
Dion now stood but ahead, and IA his next play made
but4 Rudophc put together IL, making his score w,
but on the finish OF the innings Dion made ~, and
the game stood--Dlon, 10l; Rudophe 90 In the next
three innings Rudolphe made but j. Dion addns7n Tho
same time IS TO his string 81 Of which he took IN one
play bv good nursing The game now stood 1863 20 "
III pions fsvor--a lookout for Rudolphc IN 300
point satne The latter, however, gathered IN 81 on
the opening OF the sixteenth inning. which lett him
only 70 behind Al tins point Rudopbe made ~ and
Dion seemed afraid 10 have him Tor he Jailed
20 count for the next four innings.
On the twcntynrs inning the game tood:-Dion,
200; Ruqophc, 1884, close, but exciting game
During run OF 40 In the twenty ihlrd inning Dion
jumped The object ball in attempting long draw, and,
coming back from the cushion. ms ball struck and
sided on 50 TO count. Tho shot greeted with
OF laughter At the finish Of the twenty hnh in
ning the game stood 274o 207 still IN Don's favor
Rudophe made p IN the twenty seventh ard Dion I'm
ished the game with the same numbcr.
The following Is the score OF the game
Rudolphe-0 o, o, o. @, L. IL. So III q o. L. o. o. 81
q. o. ., /, 4 1, o. 10, 2, !, 22--230
Average, s1l-2I
j. Dor g. 10. . l. o. IL, 81, a. 10, o. ii, o, 81. q
u, 600 2, 4, 40, Q, 3, 4, 22-30o
Average. ii In
The second exhibition game between Sexton
and siosson, and was given TO I'LL out the evenings
smuscmcnt Tomorrow night J. Dion and Maurice
DAILY play their tic game