The New York herald., 1877-11-14
BILLIARDS.
EIGHTH GAME FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP AT
TAMMANY HALL, BETWEEN WILLIAM SEXTON
AND CYRILLE DIoN-THE FoRMER THE

EIGHTH GAME FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP AT
TAMMANy HALL, BETWEEN WILLIAM SEXTON
AND cYRILLE DIoN-THE FORMER THE
WINNER.
The eighth billiard contest for the Delaney gold
medal tho mpionsnip Of America and 81. 600,
Cured last night at Tammany Hall between William
Sexton, the present champion, and Cyrille Dion.
The place was well arranged for such an af
tair. The 5x10 table, with patent wire cushions,
stood In the centre OF the great hall under brilliant
gas Jets and the chairs for the audience stood
one above the other platforms each Of the four
sides Of the table. There ample space for the
players, umpires, marker and press between the
players and the front rows Of the spectators
II is certainly true that no billiard match ever
Witnessed In this city by select an audience
as that which assembled In Tammany Hall last
night On the stage, which was tastefuly
draped with the national colors, sat some
dozens Of ladies' in elegant costumes. and through
tho audience especially In the front rows, many
more; not evon In the gallery, whch.was packed.
there poorly dressed person. Tho best known bill.
ardists in this city were present Too. There were
Rudolphe Garnier DAILY, Strauss, Slosson and others
Beside these tho faces Of mon who arc well
known 'Change and in the highest social circles In
Gotham 1t sale to assume from their presence and
that SO many ladies that billiards understood
QeCOrum
OF such an asscmblage all that might have beon
expected OF such people. Applause. IL was observed
was bestowed inteigenty and in a wel-bred manncr,
although clapping Of hands was loud and fro
quent, there never was a stamp OF tho loot
clamatiop heard. At the opening the seats
were. nearly ali occupied, but the asles and
lobbes filed up alter the theatres closed. From
this 1t viii be seen that tho game was long one Six
hundred points played and half OF them not
scored before hatpass ten O'Clock Tho umpres wero
Mr. G. +. Slosson tor Mr. Sexton; jacob Schaefer Tor
Mr. O. Dion Mr.. G. b. Hubbeli OF Hartford, Conn.
was chosen referee and Mr. wilmarth marker.
At half-past eght the game began Cyrllc Dion get
ting tho lead. He only scored g. and followed by
Mr. sexton with little also. Dions second inning
that or his adversary marked MIN up 2 Don's third
did not help hm much; but Sexton was more fortu-
nate He got balls together the cushion and made
u run Of AZ. This good fortune OF his antagonist
aroused Dion, who also made short run Of 10 He
Innings In which he earned absolutely no, hing while
Sexton scored 4, s and l. He, too, played poorly In
innings, but In his ninth he counted So
making his total up 70 this point IN the game III TO
Dion's 3S.
The performance of both players from this until the
fifteenth inning was not start nsly brilliant Sexton's
highest thus lar beng only IL. He had two cypners
complete record 100, that OF his opponent beng las
In his last Dion made somo splendid shots, which
won The approval OF the spectators, ~ did also
sexton IN his twelfth inning by . magna-
cent angle snot Perhaps somc OF the most
brilliant playing during she match was shown BY
only 8; but they shots such expert billiard
player alone could have made In his twenty second
inning Dion led Oh with 40 shots, which for SKIN
wero surpassed last night oy either himself or
Sexton; but do what he would Dion could get tho
balls together, and when ne closed his score was
within one Of that OF hH adversary. They stood
Dion l6l, Sexton 1872
WAXING wARM
Now the contestants may be sad 10 have warmed 10
their work, and sexton. IN the twenty.third INNING
got tho balls together, and, before they parted, ran
40. HIS next three shots were beauties-two masses
and one "oiiow, which might be olassod aston.
isn,ng one was now quarter 70 ten O'Clock, and
Dion nad scored 166 ns Sexton 233 and for three.
quarters o an hour the men played with varying luck
aud trialng scores Six innings each. In the
next HIS thirtolh inning, Sexton ran OF, aud
sat down amid the paudts OF his admirers
with total record OF 371 to Don's 225 A. the thirty
third inning sexton reached his 400, while DloD's
string only told 23h But his star was in tho
ascendant and he, alter sexton retirod went tho
table, and getting the balls together ran los, when he
missed easy shot and had 10 give way 10 Sexton.
1hls gentleman, however, had very bad luck
during the next innings, while Dion was
more fortunate, and gradually lessened tho breach
between his and his antagonisps score materially.
AZ eleven o'clock .hey slood.Dion ~, sexton 40
apparent, m and N elected ,huuders Of applause oss
BY the success which 50 often attended
whenever either smau made safety pays;n but II
must be said that both men seldom rssorod TO such
tactics fhc largest run OF The evening was made by
Dion the thTtyourth inning, and some OF the best
The game was nnaly won by Sexton in nfiy three
innings, The score stand'ngsexon, 600; Dion, 42d.
Appen nued the scores oi the players by nnings-
THE SCORES.
Sexton 3, o AZ A. 8, o, 1, So o, Is, o, 8, 40 O.
20, I, H. %, l. so ss,s7,s : IL, o.l, !,
COO H,ghest run, 81. Average. II Ia
Dion--3, Q, /, ~, o. o, IL. g. 3, l, 3 81,
e Il ios g cso > . los Is S;a o
s26 Average. 4.