The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-11
FIFTEEN BALL POOL.
THE GRAND NATIONAL roURNAMENr-c. DION,
O. sLossoS, . KNOTT AND RUDoLpHE WIN

THE GRAND NATIONAL roURNAMESr-c. DION,
O. sLossoS, . KNOTT AND RUDoLpHE WIN
THEIR RESPECTIVE MATCHES.
The grand national pool tou rnament was continued
yesterday afternoon In tho Union Square Billiard
Rooms. The interest In those gamos does appear
10 nag. tho attendance NJ the afternoon and evcn
sessions was, II anything. bcttcr than been
eiucr Of no previous days. Tho play IN the afternoon
commenced with tho contest between the Dion
brothers. aud they fought the hardest battle that
been decided thus far Joe Dion the first game,
and cyrlllc took the second third Joo
Dion tho fourth and the nth and sixth
secured oy cyrlc. Tho seventh after hard
fight was taken by Joe then cyrlo and cap.
turcd the eighth and ninth Al The close OF the twen-
,icth game they had each won ten cyrills Dion won
the iwenty-frs and tho match. The following iss
score OF tho games:-
G Dion. ooloo11-ll
J. Dion. ...l00l00l0O l0ll01l0llO0-l0
The second contest of the afternoon session was
between George sosson and Clark Wilson. Al the
FIRST II seemed as II these players going TO have
pretty close contest Sosson took the Grst and vii
son tho second game Slosson started Oh
won soven straight games and Wilson managed q
secure the tenth rho next thrco games and tho con
test were won by Slosson. The following Is tho score
OF the games
=. Siosson. ................lol11
9. Wilson .............;o 10000 1000
samuel Knlgh, and J. II. warbie, about the best In
the lot with Tho 'Sweie' LETT out There was good
peny s sss match as both %Sa
knight started out In excellent form, and
won tho hrs. game before Marble had scored
point. In the next they both missed easy hazards,
but knight made up Tor his bad play by tho bank
on tue oojec, BAH that he made Tor Winning shot.
Tho third game also fell to knight, who was playing
really good game. making his hazards in . very
clean style. In tho fourth ana NTH gamss
began look ratnor uncomfortable as their chances
did not appear very good In the sixth game, although
hazard. and Kuigni, holding the two remaining balls,
won the game. The seventh was repetition OF tho
m. tar AND sns"
knight disposed OF In elegant style Thor
% Kusn better SIM ' sSso
no addcd the eighth gamo to his score. Tho ninth
game was a itilo closer contested. Marble dong :
Il. tenth game waoo 90. 10 S. and
lett three ringers on tho table. knight held one.
and tracking for the others cleaned tne table. Tho
score now stood knight 10 and Marble 20 The spoc-
tators became quite excited and several bets
made on the next game. In The second lnird snol
Marble made a combination and the balls broke we'll
| Ho broke down on an easy hazard and left knight
little nervous aud slppod up Marble then
won the game, The next game also pretty closely
.cn.:s.:a, ana va. finally secured BY MARBLE Ins
The following Is the score OF the games:-
xs.Ss ......1 odooodG1oi
SEXTON RvDoLrHE
Tho next match was between the two well known
billiard experts William sexton AMI A. p Rudoipnc.
Tnere was . little betting on the result, mostly al
evcps, though in some low instances RudOiphe
q slight favoritc. The professor lrst
game without any trouble. 10 tho second sexton got
little break, but did not lasi, and Rudolphe scored
another victory. Tnc third, fourth and NTH games
also secured By tho Professor, and then Sexton
made change IN the programme and took the
sixth game 10 hts account. sTno seventh
game was by Rudolphe. and. after q close
Contest he also took the eighth. rho
ninth gamo fell 70 Rndoiphs. anu Tho tenth
alter being red ood 10 single pool secured by
Sexson. The eleventh game was won by Rudoiphs,
and the twolfth by sexton. Ruiolphc won the thur.
teenth game easily. Sexton Tie fourteenth aud
fifteenth games Rudoiphs won tue sixteenth and
Seventeenth games and match. The following II the
fcors OF tho games
A. =. Eudoiphe o 01Iol0100 I'LL
w. Sexton.... o 0O 90 90 o l Ol 10 o. q
The matches 20 DO played TO day ara ~ follows -
Ahcrnoon-Gsorgs Slosson vs. George Frey and
william sexton W. CLARK Wilson. Eveninx-Cyriie
Dion VI. A. r. Rudolphs, aud Wahlstrom Vs. Joseph
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