The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-09

OPENING or TIE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

OPENING OF TIE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
WELL KNOWN PLAYERS AMONG THE CON-
TEsrANrs- THE FIRST TWO GAMES.
The national nteen-ban pool tournament for the
championship. gold medal ana $3.50 in cash prizes,
began last night At the Union Square Billiard Rooms.
10 the presence Of largo audience Tho following
the cntriss:-ciarke Wilson. ,. NJ Marble, A. p
Rudolphe, G. wahistfom cyr,lio Dion. Joseph Dion.
George Y. Slossou, William Sexton. George Frey aud
Samuel Knight Tho conditions of the tournament
that Two contestants play ut time. the selection
70 be made by the management the winner Of eleven
out OF twenty-one genes WINS the single contest
Each contestant phys ono game with every other
player entered ana Inc player 0sn ne rs, nrze
and becomes tho champion. The total number Of
games In the tournament VIII DC iorty.lour. TOUT
games will be played each day, two IN tho afternoon
and two AZ night, until the tournament IS ended
THE OPENING GAME
The game opened lass night promptly AZ eight
O'clock the first pair contestants being Wilson aud
warblc. The latter the choice and lead on with
cushion. Wilson followed with cautious
pisy but left opening which bis antagonist
characterized by extreme caution both sides. II
was by Warblc The second gamo oDened IN
Dur,ng It's progress Wilson made two very difficult
shots-onc q cross cushion and the other long shot
work. @ss IN as The third oa
Wilson's prospects were best Tor the nrs nifty points,
but by bad miss ne left setup Tor his opponent
which made game count Tor Marble The
NTH, sixth and seventh games were won by Marble.
who Played with much care Wilson seemed 70
have become little carccss. The eighth game
n, a was won BY MARBLE: the tenth By
Wilson; Marble won the next three IN succession.
rhe fourteenth game was captured by Wilson after
4 close contest On tho fifteenth game the
were each 80 points. II was Wilson's SHOT HIS ball
was near the string cushion me 0ce0a Da oe'nx 10
It were about to Ho shot, ana the object ball tax
ting Two cushions came straight for the lower pocket
put alas his own bali simultaneously entered the
SIDE A mark OF against him and Marble shot
the string but the object 6a failed to 20 In II
now Wilson's turn, aac 0y cautious shot ne
pocxeled tho ball. winning the game
the sixteenth and seventeenth games werc won by
ment IN Marbles favor hts opponont having won 70
bis IL An intermission OF five minutes here took
pace.
The next contestants were Wahlstrom. better
known IN billiard circles AZ the ''swede," and Ru.
dolpnc. Rudolphe led OF with . cautious snot and
Washlstroms missed AN easy pocket. Rudophe
followed with miss, and to the surprise Of all the
ssSwede' also missed. pocketing his own ball
Again Rudophe took the cue, but with no better sue
cess than his young Antagonist, VINO usxt attacked
the ivorcs and inside OF minute and half ho had
won tho game, his opponent not having
pcckcted q ball. The second game was char
n as.sr q both Sy players especially
gushing himself. on the second inning tho latter
pockc!ed sufficient 70 win the game The third game
easily. The fourth game was run out by Ru-
dolpne, his young opponent not having pocketed
bail 1t was cviocnt from the opening OF the nth
game. however, that tho Syede meant TO win and
would succeed. Rudolphe led on, leaving the
balls in group and an almost impossible
shot for wahles.rolne. but tho young man proved
equal TO tue occasion. as by delicate touch he
pocketca ball. Then he attacked the ftccn
and without miss ran the game out. withdrawing
Rudolph.
Tho sixth game closely contested, Rudophe
opening out by p0ckctIng three "rngors." Then, by
a bad miss, he gave his opponent u chance, which
The latter improved, running the game out and
evening.
The seventh holly contested, each player de-
pending the hnal ball for the game II was finally
captured BY Rudolphe.
TEc Swede began the eighth game With safety
shot, but Rudophe mansged TO count, and
madc miss and his young opponent soon made
short work Of tho remaining balls. winning the
game. me ninth was captured by Rudolphc, who
made several GOOD pockets. Tho tenth was madc
property OF the Swede. Bets Of
TO on Wahlstrom were now made
with but few takers. The eleventh game
opened out IN good shape for Rudolphe, but tho
requisite number, executing several hno shots. Ru.
dophe made some delicate shots tue twelfth game
aud won. Tho thirteenth Was scored 70 WAhistrom'a
account. Tho score now stood 10 IN favor
Of tho Swede, and renewed bets Of to IN avor OF
latter. Time, twelve O'Clock. The fourteenth was
doiphe scoring the sixteenth and Seventeenth. Tho
eighteenth game was won by Wablsrom, thus closing
tho contest Ia hts favor Timc, 1928
The play to-day Will DO as foilows:-After noon,
Marble VS. Frey Joseph Dion knight.
Night-Ssxton VS.. Siosson; G. Dion vs.. Wilson.