The New York herald., 1879-11-26
THE BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.
DAILY AND GARNER IN A GAME OF FIVE HUN
DRED PoINTs-DALY THE WINNER

DAILY AND GARNER IN GAME OF FIVE HUN
DRED poINTs-DALY THE WINNER.
Maurice Daily and Albert GARNER faced each other
ut Tammany Hall last night to decide the fourth ana
fifth prizes of the billiard tournament. Each had
won four games and lost three. The contest WAS or
500 points. Maurice the lead and took the black
ball. The lay off gave him and the Frencnman
managed IL. Steady q clock Maurice piled up 81
his second trial and blank was the response OF
Albert. In nursing along the bottom rail and the
work necessary to avoid the fatal triangle
Maurice. in his fourth essay. added GO TO MS
string. Then 80 neatly came from Albert and
tho string showed-Daly. 40; Garnier, 81
In the sixth inning Maurice manipulated the
ivories - points and Albert's reply was II. There
had been but slight applause and it seemed some
what strange when . warming cheer and an encour-
agang hand clapping greeted Carriers ninth effort
OF 50, the result Of judicious rail work. Pleasant
appreciation followed the accumulation of 25 for
for Maurice and 46 for Albert, q few OF the
friends of tho latter directing much attention
to themselves by their vigorous applause.
Maurice turned the second hundred in the thirteenth
inning. and with for Albert. the buttons gave 2l2
for Daily and 1s6 for GARNER. The former forged
further to the front by the meritorous Of 66 i'll
the fifteenth essay. and III the sixteenth Albert exc
cuted A in creditable shape. but he was still u
behind his opponent. For the five or six subsequent
innings the mediocre results -wero embarrassing to
the players and unpleasant dish for the lockers
on. 'Zees is not beelyards." said an old ex-cham-
pion. initiating the eccentric Rudophe in his man
ner and repeating of his favorite expressions.
and really the game did nota this juncture seem to
have the necessary snap. The twenty-second essay
gave Albert Is. and Daly's twentythird produc-
tive OF 4O Ablank for GARNER followed and the score
was-Daly 1856; GARNER. $50. It had required just
two hours to reach this point in the contest. Runs
Of Is and II for Maurice and H. II placed the men. at
the end of tho inning just 100 points
apart. with Daily in command. Garnier. in
his half Of the next essay. astonished the
house with crusher of 100 points, which was
ceived with genuine enthusiasm. He nursed them
the head and side rails with cleverness. showing
that when the ivories como his way he knows what
and from this time to the last inning the
excellent and ut the end Of the essay
Daily had but two to make "game and GARNER
four to reach victory. DAILY made the two csrroms
necessary and was greeted with . loud cheer by
his friends in pulling through successfully. II
much excitement in my life for feeftie
toars said GARNER, referring to the $50 and 800
prizes which were decided by the contest The full
score il as follows:-
DALY-2 81. I. 90. o. "a. 10. o. s. 25. l. 49, o. &C. l.
TO- q o. q 40 15 o. IT. T. 8. II. IL. "a. ~. 4, IA.
GAHx1En-ls. o. 2. 49, L. IT, s. 10. 49, l. 4s. T. s. o.
~ o. o. o. Is. o. II. II. Q. 100. &C. 7, s. 49, 0. 8.
], o. 1886.
winners average 13 1887 losers average 1s 1887.
Time Of game-Three hours and eleven minutes.