Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-29
THE BILLIARD TOURNEY.
DAILY Beats Morris by Means OF a Foul
Vignaux Wakes Dion to the Tune OF 600
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DAILY Beats Morris by Means OF q Foul
Vignaux WAKES Dion to the Tune OF 600
to 295.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.1
CHICAGO, March 28.-The fourth game in
the international balk-line billiard tourna-
ment was played this afternoon between
Maurice DAILY, OF New York and Lou Nor
ris, Of Chicago, and was won by the for
mer after three and one-half hours tedious
work. Betting was largely in favor of
Daily, with few takers. The contest was
not noteworthy at the opening. Play was
slow, and either expert seemed in good
form, and the absence of the usual large
| audience apparently affected their spirits.
Contrary to all expectation the Chicago
boy assumed the lead, and held it during
almost the entire struggle. The exhibi-
ton was uneventful until in the eighth
inning DAILY captured sixty points with
some excellent aroUnd-the table play, and
Morris followed with a spurt of ninety
four, the highest run of the afternoon. At
the close of the iftieth inning the score
stood Morris 573, DAILY sol. The New
Yorker then es5ayed some pretty double
kiss and masse shots, but
Morris soon jumped to his
| feet excitedly and called foul claiming
the player had counted three times within
the balk line. While the marker, Charlie
Mathews, and the referee, Parker Beyers,
we're discussing the case, the principal be-
came excited, Daly essaying TO proceed,
when Morris crossed cues with him over
the table and the situation became strained
to the utmost degree, while the excite
ment among the audience indicated a
crisis impended. The referee, however,
decided the claim of foul not sustained,
! and Daily continuing, added thirty-eight to
his score, thus practically losing the game
| to Morris, as the referee was unquestion-
| ably in error as to the fact, and his decis-
ion elicted liberal Kisses from the specta
tors. The play then became spirited, and
in the ffty-sixth inning DAILY ran the game
out with spurt of thirty. The score
stood Daily, GOO; Morris, $50. Highest
runs: DAILY, 60; Morris, 81. Average
DAILY, 10 7-10; Morris, 10 1-16. The fol-
lowing is the score by innings:
DaIy-0, 0, %, l, 10, 1, o., 3, go, 4, 12, 0,
81, l, 0, 0, 8, 0, 1, %, 0, 6, 1, 0, 9, Sc, 81,
| Us
500. y V . = -'' ''' y ''' y ~
Morris, 0, 0, 24, 10, 1, 70, %, 81, 0, IS,
0, 2, Ii, 0, z, l. l, l, 0, 8, 10, 0, II, l, 0, 6,
l, 33, "a, 80, %, 1, s. 8, L. 10, 1, 0, 1, 10, II,
o, II, 0, "a, 8, Is, 5, 8, 6, o, 6, 0, 1856.
This evening the fifth contest in the in
ternational balk-line billiard tournament
was between Maurice Vignaux, of France,
and Joseph Dion, of New York, before an
audience of 1,500. The Frenchman was
more at ease than on his first appearance,
and Dion was warmly received, this eve
ming being his first public entire in the
tournament. The betting was five to one
in favor of the foreigner during the day.
At the opening Vignaux won choice, i'm
mediately assumed the lead, aud held it
with ease during the game. Dion was in
good form, but struggled unsuceessfully
against adverse luck. He elected tremen-
dOus applause in the twenty third inning
by the execution of a four-cushion, reverse
English shot, unquestionably the most
brilliant of the tournament thus far. The
| Frenchman also drew liberal applause by
a most liberal long draw in the center of
the table, which could scarcely be excelled
for artistic beauty. In the thirtieth inning
Vignaux easily counted 20, placing the
score at 546 for Vignaux and 264 for Dion.
It now being 1870 O'clock, and the game
being safely in the hands of the victorious
Frenchman, large portion of the specta-
tors left the house. From this point the
contest was devoid of interest, except that
Dion attempted many brilliant shots and
made many brilliant misses. Vignaux
won the game in the thirty-seventh inning
with a Isingle point, the score standing,
Vignaux, 600, Dion. 295. Highest run for
Vignaux, 70, with an average of 16 2-10
Dion's highest run, 45, with an average OF
8 2-10. Following is the score by innings
vignaux-2, l, 90, %, 81, 80, 1, 65, 16, g.
0, 8, 0, 1, IS, o, IT, 8, 0, As, ?, 0, Il, Ss, 9
Sc, 4, 0, 70, 2s, o, Z, 10, 5, l, 900.
Dion-1, 2, 0, 8, Is, 5, s, IS, IL, 4, 0, S
1S, 0, %, 26, 0. 2, 8, 25, 0, 4, As, 9, l, o, o
l, IL, o, Q, 4, 0, 16, 1, 1925.
Time of game, two and one-half hours
Tomorrow afternoon the contest will bs
between Dion and Wallace, and in the
evening between Schaeffer and Morris.