New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-15
VIGNAUY DEFEATED BY DION

Nearly every seat IN Tammany Hall was
occupied last night at the opening OF the cushion carr0m
billiard tournament. Bud scoAeld, who acted both
referee and scorer introduced tie players of the even
ing, Maurice yignaux and Joseph Dion The latter won
the lead and chose the white ball. but failed to count
than Vignaux missed, and sual runs
made by both players until the fifth inning,
Dion scored Il, at which point ne missed difficult
masse shot. In the sixth inning Nlgnaux made a
fine upanddOWn- -tnc-tsbe shot aud received loud ap
plausc but only scored g. Ordinary playing followed
until the twelfth mnug. when Vgnaux made
q difficult cushion draw. The next shot was
an easy one but he missed 10 through OvcTcODhdencr
In the h,ernth inning the Frenchmdn made the lrst
large OF the evening He got the balls In the lower
left corner, which seemed to he his fayOrte place. 3nd
by careful "nlraing" and difficult masse and draw
-iIots he counted 40 This he followed up with 10
In the next luaiug, which placed MIN ~ aAe.i
In the twenty inning Dion made slIcn-hion shot
tnat greeted with lUng-continued applause At tne
close Of this Inning the score stool S3 Tor DION ana w
for VgnauI and slowly mad hey PLAY ell that 1t was
past . wnen Vi.naur lad made 100.
At the rty-urd inning NlgnauI led by 50 points Dut
In The next inning Don began To improve Ho addcl -
to his score, then 20. Ito failed however, TO maze
an perceplDc gam on ElsIuA uult the ecNfiy ~ @
inning when he scored l6, which he followed by ~,
NisnauX only making and 8. DION was then only ~
poiuta behind just before DION Degdh 10 MAKE MS
gain many persons in tho hail went out thinking that
the game had been already won by ViguauI. Dion's
friends, though. remained, IS was PLAINLY evident
by the great applause with which every good shot he
made greeted, aud when at the close OF me eshty
second inning the scorer announced 400 Ioi DION anu
4sI Tor NgnauN the excitement became luteEsc'
For three Innings NgnauI ial"d 10 count,
and II was evident hc VAS becoming very nervous.
While Dion pa: ing the frcucAmau "old III ic~
seconds IN his chair th-n get up and walk cKcltrdy
around the table. the perspira' on standing
ia large drops his forehead The boisterOus
way IN which the crowd checred every ume
Don counted also seemed tO uIneryc the Frcnchinan
DIon also excited As Egntux -at down after tll'
ug to count in the clghtyfourth inuns, Dinn literally
Jumped ut the table ami immediately
began the run that gave hm the sane
By series brilliant snOs be counted %, which lett
hm 0n.y 6 10 70, N.guauI was too nervous to make
more tuau /, AZ which romc persons chceiei' puI
tuey were promptly Missed down. In the eighty
fourth inning Dion made dnd thcn
missed an easy shot VignauK again failed couLt,
aud Dion the game. Ills friends rushed 10 lnl
aud -hoNcled congratulations upon hun Tor We
play ed, uphill game NisnAu& took his defeat evidently
Vcly much To ncart. lhr scores were as follows;
D.on-l d. l. o. J. 2 l. l. 10, o. 10, B. 3. l. O. r.
H. IL G. }, H. T. l. T. 10. B. H. J. -. l. o. ~ l. - y D.
H. - 20 l. G D. (, O A. T. lt 4, D. J. IT, IS y = 7. a. y
g. or g. T. T. 10 20 d. 5 > d. T. =, g. D. l-6O0 Aver
age Gj.-J highest rams sp and -
Vl.naux o. 5l,O4.O, 32.&s. OF. so 20. . p ..
T. a. A. l.. 3. 10 l. a. ~ IS . J. y J. = : o. s. IL ~
D. - - S. % 8, Il, 8. %. ]. 70, .. 20, l = o. - o. - 4
= 1919 o. f. l. = g. j. Il. g. u, o. u. d. O-49j. Ave- Ise.
o. i highest runs, 30 and A. Time OF game three hoUs
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