, 1870-01-30
BILLIARDS.
Coon'a Challenge to the Chicago Bill.
lard Experts and Whatit
Amounts to,
Other Billiard Nev5.

soue weeks sxo John ". Cooa, formerly rest
dent OF Chicago. but aauer1Y calling himself q
citizen OF Omaha, issued 4 challenge 70 pisy any
nAu Ia The Northwest game of billiards, French
catoa's for $50 side, the game to oe pts, Cd
ehaer N Omaha or cn'caEo, II th.
opuou OF tbs ps1ty accepting tho oan.
louGe, and, played In Oman, Coo, to
pay the cxpensea OF n.a aa,sgonl.t n journey. Tai.
wsa II osca sccepsed BY Ton. Foley, who p.o-
poaed to ptndnce player who shnnld contend
aganst Coon. and Nho shon]d be nausd before
tho match WIS plsJed-tae game to taee pisca
eshes II ouasaa Of cn.ca7o, II Cooa nay e,e,..
TIC lAsrer failing 10 adhere to his origin 4 D, r,t-
poai1g VARIOUS snlhgs, ou'ii last week to.eJ E.Te
hts ukimetam, 10 thb effect HIT he would prin =
four Chicago players to contend sga!Rst Coca fnf
523c aide, each xfue. thtlf e1psLses TO ~ pad
In case tbs uatcocS we're played ID Omaha, ard
tho wilmer 10 la1c toe ool.@oRey. The reply o.
Coon, and tue exalted l5sA8 81 u bis salt, afe
gt1en IN the Omaha R.ruelicon Of the 2Tia insi.,
~ folows:
,S., ,S Il .9e et FL
+ s.9 - a.siassies Il !: e:.ae
Ba. fotey. Win III a:asl sssse!,. III m.af a,snas;
O. & T. s9 s1' r. Tss r. = a.
th.t h. ea.,si', excens: thali s pId io:a
- q ths aian Uooa ,e.ss,s upoa a1soa tas u
s: mig e y
q .ss ft e::s: = 1s ,,
M = f.ts3a 4 q " 49, oocn Eho y u. w1u Pessanl
:.j;. ..5:S s,,,,ea ~ MI eaoa :, ea ri; s.. 81
s:.:s ~ 81 ~ c1:7er Gs'35s Z osss e.
@oss n j b Rsastaae . ssaa as1as
I'D nhs oS ~ n. t. L. &
dolIAt. ean tiyc etta*t 4 .hta osas, Il Frsea {.
I l. ssr 4. e e. s sss H. TO-;
q e
70 & = & T.
Fo!ty t11ne an hls fols men. n1n, aud "a
~ eli
perfected, I'd .has II, psopaed mateaea vii tste
- @ tsads q n:S sas q Il
saca Arur might pats tor genuine puck md
csn1detce In Omaha, bu: in Cuicato II stnp,J
Coon nirle,f ,hal three oat Of the four p!ayer1
vhom Tan Policy would bring tgxtnst hlEl-vi1 !,
Kudopnc, PstteI. kno soydeE--.oold - almo+s
| II aettota MT think 10. Why not come here And
p1aJ, ard thrs fave gsrat bill Of expenses: Toe
| pima seeu to b. that Coon FelTfng upon suhi-
zane, mope.es q ply ons 8. mon Of the e !:
[ e1pensc1 but oae way, II he u feslJ
| IN earnest be hiss. simply 70 forsRd
Tho half uf the door rece1ptx 10 Ehich he citnRa
70 sensctousy, and fet It go with The nam ssake
| 10 the winner. should ho consent to sh:s kad
| nay the p,aJer1 e1pfusea to 0nRhs, ar ttke hfs
| own eIpenses 70 CnicaEo, therp mead be nc
| rrppb!e ii gettirR up sae fou1 RAmes. For nsu
| Hho "has bestep, ana can aRalo bat, sur pI4Jes
| IN ChcASo," to 1lslss 10 EesdnactouSly up3a
atar1uR tho door receipts, io0ts rsrJ uucn Ike
"hedEc" :" or at ieats ~ attempt to "asve Akee
| II Voc Do and rne less Of bo 1bsSr peepettatet
| bJ the QnsnA press IN connso ieu ~atn tae ma +
| ter, The 1e21 Ridiculous sney will feudet them
| seiFeA
| FAKLEK IND ElKSxH
| tne respective cssmpocs Of 1iunot1 and W!acou
SIN. arc ma'ehtd to ela7 1.s0o potets, po1n-sho,
psf1ed. for 1160 aide, in Aitsautec, oo The ri
| ef February. The game Ia attracting coetlderA
| b!e attention fnorg tho billiard fsAseraity Of oQ
city, ard fhrIe t3c1r.ion party Ktlt PROBABLY b.
| Oh hand u the contest
f1K E5ATE CHAMPIONSHIP,
The forthcoming match tor the Slste champion
thtf, pet' e r3rtst ard Soi DER, has been pcss
porEd fnnr weeks, bs mutual conR+nt, tn Cd ase
4ueLct Of the lofnerr epRsEeueat to pl4y EIeser
| atpoLrHX
,rttnds 1esr1nE for ssn F1sccisco On Tuesday o.
wednesday OF tnM weef, 10 Play John DeesY To-
/ tic Antrtcan chawp!outh!p.
TNE xECEST nIkKT.oIoN MATCH,
| ptsJed In Sau FfArc.4eo, for tho benedt o
ctAr,sahle Institutions, resulted II re, receipts 0
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