The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-06-20
The Forthcoming Match Between
Schaefer the Leayenworth
Prodigy, and Sexton,
the Champion.
Three Games 10 be Played, in New
York, Chicago and st. Louis.
The Full Terms of the Agreement
Between The Two Contestants.
Schae fer Makes Run of One Thou
sand and Twenty-Five in a
Practice Game.
sOME BILLIARDS.

The biggest billiard match on record was
made on the Ith OF this month at the Ire
mont House, Chicago-that Is the biggest IN
general way, and taking into account tbe
length of the game, the amount OF the stakes
and more than all, the ability OF the payers
Beyond adoubt, the two finest billiard players
in the world to-day, are William sexton, anu
Jacob Schaefer: their record in public and
their performances in public and private en-
title them to this distinction. A match game
between two such experts VIII attract more
attention than any that has been played
since the long-gone epoch Of Phelan and
Serriter, who were infants in arms compared
with sexton and Schaefer. At the above
mentioned meeting no difficulty was eNper-
fenced in arriving at "A speedy understanding.
The first point settled was as 10 the stakeholc-
er The choice was. arbitrated by toss ana
os the coin showed 'headS" for Nose
Ransinper who appeared at Schaefer's back
er ne named Mr.. r. A Buck, OF the Sptrtt ot
fhc Times, to whom the half-forfeit OF c2,OcJ
was forwarded after the agreement was made.
Then came the toss for location Of the first
game. This time Sexton was the good guess
..r and ne giesfully named Newlor aud the
Colender table. The choice oi tne city anu
table for the second game fell TO Schaefer by
agreement, and he announced Chicago and a
j. NJ. brunswick Il Bake Company table win
the Monarch Cushion. The third game Is, by
the terms OF agreement, to be played IN 81.
Iouis sexton stipulated for forty days be-
fore the opening game, feeling the necessity
OF practice, while Schaefer was not very
sorry for this when he found he
had 10 play on different table from that on
which his practice has been done so soon
as a date can he secured for pubic hali In
New York the night OF the first game will be
announced. Ii is hoped To secure Gifmore's
Garden for the match. The second game
will occur in Chicago not far from the mid
die OF August, and the tnIrd IN 81; LOUIS ,
York in a few days and devote himself close
ly to practice for about four weeks before the
game ON q table TO be provided for bis use by
sexton. Following Is full drait OF The
terms of the match:
asreement between william Sexton and
jacob schaefer to play match game OF bill
The match TO consist of 5000 points, TO be
played as follows: The first game to be play
ed in the city Of New York, forty days from
date in some suitable public hall to be here
AFTER selected, upon a 5xl0 Collender table,
with q. inch balls, game TO consist OF loo
points. The second game 10 be played in The
city Of Cnisaso so .G% ne aHsf
| a BaIke Co. table, With Monarch cushion and
90 inch balls, gameto consist of 1000 points.
Iouis thirty days from the date Of the second
game upon q - table with rs inch balls,
ihe game TO be played until either party has
mating such score OF $500 points to be the
vinner of the match, the IN AIN stake, and
the excess Of door receipts over expenses.
. side. We have this day deposited $1,000
each as a half forfeit, TO be Forwarded to MI.
r. A. Buck, editor of the Spirit Of the Times,
New York, VINO Is nereoy stiecteu 70 ACT a
permanent stakeholder the remaining SO q
each to be deposited in his hands ten days
prior to the date OF the first game. The excess
| Of receipts over expenses In each game 70 be
immediafely deposited with the stakeholder
10 he held by him as an addition 70 the main
stake. provided any surplus shall remain
| after the three games shall have been play
The management OF each game to be In
charge of two persons, one TO be selected by
The table for the frst game to be furnished
1 by sexton, the table for the second game tc
| be furnished by Schaefer, and the third game
| to b, furnished by the winner OF the tos'
which shall decide the last selection OF tables
4 Each player shall be furnished by his oppon'
emf with q new table and cloth for practice
previous to the first game, promptly uPoI
| the finish Of that game. and immedlateiy
| the choice for third game has been deter
| mined. The tables and cushions furnished
/ for practice to be OF the same quality
| and make as are 10 be used In the mstcf
games.
| The necessary travelling expenses OF botf
players. and all necessary exl enses, TO be de
! Quoted from the receipts, or, II these shall b>
insufficient, from the main stake.
worlds Championship Ruies-play or pay.
4 WILLIAM SEXTON,
4 witnesses: JACOB SHAEFER.
NOSE RKNsINGEH,
TuN FOLEY.
Schaefer, the Leavenworth boy, and at tn
| preocnt lime the Observation-Disclosures cham
pion OF the world, on the 18th OF Nay last
i made Q run OF lJoD In Chicago every sho
being leeiumcss 80 al. ,na - - Aps x9cs sSo
viii be forced 70 do ths tallest playing of hi
life II he beats echaefer-vhich ts resul
hardly tncSsntse, z tns ss,snd.sa S a sss i.t,s
sreas isseTsa . lOvsls of the game sli oye
the country.