The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-09
RDS.
slosson Accepts vignaux's Terms for Two
Matches In Paris.

George SlOsson, the billiardist. Yesterday
received a long letter from his friend George
Wheelock, he we'll. known bookmaker who IL
10 Paris and has had numerous conferences
with Maurice Vignaux. the champion Of
France. with a view OF arranging an inter-
national match. Wheelock says Vlgnaux ia
willing to play and has submitted his terms TO
Slosson. They are agreeable 70 the American
and he will cable his acceptance tomorrow
morning
Wheelock reports the big Frenchman to be
In excellent health. strong and vigorous. He
has seen him play. and says he is In great
form. When you meet him and | confidently
hone 10 make the match" writes Wheelock
you will find him a very hard nut to crack.
After solicitously inquiring about your health.
Vignaux stgnired n willingness to meet you
ut two styles Of anne cushion carroms and
1s-inch balk line,-but he propUsestw W nights
play Of 80 points each al cushion carroms.
making 800 points the total. for $1,000 a side.
Then a week later a match ut lS-inch balk
lines. no shot within any. one Of the eight
spaces, two night piay Of 900 points each. a
total OF 1000 points, for II 900 aside.
AS the playing would begin at q I. NJ.
Vignaux thinks longer games would be- in
judiclous, and ! think most likely, you Will
agree with IN. II YOU are satisfied with the
provisions % The match ] will Is-ue a challenge
In your nam" to Monsieur EignauN, The
games. he declares, should he PLAYED before the
race for the Urand Prty Is run about June ~,
in order to attract the largest Httendancps. 80 he
has named the last week Of May and the first
week p' June for h"twoc contests The greatest
difficulty will Dee to secure a SutiahI" hall. This
being Exposition year, i Il 1ulii." unlikely that
the dining room OF tho brand Hotal, whore all
the former great international, contests have
been held, car be- secured. but there are other
places. not - good but not undesirable. In re-
gard totle selection 81 a teinr"". will leave
that to NiRnaux and Yourself "
WHEN SlOSsOU had finished rc1 Ing the letter
TO THE Sun reporter last night b" sand:
This l. satisfactory 10 me. and Tomorrow I
will cable Whe"lock IA follows.
Accept vIguauN's terms provided datas. hail and
referee are selected entire stakes posted AMI I'm
allowed $50 'oreNpcn-o'.
THE reason | want everything in black anil
white bptor" start" continued Nio-son. is
because We Americans have had some tough
deals in our previous matches with NlRuauN.
sexton was robbed out ~ two matches. and
my exr"riel zee was nearly A. ha1. On one
OCCASION the referee robbed mepuf oiR game. on
another Nignnuy got me over 10 Paris and then
wouldn't plny. and on q thlr1 %" match came
| near resulting In n lInHi oetW""n ,guapN and
The referee. The otilclaI was ", l~iondnau. a
Partisan cluhmuu. NiguauX tried To bulIl12r
lin. hut ROndeau wOull stand no nOusena"
! and after the match b" sent h,s card -
Vgnaux by n freed. who was authorized t.
arrange a due. Vignaux was scare and sent
hi. apology to the rei"rcr. Either Plot OF
Gihelin, the French 6'I.iarnists, would suit me
for referee. pruyII"l tUey are not Identified
win vIgnaux in hi. academy.
when We meet the matches viii be attended
IS the greatest crow ma, ever Witnessed "a
hlIinrd match | am the only ulAyer that ever
dcf' s,rd him IN auublic match outside Of an
| araicmyin Paris; | beat, hin, At the champions
oama IN lSS5 and established a rrrOrl or high
nm Uhirh holds to this Az. Nhea'ock leaves
Tor Lond6n on March ~ and will then return to
his cruntry. 40 h. will not, he present to 1ee
! Tho games expect everything ~ De arranged
sn, sfectorily exrect to sail for the other
ali" about Arril l.. will have "a month in
which 10 ~practisa in Paris. and this ia really
more time than | require
The billiard championship OF the New York
40. was continued last night Mt the club
, house. The game was between Radcliffe and
Strinwuy aud the former Won Us a score oil 800
to 2l3.