BILLIARDS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8525, 15 September 1913, Page 11

BILLIARDS

GRAY’S CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. By Telegraph—Pres® Association—Copyright (Times—Sydney ''San” Special Cabled.) LONDON, September 12, Reece has accepted George Gray’s challenge, providing two games are played—one with benzoline balls, the other with ivory. [Gray, tho Australian billiardist, has offered any Englishman a start of 2000 in a match of 18,000 up; bonzolino balls to be used; the stake to he £IOO a-side, ; open to £250 aside; tho winner to take 65 and the loser 33 per cent, of the gate, after the expenses have been paid.] FURTHER DETAILS. LONDON. September 12. Reece, in accepting Gray’s challenge, .stipulates that the first match shall be according to Gray’s terms, but that the second shall be played with ivpry halls and on level terms. He also stinulates that there shall be a third match, in which the player with the best aggregate in th» first two matches shall choose the balls. If ho”znl’"e are chosen. Gray shall concede 2000. The winner shall take 60 per cent, of th© gate-money, and the stakes to ho £IOO a-«ido for each game or £3OO on the rubber.

STEVENSON’S OFFER. LONDON, September 12. Stevenson offers to concede Gray 2000 in 20,000 for £IOO or £2OO a-side.