, 1869-01-24
The Proposed National: Toufna-
!: i! ment for tha Championship :. >
Pedest1lani.m.
DeWit Successfully 0amplsted dis A.
tempt to Walk = Thsussae Niles : =
In 81 Navy Hsuza ;,
Weston.
BILLIARDS.

rtnT, hs had parsed Rh!nes bY seven potuts.
F1umthss 70 the e'zAsy-tecs1d inning, tbs game
90 each Atte vas sntseig equal, the call ai4ndIrx
l17i 70 1,17a. nd 'hez kept ciosely toeetncr u
10 The ntrrty-eeventh Inning, when Khines
accomplished run of 157, leaving him
str1lsiuR tho balls, leaving bauk ahat 10,
TTawieI. who counted. got the balls together,
and, with run ct III. elot ed the game, winning
By only 1orr pc!uts- Tbs average OF each WIS q
tti6e lp excess Of fo1rteea- The result
Of The game oeeasfo1ed unhauadcd ntou-
'scssst X = 4h.t eai Rsse. "hsts e. It orsI;;
ce.tain of Winning. Odds Of two md three 70
one wsr sreelJ ofes. d-and ss cee]y TAKEN. onA
feet. md IN !..ctA instances We hear1 Of heu
.hat E.sWle1's teere would show ieacte1cY II
s ss.d e T. 1esn r. g. :,as. a.t
At1a- lteted. oatrs of odds vere taken. II sp-
. ,h se a2esalus 8 ssS e III
If Lest" Rfiaes'' aci:a: i stcoanted Tor on -:
nsss s::s 10 s so.a fs r.. &C. e. at
played Ieas tsan usua, Of hts stpated
cet,aiatI. oeea.ioEe Eed. pe1a.ps x orsf confidence
eurgI.iped ot III ke Iia and l.h1aieal DC nils5 il
wo1sted b. Foley, had recn1efud his aenlues %
.ss:s Ill ,s e P sss f.
e ssne I'd D. sTa.ss nsas
esne Il spls1sr 1t L. pre:ens,ons. HoTs1sf
1bs trtult ~ taTe CONS about, 4 Is quite eeE.
tstn to rstfIixly diminish tho odds which othcr-
v,es you'd have b. en- offered tn fsscr Of Foley.
who il to play the s1co C1rue With frt91oy, los
s1ioo s!de, IN Chicago, on The .7Ah os FeasuaU
TIE atv 4xx71oAr cnAar4oxuu. =
Atlat fetae1ts src pFogrEs.tnH n New fotk
for tke fortct mtg EtIefd billiard eournscaeas,
II which tic new cnaupior c1e ot Aneitca Is 10
bn1rd fourha1l 2Atne, Mssase. Plelaa 4
Colierdef ths psolanlS stozs Of sha iass cnn har-
S aasn rpoat 'hsnss,,ca tas tnzsnias @ st T.
0' p'o7 7 Ell :ss|s :. 1es fss asse Il e.dis* e.
ssss :. e.: q sa
hnt, 40 we Ears siaisd hsresotose. 70 ses no good
StAfou Why Esuea for tho American champion
ee etss ssa z h9a saa
sEeis = ~, 70 rcaah n less5Es On: u sas so!d
ture,s. This shonid not b. tha case and wnald not
b. 1.-THE ranrtsct u1l1G Int rcst aId iro1enee wete
wholly renofcd tTna billiards m uauoual
4de that 1onAt tor1 ld.bsc cf bnEbeat, the chotea
ct rahtt. There ste1nA, however, 10 to no pktlers
= ct tnesa q Fefss f. I'll ns lnstts1a y;
aDc:snt f<otn< sect2s likely to bo the es.ahiah-
mtnt Of sh-nzny champion e1ls Il toers aso bill.
EAQi8 UAIH8clQfC1E, WE'D 14SSt1IJ 4uQ
uE1faTnly jcaIors q anJ adVantsgo q prestige
gained hJ tsytL -
= ease t,sv q, ~ Pesr - relasius to tbs IN
rfBol. IL u Arrangement shere1n hut slrRlo In
tsrettis rsEressnssd. "a enbodied IL the 1a4t
;.:as q T'at.1sprE Mssss,a n: ass.ilst q
! tcrtaeatainE naun1al tnneusrnen'. In tne
bn!istd eolarn Of that joarnA.~Hnteh. IN tho
It saala e e ss.s
lr1gtty o1ttae OF The plan of tha tocEn sneat -
It has slrusdy besn decaaed upon. ss*ou1 fhaEs
rs,pssta i 81 100 sasa7 pls5srs I'D Is prot
Pi.a.iala pis.e1s ths 1a@oes q q:
:: p,er rAaa % s,. lsa sssdy e ssnsesf: 4:
Fo1tcf md Radolahs. :" w6e amass up sss 6ooE7'
.aa IT, md Msss: Ros.P
and. 4 worst came 70 xosst. Coon and SnIder
b1t l, you'd BE- desirable to hhrtreu cat, on II 9
tteir en.r1rte woula only p1oloae tie toa1ns
ntIt, III &c his that the etnrId1onsnras comes u
NOT 70 mention The placing ol Acpessss a1t
barsd game, ttss veil known Act hereabonu
sat s,1ae1 y iae ls1tes ~ better pl.7ess y ~
s h.s sss
-, rto~,eea, only. TIT b y aAorea ~ eppes
q ,he SNr.t plohib'ts him nen dong, = =;
ateia9e W. SnF. thsn d9nole ~ ~
and hts pnsu. barred aehcrcnsaa. whlle not a
brilliant as thore Of Casne. A1e certainly aach 1
to fe1dtt Ieasou1ols IN ambition On h'a part t
croas eEct for the thaE ptonahip N1ta th$ nss
pts,er OF ,he COUNTY, ; srd be fset Of biz be!o
il iho cr7pIos o. powerful rival 70 1ee @Ans
i.esnrns rrm wh,sa pr.np,s.ses So new en-
Who has kutoelsa. conddrlce In. his ri
'ae Z: :;.s Il sa FORK e! II
pose Of so,nnR itAues Tor tho highest didttassio
Ii The scsls Of o1lEssda L1s Tho ptOpu,cd toa
inc1s The changes q sucees,trl comp. tlu or. ~
haa ncts<f players and '.ots Of nsn thaa tho Is
, PRpEs rHlAEtsH. 4
John Drwit, tbs chsaco pedes1!kn. ou yeste
:, th1n.snd Gle. 10 thou,lrd consecutive hoa.
: The essaY pas rsade b. him some months ~
; hu. VS. sraudot1a n fessoa st tho t.,l1r. a. q
pe',ora p sii sss iest ID to 'e eoee!on d psr,e
= s Q, % be hi, I he xaa. and d! q o,sis' @
!. tak1ng ~, Commenced. Ihs seena Of p.Tl
: laoora bas bosu located IN 4 snail roon 70 T
,eat & o.ef s.eon On ~ emf q I.tt ~ 7.
. ID d,nens'ont. low. poorly rxntsd M I'd VI. wu.
haye hsfn 'aae ns..9ts: y r fess t;.,,
y tlnce fda Inc Wal to admit Of nee aFtnx
y y The ar71h In order 10 accomplish one HAe 7
- - cou-ss eas bten travessci eighty three times
= pcdt aEiau being eonpel:e1 u turn n Absu
= corner fup1 tirateiu each eiftuH-A Condition
l. things sh.cb crr.t'y enhAnces The eIoAtness
.ss t. ss,. q saS .sos ~
= Etlked Il The rate VI one nle ezch eons ecat
+ hea1 nuul the thousand houre hst p<ased At
~ n 1hc .ts.nxe ntns q t7ae pef 5onr sss ,.n %
n 9ot fss., food, ae11t,ont. uAlnink+ caanEe
! toilet, erc At t:st. UeW,t r,ate i p:s:pes
"a ses!,nx ,:eptse ne 1eaafaS f sha psta 9
n - ~ou!d enable Ii o TO pettor:n II. next mile:
II he fond that tbs sr1ttcd tine ftft when he II
i Sia. nd Be- ibesss fo.s1ra eoaieed his tsat
"a "a the It enatntEe + pcslsns Of ftnels hoo =. aoon
J.. coming 10 aee7ftoued 10 tho broker .nt:eae
fsssP fssP Il fa., T. Be 1ss sss e p z 93 s
: From ~. % III ~ pess.t.tsa :,
- scare ID seands il oool provided iof tba{I
"a pot-, call tho completion Of eseh milq sna z,
= spoes md h,cas1d s.a ssA!.vta.
e,,; i.a1 u" % ,ss. ts s 6. esi.. sst
.ee o1 ,se aitxsntt bsrs eseh made tn,as!iu n<
.se Ju4,ieo Eate1h.eses u 70 tho tslshtna nd
i. Gs s. asoas T IL si.o o.lelased = Ut n.ises
.os n Wit, wbo.e dtet kas c,trtted OF rsfc oeeF
cot mutton. ron eocke1 ezzs, cotea. aad
Ban nsIps q Il. ~ tse @sR.. soSR e. ,fe
NJ raeals fc<uatly. aut II nt.hI 1t has hsAa a1.
1H; e. ruH % nlapae - lunch Naeasrsf d1sposs
,,s ,as a i .'eloes On yesasa.y tossas ;2;
se'{{ soe1s {ro IT, see.an5ss 9: 8. .:s
3ae DeWi, comp tted Lis thoaszcdth 4
u app.reafl, ID the eest Ct hs.ts, aurr
Fl H. 49,: osiGsn sas 1oS, Il ~
t toa s,uee his u1dertik1nx ,wss finished. he wa,xp
~ c1t,A mile; to- . fun~' - ne sald, though "
asr aor.h I'D ~ s.a % so1 e sspt ios fcr ,a.a na
~ coapTe b r.lon. ihe t,zh,,- -teTrs e'rs:h y:
her II tHfiv. nirutes md hall, tao pedes .etsn
'ese lte lae q .es.s sad eate. b. *n -. ooxt
IN N a.ockirsr md vel.hs aseai 100 eounda, u
es- pE7ec1 concttior- which Il one Ct a9p4sera
,ts hats hcnth he naa 9air:d - son; s se!s FL
-, his ltdse .r,xo oAetietcGen1-the ica. haEt5G
:Me1l. ell but onre bsfoss pe1tormeo. and sk1t ny ca:
sas :. s,a psdsssad5 .as .d,.e ise s,'e
mo tet derea him a informal oeneas A.
e. a,.1ss ~ e sh,:sss: I'D: ID .'a.ns L.
49, inc. tse., serera pedess,s1ns pss.Sat.
,caa- l,as Fotrtshs, sew To;a a.aaisnr.
hsu N1ked ndee tn eight uinurp. aaa ,
ee@pli.hed nt{s 10 eisas MINUTES IND !
ipo- Qusrt1. Dc Sflt LAo aa4a . nllo n
rfoec iIsve.et1k II la len minutes, Together.
ut I ttc ptt.s Ind sAe EsTeace derived non
1cnJ mlfk.pn .rsn - e. oe"N es,,,sd - srr
eGIc - +. 49, - .hhn,fiY f,r Ma hen,
ngiy W. W. ~ rn T - MI an TErif,n s.rset
1o41l .,-.os ~, IL. ,oth a, 70 n,a,rnt month. {
He s..eu. .H.a-d ~ ~ III -s,t fc,r, R.n acr We
con- ~ ~ ~ ..,[ -" -. ssrornss ~ v.s
otuk nk fast, hAT,n9 accomplished thirty eight nies
!, ~. kets over the atow in gooa eJle, Il y ~:
sdsa IL, - usra., cGnteeEt Of wtnu1nT Me n1te
oo ~ accomplishing al be uodeltakes-