The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-02-12
AeIG GAME or MARB.Es.
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sfse sport oG heir Roy hood.

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There was q match made in the
Twenty-second Ward 10 shoot ,OUC
marbles for $500. The competOrs were
the well-known butcher. John McEwen,
and Fritz, the barber. HcEwen weighs
$50 pounds. He il about five feet eleven,
and before he grew 60 fat was one of the
best made man ever seen. He has been
an athlete of note in his day. Fritz is a
| famous German barber in Seventh ave-
| nue., near Eiftieth street. He weighe
100 pound, is five feet ten, we'll made
and fine looking They are both brun-
cites, but McEwen is rosy, while Fritz
| is pale and sailow.
In spite Of bis size, McEwen is de-
cidedly the handsomer man.
The match was made in FritZ's shop
| carly on Monday morning while Nc
Even was being shaved. Fri!z's little
boy was shooting marbles in the shop,
and McEwen, eyeing the sport while
enjoying the shave, said, 81 was the
hes, marble shot in my day in this ward"
"I'll bet you weren't any better ct
that than l." said Fritz. mo boy
could plump out the taws by the side OF
| me-"
"Ill bet l could have beat you," said
McEwen.
'Pn bet you sould not do it now"
retorted Fritz.
"what will you bet?" said McEwen.
1.-TWO hundred and fifty dollars" eaid
Fritz.
Done" SAID McEwen, and the de-
| tails of the match was soon arranged.
Ii was agreed by the friends that the
two should shoot at 1000 marbles, and
the man who hit 600 marbles first should
be declared the winner.
The news flew around the neighbour
hood, and crowd gathered 80 rapidly
il was nessary to shut the doors OF the
barbers's shop and admit only limited
number of spectators. Mr.. Rogers, q nu.
tual friend, was referee. A ring was
chelked on the floor, and the rules of the
game settled. They tossed penny to
decide whether they should shoot
25 marbles at each inning or 100. Fritz
was in favor OF 100 marbles. But Nc
Ewen's friends would not agree on &C
count of his size. So great is his obesi-
ty he was obliged to shoot in a peculiar
position. Every time he stopped it
was necessary for another man to be
ready with a chair, which he placed
in front of McEwen to support him, as
| he knelt on one knee and sent his alley
spinning over the five ysres of taws to
the ring. The penny came down for
% shots 10 the inning, and McEwen's
hackers began to book their bets. An
other toss decided that he should have
the first shot, and the betting on him
was 100 to so. McEwen led OF. shooting
1t his % marbles, hitting 10 and missing
Is, witch was scared to him. Fritz
followed, hitting s and missing II.
Bets on McEwen rose, 125 to 75. The
next McEwen was not so skilful, per-
haps too much elated, striking IL mar
bles out of the ring. Fritz was more
careful, and cut pumped 81. This sent
the betting up = to iu favor of the
Dutchman. The game continued with
varied success, sometimes one being the
fayorite and sometimes the other, until
the expiration of half the score, with
Fritz ahead 10 marbles. Time, three
hours and forty minutes, and both men
exhausted. They took an hour for rest
and refreshments.
When the men appeared in the room
for the second inning. much TO the sur
prise OF all, McEwen looking as fresh
and cool as May morning. Fritz
looked little TO excited for the knowing
ones. McEwen led off, hitting Il. mis-
sing TO- The sturdy German followed,
reducing his score by hitting and mis-
cling IS. The scores varied, hut the
advantage was clearly on the fat mans
side as the game progressed. The
butcher won by his great power Ct en-
durance. Fritz became SO Thoroughly
exhausted by the seventh hour that it
was necessary to give him strong slim
ulants. McEwen took pure water.
Both men suffered, but were plucky.
When nine houes had elapsed McEwen
Was 100 marbles ahead, and in 81 min
utes AMI SIS seconds more the referee de-
cided that the game Was ended by the
fat mans having scored 600. Fritz's
score stood 469, making McEwen tie
winner by 1871 marbles, amid the ;umul-
tuous applause of ali, even the Dutch
mana backere