, 1875-11-21
The Support Giyen Baseball in The Bast
and Vest Compared.
Chicago Pays More than Three Times
as Much as Any Eastern City.
Result Of Yesterdays Games at the
How York Billiard Tourna-
ment.
Heviving the Noble Game Of Foot
Ball in Chicago.
The California Race Again Postponed
Bogardus and the Humane So
ciety.

t1etV.
PEDESTRiANisM.
o'LEARr y1CTo11oC6.
The gfeat agony of tne walkiug-rrztch betwee
pxuiel O'Le2ry and William paYson Weston
yver, and the Chicago boy has shown that Ii
,owers Of endurance and strength are create
han those Of the man from the Empire State
md has proved himseIt champion. and won tn
itle OF the champion pedestrian OF Tho World Il
suasnner highly creditah!e to himself.
al day yesterday q large crowd OF men, WON
10. and children visited tho Exposition Building
nd by 2 O'Clock in the afternoon thcra were moi
sss than 1000 persons there, which by S o'clooi
sad increased to nee1ly 5000, aad long line o'
seople were waiting on tho street to reach th
scket-of6ce
i DESCRIPTION or TIE CROWD.
Tbs crowd in the afternoon WAS COOL and de
SRous, ana presented rather the best and worB
Elements OF society, with very little OF the inter
nediste thrown in. As daylight waned. tht
uowd became simmer, and between and
pollock was rather light. But at the latter hou1
commenced \ rush almost unparalleled. The
approaches to the Exposition Ruiiding were sur
rounded by surging mass Of humanity, esgei
to procure tickets. Excitement could not have
reached higher pitch, it would seem. for ap-
psszs0css indicated slmozt wild deii1ium OF
the throng that beeieged the building.
THE BCs1-BEEs.
Hunsy-takers and doorkeepera we're kept busy
aka and before o'clock the receipts at the
v1r1nus tcket-ohces figured peli up to "a COO for
the day. which would up to that time indicate
that over 8, 600 persons had virited the building
DIT %k4nuA TN5{n 74ay1fY h..
cut it was nothing compared to that within.
The crowd na6 dense; sweeping hithe1 and
MISUNDERSTANDING, yelling, or cheering. The
crowd Was motley, but largely respectable; it
represented wealth, standing, and brains, and
thieves, gamblers. and roughs. Ladies' were
there in large numbers, some with husbands and
some with lovers, but all had terribly hard
lime Of it in the ccaselesEly moving and noiey
throng.
Children were present in goodly numbers,
and they seemed to lake great in:erest in the
walkers, aud had marvellous faculty OF just
getting where they were not wanted. In front
Of the judges etand the crowd assumed th::
character OF = mob, snd was largely composed
OF the hummer, political, and gambling ele-
manta, scattered through WHICH was sill greater
portion OF thle7ea, rDwdies, and pick pockets,
etc. who, no doubt. By pretended c1owding on
The police had trouble with this crowd, and we're
several times over1 he1med, tho mob taxing pos-
SESSION OF the tracks.
4 GooD-HUKoRED CROWD
Tho greater portion by tsr Of the ulass within
the bui:uing, which by 9 O'clock numbered fully
8, 600 people, WAS orderly, and consisted largely
Of worElngmen. many of whom brought their
wires and children with them, aud to say the
[east they must have had aoythine but q pleas
mt time OF it.
Throughout the building, here, there. and
Everywhere, we're presented
IEDYCroTH Ef,3HTS
= large crowd OF urchlna had taken possession
Of the mammoth fy-wheel at The north end Of
Tho building, which BY some means began to
turn. and in fhort time, dozen OF more we're
sprawlinE in the pit They resumed their
pezches, however, aud at different vines shared
The sane miefort1nes, but always resumed their
places egatn. The great elevator, thu town.
.lock, and the pagodaa ali had their crowds On
Top of them, but up in tho galleries the lottiest
Pe[ctea presented themselves. Nume1ou5 boys
Ind meo had climbed up the truBees and squat
ed On the iron supports, near tho roof and held
heir plaees calmly, coclly an1 deliberately.
A TRIAcHERors POSITION.
Near the large elevator some bC1a sat down On |
he planks laid on the iron pports but tho
'lanks began to sag, acd fall Of over 100 feet |
suited In quick retreat aud very bad sca1o to !
3ome.
Though the crowd made great deal Of noise, |
t Tas very good-natuscd, and though it felt |
pleased with O'Learys teat, it cid not forget to
heartily cheer the New York lad. And now let |
1s 1ook at the men after they resumed their |!
Falk yesterday morning, aud give = few Of the I
ntarestlng points Us thoy occurred.
THE WALKING.
VLeary, who had retired ut his 4o5th mile ut |
1850 o'clock Friday night resumed hia task at
80 yesterday morning, looking "a hale and |
'earty as might be expected nndet the circura-
tauces. He walked very steadily all day, and
20 not ahov fatigue to any great extent until
fter the close Of his 503d mile. Weston started
hla tnp at The same time IS O'Leary yester-
~ mo1n1ug, but he had retired forty minutes
ter. He did not look as fresh ~
|Leary, and faith in him MAS lost by berters,
no were wiling to rick but little on him
weston had made q great mauy boasts which,
n1ottunate)y for him. he could not i've up to.
Oteary kept up his gait very steadily all dhy,
lear friends throughout the walk. At S min
tes to O'Clock last night oLeary
ad reached his 48stll mile. while
Feston ras only onhis 439th The crowd cheered
astily aa the men went By, and each ofO'LeArvs
tne only increased the excitenen.. The crowd
bout the judges stand ~as very boisterous,
ad The police had moro than their hnnds full
1oush they were present in large forco, to keep
ack the crowd. Al 8 o'clock OLea1y was
abted down, and drank a cup Of lot tea Wcs-
On VAS encouraged By cries Of Bully boy"
go ip," etc.
At oLeary's 490th mile there was vast en-
1uslasm shown, which was with the greatest
lEcolty kept in bounds Each mile opiy added
ae1 to the flames, and 1t the 495th the announce
lent was made that 0'Leery would continue to |
alk until midnight, though he would oonplets
is 500 miles By II o'clock.
At the 4s7lh mile Mastef McApdrews took
1e track vita O'Leary, and thev made some
ae steps together, the yo1th showing
to advantage. At OLea1ys 497th and Wes,
ms 448th mile, The l1tter retired to his ram
Il short resi-, but the Chicago boy kept on his
oaEse steadily. A4''
At this time the crowd seized the track .nd
rs driven back with the greatast d,fScn1tv
he cause OF the trouble vas fen faynr;taa
10 gathered between the trucks, outside tha
pes, and thus iaduced the crowd to do iike.
ise> Had those VINO ought to htve known {
ettef kept out Of the way, and claimed no aTtr.
7sileges, most CT the crowding would haxa
cen averted. 'o {
Upon resuming his walk At 1o:15 w:.to,
oked weary and detected, but he uloidod
'.sadtly on, and tbs crowd cheered hiu inst,sv
!eazy's 49sth mile waa accomplished il, al:
nc was greeted With wild deleht. Az he uaxred
70 Judges, stand on his 5o0th mile. = terrific
aeeE lent the sir, hats few up, The band {
iaied. and the Pedestrians wife presented INN
10 magnificent basket Ut flowers. Weston =.