Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-06-02
THE G0SS.RYAN MILL
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AID Carries stfNs $1,000 Aat che sWm-
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sRUrAl exHlBlrl0N OF MUSCLE,
The sporting fraternity Ia this city re-
ceiye,l, In some mysterieua way, intnr-
nation lrom Pittsburgh on Sunday,
from the powers behind the throne, ,ha,
the mill between joe Uoss aud Patrick
RYAN, iors purse ct H,op aud the
championshlp III America, would prob
ably I've held In West ViHinia, since
that time the sports have been con-
stantly on the 2W Vut, aud when, on
Monday afternoon, u was Rnnounced
the hrulsiug party Was In S,cuhenville,
ihv,e VAS a general hrgira ct tue ira,er
pi,y IN that direoiIon A rpresen,a-
tive ot the RGOisrER went ~ the same
lucslty where he ssw plenty Ut the
hustle aud confusion incident ~ tue
preparations lor the tight, but uo,hing ct
the principals. Inquiry developed the
tact that both hat gune 10 Callers sta
ton, On tho T., 90, Il ~, l.. road, IN
Rruoke county, and In that direction the
crowd went,
VNluER's STATION
| IL we'll known ~ having been the scene
| ni several tights aud cooking mains, aud
IL located about one aud ouehali miles
| iIum the rcuusylyauia line A halt
doacn houses makc ny the place, aud
| the nearest resemblance To- hotel n the
railroad restaurant, where Ryan aud
| his party put up tor tho night. The IN
hahiiants secm ~ have grown sccus'
| inmcd a. these demonstrations, mr they
apparently took ne unusual tntcrcs, IN
| the affair, and described, with n gcod
teal ri lncal pridr, the previous affairs
| ni this nature which hal taken place
4 there. They took WcaHlon IT, assure all
| Who inquired about the matter that
/ thrre was ne danger d in,ericrcn,N hy
I the authorities. Eiuce there Mas noteyc
a Justice ol the Peace within easy
l range
| UnSS NNp uIs pAUNsRs
hal lett SIcuhenyillc carly Monday
| evening aud driven oyut near Holidays
| Cove, whcre he spent tho night, his lo'
! cation unknown tn the crowd alrebiN
AZ Iulhcrs, snd which Was largely
swcllcd hy arrivals lrrm ttishu,gh nn
the hate ts,u Nv this time Ryan had
retired to r'rt, aud the spectators werc
greatly disappointed ~ not be ahoto
500 either oi tho wolf known rugll,'ts,
| aud hotook themselves To- sleep. Ne
! Communications were Impossible IL oh.
tain. aVru Il anyone had hcrn dtsros'd
! a. court the drowsy god \ lev, how
ever, stretched themselves on the plat
| inrm, ~ on henches, aud made holtovc
thcy were asleep duriuH the Mirl inter
walls that elapsed heiwe'n the Coll'Sious
! the prosttaic men experienced At tho
iprj vt uneasy pedestrians
AZ 3uClnck nthe morn,us, the crowd,
snmo HVchuudrrd ~ number, WAS awake
| and ntiTrIuu and everyone VAS pu the
! lookout lor Sigus vt the approaching
| mill Ne one srcmCNl tu know the spot
srlrrjpd aud whCu u party appeared,
! With ropes aud stakes, Rud started up
| the trlCk, there Was \ general scramble
IN that direction, After u quarter m,lo
hal Noon traNcrsrd the party lett thc
I railroad, aud turned tr the lett aloug n
r,ad which lod Into "a quiet valley down
Which brook tau ils devious aud plr.
, tuluSuuo course 4 quarter ct milc
further brought thccroNd on the ground
aus mrr ~ utr "gINU
/ Nt the pntut scleCicj the valley spread
! cut Ia width at u hundred NariS, the
/ hp,ok huggcd the western hill, mj
/ thvrr was a beautiful lowell space Hs
smooth ~ u carefully moved lawn. The
| h,lls nu either side afforded line view
| at the nsht, especially To- those who dit
/ not lpVl equal iu the brutal exhibition
aud Hujlcrtng which ate inevitable tea.
\ jurcs at such al atlaiL THE patty
/ reached the gruuud At ia aud the
wutk at putting up tho ring was heguu,
! THIS was at regulation Slse, aud MAS
/ read, tnr the mpu ~ halt M huur
I Tho popular idea " that apr,ac ring N
| rouul, but Il IL made twenty .iour ioot
/ square
RYAN ArrEARs,
At live nrlnrk Ryan came up H. the
enclosure, II heiuE hts frat appcdraucc
on the mounds Ito WAS drcSsod IN
| ueat titting suit at black, aud his heat
was covered With y shining plug hat,
I The crnWd, which had hceu leisurclN
| atrnlhug about the Hat, sCampprcd ny
/ tn the ropes when the puglltst nj
| reared, aud gRve three Chpcrs M homer
/ at hIs advent at the place at battle Nv.
/ an was evidently embarrassed NJ the ~,
/ Cepl,nu, aud hpsltalod ior n momenl ~
| though not Knowing Just how 10 act \
nudge Ia the back irOm tIieud, how
ever, served ~ brink hack h,s apparent
/ " scattered thoughts, aud he raised hts
| hat IA answer Ia the manifestation W
| applause Ia his behalf Thsu, keep,ug
| the article IN h,s baud he advanced ~
q position IN clnse proN,mlIy tothe nope
| aud satd With a sirung Irish ADVENT
| "GrnJlcmpu | avn here IT, Hghb THIS
I ~ tho hrSt t,na eycr Jaw Prise RINK,
aud all | want Ia lair play, May the
| best man win Ito then retired aud
VA, ~ more seen until Goss appeared
The arrival ut the latter, Who seemed
| Ia n particularly bad humor, allayed the
| appJphcusiuns II the Cphwd, which had
begun ta tpar the fight would bII)e out
The mcn al once stripped snd came out
| IN ,hei costumes Uuss consisted at
Canton aanuol kner,bpcChes, white
clnckcd stockings aud lsnSe white silk
handkerchief with rpd embroidery for
bolt. At the Knees the hrccchps were
| orpamenled With bright green ribbons
The dress waa NJ course rendered cont
plete hy the light pliphla shoes, which
their owner, II wss observed, took the
prrcauiiou to lacc very tightly, RyanIS
costume VAS not 81 prpteutious as the
others. In that u consisted at plain, vel
low knec.hre~hes, pink stockings, aud
No decorations whatever, ssyp green
aud white handkerchief which he uscd
~ u belt
RNFkREe AM sGVONpS
While the men were dressing, their
friends, after some trouble aud ne little
chin music irnm all sides, selected the
rvIrre, umpire aud secoudS, The h,u,-
VT WAS g. ", Eirhihl, ut Pittsburgh,
Ryan's umpire Mas Thomas iyne, ut
R,uoklyu, aud the seCOnls we're Johuny
Reach aud James shannon, ot the same
c,Iy, Uoss umpire was nrc q T.,
Amber, ut New icrk, aud his scC0nds
we're David Johns aud "Vrnoncy' Crit