Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-31
AQUATIC AFFAIRS.
ar,.s,nud W. Ciator- Mianton vs.
Knoke--views Of hoth sides
a.a. q, Woisgerber.


Geo, ". woisgerber.
Whsslins Ia becoming noted through
,hs country ior her boating Interests anu
acme OF her oarsmen Nahu 'otu' wv"
considerable prominence, Nea,'l W" W
,hsn ara men who work hard III out
factories. and, Of course, their fellow
wotkm men take u large in,eres, IN uhe'r
welfare and success, and In all matters
nar,aIninu 10 boat racing, In the COZ
r,nna oI tho RsaisrgR on Friday morn
inv appeared q challenge from br,celahu'
oi Tho leasure club, Ia Ula'or 10 tn'ye
milo race Tor q $1,000 purse. THIS cha',,
l"noa created considerable comment ana
the result oi the meeting oi the two par
lies "A 40 whether u race would ba made
or moi. Was eagerly looked Tor, In yes
terlay'a Nous Lott,r the following para
graph appeared; ,... AZ
Tho proposed match between W.
BrIceland, oi tho ieasuro club, aud td'
Clalor, has failed 10 matotIal'ie on ao'
conn, III Gators backors refusing w
support hun. The Same parties how
eyet. say they will back Manion asalns
knokc. Of the same club, which, they
claim, would loo more oven match,
This being a different version THAN
any heretofore seen or heard ny 'he 10
porior. he started ior South w heel'nn,
and in a short ,imn he was comfortably
Stated in tho oosy boat house oil 'ho,
Icaaurc club. situated at the loot n'
Thiriy.nlnih street. III company WIN
Gus llanko aud two nr three other
mrmhprs u( tho club. After somo pro
limiuary talk about Weisgerber in tho
Providence trgalla. the gnneyal opinion
scouting % prevail that Fatty" stood u
good show Tor second money, tho cues
ton was asked al lianko IN 10 his opin'
ION al tho above article.
"Woll, III toll you air. II tho follows
up town want IN row Mnntpn against
knnkp, why we'll do II, provided thal
Mantpu viii pull himself down 10 10
pounds, kuukcsptosvnt rowing weight
Mnuton Ia an older aud heavier man
than knnke, Who In still Young; why
last season he only pulled At los pounds
Tie now weighs about llh pounds nnd II
Manion will comc ~ that why woN soc
that match 10 made -
"What about Triccland aud Nlator,
was Euy match madc saturday night
"No. Some III Niatofs mon came
Saturday AFTERNOON aud sald they were
not liked, Nhtur has no boat, aud that
thry lid rot nj this time have the
money. Now, II they have not got the
money Ia put up on tlnlor whcIc dn
ihcv propose togW II Ia put on Mnnl"n
No. tho way III It IN this, tlatnr thinks
Rticclaud IN too hig a man ior HIN
hut the laasurc club will do this; II Ola
tnr will S,y what he proposes to pun NJ
We will work hriccland dawn H. that
weight Now there are two fair rrolo
Sllous, both IN regard To Rrlccland AMI
knnkr, aud Il they want Ia accept them
they can ttud IN ut MycI's saloon during
this week,
After leaving South Wheeling trip
vas mado Ia Clatur's home IN EaSl
Wheeling. aud tho question asked Why
the race was not made.
am not fixed am not ~ trim, ani
| have 10 boat ~ io row IN, ! Shall
have n now boat before the season "
over. however Thou again last tall
challenged Fat Luther al Pittsburgh,
aud have hoard nothing dohnltc linn
htu yet, and until | do shall
not row bricolaud, besides think Luth-
cr Ia an easier man Ia boat, ~ | want IL
row him Arst, However, | shalt Try IT,
Tow RriCcland before tho season IL
nyCr
Tho state II affairs Ia thus shown, aud
IL now ROMANS IN jo whether the hackors
o( Mautnu aud Clator will accept the
oilers madr 10y tho l.casurc club.
a. ". " kIsukggsR.
Thia noted narsman, IN company WIN
Charles Miller, lcaycs to-day on Tia,
r. - train, T., q, u 81, l., road, to'
Providence, They ~ from here IA
New Work, where u In their IN
tunliun Ia take one at tho Fall
riy,a boats inr lioStun, arriving there
"Wednesday morning, who're thoy VIII at
once report To- Alderman Flynn, Who ~
very p,nmlurut III the coming regatta
M word has ~ vet hrOn received from
kruuCdN, hut Il ~ expected hts letter
With tho Articles will arrive to-day
In case kruncdy accepts, that race
will he rowod ou the itlh prov The
general impression among the boating
fraternity here ~ that Wcisgcrhcr slaud'
a very good show ui counting Ia ahead al
the last man la the regatta, anyhow
aud inr Whrpling's reputation II IN To- hc
sincerely hoped that such may ho tn,
casr.