Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-08-19
oIApoR TO ROW BoLI


Complicated = The Knoke-o' Hanion
Race
Tonight was the tune set for the final
meeting OF the representatives OF Clator
and Briceland, preparatory to arranging
q three mile race on the lower course. |
Yesterday afternoon q REeIsrRR rep,
representative meeting Mr.. Brlceland
on the street, stopped and made the
following inquiry: ~ suppose you anu
Ciator will arrange that match oil yours
in fine style, tomorrow evening
Briceland-No, sir! Clator refuses 10
row. VII Loo
is that? ,,;oo,
of folded paper was handed over Wnl n;n
on being opened was iound 10 eon'HiA
'Ae '' AUGUST Il, 1881.
FRrEsp HASKr-0ur race between "a
and Briceland is off, as we have mace )
race with Boil. W. ii. HAY.
Reportsr latter having read the above)
well, this is funny.
Brireland-Well, now I'll tell You the
whole story. You know We had meet.
inc last Monday night, and it was given
10 the papers that nothing had been
done and that we would meet again
Friday night to perfectly arrange mat.
ters. Now let me tell you-it was set
M on You newspaper tiends as we
wanted matters kept .num,as we wanit q
to see Boil first, but after the manner In
which have been treated, am Wiling
YOU should know all. There pds race
made last Monday night between Ciator
and myself, but it was in this way: we
wanted to get up three handed race
Clator, Boil and myself to be the con-
testants-and each TO put up $500. 1t
was decided that Ed. Hay for Clayton.
and G us Hanke for myself should 60 to
Pittsburgh and see Boil the next morn
ing. That much being settled that
night, Clator and l turned
our attention to each other, and it was
arranged that provided Boil would not
row us, that Clator and should have
three mile tussle. At that time Harry
Hay said 81 suppose there is no use in
putting up forfeit, our word is good
enough" and we made no objection
supposing the case to be as he stated.
The reason no forfeit was put up, was
we wanted to see If Boil was coming In,
and then we'd arrange the entire busl-
ness at once, and if not, why the papers
would be drawn up Friday night be.
tween Clator and /, at least, that was
our understanding.
Now Hay and Hanke were to go to
Pittsburgh Tuesday morning, but Gus
Hanke oversight himself and missed the
train. Clator and Hay went up. and
while don't know what was said be-
tween them and Boil, suppose he
kicked against rowing US, after learning
we had agreed to row any how, for lear
that We would jockey him out altogether,
and then in some way they made their
race. However, we do not know what
was done up there as my representative
was not there. All We know is, that that
note was sent US yesterday and l think
their action is rather snide.
SReporter-No man can tell what day
W Il bring forth, but do you intend
meeting him tomorrow night?
Briceland-I don't know.
Reporter-Will you row him this SEA
son?
Briceland-That 1 don't know. |
would like to row either Clator or Boil,
but as for going into three.handed al
fair with them now, that's out OF the
question. :,
ReportAr-But how about Clator; will
You row him this season?
Briceland-Well, maybe after he has
'rowed Boil he will challenge me, but
then it is likely l would not he
in trim. Now, you see for the past
three weeks l have not been working,
but rather getting some extra flesh of.
l have got to go back to my job before
long and perhaps when ice begins TO
form, or get fat and all out OF shape,
he will challenge me as he did last sea-
son. Now you know how l feel about
this matter and must move on.
Reporter-How does the Leasure Club
feel over the matter?
Briceland-Why the boys are badly
cut up and feel very much disappointed.
We thought We had race and | was
going to do my best to beat Ed. Clator.
THE OTHER SIDE.
During the evening several endeavors
were made TO find Clatoi or his hackers
and learn the other side, for there are al
WAYS two sides. The efforts to find
them were unsuccessful, and although
word was left for them to call at this
Office they evidently did not receive it,
as nothing was seen OF them. From an
intimate frier d of r. Clatoi the r4por
or gathered point or two. " Mich led 10
the belief that Clator does not put the
case as Briceland does, but says rather,
that if Briceland has failed to get
race out OF him, it is his own
fault, as he should have accepted his
(Clator's) proposition made soon after
the Boil race. That Clator was not in
favor of slow work, and finding good
chance to tackle Boil again, or rather
finding Boil anxious to meet him, decid
ed to give him the opportunity. 1t is re
GREETED that Mr.. Clator was not accessi-
BILE last evening as we should have been
pleased to give his views and story.
What will be done tonight is not known
or even conjectured; A large number
would like to see the race, and it is
hoped our townsmen may amicably ar
range all differences.
KNoKE-o'HANLAN.
It was mentioned in a recent Issue
that the representatives OF August
Knoke, the plucky man Of the Eighth
ward, had gone to Pittsburgh to arrange,
or try to effect race for this man with
Billy O'Hanlan, of Mckeesport. Success
was met with and the race will take
place soon after the 1st OF September,
on the lower course, for $3.50
aside, provided Knoke allow
the PENNSYLVANIA man $50 for tx.
penses. Efforts, which no doubt will be
successful, were being made last night
to raise the sum, and rs soon as that is
done o. Hanlan will be telegraphed and
the final papers signed.
Gus Knoke has good record for so
young a man and he will make good
showing. The McKeesport man has
something Of local reputation.