Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-05-29

Pointed Squibs About ali Sorts o
Amusemenfs Here and Elsewhere.

A recent dispatch from New York says:
A fight according to the rules of the Lon
don prize r~ing-catch weight, %Sl000-has
been arranged between Bryan Campbell
and Tom Walling in West Virginia, within
one hundred miles of Pittsburgh. The
fight is TO take place within fifty hours from
noon June 26 next, and either party failing
to sppear shall forfeit the stakes.
"Eph." Morris, OF Pittsburgh, former
champion, is said to be in training again
with reference to a race with some One.
"Eph." can be accommodated.
Ritz's friends say, with very few excep-
tons, they are willing to tackle any mau
in Wheeling.
Cricket is mo- a Wheeling affectatiOn.
Picnics will be very popular when the
rain lets up.
1t is said that Weisgerber would like to
tackle Saratoga Riley.
All the bonn hdc oarSmen are in training,
also some brevet bOud fde Oarsmen.
The REGISTER force will be after the In.
t~ciiigcRcer' pies for that game of ball as
soon as q wanderer or two comes in.
Wheeling will now likely haze q base,
ball club, the closing down OF the mills
enabling some good players to practice.
Sam Moilatt, a crack player, it is said, will
organize u club.
The Detroit, Providence and Troy clubs,
in the order named, have SO far stood
highest in this seasons base ball playing.
The report that Lorillard has purchased
"Gov. Jackson" is incorrect.
The Belle of Nelson, which ran at our
State Fair last fall, ran two heats at Pitts.
burgh, last Friday. and won both.
The race between N~eShannOCk and ~lIOOSier
Girl has been deferred on account of the
weather.
Sunshine, the sorrel stallion, will trot be-
tween heats when the Neshannock-H oosier
Girl race M OIL.
Weeden, the pugilist, made q favorable
impression on the sporting fraternity of
Wheeling.
Barlow, Wilson, Primrose and Vests
MINISTRIES, vii be here "Wednesday night.
The DAILY Paragraph, OF Bloomington,
Illinois, says: The first part was hand
somely set, the men were extensively cos.
TUNED, the music, both vocal and instru-
mental, was excellent. and the audience
was surprised TO hear cOpiouS sallies of
new and genuine wit from the ends-an
agreeable relish from the venerable Jokes
which We have wont to hear from the
average cork artist. The specialties were
uniformly excellent
Washington Hall was we'll filed Satur
day night with sporting men M also with
a class of people who are p~aSsionately fond
of all athletic exhibitions and exercises.
The attraction of the evening Of course was
the sparring match between Davis and
Weeden.
AthertOn, OF Pittsburg, sang a song, Dan
Cochran, of Wheeling, swung Indian Clubs,
and Anterior and NarGish, of Pittsburg,
gave a sparring exhibition, which was fav-
orable 10 Atherton.
McKenny and Shaughnessy, of Pittsburg,
gave a very animated little glove fight
which was well received by the crowd.
Weeden and Davis followed in a very in.
teresting box, which was followed by a
rough and tumble fight with gloves by
local m%anipulators.
Weeden is a very young man, rather low
in stature and is in good condition. He
says he is certain TO get away with Maloney
when they fight on the 18th of June.