Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-17
His Friends Were Ont OF Money.
SPORTING SPRAY.
The Coming Wrestling Tournament at
ST. Louis.


ST. LOuis.
ST. LOUIS, Nay 16.-There is to be a wrest'
ling tournament, open to the world, here
in June, and to morrow morning wlren the
entries are published the names of Whist
lcr, Cannon, Connor, Chri2tol, Bexermas,
Lambert Ross, Dinnie aud others will ap-
pear. A writer in the Critic, sporting
paper published here, says: Talking
about wrestlerS, all the greatest exponents
of this art will be here to take part in the
worlds wrestling tournament, except Null
doom. The latter and Whistler are deadly
enemies, and Whistler has prom.
ised to kill Muldoon should
they ever meet again. l asked Whistler
the cause of their enmity, and he launched
| out IN a torrent Of abuse against the solid
man. He said: II worked a whole year
| for him on promises, and at the end he
robbed me Of all my wages. l think |
earned my money fairly, for when with his
combination | appeared in three acts and
wrested nightly with three men. | think
| Acton and Whistler will be the chief con.
| testants at the tournament, and that
| the first prize will fall TO one o. the other
| of them. They met before, you remember,
| at the Madison Square Garden in New York,
and for two hours
whistler Lay Sprawiing on the Floor
with Acton working like beaver to turn
! him over. The crowd OF 5000 people shout
! ed to Whistler get up and defend his title
| like q man, but he retained his awkward
position until draw was declared. Up to
| that time Whistler had been classed as a
brave fellow, willing TO take and give from
any man, and always willing to make an
! honorable fight | asked him why he had
shown such poor front against Acton. He
| replied: IL had IL 900 up on the match,
and two before it took place. / found my
self out Of condition. had no sooner taken
hold of Acton than | found / had tartar
in hand. The fellow is as spry as an eel mus
Gle and siuew from top TO toe, strong as a
giant, and supple as steel. In condition
] might be match for him, but ont Of fix
FOUND him to be my master. There was but
one recourse. and used it only to save my
money-that was to act on the defensive.
interesting TO wheelmen.
The great event in bicycle circles is the
City on the 2Sth inst 1t will undoubtedly
be the greatest event the history of the
sport has ever known in this country, a0d
Judging from the rapid growth Of the in
ierest in the wheel in this aud other States
during the past year, the gathering will bt
very lsr ge. The committee appointed b!
the Ohio have prepared an interesting pro
grsmme for the Buckeye wheeimen goinl
and coming to the metropolis.
The Turf.
A New York dispatch s.a.es that tht
I,p! men and bookmakers OF tha. city
bsve He'd a certificate Of Incorporation o
t,e / neriosn Turf Club. THIS action /!
G>ut- ess taken under legai aIT;ce, with I
view to resuminc business 1t the running
meetings duriag lsS& With pooling an
book betting prohibited, racing can no
possibly live in New York or snywher'
else
"Y,rrCer" Walton left New York las
Sc .rrday with the chestnut mare G!roh
for Liverpool She is six years old. b;
bennington, dam Ra.SH. Ins mare vii
, rup IL Eng ard. Her passage seross Ia
CCsS;- costs 500.
Scene at the Esae q al Ground.
! hal was knocked sdeSise and cau2h
on H. "Frul ano oa,." was the cry o
tie Umpi-e. 4 chdTH,lg hlsn-schol
sir. loL E,rg at the game ejacr!a:e>; Al
reilly, nov clr ~ tov.' don't So
sDy feathers And she turned to her 81
trIaut with an irIGiriUs look. VEL
Of YES. vow see" be- STAN utred "'A
reason Yen j dh': see tie feathers u o.