The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1883-08-23

By or s0A Correspondent
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AT the same tine it was nothing but
a hippodrOning farce, for Slade was
by no means in training, aud as for
Sullivan he was by no means in prime
condition, and had good man been
opposed to him all his brute strength
would not have compensated for his
want of condition. 1t is said that
the police obtained a fair share Of the
profits by allowing the disgusting
operation to 60 on, 1t is certainly II
sad sign of the times when $22, 900
was received at the door from per-
sons who paid from one to two dol
lars for the pleasure" of seeing two
human animals pummel each other
for eight and half minutes The
bad effect upon the morality OF the
young can hardly be over estimated.
The hero worship with which these
modern gladiators are surrounded
dalzles their vanity, and the large
sums which they receive arouses their
cupidity, while at the same time it
excites contempt for honest labor and
the monetary returns from it.
can cite a case in point. Hap
pening to call on leading lawyer a
few days ago, he said that he could
not momentarily leave his office as he
had just discharged his Office boy
cit is a pity about the fellow" he
said, "but the billiard and pool ex-
element broke him all up. He saw
several of the pool tournaments and
conceived violent liking for the
game, He began to play himself,
and became infatuated. When |
sent him anywhere he would spend
hours and hours away, and as ] found
out afterwards his time WAS wasted
at the pool table. He is boy Of but
sixteen, yet ina short tune he became
such an adept that if he burst the
balls well, he could pocket every one
that he needed to make game. Pee
pie il billiard rooms noticed his skill
and made little matches for him, and
he won most of them. Fortunately
however he did begin drinking. A
couple Of weeks ago, late at hight he
stumbled into a low place where there
was pool table. He began to play
against a man who afterwards turned
out to be the crack player Of the es-
adjustment and beat him. They
played until four o'clock in the morn
ing and the boy beat him right along.
He was made much Of en- the
strength of his prOwesS, and then
somebody taught him poker. He
had collected bill of $65 for me
that afternoon and lost every cent of
it. About nine o'clock ne came to
the Office, pale and haggard from the
nights excitement, and made clean
breast Of it. did not want to get
him arrested, and took pity en- him.
So / told him to let that be a lesson
to hun, but of course I had to dis
charge him. 1t is a pity about the
lad, for he is not bad at heart but the
dazzle and sham glory of being an
expert at a foolish game has spoiled
his career in life"
Unheralded and scarcely unsung
the American Rifle Team returned
from England last Wednesday, they
are immensely pleased with their re-
ception abroad, but the fact that they
attributed their defeat to the bad
weather is absurd. No one knows
better than the National Rife AssO-
citation that the team wa3 VIGOROUSLY
weak at the long ranges. A return
International Match will undoubted-
" be shot in this country next sum-
rAer. A leading member of the AS
ISOLATION told me that steps would be
taken at once to secure a good and
reliable team, 20 that the work of
preparation would not have to be hur-