The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-03
.pANDY cork PIGHrs."


lar ia wheeiinE.
at You want 10 see three OF the dandiest
coCk.hRhts you ever saw or heard oil you
come over on the South Side tonight call
at Jimmy U'Fialn'S" Jimmy U Flam wasn't
the name used, but 1t will 90 on lhIs occa'
sion. The worus were mutiered inio the ear
Of al INTELLIo LNCEE reporter yesterday aiter-
noon Us he stood IN the shadow OF the court
house tower, which seemed 10 darken ~ the
words were spoken, as though, the majesty OF
the law disapproved OF any such proceed
ings-as It undoubtedly does.
L Having occasion TO go to the South Side
last evening the reporter decided 70 avail
himself OF the invitation TO visit O'Flam's.
He arrived In the vicinity about half past
eight, and found baF.foQm crowded. VI.
observed he made his way through the crowd,
wended his way through dark passages. mes
man sitting under gaslight, who demand:
ed and received "a quaYartsr." A flight OF
stairs was mounted and room found on the
bare walls OF which hung numerous bags,
which contained, as one could easily ascer-
tai ia by the noise made, the fowls which were 10
tight In the pit, which WAS on the top floor.
Four men were busy preparing two
cocks They glanced at the newspaper
man very suSplciously, and getting
their. heads together talked In such
a manner that the newspaper man decided to
take q walk. Hewalked upstairs and found
the pit room. About Sow present, in u
low room containing only one window.
-Four gas Jets lit DIP up the four white walls
making everything plainly visible. 1t was
motley collection OF morluls that was seated
around On the rough board seats surrounding
the pi' ,amphitheatre style. The pit with It's
sIwdust floor and padded sides was Que vast
soittoon, into which all expectorated. No
smoking was allowed, as the smoke is bad
for the cocks. The fights came of as an
nouneed and coed ones they were.
IL was Bridgeport against the Eighth Ward
and as o matter OF course the Ohio birds
came out victors That's always tho way
with Ohio. The Eighth Ward was well back!
ed but tho fates were against the adherents
OF the late Independent Republic OF Richie
and their good money was corlaled by the
hated opposition. The first fight was be-
tween cocks that tipped the scales at four
pound seven ounces, the next four pound
nine ounces and the last six pound two
ounces The last one was fight that was
gamely contested and grew TO he quite dis
gushing Us blood flew everywhere over the
pit and the cocks nearly died OF exhaustion
before the finishing blow was struck; the
winner had badly,broken leg and wing and
his opponent was blind and unable to see,
having been struck by "gatf" In the eye.
| Tue ITst ISut nuS Auh HSIGCs
The Eighth Ward fought Dominicks
while the man from Bridgeport and his fol:
lowers rejoiCed in Dark Reds, The disgust OF
the Eighth Ward in the second fight was
freely expressed in profanity that was
startling and decidedly original. Their cock
fought hot and fast ut the start, but ut the
end Of five minutes after getting one or two
blows, ran like an ignoble "dung:hill."
Between acts or fights, everybody went out
to got drink and obtain pointers" about
the next fight. During one OF these intervals,
the reporter was called aside in a conf
dental manner by pretty tough looking
spectator, one OF the uSlles, who spoke as
follows: "Lookee here, Jimmy, weulns is
gentlemen, and we has our little fun here on
the quiet, as you see. Now II you print =
= word in the paper = me- i
you ever has q good time here again."
He was OF one class. Agood looking gentle
manly sort OF a fellow belonged to another
class; he said: "Put it as light as you please.
There's no ordinance against 1t you know
and yet people don't likeitifit Is too public,
SO we keep II quiet"