Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-02-24
THE WORLDOF SPORTS
YlFTY-ONB THOUSAND DOLLARS PAID FOB
4 TROTTBR
By an Ohio Mau-Gaoryo Slo's0ns Challenge F"
Billiard Playsrs-A Column Of Short
Paragraphs About PsoPlsoi
the Diamond.

By private telegram recel'e ca -"'' ~ - =
it is learned that Mr.. George h. HOPPER Oi
Elmwood farm, Uniouville, ohiO' bought
Bell Bow in connection with J. H. Cl'rk oil
Eimirs. The controlling interest PROBABLY
GOES to Mr. Hopper, and if SO the great
stallion will hereafter stand at OAioA'i'is
He price-S51. OOO-brepks the record a.
His fee is $500 and be has forty $50 s5o
Booked to him for next season. AZ w.
600 a season there are only the cnsuc - VI
life and health to run OF the h0rse'-C'e'e-
land Plaindealer.
BILLY SUNDAYS NEW WORK
Billy sanday is at work ae ~ sy Va s-
ist snd is Masking lots OF converts nc ua7
b;s eve on Fred Caron, Billy huehne'
Morris and Jimmy CALVIN. Sunday say
satan don't want to PC. young M 30
who after while may dispute VIII ~ ~
the realm OF everlasting ~ anuess' ~
hei he don't It is the generous Eouns
NAV. the warm hearted young mali III
ardent Young nan, to3 s9ci'Dis yTgus
nen who is IN danger, my irlelu', II
tls fellow that Satsn bshiod the oat Want
20 catch nsp9idg He's taa chhp tuA. D@9
.levii in the box Saols 10 pail oa with "
make curve. Hold your base. Malo ioi
vo7r hell GFd "a familiar with the cata-
io,re If vou7 si-s How many HIS nave
an, van made ana gf re do you stand IN the
error colunl?'
GEORGE sLossON's CHALLENGE.
NEW York. February 23.-George F.
S,oe-on has issa.d the following chai-
le8gs: h;,,;or5 nlovsr
IN The world 60 plsY me two i1atcn games
Of billiards il public, in New / or O. ~
for ri 900 ali 30, each maica uouel ~
following oon6i.i1ns: The first matcn u
he q. tine 1l-inch oak line, 600 points Up,
in accordance w. d the rules governing Vle
stvle of game, s-d The second natcn 10 D.
a. cnsb,0n csrons 500 points up 10 Dc
nlaved urder the rules governing
tbst stvle of game. The hTst
match TO ne Played forty days and Tue
second sixty days from the ea,e
Of acceptance OF this chalienss' DotA
matches to be played on Brahs "lcA,
Bslke.Collendsr Company 5HlO caIom
+ he with % il.h balls. The winner ol
eocb match O. t,ks the entire receip's Oh
,b, hon p sCfer 3d. necessary expenses are
n,id All details net herein spsc.hed 70
h c,utnally agreed upon. As proof o,
nv sincerity 1 HEWITT send certln7a
chselk for 81 .OOO to the SPIRIT Of me IumeS
a. nreiiminary forfeit. Should thl9
challenge be accepted and my forfeit coy
cred. I shall stipulsts that the 0alace OF
Inc money, 1000 on each side, shall be
dep,sited with the Spirit Of The Times ten
DAYS before The playing al the first match
This challenge remains open for acceptance
for fifteen daTs from February % J."
HOW THE PRAYER TRICK ORIGINATED.
Garry Foley g.ssips cntertainly in the
B,ston Herald in this way: Hardie Rich
ardson's coming to play here next season
reminds me Of fanny incident that oc-
cured in 1882. when We we're both MEM
bera of the Buffalo club. 1t was il Spring
field. Mass, end the Blffalos were play
ing friendly game With the HOlyoke4, or,
"a Lowell freshman once termed them,
the "Hollyhocksn 1 remember Dick
Burps. Martin BaIo and Sam Cane Of
the Hulyoke nine. The bun slOs were ID
the field and the Holyokes bad man on
first. when the batter struck the ball 10
Hardis Richardson, who was
PLAYING second. Richardson touched
second, then threw the initial bag and
completed a doubled play. The umpire
did rot give the man oGt on second.
whats the NATTER irqoGed Richard
sen of the umpire. Master enough, " re-
piled the umpire; you never touched the
second" "You're dardyw Richardiol
cried ont. Then turning to all the BufA-
10 players Richardson yelled out: II
never touched second; down, every
bojy down. Quick az flash
all !he Buffalo players were On
their knees and Looking heavenward il
prayerful attitude. But the funniest psrt
Of It all was to tes ''o1e-armsd Daily" with
one hand (an he had raised toward heaven
aud the stump OF his amputated arm
pointed in the same direction. Rasa
Barnes, who Was present ct the game, sad
it was the quickest and funniest move le
ever saw On q ball field.