The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-18
A VERY FLlSY EASCO.
Pittsburgh Sports try to Play
Wheeling for Suckers
BUT DON'T GET ENOUGH BITES.
Big Sporting Events Promised and a
Large Crowd Attracted, but the
Sport Is Declared ora
Night of 1t in Fulton.

Friday night 1t was rumored around
town that the usual Saturday night cock.
ing main at Fulton would be varied
somewhat from the regular programme,
and that in addition there would be
fight for a purse Of $500 between Napo-
leon Jack, the Pittsburgh bull dog which
has fought all over the country and
never been whipped, and a recently
imported English bull dog called Nip,
also owned in Pittsburgh. Saturdays
Pittsburgh DiIpatch added to this at
tractIye programme a fight with hard
gloves between q Pittsburgher named
Boswell aud q Lawrenceyille man.
No expected sporting event In Wheel
ing ever attracted as much attention OF
excited as much interest as this did,
The Pittsburgh dogs and few sports
came down early in the day, Both dog
were In good condition, and their pres
epce increased the excitement,
ATT p, m, about hundred Pitts
burgheFs came down and more arrived
at ll;l5, Sporting men from all thu
towns around swelled the crowd, By
midnight 1t was decided that the 6gh'
should be, at Fulton and soon after
long string OF hacks, buggles, sulkieI
and cabs were on the pike bound u
Fulton. There about flye-hundred peo
pie Oiall sorts and conditions had gather
ed.
The proprietress OF Koontz's hall
where the cock fight had Just takeI
place, positively refused to let the dog
Eight there. Then stable near the tol
house was secured, lights and q RIM
arranged, and the admission oil thu
crowd at 50 a head began.
When about q score OF men with tick
cts had gotten in, crash went the door
The crowd forced II open and rushed In
Smaller openings In other parts OF thu
stable were also broken open.
That settled 1t. Fhe fight was declared
OF, a few who had paid got their none!
back, the dogs were brought back !!
town and the sold crowd followed, feel
ing very cheap. Nip was taken home OF
the next train. Jack and his owner
Crowley, remained in town over Sunday
There was no money on the fight. !
was for the gate receipts, and they dix
not amount TO enough 70 justify q fight
II was a badly managed job oil round.
There were five OF the cock fight
fought before tho main crowd reache!
Fulton. They were between Pittsburgh
and Wheeling birds for $50 q side, ant
Pittsburgh won three OF the five; tn!
hall where the pit Is was jammed will
people.
The first fight was between two rec
birds, each weighing Eve pound
seven, ounces, and was VOL
by the Pittsburgh cock. TIT
second was between q red from Wheel
ing and yellow legged red from Pitts
burgh; weights flve.fve, and was wot
by the home bird. Two reds were pit
ted for the third fight at tive.ten each
and the Pittsburgh bird won. TIT
fourth fight was also won by Pittsburgh
while Wheeling won the fifth. The las
contest was q very pretty one between
two light weights, each weighing fy'
even.
The prize fight was an invention y
stimulate interest and increase the gait
receipts. II will be a long time befor,'
another Pittsburgh sporting event vii
"CatCh ON in Wheeling.