New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-19
TIE PIE CHAMPiONSHLP.

Tn rurrpnt number OF our lively contem pornry.
aThc Whip," contains thiS novel and engaging
challenge:
Please put In this vcek'S whip" that George Fchr,
the champion ple.~atcr. better known as the Bnfalo
pir eatrr ate ono pic on Saturday, May I, In two
seconds. This ls the lost time record. Mr. fChr
challenged Charles brown last week, but Brown dd
not nut IN an appearance. We now willing 10
back Fehr for so and give Brown Ave pies ahead. and
bet sn3 morn that Fehr wins tie match. n Brown
wants better trims, VIC arc willing to concodo them
Men and money b found By sldfcsiny WHY
once or Albion Sporting Club, Buffalo, y. Y.
The rngr which Mr Fchr thus boldly throws
down, he can count upon having promptly taken
up. A large number OF Americans are abb" and
cApcrlenccd pic-eatcrt, and II will BE- strange in-
decd II they do not put forward one or more Of
their number to try conclusions with the Buffalo
champion Siill In affirming this would not
be understood as intending 20 make light Of
Mr. Frhr's record. No indeed. The past OF n
hero who has eaten n pie in two seconds is sc.
cure, aud his future il dazzling IN ih premise.
In the realm II applied Iac he rignS supreme, and
ia 10 be regarded as lhc most gtffed Of his country
men All the same, IL be desires "a retain on his
brow the lnurrk Of pie. he must be prepared To
fight for them.
We are sure IL win occur to Mr.. Fehr, when he
comes 10 reJcrusr his chslrnRo, TINT 10 - not ~
clrar as II might he. lie mentions perhaps hy
way Of warning of would.bc rivnls-thar he " at" -
pic on the 4th OF May in two seconds This state
ment Is Hngrantly Inadequate since il fails 10 give
the size OF the pie, or whether or not II had IN
upper crust Pies are like the stars in one respect
some are bigger than others; and, while the
consumption In two seconds OF small pie with.
out An upper crust ~ tart in fact would not
be n remarkable feat, the getting away in that
time with a big bouncing h mrmadc pie Ell
tircly rooted over with an upper crust might
well make man the envy OF all professional
pc.catcrs. Mr.. Fchr owes IL TO himself and 10
bis career TO set the matter hight II IL WAS
merely tart he should frankly say SO. All history
shows that no plccater ever climbed to the he ghtS
OF fame by duphrity Our own opinion Is that
when Fchr said pie he meant pic, but the public
will be better satisfied IL he makes his challenge
more precise.
Agnin, what Is the significance Of the assertion
that Fchr will give Brown five pies ahead. In
case he Will consent ~ make match with him
II would strike the casual and uuprofcsSionul
pic.eatcr that the more pics ahead Brown had
the worse fitted he would I've 10 strive for the
championship Is this an error? Does the ext
ing Of pies become easier after one has eaten
five, and still easier when one has eaten ten ?
And if 50, why Perish the Thought that Mr.
Fchr is putting up Job upon Brown. As the
most eminent Of the pieeaters Of the United States
who, for all we know, has eIten pie III the pres,
encc Of the crowned heads OF Europe, Fchr can.
not afford TO take an unfair advantage OF Brown
Fchr adds; II Brown wants better terms we
urc willing to conoede them That has gen
crouS sound. Suppose Brown is allowed five or
ten pics and that Fchr disposes Of them before
calling time on his rival And by the way,
how gratifying it must be to Buralo's finer
| feelings to have such champion residing in what
Is sometimes known as her immediate midst