The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-06
EATING PIES EoR $f5
And the Championship OF America-Buck
Daily the Winner.

The pie.eating contest for SIS md the cham
plonship Of America was brought to success
full conclusion at few minutes past 10 o'clock
last night, The match was arranged by JACK
Muyhill and was eaten in the rear room Oh
his saloon at 2sS Front street. The contest
has excited the big eaters OF the Fourth waru
for some time past. and nearly oil OF tue men
who have Teen prominent in the recent ohloh'
potato, and ice eating matches entered IN the
pie-eatlng match. Many OF them had tasted
for several days Ia order to be In condition lor
the event.
A large crowl filled tho room long before
the contest commenced. Among the laules
present WINS Maggie Pndden the pretttest girl
OF the Fourth ward. Miss Padden was an IN
tercsted spectator, for she made the lplGy
huckloherry pies for the match, ana y
was also runored that she en 1rtiennSabip
stronger regard than ord ppioT TO The great
match. Paddy the soldier who was isSaart w.,
by many as sure winner, entes'"Pf% aJdy is'
or at least was once. good-loOkng fellow. 1 II
IS apparently about thirty years OF age &C. Inc Inc
dian mutlny and particularly Of ms many
deeds or daring done during tho ASnaniottnhh
var hs was m9ysf to tSSPi TSn Him BY
Sir Frederick Roberts on the mafch 10 .ahu"-
Paddy snld: There are only two men in this
here match, 70 soc, George the Norwegian anu
Paddy the Soldier. have won more than dn one
match Of this here kind. won lcs-ehlln
match this morning aud who ouchred Queen
Victoria out OF 900 rupees Amt GoinElo 10 o"'o
George the Norwegian said he would win or
die in the ATTEMPT Another cohieS1are tnS
quietly IN corner Of the room ana H Rprkhrns nIv
the HS eh aa "0I pie y eater 81 New YORK
Daly had evidently trimmed for the event..
for more ganni; hunGry , or bs w ii hcut to
Gnneer dSrk, horse was Young tho sailor lDi
He was maRnincently plopolttoneu ma ana 20
over six feet tall He was 1t was inm1icG III
the daily habit OF slowing away as mueh irin t,-
Snder ns any six men of the crew Oh 'ho S4'p
Jazz Sullivan was selected as roterce md
Jack Mnlyihiil was timekeener. 6e9 ~ ME-
ard joe Fowler former champions Oh tHo P'l"e
ring, carried in the rles.
Tho conditions wero Ave rlcs each, ana ,' tho
%an ,h bs wUrd ."o Georre the Norwegian
stuffed whole pic in his mouth. and nearly
shoked to death in his rnntin Sn1r;s 20 swt-
Paddy The Soldier. with his cat III; sleeves
rolled UP. and other garments j. o.cncd TOT ne
fray. ato his pic With nvidity and evident relish b.
George the Norwegian finished his ir>t PIE N
80 seconds pny got away WIN his irt IN ,b ,s
big sailor was eating merely TO kill TING. no.
The pace set by tho Norwegian was too h h1
win his second take. raldy Tho solder was
choking and snntseTinG ATOMS, ' WIN 'ne 'u'''
At the third. fourth. and iith pics the cham; ;
nion showed IL, splendid adyAntaGe lie E" tea
wee oysters, His sweetheart was one OF the
spectators. She Capped her hands ana shouted
words of encouragement TO him. he ha,t
when he demolished his last. pie, having
consumed the 1--WE pies in minu,es anh Nv "
! tho best time on record. George the Aorwe.
gian was good second, but, for his haste ut
! tho commencement. ho would have done pet
| match was lost to him. He challenge
! the winner to drink schooner OF beer against
! time for a wager The challenge was declined.
! lie tn en- challenged anyman in the crowd to eat
! bricks Tor wager uud again failed to get on
| match.
| match simply because he liked pie. 10 alto "
| he THOUGHT he had II sutciency ord then out
match between colored men vii! be the enter
| tainment provided.