Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-12-25
NO KINETOSCOPE FIGHT.
COrDett Explains the Objections to Such
PIan-One Minute Fight ana Ten Min
utes Rest.

COrDett Explains the ODlectlons TO oucu
a PIan-One Minute Fight ana Ten Min
utes Rest.
GALVESTON, TEX, December "a
The preventative here Of The Asso-
ciated Press. asked pugilist Corbett
this morning what be thought OF the
proposition Of the kaleidoscope Com
pany TO fight Fitzsimmons before that
machine in Mexico. Cor5ett said:
at is all wind. 1t is
impossible to fight before the
kaleidoscope. fought before it
in New York, and it is all bosh to say
that battle according to Marquis OF
Queensbury rules car. be fought before
it. Do you know that round can only
last one minute, and that there is rest
between the rounds OF ten minutes be-
fore the instrument can be regulated TO
faithfully reproduce the actions OF the
contestants in q mill?
Now, just fancy battle lasting one
minute and a rest of ten minutes be-
tween the,rounds. A mans recupera-
tive powers would not be taxed TO any
great extent with such an arrange.
ment. FitZsimmons IS making q big
bluff when ne says he wants TO fight
before the kineteseope. The fact of
the matter is that he wants a little
newspaper notorietY and thinks the dis
cussion about the kaleidoscope an excel
lent way 10 get IL. We will fight In
Jacksonville If the fight can come off
there; II not we will select another place
agreeable to all parties concerned"
RESULTS AT NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, La, December "a
Fourteenth day; weather fine; track
fast; attendance good. First mile
Imp. Wolsey won, 1:43. Second, five
furlongs-Nellie Osborn, 1:02 \. Third,
six and half furiongs-Doilie, 1923.
Fourth, handicap, six iurlongs-Lottie
Mills, l:1456. Filth, seven furlongs-
Little Miss, 1:29.
Following are the entries at New
Orleans for December 25: First, selling,
furlongs, Baby Bill, q. B. Cox, Miss
Hazel 102, Miss Mamie, Danube 1O4,
Bust Up, Elberon, Gov. Hogg, Masonic
Home, Luke Parks los, Sarcasm ia.
Second, selling, 6 furlongs, Ben Wilson,
Guilty, Daphne 81, Readins, Panaway
90, Oak Forest 100, Miss Knott, Min
ME Gee 1O1, Blskemore, Burrells, Billet
lOI, Bessie Nichols I07, Nero 100, Pro-
priety Ill. Third, handicap, fur
longs, Martha Griffin los. Pomegran-
ate lO3, Maquon, Mona los, Coria 107,
Flush 1O3, Frances HennesSey 100,
Reueaud 10, Cara lis. Fourth.
handicap mile and an eighth, PeTtonis
IO2, Billy Mckenzie 1O3. Marriott 1O4.
Chimes los, Montre 90, Amelia, May,
Melody los, Young Arion lis, Clemen-
tine 122. Fifth, selling mile, Ten
Spring, Hodgeson, Darwin Wedgewood,
Alethia Allen 1Of. Hattie Cant, Noun
tain Quail, 1. c. w. Denver, Zeke
Hardy lO7, Joe Woolman, Uncle Frank
IlO, Francis Pope, Void 113.
CAPTAIN BROWN wITHDRAws
PITrsBURe, PA, Decsm Der PA Cap
tain S. S. Brown, OF this city, when
shown the Associated Press dispatch
stating that Captain James Reese, Sec
retary Of the Memphis Jockey Club, mad
resigned, Immediately telegraphed to
CAPTAIN Reese, instructing him 10 dis
nose OF Captain Browns stock also
The latter was quite large stockhold-
er ~ the club, and said that If Captain
Reesa was out of the Organization be
did pN care 10 be identified with it any
longer.
FOB WANT OF sTAks.
PrTrsSERG. Pa. December 24.-The
worlds cHnmp plonshlp pool tournament
scheduled 10 begin here tonight. has
been absnobned for the present because
some of sSe stars could not enter.
The mauaQtrs hope TO complete ar
ranRenents Ter the tourney some time