The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-29
Events THANKSGIVING During
me LOST W eek end e Irans-
plre. with Comments on Well
Known Athletes.

ANNs-Ss titat ut Wuuiu agree 10 uknt U BAIL
win provided the articles OF agreement
confined the big fellow to one. foot hole
In the ground dug in the center OF the
ring. This would make o'Baldw1 about
equal to Niece In point Of height as Mace
VINO was comparatively small for heavy
weight. measured but i've feet eight.
oBaldwin and his trainer. Tom Kelly. as
sparring partner toured America as ex.
hibition spgrrers,
The Irish giant tried repeatedly to ar.
range fnlss battles with The vugilists OF
his generation. but the only fight Of any
Importance he succeeded in making was
win Harry Wormald They met In the
ring near l.ynnncid, Mass and the hos.
ulities were stopped 10y the police
q na'dwln's life was stopped by hui.
let. and his partner in touch saloon IN
New YORK was the author o. tho Irish
giants doom
Thoy quarrolCd over money matters md
the partner WAS acquitted on the grorni
OF self-dctcnse. Another nuglisitla giant,
Freeman by name, who nourish,i tcforo
the days Of Tom lIyor, met with an Ind
almost as tragic as o'Baldwin's taking of
Freeman, an American by birth made his
reputation IN England No met with re-
verses IN his middle age his health failed.
ana nc wasted away from conNima tinn
ana the once powerful physique which
freeman I'm his cups dared the Aluighty tn
destroy, dwindlcd to n shadow. and 90 his
dcathhed lie weighed less han ii1 p,lnds
Gcntry's biography.
John II Gentry, the worlds fastest PAGER,
Who has just been purchased for $4,000 nv
Lewis j. Tewksbury the New York
banker. who also owns Robert J.. is Il ma d..
tive Of this Hciswicbl county. SAYS a
Wichita, kan. dispatch to the st. Louis
Republic.
lie was brod by II q, Tolcr at the Tolcr
stock farm and, strange to say. made his
advent into the world ON that unluckicst
Ct days. FRIDAY. He was the second SON
OF Damewood and the celebrated stallion
Ashlpnd Wilkes, ASiun Henry being tue
frat.
inc original name OF the famous PAGER
was Nicely Todd lie Was named after the
bookko crcr for The Wholesale grocery house
OF Bittman, Taylor Il Co. OF LeavenWorth
with which firm MIR. Tolor was at that
time Connected Mir. Todd 10 at prosrni "A
member of the iirrn and one Of the most
prominent citizens OF LCaYtnwurth but
l"r a Wsim a.. lnicr owner me horse
might have made the name OF Neulc, Tall
houe holi word the world over when
Nooltt Toad WINS n a-npnths-old colt his
name Was changed to John H. Gentry. ana
'it' '''.i's - NNN W bukui NpNNl li lbla man
u,rt
Jimmy Bamcy was at that time an EN-
ploye OF Mr. Toler ald one night he
dreamed Of great futuro for The colt lie
saw, 80 IN vision that the youugncr
would become the idol o. the racing world
aud mako IT'S owner RICH aud famous.
without divulging the nature of his dream
ne asked Mr.. Tolor to SGT price on the
animal Tolcr said II would tato ilOD in
bay him ne be Ind great faith In the colt,
RomeS only had ebout sluo bu, romcmbcr-
ms the dream. be worked with tlrrlcss en-
orEy nnti he succeeded in raising the
requisite amount lie took the colt tn So
dalla, Mo, and sold half interest ia him
to John II. Gcniry OF that city. The ami
NAL was rcchrIstcnod John Il. Gentry
HIS new propIictprs tried To make 4
irottor out Of him but after two years II
iuiilc effort they gave 1t up. Then they
put the hobbies on him 10 soc Whist -
could do as PAGER, GENTRY proved to be
able TO pace a good heat They took the
hohbioh OF he roXt year aud he showed
s"ch marked Improvement that 1t was de-
ci1ed 10 put him in race,
He made record of 2l3s. AT z wears
ana bis new owners were delighted AT
rtaTs he was not entered In the races al
all Al years Mr. Toler began receiving
letters from kamcy telling OF the great
speed of the young stallion but he thought
ithmey was trying to induce him to buy
the animal back at heh figure
Mr.. Toler was In Cleveland. ohio. how
ever, when Gentry made hia first appear
nnce In the rnccs there. and 50 pleased WAS
he with the improved appearance Of his
ld fhN,rlto thai he wanted to take all !
b. ra which were % 20 I against the horse |
Even }aliey was skepiicel end would not |
allow ToIcr to take rs many bets as he |
wanted TO.
Not only did Gentry win tho heat. but
Won the race next day I'm 0gia
Gentry lcapod into fame at % single hound |
md shortly Rfterward he was sold 90 Holt
{ scott Of Graham. s. c.. for SO 00n
His auhsrquput performances were uni
,crsnlly known. NJ u McIienry took
hnrce Of Gentry for Mr. Scnit and entered
lin In many races thpt year Gentry ION
lie lowered the racing
ccord to 2.o9h at Torrc Hanic. In n
match with lot inichen at Frocport. early
u the next season he would have made the
nile IN 200. It ia Thought II II had no,
con for the fact Tint be pulled up for Joe
'atchen who broke The next car he
cat Roher, ! pnf Joe Patchcn and the
thor cracker Jacks. In match with star
'oinier Gentry paced milo in 2:01M.
nd later. Of RlRby Park. IN Massachusetts.
q paced a mile In 2ooh
Mig Prizes In billiards.
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My to American experts, is the offer that /
ss been made By the biz manufacturers II
was brought about by the proposition
iade the other day BY Frank c. tyes TO !
lay three leading French experts-Nig- j
aux. Plot and Fournl. II is one OF the I
igRcSt offers ever made In billiard his u
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