The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-01-05


To I'VE FntroR or Trr SIS ." ,l,haus'
vow r.~.r.. scent rofrs-rurfr.'. r,s. -..I enter
aiming .Fri Yb .4s .un.r. .: marbles u-f. f. ono
form . spIT at. t- tr5 60 s... . have ~ssH .H
s...ur .lI - % ga 'u great vogue .u Ia .'.
ir cs,r, t-furs ihe Wa 'r tl- linton ari .rIrt,
no .rf . ,b~rb.rg amusement o. SINE '-T. q 10
s-rt,s 81 - rescued nom Hh't'.n bfsss'rg NAY
h,s' d. ~. ,gott ~ sn'cH reference Is nate .nd
.st ne -, n ssd ,n,-rty arrt sailing gui'
,rawu~d height, loo other -g.rt t..t tssf- Is An'.t
., nucn sauyfac tipn 10 a lac N having tn best
breaker In rs circle a. there = 'n later yeats loo
winning N. nfsI prize at a state sGuot. To snhy
breaking. a ie~ marbles and a piece ~ soft ro.uu
ale al a boy leeds. fuf ne cau pa" a ne II - .r
c'ned. but Their, Is more res, 10 It When two are op
posed.
III game heGn' hy one yo-HgNsr %,NcI,'ming Co
smother. 'Fitst 81 rfuNr ans y the challenge III.
accepted tHe one cHaIeuFcd proceeds to stamp d mar
Die INTO ite ground ard tie Challenger throws Do,
.nr,akrI At . - Lmes. r''r,S tie spheres come
together before tie last throw. iu which As, one .
teen is broken. and sonnet ues 'ota ATE In fragment,
Df-,si1nAu. A marble vii Ne found 81 such good
stun that II 40 break dozens - basct material before
co',psng have a fond recollection ~ one hr'oc
'breakei' that met 100 single ,.uuAt aud destroy cd
Thirty 81, ~ tao sIoutr,i opponents, that could BE-
found In the second ward Such was the eou0dcncr
Of N. owner Ia lA.s prize tuAt ne rtsliy rNkrt {
against 4 china one ddfh uhb. ana lur fr~NI' Was
a. when a chisl from the Kali yard In tartan plaid
went against n mAll-clAd man wHs late 'nr sun
uA1 ,cuOOi Uut Afternoon ola account uI i'Ai uTrakrf
ff ny Boosting about O. reached we eAf u TIN sd
Ivan, from another ward, who came win a marble
that had crushed sN,rc-. We smashed 'tU '-
gethrf With all oar force until hntl ~ uf Wttr tted,
and nnsIly gave NJ and called u a drawn battle
IL would BE- hard 10 uud a lpf 90 'r'tf shots al ne
gamr of marbles tIau N'uld lu those iavs h" found
I'M society On the Grucscc. Many NJ he OUys have
played their Last game Two ut those Whose skil
! remember most yiNldlh len iu lAc tNl War john
collins enlisted I'm the Nr-' regiment frrt.l'rd nttr.
tho thirteenth. fought wlih credit Ia is battles ffuW
Ger then went out IN a cavalry regiment NUd was
killed IN one ~ the Nf-t rugag"mtuu tie Was =
phenomenal sup' al marble John htntulll Nh-
another good shot. and - pluck} - boy - cNc' flrl
when Ahnut Is Nrgt- old. and ~ Killed lN = sharp
,hsntrr a. hr was sfUpplug tu - Nr = drnk a. a sptug
lu View ~ The COutrdcfh', lines. lum 'uttiCaI mad
but few equals A. an al,tuuud marble pay -. lr
a. he accidentally drowned after returning. Nrl
Conway. nov proprietor ut a pvpulat fUUmrI tC-utt
ON the south shore u Lake Ou'aTn. UUi ni unsgf.
uNsstd skill WITH 4 poker d,ck. had \ reputation Tor
drht~rp With marbles hat stu lnsci- ia ihr second
aud Ninth wards. and Is mcut 'uti with ave And
admiration rs Victims who ersiNilr gave Up their
cherished glass agate. chlUH- white Alirv-. Cluud
ALLEYS aud plain brown mafh.ts A. %ulttlugs CON
nsca'c 10 h- superior accuracy ~ eye AMI d''lc0cv
of thumb Nrils early supremacy a. marbles l.
-tll manifest when, toll ttmi'tiug, hr take u U1ni
In the bowling alley aud Topples over the pas VITA
81 who win rave NJ Elgin marbles and Phldl.n
marbles hnd ~ dwelling Ia marble halls with yns-als
ami srf'- nv his sids. hu' me Nr'cttu Who recall. Us
mo fhie. PLAYING deNs win shtis''c'nu can balance
Inc del ghts II that period against The mus' ptr'cu-
uous spJft that cnmes after aud not zee much az
ference. tlHISEt
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