The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-01
AFTER DINNER MATCHAFLUKE
G.. PATTERSON EARLY GIVES UP
AFTER FEW ROUNDS.
Rcsents the interruptions Of the Atlantic
Yacht cubs Younger Members and
His Opponent, j. Clarence Harvey,
Doesn't Have to Let Himself Out.

Doesn't Have to Let Himself Out.
The Atlantic Yacht Club tried to pull
off an oratorica set-to for points last night
between G. Paterson Early Of Pittsburg,
the Jimmy Britt of post prandial oratory,
and j. Clarence Harvey of New York. the
Abe Attell of the black coffee cups.
The event was to have been for the after
dinner championship Of the Atlantic coast,
and there was heavy preliminary betting.
Mr.. Early, it was reported, was training
with Chauncey NJ. Depew, with whom he
went three swift anecdotes every morning;
while Mr.. Harvey was in the hands Of since n
Ford, with whom he ran through half
hour of hard joking daily.
The contest looked like a wonder on
naper. The Atlantics roped of corner
Of the dining room for ring; they had
Marie Dressler, John Il. Hazard and others
TO get the audience in good humor. When
Referee John l.. Golden called the men to
their corners and cried Let 'er go!' it all
looked very much to the merry 1t would
have been to the merry If Mr.. Early had
ever been a guest of honor at the Gridiron
Club
Mr.. Early, trained to the minute, was
first on the floor,
Concerning the brevity of life and the
uncert ainty of our destination said Mr..
Fairly, considering how much more sorrow
than Joy there is in the world, hold 1t to be
n duty to give you all the Joy can. have
chosen for my subject 'Casabianca, the
boy who stood on the burning deck, whose
heroism illumines with classic candle-power
the pages of history. whose mellifuousness-
a word l never pronounce unless ! am
sober--whose Righteousness say
The burning deck was hot proposition.
Did he hotfoot it away"
mol" howled the audience.
was there a disposition on his part to
20 way back and sit down."
"Never!" cried the Atlantics.
'Three times mol" said the orator.
no no. mol" cried the audience.
Mr.. Early stopped and glared for a min
ute Then he proceeded to treat in detail
OF the boy, the rigging, the fire and the
stokehole.
"Time!" yelled the referee. Mr.. Early,
however, begged for few minutes more.
and especially requested the gentlemen in
the back of the room to pay him respectful
attention.
III grant the gentleman another punch
said Mr.. Harvey. So Mr.. Early kept after
Casabianca.
Beautiful and bright he stood. He
could be bright without the aid of the lime
light"
"Time!" yelled the audience.
His sense of duty -" went on Mr..
Early.
Time, time, time!' interrupted the
crowd. Mr. EARLY drew himself up and
there was that in his face which stilled the
srofferS He said.
If there are any gentlemen here who
are not conversant with the amenities
which govern gentlemanly conduct l will
withdraw.
"Tirne" yelled the younger members in
the back row.
very well, then, said Mr.. Early, and
withdrew with great abruptness There
was a moment of silence, followed by a
round Of tactful applause.
Mr.. Harvey came to the center of the ring
He said
There is club in Philadelphia called
the Twilight Club It's end and aim is to
make speakers lose their temper 1t is
recc rded that the late Bob Ingersol lost his
temper before the Twilight Club on less
provocation than Mr.. Early did tonight
Now. I'll tell you little story and quit
There was an lrishman bossing some
aborers He went to get a drink and left
Casey to act as assistant foreman. Casey,
pufed up with the dignity of bis job went
around talking like this:
Here, kape to work. now. Kape on
wild the shovelin'. kape on now By
and by he came to a laCorer who was rum
ming Wheel arrow.
What are We dom? asks Casey.
Runnin' a WHEEL arrow says the
lahorer.
We'll, drGoP it an git toshoyelin:' What
machinery?'
Mr. Harvey rested his fight on that one
punch and withdrew. The audience called
1t a draw, though there were some who
maintained that Mr.. Early threw up the
snnnpe and lost a1ltnrnn ioallY.