The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-01
AFTER DINNER MATCHkFLUKE
JEFFERSON EARLY GIVES UP
AFTER FEW ROUNDS.
,.,o,,s the interruptions Of the Atlantic
Nv" Yacht Clubs Younger Members and
his Opponent, J. Clarence Harvey
,ocsn,t Have TO Let Himself Out.


r,o Atlantic Yacht Club tried to pull
~ a, oratorical set-to for points last night
Tween G.. Paterson Early of Pittsburg,
,bo Jimmy Britt Of post-prandial oratory,
l I Clarence Harvey Of New York. the
Ave- Attell of the black coffee cups.
1hn event was to have been for the after
.,,,',sr championship of the Atlantic coast.
s"g there was heavy preliminary betting
H. Early. il was reported, was training
with Chauncey NJ. Depew. with whom he
,ort three swift anecdotes every morning:
chile Mr.. Harvey was in the hands OF Slmet n
Word with whom he ran through half
hour of hard joking daily.
Tho contest looked like wonder on
,o,er The Atlantics roped of a corner
r. the dining room for ring; they had
N,rie Dres,ler. John +. Hazard and others
20 cot the audience in good humor. When
poeeree John l.. Golden called the men to
,bsr corners and cried "Let 'er go!' it all
lacked very much to the merry. 1t would
have leen to the merry if MIR. Early had
aver been 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
uncertainty of our destination, said Mr..
r.rlv. considering how much more sorrow
Than ioy there is in the world, hold it to be
q dutyto give you all the joy can. have
chosen for my subject 'Casabianca,' the
hoy who stood on the burning deck, whose
beroism iumines with classic candle-power
,berages of hist Dry, whose mellifluousness-
a word never pronounce unless l am
sober-whose mehuousness say
THE burning deck was hot proposition.
Did he hotfoot it away
sNol" howled the audience.
Was there disposition on his part to
20 way back and sit down."
.Neyer!" cried the Atlantcs.
Three times moi" said the orator.
NO. no no." 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
stokehoe,
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.
IN grant the gentleman another punch.
said Mr.. Harvey. SO MIR. Early kept after
Casabianca
beautiful and bright he stood. He
could be bright without the aid Of the lime
light
Time" yelled the audience.
Hi, 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
scofers, He said
III there are any gentlemen here who
are not conversant with the amenities
which govern gentlemanly conduct / will
withdraw
-lIne!' yelled the younger members in
the back row.
Very well, them" said Mr. Early, and
withdrew with great abruptness There
was moment Of silence, followed by
round of tactful applause.
MIR. Harvey came TO the center Of the ring
He said.
There is a club in Philadelphia called
the Twilight Club. It's end and aim Is to
make speakers lose their temper. 1t Is
reccr cled that the late Bob Ingersol lost his
provocation than Mr.. Early did tonight.
Now. III tell you little story and quit
There was an Irishman bossing some
hborH. He went to get drink and left
Casey to act as assistant foreman. Casey,
pulled up with the dignity Of his job. went
around talking like this:
Here. kape to work. now. Kape on
wild the shoveln'. kape on now! By
and by he came to laLorer who was run
ming wheelharrow.
What are We dom? asks Casey.
'Runnin' wheeltarrow,' says the
ahorer
Well, drop it an git to shovelin.' What
does the likes O. youse know about
machinery"
Mir Harvey rested his fight on that one
punch and withdrew. The audience called
It draw, though there were some who
maintained that MIR. Early threw up the