Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-02-25

Senator u iltor Of West Virginia i'd /
died for bag Of flour sRainst Bryon
X Newton. assistant Secretary Of the |
Treasury 81 night at the National
Press Glib nd also for the weller
weight 'fdJ.ing championship of the
world. and Ist who won it and how
will be told n another paragraph.
The real b 'sliug success Of the even
iur. however. were the false whiskers
Of -'Iack" Messenger. the man who
writes hose fine political pieces. and
truly artistic critic Of tbe evenings
performance was constrained to say
that if Jack had ,ened the window to
allow the 18th street breeze to sigh
through those marvellous chin tresses
the fiddlinR of Messrs. Chiffon and New
ton would have been nothing IN COM
parison. Truly the Press Club had the
Tyre of Aeoius on Jack g chin last night
and no one knew it.
But to return to the welterweight
contest on the fdele. Theodore TIller,
the chairman for the evening. dressed
himself in soft silk shirt surrounded
by regular evening clothes and an
uonced that Marquis of Queensburry
rules would prevail as far as The fid-
dies were concerned. no harsh language
should be used by the onlookers, both
boys must be in the ring at once, but
could retire to corners after each bout.
and that the contest would be one of
inspiration, exhilaration and perspira-
ton. u
Whereupon amid loud cheers Byron
Newton, who used to he a reporter be-
fore he got job down to Uncle Sans
Treasury, climbed into the ring. fol-
lowed by Senator Chiffon. Howard
Acton was the starter at the piano, but
he quit arser Byron got through with
lofty aclobatic performance of Pop
goes tn weasel. and Ray Morgan had
to be rushed to the front. Byron kept
yelinxe for Two Sharps." Three
Fats and other musical s;gDals, and
Ray kept right behind him. In. fact,
one stage he had Byron trailing him.
Press club feet rad hard time to keep
still land in fact. they didn't The
most uneasy foot was that of Senator
Chiffon. which patted furlcuslyto keep
lime to his opponents hoe down.
Byron Newton ended with flourish.
/ just as they do in the barn dances back
hom-. and the United States senator
from West Virginia took The ring
started in with far-away lock in his
eyes ard a 9tip on the. fiddle low that
ment wo,kNfor the strings. Il N"ok a
bout three bars to let them all know thai
when Senator Chilttn gets fiddle in
his hand he's zoe. Bill Chiffon from
Sour mountain. an 4 after about eight
measures an old gentl4man,in he aud.
fence leaped FROM his seat and Yelled:
i balance in the center. :"
lh Well, Senator hilton fdd.o 'TurAe
in the Straw" and Arkansas Travel.
. err and the Alabama hoe down" sno
the SOUR mountain tune that hadn't ever
cen wi HIN a hundred miles Of rail
road, and everybody went mad The
: aforesaid Messenger had to cling 10
radiator toskeep from losing his dignity,
T which was laid heavier than .ver.
At the END Of the bout Chairman til.
Ter announc, that the contestants
would have to be their own judges.
Senator Chiffon tnereupon said ne VOL
the prize, but Assistant ), cr.tary New.
ton of the Treasury arose with epuz
). zled lot k and said that he had won it.
The audience was then called on to de-
f eide, and it gave ach man sixt; en- st c.
onds of applause. Whereupon Chairman
Tiller announced that the contest was
! draw and that the Press Club woulc
t keep the sack of flour Washington
Star.