Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-19
WILLARD BEAN
QUITS PUGILISN
HE ANSWERS HIS CRITICS


n..,,,. willard Bean. The ''.'.,
- p' sa,.r. takes a pride and p'.'. .,.,.
, . .,y.lsai culture AID boxing s'' ,,.
anr mar ore some people "n. ~.
' " enough to associate ".,n ,,.,,
unA'H- -, nj youns maa from I...n'.,.l
ey,ry,hIug that o. c'nne-'.'
shs6y eide OF pugilIm r.
ny ,ollswine statement i''' ~, y,
,.oi,rs boxer to ths D.serei News ~
- rssd with interest by the many
mlr,n o. the youns mani o,,
~ s,a,,siy day passes that j am n''
,,,.rrora,ed rsgafdIns my cSp. i..''.
a. ,bo rIng. my plans for The iu'e ,.,
,D,yt INDUCED o., manly ari' vh''n.'
or mol / erpec, TO follow 'h' pro',-' ''''
,a.-,ssr win kindred questions
~ Mn berln BY stating that DO uo'
nose asa professional pusilIst' in.,"
IN thla that do not depend on .i4l'
yinr. solely to gain a livelihood % pas
bssp merely pasilmc OF ode EDUC
Frsm a ehnd ] have always mace u a
polnt TO take more or ieE exercise, De-
ilsylne a. DO that every part OF 'n'
human orradIsm was made TO use uh-
der mo directions Of tho mind ana OF
late years ] have studied the system
atle development Of muscular tissue
and / attribute my present E9od healt
10 the expiliae haye taken Anl
thto nj present / have never l.,H
slrk. have never experienced htldA,N'.
tootnche. stomach or any Other t'Il %.
ache. haven't even been flch cn1lsh 'o
yomlt Tor fifteen years, have never
tnton q pllL grain ~ quln.nc. OF any
ami OF medicine I oudOlFur 90 k''p
naiuu in perfect running order hNn
1 am my own physician and am PROOF
against all diseases.
/ DO moi wish Co sing my own praises
or throw bouquets 90 myself lut mere
b. VIII 90 state q Few blunt facts cone
carnlng my moral rceUrl. or many pcu.
plo who have merely read Newspaper
REPORTS. naturally think TINT I have
gone to the "demnItlln bow-woWs'
M you often hear ihe Ola saying
rhoy can't stand the pace which. I
admit D. applicable Go the great ma
i0Iity who follow The pugIli1uc profess
sion
natier myself that have been 40
exception 10 the average pug have
worked az 400 kinds Of work. with
nil clauses of people. and have never
been addicted 90 the use VI Tea 0r cof-
Zee. never used tobacco IN any shape;
never used any Kind Of iut0xlcanta,
hence was never drunk. I never can
rCmember 20 have used an oath. unl
have lived strictly a vlriuDus llfg no
woman can say that ! have been UNI
chdate And Mr. Williams. fnr whom
} have "a most profound respect. and
whom ] met 10 2l.round contest ut
Provo, has also lived o. vlrtuuuH NE.
and ] defy the world 90 produce the
record u a similar contest Boxing
and other branches OF athletics always
came natural % me. and as my mind
ran IN that channel. went Co Call-
furnla and studied along the lines OF
physical culture and graduated al the
Academy of Physical culture. in san
liuucirco. Boxing was "a feature of
tho academy, but I dld not take
lesson IN boxing / am considered quail.
ned 90 teach physical culture ln aIl %
~ branches, but a. man would Ftlryr
70 death ln Utah while educating the
People un 90 the Importance OF round.
81 development.
l have never bet a dollar on any
contest neither have ] ever rcuitgl
q dollar of any bet that was ever Won
% me. set J have been auocssful In
nll my contests
] shall not at this timo state why I
have indulgcd tha manly art guilee
u 10 say that have established this
one ihet ai least, that mau VINO III
developed spiritually and morally as
wen as phyalgillyCin stand tho nars."
nnf mot FL r"n con De- an athlete nrI
NJ the same time be a gentleman. But
INC business CONDUCTS himself he Is A
taistt roy zoe pluac 90 shoot at. as hi
~ elassed with the "puFs by those who
are not personally acquainted with him.
AAl while have never broken 1nv rr.
cleelaailca law or ruling. y.t I d6 NOT
wlsh 10 80 against public sentiment.
henee ! do not propose 10 follow rp4r.
INK aH N urufpsHl0u