The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-29


the compassion sil left my heart and
hatred has taken its place. If Reuben
comes back to Buffalo on a stretcher. re-
member that I gave him warning fully
a week In advance. Yours full of fight,
M WELLINGTON MATTHEW'S,
Champion Welterweight of the World.
New York. May 49,"
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Ferns typewriter ground out some-
thing like this:
1T Is seldom: that care to tell the
public my woes and I refuse to go into
any length today in reference to them:
but wish to give warning to my friends
that unless I trim one Matthews.
human ourang-outang, of New York
city, I will do high jump act over
Niagara Falls on my way home. Twice
before I met this brash youth, and once
took his measure to the entire satisfac-
ton of all concerned The last time he
hypnotized the referee into believing
that white was black, and I lost the de-
cision. This time will take no chances.
and when I get through with Matthews
he will resemble nothing SO much as
well chopped Hamburger steak. Believe
as 'Estro, the Light Of Truth So long
until after Matthews demise.
JAMES RUBE) FERNS.
Buffalo, May H."
AS Yousouf and his leather belt filled
with gold are at the bottom of the sea.
it is difficult TO verify the statement that
Nouroulah once defeated the sultans IA
vorite. Judging by the performances of
the huge Bulgarian he certainly should
have had little trouble in putting You
souf on his back.
The latter required over an hour In
which to gain one fall from Jenkins,
while the Bulgarian pinned Jenkins
shoulders to the floor twice inside of ten
minutes. Considerable reliance will,
therefore. be placed on Nouroulah's as
sertion that he once defeated Yousouf.
According to the story of the affair.
'Nouroulah was a pupil OF Yousouf's. and
one day when they We're wrestling an
exhibition in Paris, Yousouf said to the
big fellow: You think you can throw
me. don't your
Il certainly do" was the reply.
go ahead and try" said Yousouf, and
they went at it. The bout lasted eleven
minutes, and at it's termination You
souf's shoulders were pinned fiat to the
mat The pair didn't exchange a word
for six months after that.
Friends subsequently brought them to-
gether, and a reconciliation was effected
few months before Yousouf came to
America.
The custom in Turkey in bringing
about reconciliation is for the aggres-
sor in the quarrel to get on his knees
before the other fellow and apologize
Yousouf did this at the solicitation Of
mutual friends. and the Ratchet was
buried.
| Marvin Hart who pulled the cork out of
Dan CreedOn's bottle of ambition. at
Louisville several nights ago, is great
believer in fortune tellers. few days
prior to his ght, he consulted one of the
DANES Of alleged occult power and what
transpired is about as follows:
THE future is promising, young man.
said the old woman as she beheld the
pugilist's right palm. You have been
very successful in your undertakings,
and your good luck will continue indefi-
nittely. Your strength is remarkable and
your determination to conquer is unusual.
You have chosen calling for which you
were inntended, and the lines tell me
| that you have no occasion to regret it's
adoption
Hart took that as prediction that he
would win over Creedon. Creedon lost
faith in fortune tellers after his battle
with Fitzsimmons. i
After all the trouble caused by the work
of the umpires thus far this season, it is
reasonable to believe that the double UNI
pire system will again be adopted. The
change may occur before the present sea-
son is tw6 weeks older. The umpires in
ho tha },~1rn ..
ance of an extra umpire. The veteran of
the league it is not necessary to mention
his Mars. says that there will always be
trouble with one umpire. Not that he be-
lieves all the players can be satisfied,
4 for there are some who would object II
there was an umpire at every base, but
| there are times in a game where an
4 umpire cannot see two plays at the same
d time. Then again an umpire, to get a
correct line Of the ball as it speeds to-
| ward the batter, must take position
behind the bat. This he cannot do when
compelled to watch base runner. A
s curve ball often breaks after it passes
d over the plate. To the umpire when sta
% toned behind the pitcher it looks as
though the ball passed over the center Of
the plate. The same mistake can be
made when the ball curves as it Is pass.
ing over the plate. and to the umpire
from his position behind the pitcher Il
may appear as II the catcher had to
J reach out for the ball. 1t Is necessary ir
many instances for an umpire to be with,
in a few feet Of base when play !!
made, but where an umpire is called upo1
to decide play at a base. he Is apt t
err, if he is working behind the catcher
Shamrock !. win Cross the Ocean.