Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-10-17
On hunting trim lust before his in.

On hunting trip just before his in
auguration as vice president Col
Roosevelt killed twelve mountain
lions, four Of them at such close quar-
tiers that he put an end to them with
his hunting knife.
Col. Roosevelt has hunted the Adj
rondacks until he knows every foot
of the game region. During his short
term as governor he used often to slip
away for a few days hunting.
As a wrestler and boxer, Roose-
welt is also famous. He hired NJ. J.
Dwyer. a professional fighter, to stay
at Albany and put him through a
course of training every day. The
billiard room on the top floor of the
New York executive mansion was fit
ted up as gymnasium, and here
the governor spent about two hours a
day wrestling, bag punching and box
ing.
Roosevelt likes nothing better than
a gallop on a wild day along the Long
Island shore with the wind dashing
the rain and spray over his bronzed
face.
While he was police commissioner
of New York he let it be known that
he would never interfere with legiti-
mate boxing contest. He witnessed
the Maher-Choynski fight and after
the bout was over peremptorily for
babe arrests.
1T was one of the best contests /
ever Witnessed" he said. What l
like to See is two evenly matched men
There can be no possible harm in such
an exhibition. In my opinion it is
much better for a man &c know how
to protect himself with his fists than
to be forced to resort to firearms,
knives or clubs"
Gov. Roosevelt signed the bill
which put an end to prize-fghting in
New York He has consistently or-
posed fights for money. He is, how
ever, an enthusiastic admirer of JEFF
fries, whom he calls a great man and
an honest fighter.
Glad He Was Elected.
Late in the night of the day that
Col. Roosevelt was elected vice presi-
dent two newspaper men rode out to
his house at Oyster Bay to take the
news to him. He had had all the tel
ephones taken out of his house and
was in ignorance of the elections re-
suit.
well, I'm glad I'm glad" ne said as
he marched delightedly up and down
the room, his hands working convul-
sively under the abbreviated tails Of
his short coat. Then he turned his
eyes beaming through his thick, gold.
bowed glasses.
What was the score in the football
/ game?' he asked.
| When he was assistant secretary of
the navy at Washington he used to
play football by the hour with Gen.
Leonard Wood, now governor general
of Cuba. Both wore sweaters and
went at the sport like lively school
| boys
Knowing all sports, Roosevelt met
all antagonists on their own ground
With Senator Lodge he took long
cross-country walks. With ex-Secre
tary of State Olney he used to play
| tennis two hours a Gay.
Golf is the one sport to which he
has never taken with any great relish
He has had long standing agreement
however, with Secretary of War Root
to play a matched game, Mr.. Root tc
go on a big hunt in the Rocky noun
tains in case Roosevelt defeats him.
Fighting, always fighting in one
form or another, has been the record
of the strenuous president. And YET
this stirring, warning man can be az
gentle as woman, as every rough
rider in his regiment knows. At Sa1
Juan he went among the wounded
Strengthening a hard blanket here, fill
ing a canteen there, and giving the
injured men little sips from the
whisky flask he carried.