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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-16
ABOUT PHYSICAL CULTURE,


A New Yorker writes as follows ON
the physical culture question. and SEN
sible people viii agree that he has 1t
sized up about right.
There Is only one business In which
those engaged are working for their
health--the physical culture geschef,
Posed nightly on the platform along
the Fourth avenue side OF Madison
Square Garden are men whose mus.
cuar development makes the Old en-.
cravings OF Hercules look foolish,
These men are able % and do work the
muscles " their back, shoulders and
arms until they seem as n big snakes
were wrlgging all over them
TO tel the truth, II isn't altogether
pleasant sight except, perhaps, 70 q
physician or student Of anatomy
The standard Of the physical cuturist
and II sounds an TO the goods;
Don't be- "a wcakllng Muscular de.
yGlOpment means health
have seen most Of the recent cham
pion athletes stripped, and no one OF
them shows anything Ike the marvel
Gus muscles that play around the bones
~ these mcn-tho result OF physical
culture
What's the answer?
On that platform stands a man who
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-16
LEWIS.R0SS MATCH.
Reply from Former Middlewelght cham
pIon Wrestler Is Expected Soon,

on Thursday Of this week, the sport.
ing editor of the News wrote 10 +, s,
. Lewis former mlddeweight champion
wrestler Of the world informing him
Of the reply made by Charley Ross to
Mr., Lewis challenge. In accepting the
challenge, Mr.. Ross stipulates that the
bout shall be best two out Of three
falls; that no hold shall be- barred;
that the Police Gazette rules shall
govern the match, aud that the contest
take place In Salt Lake IA near to the
first Of February as possible.
Mr. Ross agreed TO q side bet Of 800
and the gate receipts. winner take AL
and he also expressed n willingness
TO wager more than double the amount
that he can defeat the former cham
piOn, These conditions were stated to
Lewis and reply IL expected from
lin within day or two and the proba-
bilitics are that the match VIII be
clinched and those who delight In mat
work viii have IA chance 10 witness
some good sport,
In his letter to the News Lewis
said he hoped for en- early ana favor.
able reply, and that II MIR. Ross would
meet him he (Lewis) would at once
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can beat Jim Jeffrles Another can out
run Alex Grant or Arthur Duffey, Still
another can outwrestlc Tom jenkins or
George Bothner, The one on the end
with that wonderful arm can throw
bah with greater speed than Jack
Cheshire. Beside him are a pair OF
muscled legs that can drive a bicycle
faster than Eddie Bald.
No? Why not?
What are muscles for. II not to give
power and exhibit speed? And where
is the man who, In contest, has shown
power over his fellows or speed to dis
tance them that can produce muscles
Ike these examples of physical culture?
Yet Jim Corbett, who shows no
more ridges under the rounded smooth
ness Of his skin than does a woman,
could tie Il pair of these Samsons into
more knots than another pair could I'M
do Were any one of them compelled
to Zee for his life in company with Ar
thur Duftcy he would perish where the
nightly gcared Duffey would save HIM
self.
Then what becomes Of the value of
physical culture as portrayed In such
muscular development as exhibited In
the Garden?
But, win reply the culJurist, these
men are not developed for contest.
Health Is the object,
Wrong again. The idea Of develop
ing all the muscles In the body Is not
new with the modern school Of phys
Teal culture.
The German Turn Neren practlsed
gymnasium work and turned out mag
nincent looking specimens Of muscular
DEVELOPMENT Rut the system was found
To be a mistake Muscle was grown,
but mt the expense Of vitality.
The bullying shoulders and sides
crowded the internal organs, me lungs
and heart and took up the room neces-
sary for their free action, These gym
nasts, splendid 10 look upon, ala not
live long,
In the case Of himself, old man Ftz-
simmons Is the best example Of physl-
cal culture, And It Is his methods
which made him and kept him one OF
the best examples Of active health.
What does he do? Muscles? Doesn
know he had any. He breathes,
Animate possessed Of the power to
do and the speed to avoid, have large
trunks and splendid limbs, It's the
roomy inside with plenty Of play for
the vital organs that give energy,
which makes the healthy man and the
man who can do and endure.
Place one OF these exhibition mar
| wells under the blisterlng sun that beats
| ON tropic sea, when the pitch Is si22-
ling In the seams Of the ships deck
and there isn't air enough to b. felt on
wetted finger, How long would he
last at work?
Put him to hauling ropes In the dark
! arctic cold. How long would the steam
I'm his cramped boiler give life 10 his
| giant muscles?
Place shovel IN his hand and start
| him digging in n trench. The wca.
| 2oned old man with the skinny dried
up arms alongside him would view hin
| with contempt.
There was an old rack Of bones jerk
| ing himself around the Garden track
| In n three DAYS race without food, san
Day. He didn't have any more muscle
In evidence than could be found In a
yard Of putty Would one Of the cul-
ture stars have beaten him In the race
They may hc pretty to look at, these
finished products Of the physical cul.
ture school. but for the hard grind OF
daily endeayor IN the hustle for bread
and ale they'd have to be pltied,
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william IL. RothwelD must relindulsh
the title and step into the higher ciaSS
The sporting public, which Is as ia'r
ms he, viii demand this'
Apropos OF william H. Ho'h"e"
fairness: Thus far he has been great
credit ia the sport. In all his contests
Ne has meyer asked for or given arucIes
OF agreement. .a ,ra bo
has never broken his Wold. u''lNr q
great many cheap boxers, ne mas never
cornplained of the size Ot the huuSe'
and. whether working on 2 percentase
ar guarantee, he has never dlsapPol',vu
a crowd. Twice when engaged 10 ouN
IN Philadelphia he was to nave SoVo VI
40 per cent of the gross receipts ne
did not take the trouble TO count uP
tbe house, merely took his guarantee
which In each instance was less IMAM
the percentage Of the house.
ON the other hand his business acu-
men was frequently displayed. coming
10 n clubhouse In Il carriage on nlsht
he was 10 box he noticed spectators
selling tickets along the curb at an al
yanced price. Arriving az the arena, he
sought out the business manager VINO
posed as a shrcwd one, and said are
YOU getting q share Of the ticket specu-
iatIon?" And before the willy business
manager could reply he added; u want
half. on else | viii not go on lie got
his half Of the extra toll eNacted IRON
the public, which amounted to some-
thing like $40.
out in Denver. before he became a
champion, he was known as an ex-
tremely liberal fellow. lie had gone
through a modest sum OF money ana
found himself on the eve Of contest In
an adjacent village about SO miles from
Denver without the price OF railroad
ticket. He pleaded with the engineer OF
freight train TO allow him tn ride i'm
the cab Of the locomotive. when was
granted lie arrived at the village In
time TO keep his appointment, and de-
feated q big bury miner returned 10
Denver riding first class, with Noo IN
his pocket He paid off all his pressing
debts, and Il is alleged that before day
break he had but little Of the SSOV let''
How spike shannon "buttcd into
the national game IL told by spike In
the following language
III never iolgel my uepul INu lIu-
fessi onal company In the second Inn
ing of game which had paid my two
bits to witness, Indianapolis shorteto1
got hit IN the eye with ball and had
10 be assisted to the bench That was
hard luck FOR him. but Il didn't lose
any money for me, The loss Of the
shortstop left the flooslers with hui
eight available men, They had three
runs and the Brewers hadn't score
Manager watkins was game TO The
core, and he had not the slightest no
ton Of forfetlny the game without q
struggle. He just climbed up on thu
home plate and asked II there was an
amateur player In III, audience wh'
was willing 10 play for him during th'
rest Of the game he added that y
there was such n one present his ser
vices would be worth at least ter
spot
my pals started to bunch me In th'
ribs and commenced to remember ina
! had n bruiso on the left leg. also thn
] wasn't feeling well and that Sl0Wasn
much money anyway The truth Of tn
matter was didn't know just what 81
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-16
CRUEL MISS SMITH.

There Is very common plant In Aus
tralia known as the "Blackboy,' and
here Is a funny story about It;
Two young American army officers
were visiting in small Australian
town and both happened to meet the
same young lady They were talking
about her one evening, and one said to
the other:
Il think Miss Smith Is a very sweet
girl"
"Oh, do you?' replied his brother. at
seems to me that she is terribly cruel
Why, what do you suppose she told
me-? She said she was riding yesterday
morning, and that she was SO much in
terestcd In watching parade that she
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-16
Best Train Service
East From st. Louis

Is offered by Nandalia-
Pennsylvania Short Lines, the route OF
the New York Limited, the most lux
urious train from ST. Louis 10 New
York II leaves ST. Louis daily at
1880 o'clock noon. Other fast trains
for New York and the East leave st
Louis Union Station as follows The
Keystone express at S4i a. m. and the
New York Express at 1855 p. IN. Ask
J NJ Chesbrough, 4. G. Z. Agt. for
further information about convenient
passenger service over the shortest
route East from st. Louis.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-16
A DARING AMERICAN EXPLORER.

THE most beautiful sight In the
world is the fiat Amazon valley seen
from an elevation Of 1880 feet" Thus
says Mr. A, d, James, daring young
Brooklynite who has recently returned
to his home after seven months OF ex-
ploration in the wilds Of Brazil Mr.
James who Is but twenty-four years
old, left New York In April for Colon,
crossed the isthmus and proceeded 10
Lima Peru, accompanied by two oqual.
~ venturesome companions. The three
descended the eastern slope OF the
Andes and in "dugouts' dritted down
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-16
George Dixon Hopes to be a Fac
tor ia feathcrweight
Question
FACTS ABOUT YOUNG CORBETT.
How Spike Shannon Broke Into the
National Gamc--Popc to Revive
The Cycling Game.

when George Dixon returns from
England there is likely to be- "a gcnu-
Inc stir among the fcathoweights. Tie
is a legitimate 2-pound boxer and MS
he has been successful and frugal while
abroad, his money is likely TO do some
talking Adyices from London say b"
will throw down the gauntlet % an
featherweights and back his ability
with his own cash. Young Corbett.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-16
GAME FOR NEXT YEAR.
berkeley Football Team Wants 10 Play
University Next Thanksgiving.

The various football teams through
out the country already making ar
langements for gridlron battles for
next season. and among them is the
Berkeley team of California. Manager
necota Of the latter eleven, has writ
ten to Instructor Of Athletics Harvey
Holmes Of the L. Of e.. asking for
game to be played mere on next
Thanksgiving day, The California
grIdron warriors are very anxious to
come here and tangle with the east
benchers, and there is little doubt that
they will be- accommodated.
II the Utah team makes a favorable
reply, the Berkeley boys viii conclude
arrangements at once, and will make
liberal terms In order to secure the
trip. A contest between the two teams
would prove highly interesting to local
football fans and II Is hoped that the
game viii be cllnched,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-16
BASEBALL MEETING
At SPOKANE TO-DAY
Utah Fans Anxiously Await First
Reports From the
Conclaye
THERE IS SOMETHING DOING.
Salt Lake and Ogden Are Ready to 10
Business With Other Towns in
Forming League.

Salt lake and Ogden baseball fans
are anxiously awaiting the first It'd.
ings from the long delayed baseball
meeting OF Pacific National leaguers At
Spokane The meeting was called for
today and It Is fair to assume tina,
all Interested persons are on hand pre.
pared to do something for the good ~
the sport In the cities they represent.
How long the "magnates' Will be in
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-16

may be elsewhere. Then ! shall 20 Ia
New Orleans for the Mardi Gras cele'
bratIon and west through Texas My
contract with the Winton company
runs until Aug. l. and the big meets
GENE mostly after that time.
Does automobile racing pay Well
II pays me, but get as high as 90 per
cent OF the receipts at meetings where
I race. There Is not much left for the
other fellows A young man who has
the nerve and skin can make a fair
income ont Of IT,
Here Is what Champion j. j. Jeiiries
has to say about ihp proposed ilgnt
between Jack Munroc aAd Tom ShGr-
key;
Unless Munroc has improved great
deal since he met me at Butte thhk
h. viii prove an easy victim for Tom
Sharkey when they come together IN
the ring am familiar With sharkgys
methods, having fought him % rounds,
and think ! know Munroc's weak
points as well as his strong ones
"Munroes battles With Peter Mnher
and Limerick, Goth Of which ne Won, !
DO not take seriously I'm tnct, one can-
not express an opinion as n result or
his showing in these bouts as the men
were Of little class Maher Is unques-
tlonably all out. and as for Limerick,
he showed that he was little more ihan
novice,
Notwithstanding the reports Of Nun
roes great impro' ement, 1t viii take
him a long time to dispose OF man
like Sharkey, and If the sailor fights
him IN the proper manner he viii surely
win. | do nUt mean to say Snarkty Is
such great fighter or a clever boxer.
He Is neither, but he IL nevertheless a
pretty tough proposition. lie can stand
A terrific punching, and be always has
a WALTON az his command which Is sure
70 do damage whenever II reaches the
mark. A right to the jaw will be easy
to land on Munroe, and il VIII surely
| put him out 49,.
Let Sharkey send couple OF his
| wallops to Munroes stomach and
guess that viii take the steam out OF
him. Munroc is not developed TO any
great extent around the body and
a blow there viii have great effect, ],
win weaken him to such an extent that
the right swing on the Jaw Will pul
| him to sleep.
| "Sharkey can land elthe, NJ these
blows Munroc has little or no defense.
He Is by no means finished lighter
| and when he is trying to land A blow
he invariably forgets to cover himself
up. Naturally there Is nothing for
Sharkey to do but to take advantage OF
this opening.
| "Munroe has never had any har.
battles to III him for such hard gam,
| az Sharkcy. while Sharkey has hac
| as much experience as any Of tn
| hcayyweights.
AS said, Sharkey is not clever. II
fact he is awkward, and this fac
makes It all the more difficult for an
opponent to land on him. and at tn
same time 1t makes him a dangerous
antag0nist--on who Is swinging dan
gcrous rights and lcfts which are surO
to cause damage II they score,
"Munroe would be an easy victim To-
a straight jab, but this is one blow
that Sharkey very seldom uses Thu
! IL because the sailor does not believl
there Is enough force In straight de
livery He prefers y swing or jolt
which IL backed up bS the force OF Nil
body and shoulders which comes for
ward with the swing
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the Pchls river the main tributary Of
the Amazon. At one time they were
surrounded by party Of Indians said
to be cannbals and had a very narrow
escape. After many other adventures
the party finally reached the Amazon,
down which they proceeded by steamer
TO Para, Brazil Mr. James is a native
Of Virginia and seems to have been
born with love for exploration. Next
April he intends to attempt the ascent
OF Mount Mckinley In Alaska. the rug.
gcd peaks VI which bafied Explorer
Cook.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-16

Up 10 IL years ago. You see, am SO
years old. and my arm isn't as steau,
as II was, and don't practice as mu,n.
II is remarkable how Vignaux plays as
well as he does at his age, but am told
that he practises constantly and is at
the able eight hours day"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-16

rode right over n little blackboy and
killed II. And when | asked her If she
didn't feel dreadfuly about II she
laughed and said oh, no, she didn't
think It made any difference there
were plenty more
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-16

forward his forfeit money as guaran-
tee Of good faith,
Ross is particularly anxious to have
II out with Lewis about the first Of
February or as near that date as pos
sible lie is I'm pretty good shape for
mat work right now. and viii require
but little training to get into perfect
trim. He expects TO meet Farmer
Burns about the 18th OF next month
ana wants to take a fall or two out
OF Lewis before that date If the lat
ter Is sincere in his challenge, and II
the terms stipulated by Ross are sat
!sfactory, he win leave Baker city Or,
within few days for this city.
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VALENTINES!
VALENTINES

Lace, card mounts, drops, noy,e,,..n,,s,
ana comics, wholesale and retail r,',0
for illustrated catalogue and price ~"
DEsERET NEWS BOOK sTOhh,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-16

solemn conclave can only be- surmised,
but their deliberations will probably
extend over two or three days be-
cause they have much to consider and
Il great deal to set right Whether
the meeting will be the last dying gasp
Of the L. n, organization, or whether
the league will receive new lease
on life and start off on more sound
and busness-llke basis than ever be-
fore remains to be seen. The situation
has looked pretty blue for long time
and many predicted that the league
was practically dead one. and That
Utah fans would have to fall back on
an Insignificant state legue or have no
baseball next season.
In the past II has been most dis
couraging TO those who have tried 10
get the sport started right and keen
going righ But the old adage III az
first you don't succeed try, try Hgalh
can be applied TO baseball as wei as
anything else. I'VE propose to Keep
right on plugging until we get things
right" said one who s deeply inter"
ested IN the game. 1T seems as though
there Is always u crash just when we
get things In good shape and AT
time when we least expect misfortune
But | have faith that We Will have
successful season of ball during toe
year Of 1904, and II We don't, wei,
viii not be the fault OF Salt Lake
Honest John" McCloskey Is attend
Ing the meeting IN behalf Of this CIV
and It Is understood that the Junction
city is represented. and that BON
towns viii stand for nothing that DOCS
not SAVIOR Of soun dbusiness manage
ment. McCloskey Is In possession OF q
certified check IN the sum Of N,OOO 10
deposit an a forfeit, The same Is eN-
peCted Of all other teams that may 20
In the league. II each team has SUD,
stantlOl forfeit up ~ Il guarantee OF
good faith, there will be little proba'
billy Of any team deserving. Reports
from ogden indicate that the ials
there have raised the amount require,
and that every effort will be made 70
secure a franchise, 1t Is eStre'nelI
doubtful II there Will be any materlsI
opposition to ogden. With the LoDstels
IN the field the sport VIII receive piB
boost IN these parts and every man ~
the league fully realizes this
--
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Michael went to Hot Springs last
week. and he said before he went that
ne expected 10 ride better next year
than ever before In his life.
Franz Hoffman has gone TO the fac
tory to build Michael two motors, and
he says they will be the real things
Kennedy and Powers, II is said, are In
on the deal and as they are not in
the cycling game for their health, there
will surely be something doing.
Most Of the amateur riders that were
put In the professional class this fall
viii follow the western circuit 1t all re-
ports are true, and II Is interesting to
note that II this bunch had not been
thrown over there would not be enough
pro riders to make up the circuit.
At the st. Louis exposition next sum-
mer there will be a big carnival Of
sports, including one full week Of au-
tomobIle and cycle racing, The finest
one mile track In the country Will be
built for the automobile race, and in
side Of the mile track will be a grand
one-fourth mile bicycle track, There
viii be sprint races every day
Frank Kramer, the champion pro
sprint rider Of this country, says that
he win not go to Paris until next sum-
NOR, He has been offered big sum
of money by n certain bicycle concern
to stay here until after the cycle races
in 81. Louis.
Kramer also has been offered big
match race In st, Louis with Ellegaard
Of Germany. the champion Splinter Of
the world, lie VellO. the French cy.
cling authority says that Kennedy aud
Powers are now trying 10 sign up File
gard and bring him over here this
coming spring, Up to date he has not
been offered enough money to come so
early He thinks he viii be able 10
make more money In Europe this
spring than he can here,
In regard to the report about Col
Pope very prominent official Of the
/ ~ g. a, said
II am glad that such q man as Col,
Pope Is getting Interested In the game
again, az It looked few months ago
that the game was going very much 10
the bad"
Many SAT- Lakers take great interest
I'm the actions OF Barney Oldheld, the
| champion autOmobilist. II Is estimated
| that Barney has stored away about
| $4,000 az the result OF six months dare
| dcyi work with his famous bullet No,
| 2. Yet he IL not satisfied. lie says he
wants fortune, At present he is In
| Detroit taking life easy He says he
does not propose to enter the intena o.
tional automobile race for the Gordon
Bennett cup IN Germany
what is there for me to gain in
! that race? A tin cup and some added
reputation internationally Is the way
Oldneld puts II, THE cup may be
finer than any to be won ON this side
but | have my living 10 make. Last
season started May 30 ana raced until
the first week IN December, racing
about once IN 10 days. and earned a to-
tai 0f $4,000 Next season expect 10
starter earlier and make $4,000 Then
III retire and 90 into business with
Tom Cooper
MY plans for next year are not CONF
plotc, ! may get Tom Cooper to man
age me IN trip through the south
and southwest. After the New York
automobile show shall go south and
try for the straightaway records, may.
be on the Daytona beach course, and
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-16

Since the foregoing was written re-,
ports have been received here tha'
Dugdale OF Seattle has sold out 70 'hs
outlaws" II now looks as though y"
intermountaln league would be organ
ICED.