Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-18
JIU-JITSU EXPERT
WAS LOYAL TO ART
Chiba" a Japanese of Stanford
University Refused to Meet
Robinson.
WAS AGAINST TRADITIONS
Local japanese Protest Against Com
lag Match Ia Salt Lake-Deeare
IL Unfair to Sport.

Jul-Jitsu has been the most banded
about art before the American sporting
world OF today, and there IL hardly a
wrestler Of prominence that has not
recently expressed some opinion derog-
atory or otherwise Of the profession.
recently salt Lake has been brought
into some prominence because of the
announcement that there would be
pulled on the first match ever held be-.
tween an American and Japanese
wrestler each TO use his own style, ana
demonstrate the possibilities Of each by
winning, Prof Eddie Robinson and
on unknown japanese, TO be provided by
a local Jap named sato were matcred
TO light for purse OF $1,000 or near
mat amount on the side. The match
was to be a regular sport event for
what WAS IN 1t.
That the contest viii never be pulled
on Is the hope OF the majority Of
local Japanese as expressed IN letter
printed below from one Of them. ex-
planning the nature Of Jul jitsu lnJapan,
and protesting against the use OF IL
for common prize.nghtlng.
Toda kimoOre speaks Of famous
japanese jul-jitsu man, now a student
at Stanford university who refused to
come al the bidding OF sato for the rea-
son that he would not debase his art
by making an ordinary bout Of IT, The
latter then expresses O doubt as 10 the
Obllity Of any other man TO properly
exhibit the ART IN Salt Lake, ard wish
es the News to clear up wrong lm-
presslons that have become prevalent
In the city regarding the sport which
he declares 10 be a part Of the national
spirit OF Japan,
As 10 Chiba, he Is well known IN
stanford and a graduate OF that uni
verslty vouches for what the japanese
writer says Of him
Know him said the Stanford man
to whom the letter was referred Wen
] guess every man In college knows
him saw him give two exhibitions
OF jlu-jltsu but that was before nation.
al interest was aroused In the game. II
was Just two years ago that he came
to stanford. Halbert Chapel a prom.
inent Y VI. c. A. worker and assist.
ant director OF the gymnasium secured
a position for him In his fraternity
house, 80 that he could help earn hls
way through college In the gymnasl.
nm soon after he came at an exhibition
" the gym club Chlba gave an ex-
hibltion OF the Japanese art with an.
other Jap who came down from San
Francisco, Chlba was no bully or com
mon pug az all lie was a gentleman,
with high regard for his art. Be
fore commencing the exhibition he ex.
planned, through Mr. Chapel, that I'm
Japan the art was a secret one kept bv
men OF honor and that Is was carefully
guarded from wicked and base men
who might abuse the privileges OF II,
Chiba had defeated all Japanese profes
slonals OF H. except three, and had
some recognition Tor it,--a certificate
mink from the Mikado showing him
at the head Of the second division of
experts, ! doubt If Chiba would use
his knowledge 10 make money that is
TO enter the common prize ring on
bet with lt-although | think he would
as the Jap writer says, give an exhbi-
tlon for the benefit OF American vii.
nesses Chiba is a powerfully muscular
boy with big chunky shoulders. al.
though he Is not much taller than the