The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-17

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ne went up against Jack Ryan. whose right
name was Wilbur-a beauty from Butte You
remember. no afterwards worked around hero
IN inc Salt Lake hardware store. and then
| went TO Yale. where he came out for the foot
| pail team and was making good until some
members Of the anvil chorus gang got after
| him and showed him up as q professional
he then hlkcd back to this city, and there
was one night when he took up a prorosit lon
Sroeseeck. who is mighty husky lad over n
,he snor. so arsument' and the bunch adjourned to
the corner Just outside the Salt Palace ground
TO settle IT, and Wilbur put BIZ away in a
punch. ~
sure' nc was a siadiator-make no mistake.
Turk Trims Collegian.
WeH he and the Turk went for tho first
.lsn' mgr ana inc eoiieeian went through for M
was called, gave Wilbur q toss that put him
out OF commission.
dressing room, ne came to- and then went out
again for three different times.
,,t tners Was a little fellow-some friend OF his
who had pretty much OF jag on and was
struttinS around there in a very pugnacIous
mood. mood; , In one Of Mlburs lucid moments tho
ring and stand the Turk on his head VII
bur LOGGED at him dopiy and. raising up a bit
from the bench which no lay, remarked
caustically: Forget IT, child Forget II, II and
then sank back in stupoT. l was then in
mighty hne condition having Just come in OF
the Rio Grande Western road where I had
been working for time and was ribbed
up TO go on with the Turk. The Sultans ia
husky who could throw him and OF $500 to
anyone that he couldn't put down the mat
nyo times in hour
This a stage money proposition az
soon found out. 30 as was young and vigor-
Gus at the time. came out with declaration
backed by $50, that no couldn't throw me
four times In ono hour. allowing me two weeks
trainlnS-gvng the best OF It by one fall
Glory be, Daniel. that / am still living after
that proposition Anyhow, VIC met and signed
articles TO wrestle within two weeks the win.
ner TO ggt 60 and the loser 80 per cent OF the
When We camo together for tho battle-overy
sport IN The city remembers the night-thsre
was packed house OF men and women pres
ent' the fair sex turning out in large numbers
as they Ike athletic games
We went at IL. Dan and II took the giant
Mussulman 2h minutes TO secure tho first
fan. and on the level. IT should have gone to
mo as l caught him by q top-hold, when he
was over my back. and tossed him over my
head, making one OF tho prettiest flying falls
that ever cnmo on, but the referee Schetski.
couldn't see IL He didn't know what consti-
tuted fall In those daya. thinking mon had
to hold his opponent down on the mat He
was all right but ignorant.
Turk Wins First Fall
The Turk knew he had been turned and It
tear after mo, Danny when he got on his feet
He grabbed around the neck I bridged
and then with his enormous strength he com
monced pumping me until l thought OF what
kind Of flowers my friends would send. He
got me.
After tho few minutes rest we went at IT
again. He wont mo like n tiger and al
though l stalled him of Tor fourteen minutes.
he nailed me with fun Nelson. His rough
work had brought the blood out mc-where
no dug In his nalls-and. Dan he was q pow
erful devil and this incensed the crowd.
mine that some OF them swarmcd down over |
the track 10 mob the Turk yelling out TO me,
XIII the Turk, . Bat him in the nose" etc,
until / had TO tell them to stop.
Not only that. Dan, but some of my friends. |
seeing that l was all In. tried 10 get to |
quit, but l stlll thought had chance, and |
was game, and We went on again FOR tho third |
fall, which he got in Sla minutes. Soy he |
swatted In that round with his Hat
hand trying to open me up for hold, and |
knocked me at least nine feet across the ring
40 had me crazy and in tho fourth fall, when
time was called, was Mt for Provo. i forgot
all about wrestling and went after tho big
wallopcr with my fists
Tho gang was all hollcrng' Go after him,
charlie; II you cant throw him. you can
knock him out y kind Of lost my head and
made q sminE , at him; I'M, which mado him back
You fight 'cm mo fight 'om, too"
We then went at II on the mat and, Danny.
what tho Turk gave me In that last fan Tor
'x weeks. Talk about throwing the horpaon
nto guyl He didn't need any. His fingers
we're enough. SEQ those "Indentures." as
Nike KileuIlen calls them in my ncok7 The
Turk did that
Turk Monster
Think Of what monster he was, He stood
n condition Why, nc had this Yousef who
vent chasing tho fishes. with slOCCO around
nm In y nOntS-belt when INC La BOuTEnguc |
'ank OF the coast OF Newfoundland. beat u
,at Lake block whom they wrestlcd before the
sultan OF Turkey. That's fact fousof
opntry. only he beat Hall to II and got the
'ress agents started
Eo was a wonder and one of the best fellows
| rcmembeH once when We got him into a
.oker game In the Pabst. Tom Bennett was
unning the place. and ribbed up 'Josh"
n Hall Tho cards wore stacked Tor each
nember OF tho party to hold fours, When
alb FTN..
minutes TO fall, but finally he sud. You all
old four OF a kind, What's the mutter."
Oh 1 answered. II had Ave. but jumped
You all right" remarked Hall. "Let's. have
mother gi1-rIekey.' That was his fsvorIte
rink and no could tuck away more Of them
nder his belt than any man / ever pecped at. | ;
He was an inyeteTatc smoker; and during
ull away on black cigar until time was
allied.
And cat. Danny, why he could.t get enough {
BOD into him. A bunch OF us went up 70 the
Jenna one night and the Turk was feeling
as concerned. II no feel good he said
Great Eating Feat,
But say, he ilrst drank throe large lemonade
lasseS OF ioewatcr and sugar mixed and got l
n tho outside OF a double portcrhpuso steak
kea e 'nS %ennn ho so"f Sra%IcS mGsS hG1
gain at o'clock In the morning This was r
a m. and II made me feel ashamed that a
The night OF tho match, Dan, ana this is no s
d. some one gave his Sultanc majesty q bou- | 7
let mad0 up Of head of cabbage turnips | {,
I'd cnrrots This was right after tho parade !
'er the principal streets Of Salt Lake, and
y-Whlt do you think the Oriental did2 Took
over to the old Oriental restaurant, had 1t
oked up and ute It,
On the night OF our miN-up we peddling !,
9 warm atmosphere In the dressing room ~
ID he said to me- Charlie YOU know / get d
wifo from the Sultan In Turkey for every Y
an l throw In this country T' Well" / re- | u
led. you loss. You can't throw me tonight | I,
don't believe In polygamy." Il
Wha-a-pts that, Daniycl7 You don't be- IT
vc III Ask your father | %