The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-10
WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH WRESTLERS?
Time Is Ripe to Put on Monster
Event in Salt Lake
City.
NOTHING BUT SPORT
ON LEVEL FOR PUBLIC
Great Chance to Bring Out
Latent Talent in Local
Youngsters.
By Charles Lange.

'Oi sec be tn pa-a-apers. Dunyal, that
Mike Yokel an Cha-arlcy Ross ar-re
trowln' wr-a-as,lin' slush at one an
other What's that2 You don't believe
~ Well. It's right. for It's in The Trib-
une. and your father saw It."
Think Well of Charlie Ross.
Now take this tip from me. Lawyer
nals-and other men-but you're a bum
judge OF wrcstlers II you think the Ogden
lad has any business with the Scotchman.
In tho first place. the latter is TO heavy
and strong. He's big enough to go up
against any OF the tsp-notchers In the
game, my old friends, Tom Jenkins. Far
mer Burns. Frank Gotch. George or Gus
Bothncr, not barred
Yokel Is clever in fact an exceedingly
clever young fellow in his class. but he
should not step out of II What we want.
Daniel, out In this neck OF the woods, is
ono of the old-timc competitions on tho
mat, such as we used TO have when the
sport was right.
Makes Good Proposition.
Chop this handicap stun and put the
men back where they belong. Classify
them. Let light-welghts meet light
weights. middeweights go against mid
dle-weights and heavies against heavies
greatest city of Its size to patroniZe
wholesome sport that there is in this
country. but the public must have clean
sport IT is then right. and II given IL the
wrestling game would revive all over the
West
The times are ripe just at present,
gether and boost such an athletic boom
for Salt Lake and 1t would take but
little piece OF metal 10 start II
Have the men wrestle for medals: say,
for tho first prize q $3.50 gold medal, then
a $50 silver one and third $50 bronzc
prize,
This would bring such az | have men
toned out here: excursions could be run
and money brought into the city TO make
business good In all lines, Start out first
with some OF this local talent which is
ums. Let them start In the first tourna-
meht and the winner of each class be given
q medal. Then send for the Eastern
champions OF the various classes and put
them against the Utah men.
In the tournament have all the events
pulled OF In rapid succession so as TO
keep the audience interested all the time.
Throw IN a few boxing bouts IL ncces-
sary, to keep the bal. a-rollins, and the
sport-lovlng public would appreciate such
an entertainment.
Square Sport" the Slogan.
II would mean "squaTs sport" and
ceeded In the foklng line, Daniel. Not
even YOU can fake a Boston clam
chowder. | know. for I've eaten them.
I'd rather see A blind man read black
board than 10 see a fake match And
look at the crowd wrestling draws! I
i
can G. Ross nnd Col Mclaughlin, in 1882
in Cleveland. IT was held ut the Euclid
Avenue opere-house. and the place was
packed.
And the greater part of the audience
were ladies'. Danny. who Went fairly wild
over tho work OF the two great champions
before the match was called Off as
draw
Just think OF H. Dan! Think the men
OF the present day could go through
ha ryn Cln Ia In
the match? Not on your natural It's
the condition. my son, the condition.
Them were min In those da-ays."
Local Youngsters Have a Chance.
They knew how TO train and we're made
to go through by their trainers.
There are a lot OF young fellows right
here in the city that could be taught tho
same way as we old-timers were trained
C. A. or Willard Beams classes. whom
could make into as strong and endur-
ing lot as were the men In the days
when l was before the public. So long as
they are willing they could get into shape |
In three months time II they followed out
my instructions.
Suggestions for State Meet.
Regarding the Idea OF a. State tourna-
mont, / would suggest that In case the |
gag comes off there should be one master |
each event on the programme. Handicap !
ing the men will cause lovers Of the sport |
TO take no interest In It's revival
II is the hardest game that an athlete |
ever took part in so far as cleverness |
and muscle grinding Is concerned
A boxer is born, not made. as are some |
Of the wrestling champions Of the United |
States. Wrestling is a game that can be !
taught to any willing youngster, but the |
lighting proposition has TO be inbred for |
a champion.
Now. Daniel. "on your way" and tend
to your knitting until l get chance to
throw some of those good stories" about |
hn 6-fi
You remember the time that Duncan c.
Roswell that's another story-as my !
old college chum, Roundyard Skpllng |
says