The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-21

festive disposition. had gone on q
sightseeing trip with some young
sports in Stockton and arrived at the
depot almost an hour too late for this
particular train. He got a good going
over from Mace, but Mace took il all
back, as the train which they should
nave taken was wrecked at q place
called Obney. and some passengers
We're killed and great many injured.
Their next stop was in salt Lake
where an exhibition wSs given at the
Walker opera house. From Salt Lake
they continued the tour eastward, stop
ping and showing in Laramie, chey-
enne, Omaha, Chicago, Buffalo and in
Troy. y. Y, then in New York.
Here Slads aud Mace went out with
the Richard X. Fox police combination,
a variety affair. winding up the even
inS's performance with sparring. They
showed all through the principal east
ern cities in the early part of 1883, and
in April sailed for England, where they
remained only two months. On their
return TO New York the match was
made with Sullivan almost a month to
the day on which the fight took place.
Wanted Return Match.
After his fight and defeat Slade tried
to match Sullivan London prize rules.
but to this Sullivan would not consent.
II was then that Sullivan and Sladc
Joined a combination to tour across
the continent. Slade received for his
end of the receipts $1,000 a week and all
his expenses. This combination showed
in ali the big cities In the east and got
20 Denver on New Years day. It was
in Denver that Shade got into trouble
with Harry Mccoy and his gang in a
restaurant. Slade says that they tried
TO pick a quarrel with him, and sue
ceeded. A fearful rough and tumble
fight followed. in which Slade got the
index finger of his right hand frac-
tured. and this accident finally led to
the breaking off of the relations be-
tween him and Sullivan. This did not
take place until they had filed in all
their engagements in the mountain and
Pacific slope cities. In May, 1884 the
combination broke up. Slade stayed in
San Francisco but few months. He
then engaged In the saloon business in
Sacramento, and followed this for about
two years. In 1856 he started for New
York and got as far as Utah. where, to
use his own Language. he dropped an
Choir" He has been IN Utah ever
since.
In 1898 Slade married Miss Estella
Swaizey Of Mona, and as result Of
this union this happy family has two
fine, manly boys and a beautiful little
girl.
Willing to Travel With Sullivan.
Since coming to Utah Herbert has
followed various occupations, such as
the building trade. mining. farming,
etc.
He states that he would willingly
take on with John L. Sullivan for
tour of the world if any satisfactory ar
engagements could be made. The only
fight that Slade has seen since he came
TO Utah was the Beane-FarreI fight in
Eureka. which he refereed. He mas
taken but slight interest in sporting
events until the recent talk, and ne
says that he is beginning TO fee, his
oats again, and thinks that if John T..
is as active as he $. the bouts will he
we'll worth going 20 See. johnson Is
not a first class MAJ" said Sladc, land
if Jeffries can get himself iii condition
he will knock the colore1 man nut. and
Sullivan, in his prime. could have
knocked all of them out; there has only
been one Sullivan"