The sun., 1910-05-10
AMERICAN IOUEADOR GOUED
LEE KILLED mrs BCLL BEFORE
me- SOJ GHT RELIEF.

gored in the ring az Guadalalara las
night, according to desptaChss received
here to-day
The account coming from GuadalaJa
says thf although Lees s,de Was tori
open by the bulls horrs he killed The
animal before walking 10 the stand foi
medical aid The nerve displayed by The
American espada excited the admiration
Of the MexiCaEs
Lee has been reported dead before
] act October he was badly gortd vhils
Savirg the lie ~ fallen piCador, hut
he recovered 10 add still more daring
exploits 20 those which have made him d
hero tO the followers Of the Mexican bull
rings
Lee. who is said 70 be the first American
70 enter the bullring. was born in Roches.
ter somewhat les than thirty years ago
Popular tradition has Il that he attended
college either az Harvard or PrinCet1 n
while studying for the profession of an
engineer. also that h. .iirst became inter-
ested IN bullhghting when he went 10
Mexico as a civil engineer IN the employ
u the Mexican National Rlllrnad N lSaa.
Two wears later he appeared as an
amateur IN the ring at Guadalalara, whare
his absolute disregard nf danger excited
the interest ~ an Old Spanish tpreCio who
took pains ~ teach the promising amateur
the inside tricks 1T the game
Ice improved r1pidly under the old
Spaniard's teaching and soon gave up mis-
profession NJ an engineer - hecnm" q
professional h1llhghtar After signing
with number ~ small rings whore his
sncCpss Caus II a wide damlnd for hs
services h. made his first appearance M
Mexico city last June
Although tn American knew ana
praCtissd al thn rules governing the
etiquette ~ hullfghting he had ideas "
hs own about training systematically
much ~ the surprise and disgust ot the
-afiCionados- which might h. TRANSMIT Il
fans who rad u the training camp
and sneerpd az the American prpnara-
tipns The sneers wer' sIlsnCad however
first by wonder and lhpn by appiausn
when Lee made hrs appearance m tn ~
rorpN ring in MeNicp In the minutpst
details " dress and department Ice
was All that the most dandy builfyh'ar
should ie Ne had hegtm dressing for
the part three hours before the contest
helped nv his MeNlcan and Spanish tram
eTs, Whp knew how much depended upun
the observation II the traditions Il the
ring
When lee entered the ring u was
crowded n the roof With 2SgN person,
A. the American toresdor entered IN the
strains ~ ksc0md'1s well worn song
IN carmen hls magnificent carriage he
lowered hy a head above the other tao
started the sppla& Ha
killed his first bull a powerful hMck ami
msl IN slashing style and the rinR rang
with shouts II ~ Americana and -Es
Otro Montcs" He j. another MCntNsi
In responee Ls-s did the trick of the
great Monies himself on one kE"e but
twenty feet m front ~ the hull lee hy
shaking his muleta drew the animal
desperate charge and then nv deNterous
move ~ his cape Just before the bull
rlosed he led him % charge by hiz side
against his knee az he Numbered
by This was the great play of tho day
and from that moment Lees SUCCESS
imonR tho fastidious followers of the
-ng vas assured
Rut g. had other tricks n show and h.
proved that hs knew the little as we'll ~
he big things II the game by calling
inr handerllas and planting the dsTts 10
he exact spOts prescribed by the rules.
/ feat needing great skill as we'll a. daring.
When tho fight was over the American
vps m0bbei hy the excited MeNlCans who
armed him frum the ring on their shout
iers
From this time IN Lees rise as bull
lEhter was rapid In 1915 he became IN"
head # a uuadrIlla N his own he he-
ame a hero - the MEXICAN people and
no earnings we're very large.
"A f.aanH =. a
The MeNiolns st frst thought that he did
his from sheer recklossness hut finally
hey rscpRn zei the fact that the Amsri-
an had his own ideas ~ what sport
Tpz and hiz rivals were forCed n they
wanted the aDplausr - the fans % hight
heir bulls With les assistance and 40
fOEsr quarters
The editor u a Mexican paper. COM
nenting upon Lees sgccess compared .
he rorsrOs - his own 0ouutry uufHv1r- /
.hly With those capable ~ ilaIug produced I.
y N" cDUl blood of the Anglo SaNOus 7
IL declared that when the people Of
Northern blood entered the contest In real /.
,arne-t the glory of the spanish bull T.
lighter would ne eclipsed
George V Guyor ~ Mexico City. who .
lsed to he night city e,litor 0f the M,ricnn .
fSruld. IA now ~ the Hotel AstuT. and be- .
Cr Q long time
The stories tha' Lee is Harvard or a
'r1nceton man. that he was born ~
rochester thirty-siX years ago and thgt
.e was married sBid Nlr GuyeT 'are
az variance with the facts
- IL lees than ~ years ~ age he -
and was horn IN TeNa- though
% grow up IN Guadaa lara. the capital
4 the State u IahsCo. Mexico His
randfather was Col George BAYLOR "
'eVas, an old Indian tighter and Con
sderate veteran. Lee didn graduate
rom any college tie started ont IN life
. the employ ~ the MevIRn Central
Hallway II
Several wears ago h" took up bun
Khting n a pastIme bur % was hardly
lOFe than a wear ago whsu be became
'ell known 20 the public hI- Introduction
eng Iu the Mexico city bull rng The
ext morning he papers were filed with
ne story of his prowess. his unparalleled
aring IA the ring causing a great sensa-
on among the popuIace
Lee IN the first American who ever
lily mastered the art ~ bull fighting Z
nd in a shoH time he became the dol I
the arena. the multitude yelling Itself
Oarse 40 his every act "a the ring His
Teak poiL A. a bCll fighter wis NE rpck
'asness his indifference 20 danger. and
= has been warned many times by his
-iends thst fhese traits would some time I
Oct him his life
He was dangerously wounded AZ san
uls POtos last fall in the bull nng. one ,
he legs being goned above the knee
Q was laid up Tor seyera months and his
tends hoped that he would In the future
fuse 10 expose himself ~ raahly
lee has never appeared IN bull ring
ltside Ol MeKicO though he has had
yur OF spain IN contemplation for this
sar He certainly did cause some com
lent when he made his first bow 70 tho
ublic Of Mexico city. for a 'gringC' bull
ghter was a novelty aud a good one a
me days wonder. while any bull fighter
Lees calibre was something they could