The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-17
TURK IMPERsoNATEs MEMsIc.
Abdul. the Dub. Puts Quletus on Cut-Up
at Georges Training Camp.

Abdul the Turk has arrived-he Is the
new white hope.
He blossomed from the cocoon OF
mediocrItv recently at Elstnore when he
put the village blacksmith to sleep, and
since then has been lodging press agents
eager managers. and the public, In much
the same fashion as a fussy comic opera
star.
Yes. Ills true that the Terrible Turk
has at last arrived In the golden ~orid
OF puglistictv. On many occasions bis
wings have been badly scared. but unlike
others OF his kind he has come back
freshly perfumed. with the championship
wreath OF Murietta Springs poised
iauntly on his massive head.
And this is how II happened.
When George Memsic went to Elslnore
several days ago TO condition himself for
his mill with Ad wolgast he took the
Turk along for punchinghag purposes.
The townspeople saw nothing heroic IN
his diminutive stature to marvel at lns
mushroom nose meant nothing 10 them.
and his cauIilower ears and bunted jaw
awakened nothing noble In their minds.
Their conception OF the Ideal pug was
n massive male with n bulldog chest
who walked with swagger. Their ideal
was gladiator. strong OF limb and burlv.
with eyes OF fire and pair of shoulders
that would look well alongside OF young
oak. Meinsic was nothing Of this. so the
people were disappointed.
But when they saw the pugilisuc star
OF the east-the Turk-it was quite
another thing. In rows ten deep they
came TO look upon his massive self.
The Elsinore people announced a holi
day. and the big men and social ccat
of the town requested introductions. To
them was George Memsic. winner OF
a hundred battles He was the Man OF
the Hour.
The wave OF alteration and idol wor-
ship. however. caused n feeling OF wrath
To arise in the breast of one Wilbur
Goodrich. Wilbur. up TO the arrival Of
the Turk had entire To all the society
circles and hero -worshipine temples OF
the town, and was sorely messed when
his confrercs flocked 10 sec the champ.
Nurses a Crouch.
Wilbur even became wrothy. and COM
muncated his feelings to his friends, He
admitted that he was some fighter him
self, and vowed that this feller Mems!c
had nothing on him, He talked far
place his 1--WE young oaks on the Turks
Naturally, Wiibur's friends conveyed
their fears to the Turk whom they adi
him TO be ''keerful." The Turk was dis
mayed. He did not want TO serve a
month In the Elsinore lookup for assault
could not permit the news TO reach the
Los Angeles Rlalto OF his having backed
up from the town cut-up.
Cap McRca MemSiCs manager. with
deft diplomacy stepped Into the breech
Mt this point. He interviewed the wronged
Elsinore youth and arranged for three
round 20 with Abdul at the Bank hall,
The local Idol readily assented and Abdul
was led forth TO do the honors.
The bout was held Thursday night
last and McRea was master OF cere
monies. The country youth started TO
wallop Abdul about the ring. For
time the Turk held back. Then when
the blacksmith had become laden with
confidence the Turk walloped him on the
Jaw.
McRea called time for the end of the
round right there After "a several-min
ute intermss!on thoy faced each other
for the second round. The Turk pur-
posely took a stiff swing from his op-
ponent. then fell into clinch. The
latter thought he had landed a go o-eet-
HIM wallop and waded into the Turk
Needless To say the end OF the round
was occasioncd before the three minute
limit because the Elsnorc gladiator was
on the floor
After lapse the town hero was pushed
out by his seconds for the third period
of his beating, The Turk Systematically
puffed his nose. inflated his eye bit.
then ycarning for the hay. slipped over
n knockout amid the cheers of the popu-
lace,
The ring Immediately after the frame
up was n wild scene OF confusion The
Turk riGhtfully came into his own and
was hailed as n real live champion The
Turk is now being greeted by local fight
dom as the newest white hope"