The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-22
ll[GAsT- WELLS CO
81 EAGERLY AWAITED.
hglisll Champion a Better
Boxer, but Bear Cat Has
the Hardest Punch.
OxERs sUPERSTITloUs
lest Ring. Men Have Pet
Mascot to Aid Them in
Glove Battles,
DXERS SUPERSTITlOUS
BY JEFF THOMPSON.

-/rsssed wire 10 The Tribune.
aXEW YORK, Oct 2l.-Mat Wells
EIIHhave some fight on his hands when
n meets AID Wolgast. The Englishman
II on the champion seven ways from
H. ace when it comes to pretty fighting,
N when Ad gets into action 1t takes
nefhinp more than pretty fighting to
~ in the ring with him.
Wells NAV have this needed quality
he hash t shown it here yet. Not
[&t The English champion ism I game
il hash I good punch with his cleN-
ncss. but Wolgast is of the Bathing
.|son type, swapping punches when"
~ he can get the other fellow to close
1rters and liable to put over the
6ope punch anv time. He will sure
III Alr. Wells some entertainment.
It's an odd thing. but the two best
|lhters in England seldom travel
road unless accompauicd by some re-
Ale relative. Freddie Wclsh's sister
Ii with him on the previous TIP TO
F's country. and she had entire charge
bis training table. Wells brought
N mother over with him this trip, and
/, Intends that she shall remain until
It's had crack al Wolgast.
|.IfDAtTS are ThIItl ShI'l Slihi'N' 'S'h
\ any manager will tell von. Now and
|<ain YOU come across a first-rater who
not troubled with superstitious fears
[ Things of that kind. bur very seldom.
lone Of the most peculiar mascots n
|>xer ever possessed was the Kangaroo S
|>Dt which was the asset of Bob Fltz-
|p1mons. In the usual course Of events
|ob was A man of iron nerves, but |
link if he had happened to lose bls
|nngaroo IS foot on the day of q con-
c6f he would have refused 10 enter
Ne ring. He would tuck it into the
||ken scarf which he wore round his
|6ist. and then enter the ring without
he least qnalm in the world. Needless
b saw, lie attributed all his success
thin the hempen square to this pecu.
|1r mas scot.
Peillar Palmer has = mascot Of more
|sofnI kind. 1t was nothing less than
1c greeu trunks he wore The marvel
|Is little bantam weight used TO regard
|1ese trunks With an air Of awe, and
|any were the comments that would be
|9sed npou their shabby appearance
zen he entered the ring. But Pedlar
inner did not care: he had never heard
|fc refcrec give decision in his oppo.
|Hnt's favor whilst he wore than; con
|'0uently. whore Pedlar went those
rem trunks went TOO.
Tho present dav "mitt pushers' are
|5f BIT behind hand in the matter OF
scots. as Bill Lang's white bull ter
rr proves. Bill is very proud OF his
oe. and believes that it will continue
= lpck giving propensitics bv helping
|1m 10 attain his ono ambition-thc
Erarvveisht championship of the
,erld
|IFreddy Welsh. the light weight cham
Ion, has a very charming mascot In the
crsnn of his sister. She is present a
he ma ioritv Of his fights. and Freddy
|IIl allow no one else 10 prepare hi
|Icals..as he asserts that she is the on,
frson who can aprepare vegetarian
Eict properly.
|1'Thcre. ARC mary other kinds Of mas
|pts, including old pairs of hoyiu,
bots. sweaters and such like garment
Irfrh hr owners swear by.
|I hclleye that The only mascot pos
[ssei ly Jack .lohnson is an uppercut
thieh- wh"r il lands. brings home th
FE end 81 the puse every time, whicl
leu al. Is the only thing worth troub
|pg about
Lewis Will Stay in Glass.
E.Nillie Lewis SAYS that he will neve
"<nny more men that weigh over ID
#nnds
|'I hsye been forced to meet me,
|1t ontwelo ned ME from fifteen Z
#enty puuuds. and IL didu L sto
1em or beat them decisiyely I wa
Zpncd Tor heiug out Of condition
nere Is only one way to show m
DUTY. aud that is to remain where
39ppg-in the weltcr class-aud as
Eflter ! believe J can stop any mau o
|.nE weight inside of ten rounds. -
u That s the decision that Willie ha
enehed, and he opens his campaig
,icFe on THURSDAY iu his own elias
<ainst Jeff Smith. the much toute
efsey wcltcrweight, al the Natiopa
+ i<rortiog club.
tattle George Munroe, the old tim
ioker, tells funny story Of hm,
Eg!ch took place before his club i
kc3yanpah last wear.
.Iwo tough local boys thought the
zld flgbt aud they asked TO 90 o