The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-02
TALES FROM EMBERs|
TOLD BY MARQUIS n
"Albuln of Past Furnishe,
Sport "reminiscences for
QuccnSbcrry.
CHANCE FOR PROMOTE
Scottish Peer Tells of Tourna.
ncnt in London and VANS
Ii Reproduced.
BY MARQUIS OF oUEENsBERRY


saw coal nrn this noon-c
a cold day. II was burning brisnl
ly. ths gas squirting out OF N
soft coal. O lIulo tricklc of pitch catcl
ins tho blaze here. and a crack In
large lump Oh the other side setting up
now illumination.
II WAS simply = fireplace, fire. and
warm welcome. but-how refreshing. IL
knew where 10 sit at once. Instead
wandering 10 this corner aud then IN
other in thc desire 10 avoid radiators
WAS all so conferred, we took r. CHAIR an
went and sat around the irc TO ha,
our talk.
Thorc was something 10 gaze al In 4,
intervals OF conversation. ihcra we'
"reminiscences Conipr"d UP by that m
Hight. and when left alone IT waS posslh
10 weave little romnn"es aud remcmh
many of the stories inspired. simply
the pictures I'm tho .tirc. 4 ul.
knew called II tho Kingdom
the Crate" and when he was alone
was his Album OF the Past"
But how we poked round hat fire,
mostly sport. OF course The approach
Christmas came mp and what there N,
TO amuse us or Keep us ~ during h
approaching short DAYS, Golf seemed n
fallback, skating pleasant anticipate
Then there were th" regrets at tho "A
OF the baseball season and The ADM
sion that the mild excitement over foo
ball was an unsatisfactory 6ubstitut
Even that will have closed down m
very short time.
Sports for Winter.
II was inevitable 10 repeat what VIC h,
hoard and read about coming Inda
events, boxing i'm particular. and von,n
whether the time could be spared to !,
projected contests in New York and ei.'
where
We can't all go 10 Palm Beach or ot1|
southerD resorts where tho DAYS ara 4
TOO short for those who enter into n
spirit OF the business. Besides. there
work TO be thought of. but how 10
IN those leisure hours apart from n.
aters. food IN bright surrounding. q
driving
!. There Is talk of wrestling aud big h
lows on the mat. Wei, that viii
ger than nothing. so long AS VIC haye'
few square deals and some mon who {,
really teach by their skill Paris has
many winters amused itself for wed
hltl M international big men tournI
fnent, What matters all the whIsps
rs turn.
There was genuine nsolng in Ia
don about three years ago at 4 ciroI
building. The promoters got togeth
About $50 wrestlers OF different weigh
and There were serious sportsmcn vi
vent every night
The men who proved the, greatest a
Traction were the uululoWnS The ma,
hgement took several men in after Il
tournament had started and the mad
ity had como without managers or a
6enseS being paid. but lad found III
own way To the arena TO take thr
chance.
All Athletes Got Chance
1t MAS quite permissible aud defcns
N fAr
tournament they never would lIavc be,
knowu. They learned ono Of iw,. thin
THAT they had better go back 10 son
occupation other than that they ID
Aspirations for, or that they only want
20 develop bit to haV" = chance agaiil
6eltcr men than they had mot.
i wish To emphasize The point IN
men were discovered" who wore N
Known 10 any one in the wrcstIIr
world.
Now lrcre is a chance for promoters
give us all something to oInusc ny.
sould be necessary, II must be ASSUME
~ engage many wcll-known men, n
Hut out no one, Eliminating contee
could soon weed out the noncNperts Al
Eiey would provide any amount OF fun|
tell you there arc wrcStierS IN o1
fidst VIC little dream OF. why IN q
Journey ! am alludinc 10, ! saw a waI'
from q. restaurant 7 uscd Ia visit.
had served my coffee for months IN
must uIlpbiruSlNt way ana M1S Tue W'
kIat merchant ! should have dreamed
Another Instance. \ friend OF NH
kith me now I'm Chicago had boy
(hc office Of tho daily paper he vas q
Ached to. That boy was uneasy ..
EeninS about o'clock. st last
iane out--thc cause.
"Could nc be excused for two hount
"Why7"
Wanted TO 60 TO Hcnglors.' !.
He was let off and little later W.
&c were all waiting for the Sport
marched that tall youth with The oln,
$50 gladIators 10 the music OF tho man.
N that name. Such a show one ~o''
not have missed II for worlds.
That boy went all the way. but ". ".
beat mot mucher" The next evenp,
hc wos glad he had the job at the nes1
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