The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-08-12

the same thing also suggested Stone
OF Preston Tor, referee. consented to.
hfm firmly believing that he would
be fair and square.
Now on Monday. when the COM
bined clique" came, II was plain to
be seen that they had come with the
intention of Fleeing us all, but still
both Swanson and Johnson when ask
ed what they intended to do not 30
minutes before the bout, declared to
me, that they would not try to put me
down Go and bet your money they
said, all we ask Is some of what you
win" The fact of the matter was,
didn't bet cent because the people
before whom | was wrestling we're
people who ! regarded and trusted as
being my true friends, but on the
contrary discouraged betting all that
! could. | want to ask: Does this look
like ! was trying to defraud the pub
lie? II IL was the peoples money that
was after, why didn't I try for II
then?
The wrestle was called on. the
clique" was circled around the ring
side with Jack Harbertson sitting
right on the mats edge. | went In
firmly believing that Johnson, was, at
least, an honest scoundrel and would
be as good as his word, but found
that he was not even true in that
class. lie took advantage of every
chance. and fought me as though he
was trying to kill me. At this point
it was evident that was up against
IT, had consented to a referee who
was member of the Clique who in
turn was allowing the timekeeper to
hold the watch in Johnson's face and
Harbertson to coach him every move
he made. | could not rake up courage
under these conditions, to believe
that | could beat them all, but never
theless | fought until Johnson called
the referee and told him to call me
down and | was declared beaten.
THE so-reported honest referee Mr.
of this unfairness. allowed Johnson
to apply all his brutal and unfair tao.
tics and made no objection to any
thing that was done. The people pre-.
sent continually sneered and scoffed
at both Johnson and Stone, and after
stones unfair decision was given.
many threatened to run him out of
town
why let them beat me farther was
the thought that now came to me. I
had thus far fulfilled my agreement in
every particular, while they had not
filled any part of theirs, so | felt per
fectly justified in telling them to get
their pay the best way they could.
THE clique" that was won over by
Johnson and Swanson are the ones
that are making all the kick, also the
soandalizing newspaper reports about
me. They are the very ones too, that
should be concerned the least as the
match was at Lewiston and they had
nothing at all to do with IL, Just sim
ply volunteered their presence and
now one can hear them bowling on
every street corner.
Lewiston people, as a whole, are
satisfied. They know | did my best;
they know of the disadvantages al
ready mentioned. that ! wrestled un.
der. They were all there and know
all about it and with the exception OF
d few prejudiced kickers Lewiston
people are still my friends and are
willing and ready to stand behind me-
AN incident that happened last
week, reminds me OF statement
made in the Preston News, which was
as follows: johnson is too honest to
lay down to the likes of Alfred" Last
week Swanson and Johnson went over
to Malad. Swanson was billed to
wrestle there. He won his match,
then Johnson appeared on the scene
as hobo, a stranger to Swanson and