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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29

two-thirds of a mile. unpaced, at the Sal
Palace bicycle track, riding the distance
In I'LL 1-5
Salt Lake City. Utah. June 3o-Alfrec
Goulett Of Australia. riding against time
negotiated ono mile, unpaced. on BIZ
cycle In .52,
Cleveland, o.. July 1s-"Brownie'' Cars
lake, the Australian made fifty miles
riding a motorcycle on a quarter-nile
track. against six competitors. In
1881 3-5.
Brighton Beach. N. Y, July 2s-ArthuI
Chapple rode one milo on motorcycle
In 80 1-5.
Detroit, Mich. July 2s-In tho one
hour national championship motorcycle
race, J.. u, Constant OF Brooklyn estao-
lished a record for a. dirt track, OF 6SE
miles.
Brighton Beach. n. Y, July sl-Arthur
Chapple lower his records for motorcycles
made July % for three miles. negotiating
the distance In 1850 o-5 His time for
the first mile was :39 fiat:
Salt Lake City, Utah, July 2f-Jackie
Clarke reduced the ,one-third mile. pro.
fessional bicycle mark from :33 As TO :3o
fiat. and Alfred Goulett lowered his owH
onem mile professional record. human
paced, to 1850 3-5. using seven pace
makers.
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G ToCKHoLI. Sweden. Olympic Games.
~ July to 15--The race OF 1so miles
around Lake Malar was won by e. Il:
Lewis Of South Africa In 10 hours 40
Newark n. J.. August 1l.-Eddie
Easha established a new worlds record
for six miles In competition at the Vuils-
burg motorcycle stadium. making the
distance In $3.50 2-b.
Washington. ID. G., Aus.ise & is,-Tadoie 3,iiao i,s
minute % 3-5 seconds.
Cleveland, o., August 2o.-Traveling
for leo miles at speed exceeding a
mile a minute, Don Clarke Of Detroit
won the Century race q the GIsyelnnd i,ns
Iic stonued onco for fuel, and his actual
running time waa as minutes 30 seconds.
New York city. August 2s.-7Iohnny
Albright established q new track rec
ord when ne won the 50-milo motor race
ut the Brighton motordromc In SO min
New York city. August Arthur
CFiapple made mile at Brighton Beach
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Utah University Athletes
Had Successful Year
Bennion's Charges Haze Won Championships in Many
Departments of College ActiUity.

TRr rHEN bavo university atb-
NM letics enjoyed such pros
Wv porous year as in 1922
A review Of the successes
in every branch Of sport at the state
university for the past twelve months
will answer this question TO the salts.
faction of all and TO the happiness of
varsity's friends. For two or three
years past there has been group Of
young mon at the university who, pos
sessed of powerful bodies, strong
minds, and, above all, Of a. desire to
live clean lives, have succeeded in put
ting Utah athletics in position far in
advance OF that over enjoyed before
The 1912 season started with whirl-
wind basketball team on the cast
bench Tho boys started off in good
shape by winning bitterly contested
game from tho strong y. M, C. A..
team. This was followed by an easy
victory in Salt Lake over the Logan
Aggies. Bennion's quintette was
showing such speed that it WAS thought
Utah wonld defeat the B. Y. U. for the
championship.
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Wins State Meet.

Tho state meet was repetition o1
the dual meets. Utah made as mauy
points as the two other schools com
bined. During tho crack season three
wonderful athletes were developed
Albert Robson, freshman. won tlrst
places during the season in the 104(and
220-yard dashes, the low and Jhi9h
hurdles, the high and broad jumps and
was a member Of the relay team Basil
Jameson proved himself to be the fast
est miller that ever ran in tho state.
He did the distance in much better
than the state record time, but as he
was ineligible, could not compete. He
will bo eligible this year.
Frank Lofgreen is the third man Of
tho trio. Almost unknown, Eofgreen
entered the state meet aud broke the
state record for the discus throw. He
throw the missile lis feet and inches.
lowering the old record nearly a foot
and winning first place from Alma
Richards the olympic high Jumper.
Baseball honors were practically
cinched before the season began From
the wear before, Utah had what was
considered one of the clasSiest college
infelds in the country. The oulv
doubt lay in the development of D
pitcher Cred Muir of Bountiful
was tho man and proved himself able
10 beat every team in tho tournament.
This made the second year that Bob ~
Porter has led the varsity nine to a
championship.
Thus school closed with two cham
pionships and second out of three
major sports and left football to com.
Y,lc{e fhe gfYino
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|sball, Football, Boxing. and
Bofseracing Have Strengthened
Iheir Hold on the Affections of
All Americans During the Year
having to Close.

I champions have been dethroned records which have
nud for years have been shattered and new marks set
various branches OF athletic endeavor during the year
hTing to close. The baseball fans hailed new champion
be Boston Red Sox of the American league lowered the
s the New York Nationals pugistic idols have more than
len matches in younger and stronger men and the titles
by Ad Wogast Abe Atell and other prc1niers have
other Altogether the year has been an eventfu one
innak Of sports and athletics.
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rxut winter has been turbu-
|r u baseball, many big league
dnTng their leaders aud base
lits being more than usually
y hour OWE section of the coun-
|t brsbdl situation remains un-
= hI ihs msguates will soon get
3 and the opening Of the 1913
= nj see tbe Union association
Edla2 as usual, probably with
'7H1 and stronger circuit,
r7s Of the thoroughbreds see
| ! lle conduct Of racing during
tseke months and tho pros
y rs1t year to encourage them.
1l5 conducted at only a few
y ihe United States, including
Ctsh, but Was soy FREQ from
I'd the race meets were run on
w plane that much Of the un-
b prejudice against tho "sport
~ hls abated and the thor
lrlll soon come into his own
fsrs have the same cause for
~. sThe lid has been
r1Ey places and exhibitions
r,,g art of self: dS ensc are of
''i'enfe: Boxing bouts arc be-
~ many states .nnder the SUI
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TT REQUIRED nearly a. century TO re-
duce the trottiDs record from 1883
TO tho two minute mark and the
j. progress in reducing has been eS-
trelnely slow Of late years. In 1909
Lou Dillon succeeded In lowering the
record TO 1:5Sb and It remained at that
point until ths present year when Uhlan.
tho wonderful Cleveland stallion, placsd
IL at 1:5S flat. this wonderful time being
mode at Lexington. Ky. last October.
Uhlan being aided with wind shield.
Five years ago some horscmen stated
that there would he few records broken
In the next ten years but sinco that time
thcrc have been fifty new marks set
upon the books. and there seems To be
no limit TO the record performances.
Even at The age OF 16 years. Country
Jay set new record for horses of that
age by negotiating mile under saddle
in 2:11t Evelyn w, has been O grcat
performer oil season and set several new
records an did Braden, the horse that
has bean sold TO foreign syndicate
Billy Burke and Grace have been
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feated Boston by 9, score Of 81 TO ~;
with a record OF Sc men going to ps'
for a total OF 36 hits and 3s runs, ln-
Guiding doubles. tllrce-bsGgers and nome
run5. n.
Rockford. ILL.,, June clarence Mar
shall OF rockford pitched no-hit game
milwaukee,, Wis, August 2o-Joe Hov-
lik OF Milwaukee pitched no-hit game
Detroit, Mich. August 2o--Eari Ham
iIton OF ST Louis hold Detroit hiuess'
winning by a. score OF TO l.
New York City, September c-Bostpn
won a double header from Sew Yorn
During the second game Wood or Boston
won Ills fourteenth straight victory;
LINN, Mass. September 8-Meidot
woifgans OF Lowell held Lynn to no ,'.. n,'s
and no runs %tllouI q i''a"
Philadelphia. September s-Iesreau o,
New York pitched u no"hit game asains'
Philadelphia &, A..
september 1--Up n. Ssptciuber ] the IN.
Wilkes Burrc team OF the New fofh
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MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
ski Jumping,

Ski Jumping.
Ironvcod, Mich, February js-Slsard
Hsnsen Of Fergus, MINI, cqualed the
American record In the tournament OF
the Ironwood SKI club. jumping 152 feet
MEDIUM, Norway, February ts.-At the
SID club. Oscar Gunderson OF Chippewa
Falls. VIE, established a new world e
record by making a standing jump OF
1e3 feet
Dog Race.
Nome. Alaska, April s.--A A. Allen
driving tho team OF .malarnute dogs
owned by Mrs G.. r.. Darling OF Berkeley
Cal, won the All-Alaslka sweepstakes
distance OF a72 miles. from Nome to
Candle and return, in 81 hours and 81
minutes.
Homing Pigeons.
Baltimore, Md, August 1s.-Charles
Butz's bird. siS months old. flew 1000
miles from New Orleans in II days.
Duckptns.
Baltimore, Md. August III, n.
Quan6t defeated C. simonds In a duck
pin contest with a score OF 1876 falls.
This is believed to be the highest official
roll made
Lariat
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, September
6.-NIiss Florence La Due OF Calgary
won tho woman's worlds championship
ellie Mulhall Of Oklahoma. former cham
plon.
Manchester. Mass, October s.-Miss
national golf title for the third time when
she defeated Mrs. Roland II. Barlow OF
Philadelphia, 10 2
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PsEBALL'S REMARKABLE FEATS
[uURING THE EVENTFUL SEASON OF 1912

league held tho record OF the isi: sea-
SON for consecutive victories-
Utica Club. New York state league
lou Ritter catcher for the Utica club.
has established a worlds record by catc1-
ing every inning played by the team
in 13g games, up 10 September 10, 1919.
San Francisco. Call. September 1t-In
game botween Portland and Oakland.
First Baseman William Rapns OF the
Portland baseball club made a triple play
uuassisted.
Spokane, Wash. September 22-F1rst
Rasenian Myer of the Spokane club OF
the Northwesterp league established a
new league bnge-stcaiinE record, pilfer-
Ing his i0Sth base of the season. :,
Spokaue Wash. 1912-Ralpli Hap
Myers OF the SPOKANE club !,,9 -, set re new "
record for, stolen bases. %mg,i h1,, 10 80 iso SO so
attic 9ttIc worked in les games. nadc seven
errors, threw out 1Ss base runners and
OcIobcr. i9la-Pltcher ]. Wood has a
recori OF "a victories and nye defeats
with percentage OF .s7@
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FIFTY RECORDS IN FIVE YEARS
BROKEN BY HARNESS HORSES

splendid performers and Dazzle Patch
one OF the Patch family, promises TO sal
tho PAGERS fast gait next year. The
principal record performances of the
yesr by trotters, PAGERS and runners are
as follows:
Minneapolis. MINI, February 24.-In
the second heat OF five OF the fastest
heats paced on Ice. Hans NJ. went the
distance In 1:0s. cdualiing tho worlds
record for unhobbIed PAGERS. The first
heat was won by Marion Patch In l:o39:
the second by Hans NJ. in Loo; third by
Auduwltch in 1909: fourth by Hans NJ.
In 1904 and the fifth by Marion Patch
In 1:04.
Louisvilc. Ky, May li--Worth won
the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs
in 2.09 e-5.
Epson Downs England, Juuo Along
Set. a 5-year-old, won the Craven Stakes
at one mile a yards in l min. So Sc
seconds.
New York. May i--Pearl owned by
George Pepper OF Canada. made a jump
OF feet 4 inches.
Grand Rapids. Mich, July 1z--Country
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RECORDS IN TENNIS

Paris France January e-Richard
Norris Williams of Boston won the
French covered courts tennis champion
ship by defeating NJ. Laurentz.
Chrlstchurch, New Zealand. January ..
The Australasian tennis champions.
Norman T.. Brooks, and A. w Dunlop.
defeated the Americans. Beals C. Wright
and Maurice 4. Mclaughlin In the
doubles match, three sets out Of four
winning the Davis International lawn
tennis cup.
Chr!stchurch. New Zealand. January
in tho final play for tho Davis cup,
Norman E. Brooks defeated Maurice Il.
Mclaughlin In the singles, three out OF
five sets. Australasia beat tho American
team in all flvo matches for the Davis
Pittsburg, July The finals in tho
tournament OF the Clay Court champion
ship OF The United States vere won ss
Walter t. Hayes IN straight sets, e--A,
6-l and Sc. In the mems singles
Women's sIngles-Mlss May. sutton de-
Mixed DoubIes-Mlas Sutton and Frank
H. Harris won tho title from Miss
Browne and r. Norris Williams IN three
sets. 6-S. rs and So.
G.. n. Beard won the womon's singles In
the Middle States lawn tennis champion
ship tournament, defeating Mics Polly
Sheldon, two out OF three sets
w !. johnson OF Pennsylvania won
the mems singles ny defeating Holcombs
Ward.
Melbourne Australia. November 90
Tho Dwight F. Davis International lawn
tennis trophy emblen,atlc OF the worlds
in lawn tennis. wsa won
from Autstralla by England winning
three out of five games. ]. c. Parise.
Charles f. Dixon and a. T.. Beamisit
England while Norman F.
Brooks, A. W. Dunlop. aud r. w. Heath
Australaela
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81 !. Texas. May s--Roy Aiken.
ln,sI sIIss,nan ~ NJ of ths waco club
De Sssue retired the Hopsion sion
s 's1'Isd. inning with triple
: tlrus ! Pitched a no-h,t. i.
q against tho Pennsyisania
Ely; June 17-p,ck Rod.
q sooorS rSfotsssional team. made
< ssias. OF "a striIicouts T Ia a
. lSs st,Il,. ni,. June is-clareuce
~ iS y to g. against sa'1S1 the Pso I%o
q tsicsl . Innings GSS he was a'ie Scored msl
'nirssd u ot the New yor,. Na
S'ocentiye games In
,sIsS's' IN sSI,l club american league,
sSsy faa. f5S,.les, winning the en-
Sass was tie Sns'ns me- In !, !, ,laI isl4- Mr.
'uns s0-Ths GIanta de-
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Loses to Provo.

A second time tho gu" met the
\. M. G. A. and this time won by a
large score. Then came the big game
of the season with the B. Y. Z. The
game was played at the Deseret gym
and Utah lost. Tho men seemed TO
have stage fright and tho superb bas-
ket throwing Of the Provo boys won
for them in the second half.
The players went to Logan for their
second game with the Aggies. Hero is
where they met their fate. The Aggies
rougbed them so unmercifully that be
fore tho game was over Holmstead,
Lon Romney, Knowlton and Erickson
were forced to retire. Utah won, but
left the game SO crippled that vic
tory over the B. Y. U. was despaired
Of. Three days later the final gamo
of the year was played with the Provo
team, and the championship was lost.
Although Utah 8 team was badly Grip
pied, the Provo boys were over con-
fdent, and won only by two points.
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~ January ls--An interclub
a supposed OF Harry Hebner
Wirans of the Illinois Athletic
y he1neth HusZagh and Il. Mall
phl2so Athletic association,
ueT worlds record for the
= ace al the /. A. g. Time,
e Wis. February Tom
9 gnlzgo swain 40 yards in
tSEds which ties the worlds
nt distance.
trdsce February 9-George
c1r Francisco equalled the
o 'sslmning record Tor 25 yards,
. February 1G--Kenneth IIus-
~ y a. A. swan 80 yards
ana HAIRY Hebner Of tho
1, 5oilatsd the 150-yard back
ss--nreaking tho worlds
sse Conn. February I'm
E, and gymnastic meet be-
and University OF Pennsyl-
~A ct Pennsylvania broke
m Intercollegiate swirnInine
\ H'ng the distance in ;5s 5-5
4. Harch hh 1eAAttcr lowering his
y: lhs national 50-yard swim
tsSpas, h. Huszagh was de-
"a r., r.,Sl1dlrn OF the g. y. A..
.- M--.tT.
A As'eh lc.Michael McDermott
n r. Sslapiished u new worlds
D ~ wy sVo-yard breast stroke
xon the National A. A
ss;,sSs,a.e sS,.ebec. Can, April s.
~ ,ssS Sn broke two Canadian
rl.W os ~ winning. the double
n " o.zo 20 and the ae-yard
t,,s.5Is as;l Harry Hebncr of the
rsisr' The worlds mark fo1.
tcoSs pac6-5iroke Ivy nearly
<t,, = 1nning in t;16. Perry
fr.n. y, Hebner. \. G. RaitheI
ID m enlnpoSed the relay team
Mr. ,r,y-yard relay In 1:1S--
Ma ark for the event,
nam A-Rose Pittnoff of
. ,,;,,,.m NILE III the Detroit
q feru ei'es Is seconds. T'his
hIsEss record held by Miss
ls,;u;nann 3; ;Ians (week OF l7-The
p rhssla record from Phila-
1Fs a. H. Tes broken by Walter
Y ho,,rns rnshooaoufield. X. j. His
'csst s,sald. ss.. June 1o-Miss
Is sscnunSdis loo yards In
<o, juno aI-Afiss Irannu
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|he Year l9lZ Has Proven An Eventful One
In the Various Branches of Sports and Athletic,
CHAMPIONS OF 1912

Baseball world Red Sox
National league champons-NeW
American league
Champion batsman National
Onanplon batsnan American eague-Ty Cobb.
Football champion college
hockey champion college team-Priuceton versty
Tennis national on--M E. him
doubles oughln naudB Bundy
National womans champion-Nfss
Golf national champon--Jerome D.
Rowing champion college eight-Cornel
Champion NJ A. A. B
Polo national champion-Senior team
Open champions s-Coopestowp
The Coop operstow team
Motor boats wolds
Tech, Jr, mile IL seconds,
Iroting worlds champon-C G. unu
80 ' N'0 "o7a
Billiards DIorningstar; 1872
balk line Willie Hoppe ' -
Three cushion
Pool professional on--Alf
Amateur champion A
Court tennis national chanpion-Jay
Hacquets national champion-Reginad
AutomobIng787
Tet5laff
racing made by Joe Dawson and Don Hr at National
One mile SO 35
- 'eo'
Grand by Bragg Esas October Milwaukee
Vanderbilt
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Jay trottcd milo In ::11i--a new record
Tor q l6-year-old stallion trotting under
saddle.
Minneapolis. MINI, July oT-Dszzle
Patch paced one-han mile on mile
Fort Erie. Ontario. August l5-Eveiyn
W. paced two OF tho fastest heats in q
race. setting q record of s:oS and s:o?i.
Lexington. Ky" august ienfeter Voio.
VittcI. in voeges August 1s-Tha
horses Biskra and Mount Joie III. tied
the record In n high jump of feet 81
Minneapolis. Mimi, September s---Rob
Roy, owned by l.. $. Champine of VII
lIston. N d, tied the world'H record in
the first heat OF the 2f3 pace. OF 3:o5i,
but fnlicd to win the race.
Hamline, Mimi. September e-Daa1le
Patch paced one half mile in 1854.
Syracuse. n. E. September 13.-Evelyn
W., driven by Bert Shank. paced two
heats IN the free-for-sil pace. which
fOontiuued on Following Page.)
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Win in Track Meet.

This was not an auspicious beginning
for tho year. and with scarcely any eS-
perienced men available for a track
team, things looked doubtful iudeet.
The first track meet of the year shat
tered all doubt as TO the prowess of
the track and field men. Bennion y
men went TO Provo 60 meet Roberts
B. Y. U. team, The result surpassed
the hopes Of Utah Is most ardent sup
porters. Varsity succeeded in piliug
up a score more than double that of
the Provoites.
Then came the dual meet with the
Aggies. lt was held on Cummings
field and Utah won by even u creator
number of points than against the E..
V TT
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Football Record Superb.

What happened op the gridiron is
fresh in the minds of everybody. Utah
won tho Rocky mountain champion
ship. That tells the story. With a
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MINIMIZING RECORDS FOR 1912

Duracls Of Australia. swan rs yards In
.i9 40.
Spokane, Wash. July 2o--Jacle Trevilla
OF Spokane swan 11s yards four inches
under water In l minute 4S seconds.
Hamburg. Germany, July PAT a
swimming meet held here, Duke knllana
Continued on Following Page]
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Fred Merklo Sued.

TOLEDO. O., Doc 2s---Fredericl
c. MerlSle, first baseman for the New
York Giants. WAS sued today in Lucas
county common pleas court for $4,000
damages by Peter Il. Garrett. bar
tender, who alleges that In a saloon row
AIerkle knocked out several of his teeth
and nummeled him severoly.
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CONTINUED on Following Page.)
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-27
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
; MOUND CITY /:
ssssssssssssssss.sssssssss,'

Mrs. George Parker went to
Cairo Wednesday on account of the
death of Mr.. Parker's aunt, Mrs.
James Wright, which occurred at
her home at Cairo early Wednesday
morning.
Mrs William Wilson and Mrs.
Frank Kendall were Cairo shoppers
Wednesday.
\, b, Mills Of Barlow, Ky. spent
Wednesday with his daughter, Mrs.
G. T. Ashby.
Or. and Mrs. II. c. Rice and
daughter, Lorena, returned home
Wednesday evening from Mattoon,
where they spent the past two weeks
with. the formers relatives.
Mrs Irving Cornell Of Mounds
waws in the city Wednesday Wednes-
day, the guest of her mother, Mrs.
Sarah Schoenfeldt, of popalr street.
Misses Julia SCHUYLER and Avis
CUrren went to Cairo Wednesday to
meet Miss Blanche Schiller who re-
turned home from two weeks visit
with relatives at Brownstown. Ill,
William Martin, ST., completed
the census Wednesday and found the
population to be near 5000.
Capt, James Bartleson or Ohm
t.91 was in the city Wednesday.
Mrs L. c. Moss and daughter,
Nary, returned home Wednesday
rom st. Louis where they visited
elatiEes the past week.
Miss Nora Jones of Topeka, Kan,
arrived "Wednesday to visit her sis
ter, Mrs William McElroy Of Com
rereial avenue.
Capt. James Totten of Cairo was in
the city Wednesday to have deed
recorded to a piece of property near
Mounds which he recently purchas-
ed where he will reside.
Miss Ella Wright of Valley Re-
clusc was in town shopping We'd
nosday.
MIR and Mrs Lawrence Ashhy
and children Of Cairo arrived We'd
nesday to visit his brother, George
TT. Ashby and family for a few
days
5. a. Steers of America was in
town Wednesday on business.
Attorney G. s Miller and family
were Cairo visitors wednesday,
Mrs. John Cplp and little son Of
Vicksburr, Mis- arrived Wednoa-
iaY to visit Charles Curren and
amily and other relatives.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-27
By GEORGE FITCH.
Author OF "A Good Old Siwash."

A bridegroom is pale, nervous
| blot on a wedding ceremony. His
clothes do not harmonic with the
bridesmaids hats; he does not keep
step TO the music and when he
throws, back the brides veil after
she has been pronounced his, he does
1t about as deftly as if he were re-
moving an automobile top by the
roots.
In fact the bridegroom Is a varie-
gated nuisance and would not be
tolerated in an artistic wedding IL
II were not for the fact that he Is a
necessity without which the wedding
would droop and wither. He knows
this and takes advantage of his
knowledge to act like young steer
in a sham battle.
Bridegrooms are composed chiefly
Of young men who have never ap-
peared in public before and who
never will again If the marriage
takes. These young men are brave
in the presence of isolated and de-
tached young women and become en-
gagged to them without tremor.
The prospective bridegroom doesn't
hesitate at the task of supporting
wife on $4,000 a month In a style
o which her washerwoman is ac-
,ustomed. But the thought of fac
ng church full of friends In a
lew dress suit which is tight under
the arms and of causing them to
lsk each other as he Tugs his enor-
rous white gloves up to the altar,
why 50 beautiful a girl should have
sone curiosity hunting keeps him
unhappy for months and makes him
Is hard to. drill and train for the
CEREMONY as a lhinocerous would be
The bridegroom is usually put in
preliminary training about three
months before the event and is Civ
N light workouts at announcement
parties and family dinners. Al
'onth before the ceremony he goes
MO hard practice and is exhibited
laly at theater parties and dinner
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