New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27

said:
81 have been directed to get from you the very best
account Of this boat that ! can get.
Good said Yarrow.
lie led the wav forward and down dirty stairway
into the focsc and there he dictated right of the reel
one of the most beautiful bits OF popular mechanics
that was ever put down paper. lie even anticipated
the manc,ivers that were gong to make OIL the
Sands so that might send the report back to London
b thc first boat There wasn't an essential detail that
was left untouched He full OF IT. 1t was ms OAR
ling baby. He waxcd eloquent, dramatic, and got 1t
ali down. a column and a half. He had dictated so
carefully that nv notes were in good shape to send oil
without rccopyng and at the expense OF two glncaS
cot them back TO London within six hours from the
time I'd left the city.
The big London papers do not publish Sunday
edition. not through any pety on the part oil the pro-
prctors, but because people won advertise on 'i'"O
dav So a number Of the big ones printed the Yarrow
stuff that had got, giving full credit to the New
York newspaper whose correspondent had employed
me
Mr. Yarrow told me not to quote him. so didn't,
and a number of the London papers commented upon
the rare technical skill OF the reporter and his great
insight while the New York Office complimencd its
London correspondent for his work. As a matter OF
fact had no technical skill, insight: nothing but
commonscnse | simply turned to advantage the very
GREAT ability Of Mr. Yarrow Probably there was not
reporter on that craft that didn't know infinitely more
about naval matters than | did. That's the curious
part OF 1t.
HAVING gained confidence from the Yarrow incident
IL and some slight insight into English human nature,
never hcsitated to hold up anybody no matter who
or where he was. once | recognized him, and plump
questions at him-and found that the English gentle
man had no more reserve in such matters than anybody
else.
One day | accostcd the Marquis Of Queensbury on
the Strand 1t was midwincr, and the Marquis, in his
great astrakhan coat and closc-cropped, curly and
suspect somewhat dyed -sidcboards, was dead ringer
Of an impresario 1t was the day Of the Corbctt
Mitchell fight in Jacksonville.
confess that the interview developed some surprises
what do you think Of the prize fght?' said l.
81 oathc prize fights" said he
was somewhat shocked, but proceeded, "Then how
did YOU come to frame up the famous Marquis Of
Ouccnsbury rules;
Here I accidentally uncarthed the case Of a who
is credited with honor he neither earned nor sought
case of the real inventor remaining obscure while an
other gets the glory The Marquis paused abruptly
I'm glad YOU asked that question; for | always
wanted TO set the world right the true authorship
of those rules They were drawn up by John Cham
bers. a classmatc of mine at Cambridge, and subse-
ouentlv the editor OF Land and Water. He brought
them to me 20 revise. made two three alterations
in them and they were adopted and curiousy enough
they bore and still bear, my name. had always been
an enthusiastic sparrcr For years held the second
middlewcight championship and for years the light
weight championship, OF England
And now came another surprise.
(Which was the greatest fight YOU ever Witnessed
The only one | ever attended the one between
Smith and Kilran, replied the who was generally
supposed to know more about prize fighting than any
other man in the world
Another surprise as he went on.
81 consider glove fighting more severe than fighting
with bare knuclcs. The combatants receive more pun
i,lment, and il is more wearing.
DIT the most CONSTITUTIONS case In which ] used my