The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-02
Upton ON AMERICANS
Speech to v. S. Ball Players in
CeYlon

Speech TO u. ). Ball Players IN
Ceylon
The American base ball players in
their trip around the world were en-
tertained at Colombo, Ceylon, by Sir
Thomas Upton, the famous British
tea importer and challenger for the
America cup. The guests included
not only the Americans but large
number of English residents of Cey.
lon. Sir Thomas Liptons speech at
the luncheon as printed in the Cey-
Ion Times was as follows:
Il need hardly say" he remarked
that it is very great and unexpect-
ed pleasure for me to have so many
of my good American friends whom
l want to meet again. You are long
way from America, but | am sure you
feel just as at home now. You Amer
leans have always been and are very
kind to me whenever | am in Ameri-
ca. | consider 1t a very great pleas
IRE, therefore, to get the opportunity
of returning that kindness on this oc-
casion of your first visit and to enter
tain you in Ceylon, the most beautiful
island in the world. (Applause.) !
hope you viii have a pleasant and
agreeable time while you are here
You are all sportsmen that are
here today, coming from the very
best sporting country in the world.
f(Applause.) So that you can fully
realize that am doing all that lies
in my power to attempt
To bring back that cup that you
are carefully and honorably holding
this time | am going to bring it
across on Shamrock "" in Septem-
Der. (Applause.) | think, feel GER
tain the change will be good for the
Cups health daughter and cheers) TO
go back to its native home. You all
have been a few months from home
Surprising you were for sixty years
away from home (laughter), won't
you like TO go back home even for
month or so. 1t would do your
health good. (laughter.) 1t is Just
the same with the Cup. Uaughter)
Last time when ! was racing in
America one of the New York papers
said that Upton always drinks his
tea out of a saucer. because, poor
devil he was not able to life the cup
Qaughter) There is no better sports
man in the world than the American.
When | was interviewed the other
day by some of the gentlemen of the
Press in Ceylon, | said that | was al
ways licked in America by better
boat, and if a mistake was made it
was always made in my favor clear
hear. | am looking forward with
the very greatest pleasure to go back
to my old sporting friends in. America
this year Clear, hear. There is one
man in America who does not care to
see my face.
Every time | go to America ! used
to anchor in little place called Ton
kinville. harbour very near New
York city. This man about whom ]
spoke wrote me letter and said he
was German living at Tonkinville.
His window overlooks the harbour
and his wife is little Irish woman
whose name is Murphy. She got
very excited when she heard the
Shamrock" was coming over. On
the first occasion when Shamrock T.
dropped anchor at Tonknville, the
German said his wife presented him
with little bosy. OLaughter.) When
Shamrock IL" arrived, by remark
able coincidence, the wife of that
man in TonkinviIle celebrated the
event by presenting him with little
girl Uaughter) The man was not
millionaire but he earned enough to
keep the family. When shamrock
Ill" arrived, the Germans wife most
remarkably rose to the occasion and
presented her husband with another
little boy Uaughter).
In the United States there is no
more loyal man than him, but he is
most ardent that the Cup should be
lifted laughter He has uttered a
threat that II Upton does not lift the
cup, he will be busted man.
Oaughter) ! wrote to this fellow
Bergen to come aboard the yacht,
and desired him to bring his wife and
children whom | wished to see. His
wife was a very nice woman, and ]
heard that her first boy was christen-
ed Sir Thomas Upton Bergen, title
and all laughter. There was no
trouble about il. | gave them each