Evening star., 1914-12-27

said. Bennett does for the navy than any
| know of.
"Mr Bennett directed me to get from you the very
best account of this boat that l could,7 said l.
"Good" said Yarrow.
He led the way forward and down dirty stairway
into the focse and there he dictated right off the reel
of the most beautiful bits of popular mechanics
that ever put down paper. He even anticipated
the maneuvers that going to make off the
Sands that might send the report back to London
by the first boat. There wasn't essential detail that
was left untouched He full of it. 1t his dar
ling baby. He waxed eloquent, dramatic and got it
all down. column and half. He had dictated so
carefully that my notes in good shape to send off
without recopyng, and at the expense of two guineas
got them back London within six hours from the
time had left the city.
The big London papers do not publish Sunday
edition: through any piety the part of the pro-
prietors, but because people won't advertise that
day. So a number of the big printed the Yarrow
stuff that had got giving my paper full credit for It,
Mr.. Yarrow told me not to quote him, so l didn't,
and number of the London papers commented upon
the technical skill of the reporter his great insight,
and Mr.. Bennett complmented the London CORE
spondent for his work. AS matter of fact, had
technical SKILL insight: nothing but commonsense.
simply turned to advantage the very great ability of
Mr.. Yarrow. Probably there was not reporter on
that craft that didn't know infinitely about naval
matters than did That's the curious part of it.
HAVING gained confidence from the Yarrow incident
and slight insight into English human nature,
hesitated to hold up anybody, matter who
where he was, once recognized him, and plump ques
tons at hin-and found that the English gentleman
had in such matters than anybody else
One day 1 accosted the Marquis of Queensbury on
the Strand. 1t mdwinter and the Marquis, in his
great astrakhan coat and cose-cropped, curly-and
suspect somewhat dyed -sdeboards, dead ringer
of an impresario. 1t the day of the Corbett-
Mitchell fight in Jacksonville.
confess that the interview developed some surprises
"What do you think of the prize fght?" said l.
II 1oathe prize fghts!' said he.
was somewhat shocked, but proceeded, 3Then how
did you come to frame up the famous Marquis of
Queensbury rules?"
Here accidentally unearthed the case of who
is credited with honor he neither earned sought
of the real inventor remaining obscure, while
other gets the glory. The Marquis paused abruptly.
am glad you asked that question: for l always
wanted to set the world right the true authorship
of those rules They were drawn up by John Cham
bers, classmate of mine at Cambridge, and subse-
quently the editor of Land and Water He brought
them to to revise l made two three alterations
in them and they adopted and curiously enough
they BORE and still bear, my had always been
enthusiastic sparrer For two years held the second
middeweght championship and for two years the light
weight championship, of England
And another surprise.
(which was the greatest fight you Witnessed"
@The only one l attended, the between
Smith and Klrain, replied the who generally
supposed to know about prize fighting than any
other man in the world.
Another surprise he went
Il consider glove fighting more severe than fighting
with bare knuckles The combatants receive pun
ishment, and it is wearing"
RUT the most conspicuous in which l used my
American directness- little ingenuity thrown
into good advantage when James Gordon Ben
nett began advocate his idea that it would be good
scheme for the United States issue at the postofces