The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-04-22
Fight II HAVANA BANGS
PLEASANT MEMORIES TO
PUBLISHER Of ACCORD

newspapers have recently had a good
deal to say about George Bradt. who
staged the wiIiard-Johnson fight in
Havana Mr. Bradt is the leader OF
the pugilistic and other sports in
Havana and recently promoted great
arena there with seating capacity
OF 1900. But it hasn't been great
success. The Cubans would rather
watch , d bal; bal; game 6F COCK fight
than a prize fight.
The cubans are great ball players
A Few years ago McGraw took his
New York Nationals down to Havana
for a vacation, fresh from the victory
Of winning the worlds championship.
And while they were there the Hava-
ma team. OF Negros and cubans beat
them by a good safe margin. Mr. Nc
Graw. of course. said it was because
his men were on vacation and out
cf training.
! have run across this same Geo.
Bradt couple OF times in the past
twenty-five years In 1898 I was &c
ing north from Florida on the way TO
Chicago to see the worlds fair. 1
had been teaching school in the back
woods of Florida and was fresh from
the brush--green enough.
remember quite vividly the first
dinner ever had at first-class hotel.
II was at Chattanooga. The conduc-
tor OF the train sent me TO the leading
hotel suppose / had never been in
a big hotel before. The dining room
was large. Imposing and crowded.
The head waiter. a large pompous
300lb Negro showed me to seat
with greatest courtesy. He handed
me n bill Of fare with about as much
printing on II as there is on a page
of The Record. and left me 10 the ten
der mercies Of another big black
waiter.
Its no easy job for country folks
who have travelled some, to pick out
dinner hurriediy from these com.
piicated city hotel menu cards-anj
NtAlEhG IlEs tAAnt ISL AAlnG tame near
er giving me real stage fright than
II did to deliver commencement
oration In a country college. re
member vet. the beads OF Precipitation
standing out on my brow as ! studied
that array OF French and mesn-noth-
ing names on that elaborate menu
card. in an effort to find something
I could nnderstand. and find It quick
ly. to accommodate the impatient
waiter. who like all walters I have
seen since. seemed to Be In undue
haste to book his order. have oftcn|
thought since that did pretty well.
connidering the trying ordeal. for n
remember ordering roast chicken.
fried potatoes. sliced tomatoes and
watermelon suppose those were
about the only items ON the menu
card printed in plain English. And
the dinner cost 75 cts.-some price
for sso-a-month country teacher to
pay. But the experience was worth
the price.
That night took late train for
cinicnnati. The train was crowd
ed. I had never enjoyed the luxury
Of Pullman. But many sat up all
night who could have Afforded a berth
because there were none to be had.
In the smoker end OF q day coach
some OF us spent the night. One
pleasant young chap was this same
George Bradt- He was then mana
ger OF a big publishing house I'M
CHATTANOOGA. and was going up to
Cincinnati on business.
We arrived early and Mr. Bradt
being Of that clever sort who likes to
help the green traveller. took me
under his wing. We went to a big
hotel where he showed me how to
check my grip without staying at the
hotel and chen We found one OF those
big city quick lunch places where you
get served quickly and cheaply. He
showed me how to get an oatmeal.
toast and coffee breakfast. so popular
these days. the first had ever had.
Then he planned sightseeing day
for me In Cincinnati and he went on
about his business and went out to
see the town. taking night train
for Chicago.
never heard from or Of Mr..
Bradt after that for nearly twenty
years. But never forgot the name
or his kindnesses. A few years ago
there was National Cost Congress
In Denver. attended by big city print.