Williams news., 1921-11-04
A WILD, WILD TALE BUT
 EVERY WORD TRUE

truth; all of which can fao VerI-
 fled by no less than thre :; unim-
 peachable witnesses. | shis be
 admitted, read on; if doabteG,
 glance elsewhere, for you will
 be uninterested.
 Do you believe there is man
 living here in Williams, 20 years of age; height, 5 feet 10 and one-half inches: weight.
 195 pounds; who on last Sun day could have out-fougi1t Dempsey, out-run Paddock and out-wrestled Bull Montana, all within the space of seven minutes?
 Well, there isl
 Ladies and Gentlemen Meet
 MT. Thomas Martin, tonsoriai- ist by profession athlete by en- dowment; deer-hunter by di- version, par excellent and SUI preme!
 Last Sunday, accompanied by Messrs. James Stevens, Frank
 Ortner, and MT. and Mrs. Vir- gil Merritt, MT. Martin journey
 ed to the head of He1l's Canyon
 in search of deer. MT. Martin had never before engaged iH this sport, and it was agreed that he should have the first shot in case deer were encoun- tered. Along in the afternoon a four-point buck was observed
 MT. Martin unloosed his truSty rifle, took deliberate aim, fired,
 and immediately let out yell
 "Whoopee, I've got him I've got him" yelled MT. Martin. as he observed the deer wallow- ing in the dust about 15O yards distant. Suddenly, recalling the fact that the conference for the limitation of arms was about to assemble at Washing ton, MT. Martin discarded his trusty rifle, and proceeded to where the deer was lying. He had gone but about half the dis tance when the deer suddenly arose and proceeded to escape Here is where champion Pad dock lost his laurels. The dist ance from MT. Martin to the deer when it arose was meaSur- ed and found, to be xactly fifty six steps. This distance. ac- cording to the unanimous testI- mony of all present, was cover ed by MT. Martin in exactly fati Landing at the launches of the fast retreating animal, MT. Marin made 9 grab His hand encountered the short stubby tail of the deer, and held. Something had to l give, and it proved to be the deer'S tail MT. Martin had it now in his possession.
 Released from the powerful grasp upon it's rear. the thor Oughly frightened animal bounded forward. Mir. Martin made two grabs the next time and emerged with two hands full of hair, and still the race was on! Down the hill, through the cedars, over the rocks they went, but Martin was right there! Suddenly. reaching forward, he grabbed he deer in the right flank and whirled it around. For a mo- nent they stood confronting each other, and then the deer made a lunge forward. Here IS where Jack Dempsey lost re- 1own! A clenched right flst shot out and landed squareiy 1pon the deer's probosis. Stag rering backward, the deer uIr- sat down upon hat raw portion of it's postenor which had already been s1Iff1- .iently punished. Following ID his advantage, MT. Martin grabbed the deer by it's horns with one hand and in it's sore lose with the other. and here s where Bull Montana's eyes would have bulged with envy or Martin threw the deer fiat ,n it's back, grasped that DOT ion of his armament which the conference will un- preserve-his hunt ng knife-and cut the bucks hroat. MT. Martin emerged rom the contest with but Onea asualty-a slight bruise upona lis right cheek, which he was caused by the bucks paw" coming in contact witfr he same during the Bull MorE-