Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-07-27
sAN TRu8 HUGH
N Latest SPORT,
HORsERACK GOLF
Kassas Paper Gives Garrett Good
eead-O9 and Tells q Chey.
eaAe Frontier Days

Kaasas Paper Gives Garrett Good
0ead-O1 and Tells of Chey.
eaAe Frontier Days
Sam J. Garrett. world famous
cowboy. will return to his homo
town this week. bearing laurels
won 1t . Norton. Kas.. celebra-
ton. He defeated Hugh strick-
land Of Fort Worth, Tex. who chal-
lensed him to . game Of golf on
horseback. At the Horton Country
club links. II was . championship
event and was witnessed by hun.
dred Of Norton people.
The Norton Telegram contained
the following story on the Cheyenne
cowboy:
"Of the many horsemen who have
recently ascended to stardom via
the rodeo trail. there is one indivi-
dual now in the city who deserves
more than passing notice. To the
Thousands who were fortunate
enough to witness the work OF this
skillful. daring and thrilling per-
former at Norton two years ago. he
needs NO Introduction. But to
those men. women and show-loving
children who have never seen
"sammie." a. he is affectionately
called by his spectators. let us say
that his record IL clean and hard
to beat.
"Mr. Garrett came to Norton dir.
ect from Universal City. Calf.
where he had Just completed the
season with Gladys Walton and
Jack Hoxie, two Universal stars.
He played the part Of fancy rider
and roper. in several western fea-
lures. This IL Sans latest achieve
ment.
"A number Of years ago this
medium sized, unassuminE cowman
toured all Europe with VIII Rogers.
famous cowboy comedian with Flo
Ziegfeld's follies. Later. he hook.
co up Win rIou 6touc.
"sam went over big with his
fancy stunts but was never satisfied
with past achievements. In 1919.
he won the Fred Stone trophy 1t
the celebrated Cheyenne Frontier
Days celebration. where the world's
best are the participants. then again
won the championship Of the world
at both Rocky Ford. Colo. and
Medicine Hat. Canada.
mot satisfied with even these
conquests. We fnd him going aga
inst the wishes Of bis friends. who
Joined . chorus Of protest on the
grounds that II "can't be done" and
made his way to An "open-to-ths
world" contest In cowboy athletics
in far.o6 South America. whore the
greatest cowboys on earth are born
and raised. These southern men.
Who do nothing but ride and rope
from babyhood to the grave. are
rot sxesllsd even By the Cossacks
Of Russia. In the lingo Of the Span
ish eow-country. they are called
"Qaueho." which means cowboy.
The word rodeo comes from the
same source and means roundup.
Busnos Adres. the capital OF the
ArgeAtias Republic. IL also the
capital Of cattieiand In South Amer
iea and the great contest in quss-
tion was located there.
when Il was announced through
the press that "sammis Garrett Of
chsysnns. Wyoming" had won the
plain and fancy roping honors there.
the North American sport world sat
up aad noticed. This Sensational
riss to itardon brought him to the
attsation Of the big men Of this
country and Sam was soon intro
dsced 70 Roosevelt. Taft and Wilson
in the order given. Before these
great nsa he performed with poiss
asa ease the very stunts that won
hin recognition. In 1871. after per-
forming before the ave allied gen
erals at the Kansas City National
Anertcan Legion convention. our
hseo vas detailed to Baltimore 10
perform before the mobiles attending
he great psaes conference Of he
WORLD"
TIE Doecas Society Of the Nseho-
dist church met last Thursday after
nooa at the country homo OF Mrs.