Show C CAN N ROSS O DEFEAT T Tf f FARMER BUA BURNS He lie Once Secured a Fall From The Thc Noted Wrestling Agriculturist THE LOCAL MAN MAli IS ANXIOUS J C t Shaver Confident That Ross floss Ho s Call Can XOI Defeat lurns Three Out Omit Of or The St wrestling match Is II now nov on tapis that that will give Ch n it line hue lineon un on work on the mat n that thy they him never Iwer seen suell be before fore foie II It will bo be b a II contest worth go going to lag ing In miles malice see oo and one that will not soon coon be bl by th thol thoe vo who rho are arc for Cor enough tu to witness It if It the con eoa conten tilt ten referred to tl takes lakes place e It will be Charley harlay of or Stilt Lake und and Fanner the middleweight mat Is Ihl only man nian of or his hili weight who alto ever or secured a n fall nil I from the famous wrestler WI That was 88 I several years ago He lie I he downed downell titter after more 20 minutes of ot terrible struggling won time the match malch by taking two out of ot three falls Hut HtmL nt mit that time Ibis did 1111 not know ns as much about the tho gnaw Kama as ilK he docs doell now then he has isas luau had a n great deal of or exper experience e lence He Ito hits has wrestled some solar of ot tho hue best beat men In the country and has hall stead steadIly lly lIy Improved and anti he now feels feel confident of ot his ability to lo bent beet tho the Ut itt J 13 I Shaver the man nina who managed Mclaughlin when the latter hatter wrestled In Salt Halt Luke Lake believes that HOSH Is iii the tho best roan man In ha the World of ut his weight and nm he declares his willingness to buck back time tho Salt Bait Laker In a n generous manner He has hn Informed Burns Hums that he ho will back lock In any sum suni up ton toa 1000 and alii stipulates tee that hat the winner of ot tho the mach ma elm It take taka lur entire gate tE receipts That ThiL should Im bo boim n bg big Inducement for tor Burns Hurns to 10 come como here JIe the tho cham championship championship and if 11 ho iso thinks he can cnn bent beat Ross hernIs het 11 a opportunity for Cor I him tot tat n a neat little sum simm of ot the tho Burns In is A n lse one though S t 1 t HH H 1 I h rH H l HI I I H iH J 1 m 1 I 1 J j i y T r 1 i s t tf i j 1 l t 1 t f t T r of y 1 z H l IH I II I I H HI I H Z CHARLIE ROSS Champion Wrestler of ot Utah Ulah Who Wants to Meet Farmer 1 Burns J Y y N N Hn rno n nanti nail anti would like Shaver to guarantee him hins hinsa n a 1 certain amount To this arrangement Shaver will not no consent If It Hums wants n a 1 good match let him como out omit hero here and go against HOBS Hoss under nailer conditions I r have suggested Is th the way Shaver Sharer talks I have spent pent lots hots of oC money to find out that Hoss Ross Is III the king kinK of ot them nil all at nt pounds pound I 1 thought McLaughlin could put It all alt allover over oer the flie best bet of ot them thorn and mind ho did It un until til ii Im ht struck hose HOBS nO You know what happened then won moa hands down Since tince then McLaughlin has hall been wrest wrestling ling hog all nil through the northwest and has been beon beating b all nil the best hest of them This only demonstrates what a n wonder n 9 really Is He lit got ItOI a roll fall from the Par Far Parmen men mor and now how 1 I believe he can ca bent beat Hums Burns I 1 am sincere In making that statement and will prove It by putting up tip nay any sum lum to 10 1000 1001 on floss Hoss Shaver ShureI expects u a final linal reply from Crom Burns any time now ammil If tho the noted wrestler does doe I not balk or show cold colli feet reet over oer the terms articles of at agree merit will bo be drawn up and sent s nt to him Immediately It 11 In is I Shavers desire de lre to I pull off the match In Salt Snit Lake Lallo some sarno r or r time hirIng during the latter part of this month ODD OUD 01 BASEBALL ASE U CHARACTERS Old Time Tells T Jl Stories Of ot Peculiar Pitcher Shreve Among mong the time many characters with wiLts whom I manic In contact us nI a II ballplay ballplayer er or said saM George Myers Myer the old Urn thaw catcher of ot thu National league who was wasa a II star stor back In tho the SOs SOe there thero was probably ably none no no so ito unique as na Shrove the pitcher pilcher He lie joined our ten team in while I t Iwas was catching for tor or St lx Louis coming to tous toUs us from rein comae Bomo college My U but bUI ho wits n ft fresh tr youth For nil all that ho he could pitch He Ill had awful speed pe 11 neal and good curves cures Mil and perfect control of at the ball His Ills confidence and anti egotism were an nil astounding founding I remember one ono day lay we were to play pta pia Detroit It 11 was W S when Big nig Four Ilo Rowe Howe e White Rich ardson andson and were wore on the tho team tonal Mr dr Ir Shreve who had been heen assigned to pitch strutted to the Iho box with time the v nn ger that would have mode made Joint John L look cheap when mihon John Jolin L is wile was monarch of them them nil all In III the tho liscie business Just Ju t nil moe and Lilli Hot tIC what I 1 dp up to guys guys from traIn Michigan raid said the tim sHillIng I nm aims going to tu em cam look hook like u II lot of or was time the first bat ter up UI and you 01 know what kind of ot a 11 batter lio ho wan wa I Oh hot hoi Ho Bo you ou are tho tim great trent In homily Hardy th elm drawl jl Mr Shrove Shree Well Hardy old oil chap I Im m going to 10 show chow you rOil that you YOI are easy cas for u mi I rood good pitcher regular mince pIe Ile I nm ohm ruing ping to ii tall fan you OU out Mr I George where did you get Iret this fresh mug asked Hardy of ot me mu lies Hes n mu kid kIll S 0 picked up down time the I replied ShrOve let BO go the tho first bill ball and It went lout around Haidys neck like Ilk a II shot hot He hl struck at It Il after utter I t had It In III my IllY hands Hang nan goes gol the thui second also it strike amsi time thu Ih third n a wide slow out Jut outshoot outshoot shoot shout fooled tool tho the batter complete ly lii und Shrove HI rush Id mockingly IY Hack tn to tl the bench hench Hardy Hartly I told you Oll that you ou wro easy CAli Dig Big Dan who wits was always 1 n a terror to t pitchers next ho had blood III In Ills his eye lice heel So this IM lx the thu terrible Mr r Ditis grinned the thu fresh pitcher 1 I hate to 10 tell lell you ou Dan how soft a IL mark you ou are arc I 1 hope you nu dont clont think BO so You OU might inight somo but you Oll Ire we Just JUKI my lilY fluent lami 1 missed tIme the first flut two tn which went close clone to tu his hi chin amid the thc next he ho hit like II n shot nt at tho time pitcher caught It 1 In III easy OIS style amid Hili gave ILC the ha has ha isa haj In us most Ing big ns as Dan Dall to 10 the bench Deacon White canto next Shrove kidded him hini unmercifully Deacon who told toM yuu ou JU that thai you ou could hit hilt oily any all thing timing was wims the time greeting White given The I n antI and mut muttered ominously Duck soup Is you are arl for tor m me sang pong Shreve ns as II White the Iho first ball by several Inches Oh how ho easy COC was waK tho tim next rejoinder anti and Deacon smashed IHn hed blindly it mit an 1111 out outshoot shoot a II moment later striking out alit on Oil au one of lit those thos speedy speed ones oneR sucH fluch ns lilt hail had sent tent oll to tho the bench The rhe Big UlI Four Jour could do absolutely nothing I with delivery the tue other oIlier oth r members of nt their team lenin were just us aim helpless p We Ve won on the tho game Kaml 3 n to 1 This fellow Shrove was wall one olle of ot the tho best beat pitchers I ever met but he woo was nn tot erratIc chap dreadfully tull hard to tn handle handleI I recall r another occasion when wh n the tim Chicago club which team tell In led the tongue league ague I U No NM T f vv mine asno to play piny pia a t series on our hn h I St fit Louis Shrove who ho l 1 hit I bien missIng for tor two to or 01 Ihre him on oil to ti tho limo grounds grouns In n uniform tin for just F as ns the tho teams team eams were WIT practising TI Time The nC L tiger on all wing eln him hi Immella h 1 him to tu pitch Shrew then th it n 1 over oer to tu me e anti and d asked flay aW l brg r today team Is In this wo w are ure u uI ill 1111 S t I mediately began b gun lo io read Mm lecture telling him hll XU rL a a U m young youns Jus Ju just t starting In n on his career cancel ns as n a r t player should not Ilot deport In hlo pelf elt tim In such a manner manlier The idra f iou h nu u coming coinIng on ull to tu theta thes A wh vh h n a tho the are uro here 1111 n j you ou not knowing It II why I The Tile champion Interrupt ed lIl Neer mind George I Nt j watch atch me mt Oh Just watt and ond so see BC lh I 1 will do to that bunch bonds A And iJ sui su t enough that crazy eraz went in III n an IM shut out thAt heavy hitting n hi I bath I Ho Ito was simply a it wonder In another ho he hI had Foster Fost r th tha great groat base bane running nt at hat bat mid and he ime to took toik k occasion to tell Foster n II w base huso runner ho hu wits He lie purposely lI cin gao gam Foster his base on balls and ond then thou turn big Ing 1111 to tho the speedy sliced runner n Now Mi 11 ds Champion Hose lIa o lit hit us UK see aee you ou get bOt down to second Test Post r let off ocr a few tew iw cot ct from the tho h laig II ft ri like a II bullet the ball Itoh went over ti tl t first A moment later Inter pitched ono omie to ie and Foster d rt 1 I lor tar or second Recon He lie mutt did pro ci nv rh Tor or gave Stave him hini but n it room poor shut str t in Ve We Wl caught him by tJ 10 foot feat gon gong to n s I md I J rould tell story sto after m t v about n this man Shrove It If he hUll ik I rare of ot himself ho ha would hat hau II hi ho 1110 greatest St t In 1st baseball in iti tory tor |