| Show I I WHEN JIM CORBETT MASQUERADED SALT LAKE 1 < 1 P V r t41 4 1 L i I J d Vt I R 4 1 j 1 I 4 1 td JjVb V f r T V k fI T1 c 3 rV V V mi rV V 4 19r 1 V Vt V V 4 1 14 y > WV h 1 s S f I r V J M t F f 11 Ih fr V I V V 1 1D A Mcillllaiu 2X > A McDonald 3Tiza Dillon Corbett 4 Clmrles Lange 5OiH111es Moth James J Corbett the famous heavyweight 1 heavy-weight masqueraded In Salt Lake under un-der the name of Jim Dillon In 1SSG At i that time however he was comparatively I compara-tively little known though traveling i across the continent In one of the I greatest athletic V combinations ever I seen on the road The crowd consisted of Dr A McMillan champion mixed 1 wrestler Duncan A McDonald champion V cham-pion light heavyweight of the Rocky mountains James Dillon Corbett champion amateur heavyweight of I the Pacific coast Charles Langc champion cham-pion heavyweight pugilist of Ohio and Charles Moth champion QraecoRoman wrestler of the world These men have i I gained worldwide reputations as athletes I ath-letes Intholr earlier days being recognized recog-nized leaders but In one 01 two cases I they are practically forgotten now V lIt is interesting to note that Corb tts I I first murrloget took place during his V slay In Salt Lake In 1886 when he was unlfed to MlBs Ollle Lake of this city at the old Valley house then the leadIng lead-Ing hostelry The ceiemony was per I formed by Judge Pyper Ollle Lake secured se-cured a divorce from Corbett later Charles Lange is the only other member mem-ber of the combination who was known at all locally Everyone familiar with his long list of victories and his few defeats Among those whose scalps he has annexed to his belt are Jerry Sin tery George La Blanche Herbert Slade Denver Ed Smith George Carfleld Frank Ryan Rob Shaw Robertson Lamb V Cavehaugh McIIenry Johnson Pat Bange Jack Morinrity Mervine I Thompson Mike Dempsey George Rooke George Fryer Arthur Cham hers I Mitchell Burke Mike Cleat and Daly Jack Matthew who was the first Australian fighter to arrive In the United States was beaten by Lange In San Francisco Most of his battles In early times here were fought In the old Walker theater He fought one of the fiercest lights ever seen In this city with Jim Williams when the police Interfered In-terfered His last brilliant effort was made against Hall Adall the wrestler at the Salt Palace when he did good work Many ot his friends still maintain main-tain that Lange got a fall from the Turk but the referee failed to see it McDonrild Is at present operating a hotel In Helena Mont |
