Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-05-14 | Page 3 | Liked Beefstake, Ate Eleven Pounds

LIKED BEEFSTAKE, ATE ELiM POUNDS Jimmy Driver, Son of Lato Tammany Leader, Proves That Hogs Aro Not All Dead. N'ETV YORK, May 13. Throe thousand thou-sand friends of "Jimmy" Dlv-vor, Dlv-vor, son of tho lato Tammany leader, assembled in tho Diwor clubhouso in Madison stroot last night to cat beefsteak for tho championship. champion-ship. Magistrate Joe Moss was reforec and Lawyer Ben Spcllman. and' Joe Dlv-ver Dlv-ver were timekeepers. "Set your jaw-3 going," shouted Judge Bolte. There was a long, period of steak eating eat-ing accompanied by tho rattling of beer glasses. "Eight, nlno, nine and a quarter, nine and thrc-quarterH. ton! Tho Judge's record." eboutcd Judge Boltc. He was ppenklng of the memorable feat accomplished accom-plished by tho late Judge Dlvver. "Give mo another slice," dcmawlel "Jlmrny" Dlvver; "I'vo been la training for a week " "Hero von arc," said Majrlstralo Moss; "go on boat the record." "Three cheers for the new champion." yelled tho crowd. The band played "Hall to tho Chief." Young Dlwcr had eaten eleven pounds and ono ounce of steak. "Gentlemen," called out Judgo Bolto, "Jimmy Dlvvor Is a chip of tho old block. He has bcaton his father's beefsteak record rec-ord aiul I hopo ho will beat his othor records, rec-ords, too."