Show PROMINENT PUG AT TU TUE Tom Soldier Wilson one ono of the well known knon men miten in the pu pugilistic game ame is in the eit city this week He lie appears in a u prize rin ring act at the Orpheum en entitled entitled entitled titled titled At At the tho Sound of tho the Gong Wilson on started in at the tho fi fighting game ame when a boy of 13 He Ire was about 5 o 5 feet 11 inches tall and md wel weighted weighed hed 10 pounds JI a husky husk youngster O Ing ter His first fi fight ht was with Frank no Fitzsimmons no relative yo of the immortal Bob by the time way y t the hc fight fig t went ten rounds to a adr adraw dr draw his draw w-bis w his first fust real battle in the tho si squared rin ring Ho lb then fou fought ht about nine fellows in the same placer place Springfield Springfield Spring Spring- field Ill III w winning Cr C every fl fight ht inside of two rounds B By that time timo he was 17 Ii Going to Chica Chicago o when the tho war broke out ho he enlisted Ho Ito was sent to New York where he be fought six fights during his I service in tho the arm army winnin winning each one ouo inside of three rounds by hv a n knockout I When time tIle war was ended he he ho was honorably honorably honor honor- I I abl ably discharged then returned to Illinois Illi IIIi I ibis nois and ami fought severn several battles It waRhis was waR his experience in in tho the army that gave aye him his present title of Soldier Wil Wil- I I son lon Returning to time the army arm arma a again aiu ho I served a II year three enlistment He lie He was selected as its ben heavy weight for the army representation in in En England during durin tho thin coronation of King Edward Upon I arriving n in New Xe York through h some I error he ho was WIS not given hi his expenses for forthe forthe I the trip across Iro s timo pond poud but hut in 3 saving having secured se so- cured a three months' months furlough went wenton I Ion on as sparring partner with Hob Boh FitzSimmons Fitz- Fitz i Simmons while tho the latter was training I Ifor for his fight with Jim Jima Jeffries Returning to tho the army he served out his enlistment then went on the road with Bob Boh Fitzsimmons in in tho the A A i Fight for Love Lose for a season leason then eventually e launched into vaudeville in I his present vehicle |