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Show 4, The. morning of, August 7, 1000, flie doctor In the homo of F. Lu Taylor., salesman . .for a Chicago publishing house, announced to him he was the father of a new born eon; "Good," said the father. "We shall call him William Jennings Bryan in honor of the candidate for President." . . Shortly after, the doctor gravely ly announced that Taylor wa3 the father of a second son and a little while after that brought the tid-..; tid-..; lugs that a third son had been born. "Fine." said the father. "Wo will j call the first one William; the sec- I ond Jennings, and the third Bryan: William, Jennings and Bryan Tay- . I Bryan was too busy running for H President at the time to take more ftj than a passing notice of the event. V However, when he read that the triplets named in his honor were born he wrote a letter to the fath-ti fath-ti er thanking him for tho rccognl-f( rccognl-f( tion. Since then he has had oppor- tunlty to hear about the triplets S repeatedly, as the boys are fighting fight-ing their way to fame. They aro p 'he fightingeat trio ever born ' ,g wholesale and It is their fondest ambition to whip 'every other would-bo champion In the prize m. At the age . of sis 'these youthful II white hopes first put on gloves bp and they have not neglected them j since. ii F- L. Taylor had no Idea of brlng- '$rJ Ing up a bunch of fighters when thi his sons first began to toddle. Tny- thi lor is a man of peace himself, and hoi m "amln lle boys for the peace i i treaty making Secretary of State . be believed they wou'a eventually vlr become presidents or at least can- th. didatcs Tor that high office. It was onf the vfamtly doctor who first gavo 4 them their taste for lighting. Tho byiS three boys wore often ill. When I ny contagious disease canio near their homo all three would get it. Feverai times it seemed they would ile of their various ailments. Ono llay when the boys were six years Id the doctor took tho father and I mother aside and spoke in this I wanner: . "You arc treating your children y too fine. You cannot lock your won boys up ln a band box ttnd cPoct j, to grow healthy children. You do ma not allow them to tumble around " $4.0 enough. Let them pull hair and Q rlay outdoors more. Give them a V pair of boxing gloves each and let , them flghL" ." J Christmas was near and the fath- 'A r decided to give each a pair of boxing gloves for Christmas. Thev lj were delighted with the choice of a S't. In a few minutes after thoy I had emptied their stockings they squared themselves out for a real three-cornered fight. They have been fighting ever since with vnry- Ing fortunes. Within a few weeks 1 they could whip anyone in the-out- A 1 A IJPPER left Jennings Taylor. Upper right-William right-William Taylor. Center William leading with a straight left. Below Bryan counting Jennings out, after a knockout. fddo world, their own age. The only on-ly question as to supremacy lay with the. boys themselves. William and Jennings arc now so nearly , equal that neither can claim the championship over the other. Bryan Bry-an is not up to their standard In boxing, but he ib a wrestler, and says he will be champion wrestler of tho world In case-his brothers take the boxing championship away from him. JlfillT. PROMOTER PK1CDICTS BKIGLl'l? FUTUKE. Since the boys have grown older they have been in demand for exhibits ex-hibits at professional bouts. At first they entered little bouts in their own neighborhood, fighting only with each other. Several oth-vt oth-vt boys in. the vicinity took up boxing box-ing and challenged the triplets. ISach triplet demonstrated he could beat anyone else his size. Bigger boys were then pitted against the youngsters until finally their father fath-er objected, i A boxing instructor heard of tho three fighters ' and. taught them many fancy things. U0 advertised them at local exhibitions until big fight promoters all over the United States wanted to see tht youngsters fighL At first the proud father was perfectly willing to take the boys anywhere to show off. Willium and Jennings were so' nearly "equal that they usually wero . pitted against each other and Bryan acted as referee. ref-eree. A'mong the prompters who wanted, want-ed, to see the boys perform was Jimmy Coffr'oth, the Pacific Coast fight promoter. He had tho boys come to one of his' lights In the -Mission Street arena at San Francisco Fran-cisco when he was -giving a bout there. The boys went into the ring and fought a half dozen one-minute' rounds in better Ijrm than the real prize lighters who followed. "I loke those boys," said Coffrolh. "I am going to -keep my eyes on them. When, they grow. upI.am. going to try them out for some real fighting." ... From San Francls.jp tlmy wero called to show their skill before boxing Instructors and , fighters in tho City Athletic Club. New York. There they won tho applauso of the best fighting men in America. So insistent were the demands for the. boys to perform at various f points that the father finally had ; to refuser to let -them do, any exhl-. bltion- work, believing they wore .-too. .-too. young." "I'm 'afraid thoy will' get "big headed," said Taylor, "There, is Plenty of time for 'their heads to' grow. Just now I want them to go to schp.ol and learn something.''. In school the lads keep up .with their classes. Their strong point, is geography. Each -succeeds- equally -well In that study. Their father says he believes it Is fiepause they have traveled a great deal. They havc..vJsl.t.(id.a)l thelni).orJant citles-of citles-of tho United States and have studied their geography, carefully in hopes of visiting, other spots on the map which are marked with a big black spot. "You can. visit all those places when you win the world's cham-' plon'ship." .said CofCroth In talk-' -Ing to the 'boys. "Just now get a dot of knowledgo in your heads and ' - get a-lot of science in , your anna and feet; Then come zn me arid I'll-s take you to all tho cities 'marked! with a big black spot .and' circle." Secretary Wlillam Jennings Bryan Bry-an has kept in close touch wRh'the triplets since thoy were four years old, when he first met them. Since .that .(hue ho has written them many letters. Their first meeting was in the-midst of the Democratic -campaign in 1904-,-when he passed through (heir native city., The father fath-er and mother of tho boys took them to visit the Commoner.' : . ."Whot'.s .your nauc7" he. asked as the first hoy marched up-to. hvrni -My .name's WJUiaqi," piped the" boy. "And 'yours." he said to tho second, sec-ond, after, shaking hands7, with .the first.- , " , ' ' '. "I'm Jennings." sa'ld tho hovl ' , "And who arcyou'.' he asked-tho third. ' . , . " "I'nirBryan," said' ,- tho -'.'.comlho' Measurements of : the .Triplets ,. -i t i -, ' i '! y. .;.. r . - 1 2 . . . ; . : b ' AyclSht1' jio HI JOT llOlsUt, feet mid lnilicd 4.8 l.S'.-I 4 S' WrtUr, Ir.clu-8 ......i.. a? "s " .'IicI. ImoIi.. ......... laiij 3i " 204 i.'-iicili of nrjiiH, Indies 2114 'jr. lllchl .tiiL-,c?... n mvi 11Vi r.fft blroiH, lncbi;j) 11 10-H lO'l RcacJi. Inchon t. r-SJi K) So ' wrestler. Bryan .laughed'' heartily at the trio. Turning to F. L. Taylor, he said: : ; :"Ydu have your boys trained bct-, bct-, tcr than a, woman 1 met In Cleveland. Cleve-land. She brought a bqy to mo and Introduced him. as W.Hiam Jennings Bryan Jones. The boy looked rather rath-er large to be named 'for me, ns. I ' did not broak.intq public print very prominently until 1S9G.' 1 sliooli ' hands,, however, and said nothing about the. hoy's sfco. . Aftpr the' woman h'ad passe'd oiv a.cfOinni'ittqe-man a.cfOinni'ittqe-man from Cleveland laughed' and' said .that Mrs. Jones' boy had boon-- . Grover Cleveland Jones for weight years prior tc 1S96. But your boya speu for thrimsolves. I am glad to meet '.hem." ' ' , . . . nrtYA.v wi:irEs -i.L-rrrEn to trio. . One of Bry-.m's letters after he -became Secretary . of' State, written, on their last blr.thday. follows: , ".Masters William; Jennings and " Bryan Tyylor My dear vOUng friends'. .1 .am -glad to hear from you. 1 saw you, in St. Louis ln-1 904 ' I believe -I- have it photograph of you hanging in my home at .Lint-pin Nob. .Accept congratulations. Iiwjsrt yo.u f? .dqlightful a'nnlver-sarv" and many .happy rcturnsi " I am , -'..-j..:.- j 1-1. American boys ;and that you w.ljl . continue in 1 school "unll you havp '5 ' secured tho boat education the gen- 5- oration affords. lay you be a com- fort to your parents and -a-sourco of pride to the -ono whom you ha.ve honored by taking his name. Yo.irs truly, . . -f , i ' . - "W. J-. BRYAN.". - - "And he' didn't : say- anything " ' nbqu usj. being fighters," said Jen- ;j nings after reading the letter J"Oh. j we'ii."- - . ; Bryan's" hope that his namesakes become . sturdy is already fulfTlh,d. " 1 They are very near the same siv.o v 1 in every way. J.ennings is ihn' ' heaviest. lfo weighs 111 pound. 1 ' William Avelghs 110 pounds aPl Bryaiil'07. Jennings and Br.un aro tied in height. Each Is 4 feet, S? inches tail. ' Williabi is a half, inch shorter. Jennings' waist measure meas-ure Is liS & inches. The Mlior "two each measure 2S inches. " ; Chest measurements show .Jon-nings .Jon-nings Is the most chesty. JI nieos- . ' ; ures around tbe chest 21 mpf?. The other two each measure 23 'A, inches. Bryan" ajid Jennings have , : a reach of 59 Indies. William's reach Is 5Sia inches. Bryan has a- . J: long arm. His. right arm measures 2G Inches. William's arm moas- . . ' ures 25 Vi lpcho.s. p.nd, Jennlnnj arm measures 2-1 J.l Inches, r Bryan's right .biceps measures 1 1 14 inches.- His left is one iholi smaller. Wil- 1 Ham's' right and left biceps each . ! measure 11 inches. Jennings' left ! ' biceps measures almost 11 Inches: "J His right biceps measures 10?i I inclics. '. . 1 The triplets are-all fond of out- door-sports. They are not quanl- i J some, but at "the same time no o'ljeV " J school children run over th m. i They are able to defend th'emsc-hes ( j at any time. - "I don't want th.-jm' t.n he nu-an ' i JIgtKers.v said their 'o.ihor.- "I l r-Hove r-Hove every boy should Iwrn to hax so as to be able to ocfund hlmsolf when in trouble or. to h-ip others' ' .s in- trouble. - Chivalry. is ascd mi : h just that idea. In olden tines men : If leanied .to fight with l-uiw and I i1 spear so as to be. able to.defenj the ' i weak. That Is what T wan mv l.ovs . I 2 to do. I don't want them to use their , & abilUy to bully others." JitJXr.VG ItECOMMK.VVJFI) r AS IIEAI1'II KliSTOREK. ; As a health restorer there It 1h nothing hotter than boxing to the ' clcer Taylor. He. knows something ifc about boxing himself and puts on ' be the gloves with friends sometimes J "ft .Just for sport. ' 'j . "It, certainly put the roses" 1 mo ' t. - checks of . my boys." ald Tavinr.. .: S in a few wcoks arter thev had" the fa g.oyca they had smashed a good Mi ;d.ealor: rurniture and at tin- same I t.me had given the knockout blow I ' ! jj |