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I earnestly hope he succeeds, not only because of my great personal fondness for him, but because from the standpoint of the nation it would be very difficult to replace him. I EARNESTLY HOPE HE SUCCEEDS NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF MY GREAT PERSONAL FONDNESS FOR HIM BUT BECAUSE FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE NATION IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO REPLACE HIM
ly content to be on his back. Inside of a minute Yamashita had choked Grant, and inside of two minutes more he got an elbow hold on him that would have enabled him to break his arm; so that there is no question but that he could have put Grant out. So far this made it evident that the jiu jitsu man could handle the ordinary wrestler. But Grant, in the actual wrestling and throwing was about as good as the Japanese, and he was so much stronger that he evidently hurt and wore out the Japanese. With a little practice in the art I am sure that one of our big wrestlers or boxers, simply because of his greatly superior strength, would be able to kill any of those Japanese, who though very good men for their inches and pounds are altogether too small to hold their own against big, powerful, quick men who are as well trained. SPRING IN WASHINGTON White House, March 20, 1905. DEAR KERMIT: Poor John Hay has been pretty sick. He is going away to try to pick up his health by a sea voyage and rest. TLY CONTENT TO BE ON HIS BACK INSIDE OF A MINUTE YAMASHETEA HAD CHOKED GRANT AND INSIDE OF TWO MINUTES MORE HE GOT AN ELBOW HOLD ON HIM THAT WOULD HAVE ENABLED HIM TO BREAK HIS ARM SO THAT THERE WAS NO QUESTION BUT THAT HE COULD HAVE PUT GRANT OUT SO FAR THIS MADE IT EVIDENT THAT THE JUJITSU MAN COULD HANDLE THE ORDINARY WRESTLER BUT GRANT IN THE ACTUAL WRESTLING AND THROWING WAS ABOUT AS GOOD AS THE JAPANESE AND HE WAS SO MUCH STRONGER THAT HE EVIDENTLY HURT AND WORE OUT THE JAPANESE WITH A LITTLE PRACTICE IN THE YARD I AM SURE THAT ONE OF OUR BIG WRESTLERS OR BOXERS SIMPLY BECAUSE OF HIS GREATLY SUPERIOR STRENGTH WOULD BE ABLE TO KILL ANY OF THOSE JAPANESE WHO THOUGH VERY GOOD MEN FOR THEIR INCHES AND POUNDS ARE ALTOGETHER TOO SMALL TO HOLD THEIR OWN AGAINST BIG POWERFUL QUICK MEN WHO ARE AS WELL TRAINED SPRING IN WASHINGTON WHITE HOUSE MARCH TWENTIETH NINETEEN O FIVE DEAR KERMIT POOR JOHN HAY HAS BEEN PRETTY SICK HE IS GOING AWAY TO TRY TO PICK UP HIS HEALTH BY A SEA VOYAGE AND REST
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