St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-13
MINNEAPOLIS SPORES.

In yesterdays GLOBE charles Moth cnal-
lenged Col. j. II. Mclaughlin to a wrest-
ling match, Greco-koman style. Col. Nc
Laughlin and Aid. Sly called at the GLOBE
Office yesterday and stated at..McLaughlin
does not claim to be Greco-Roman wrest-
Ter, but Mr.. Sly penned the following:
Col j. Ii. Mclaughlin authorizes me to
issue the following challenge: He will
wreste any man living a straight collar-and-
elbow match or a mixed match, one fall
each OF collar and elbow, Gr8co Roman and
catch-as-catch-can in jackets, the match in
either case to be for 81, 900 and gate money,
and the winner to pay all expenses.
| have known Col. Mclaughlin for tif-
teen years and know him to be gentleman
in every sense of the word. He is on his
way to Portland. Or, on important bust
ness. Stopped here to see the city and visit
some old friends, myself among the num-
Der. No sooner did he arrive here than
some one rushed into print with chal-
lenge. He was at first inclined to pay no
attention to it, but his friends overpersuaded
him. Should he take part in match, the
people of this city may be sure it will be
for blood" and no mistake.
W. W. SLY"
Charles Moth was seen last night with re-
gard to Col. McLaughlin's challenge. Moth
said he objected to the use of jackets in the
catch catch-can style. but would wrestle
collar-and- elbow and GraecO-Roman styles,
tossing for choice in the odd fall. Col. Nc
Laughlin afterwards said that he would
wrestle Moth as he proposed in the chal-
lenge, and in event he wins the match, he
agrees to make another match without jack
cts in the catch-aS-catch-can style.
TTr1TI d A tn
Col. j. H. Mclaughlin and Adon Butler
met last night and arranged a match for
next Wednesday evening. Butler wanted
to wrestle for 500 and Mclaughlin for
81, 900 and no less, and compromise was
reached by an agreement to wrestle for the
gate receipts. The match will take place at
Leland rink next Wednesday evening, best
three falls in five, collar-and- elbow. Prof.
Duplessis was at once agreed upon as referee
and has consented to serve. Col. McLaugh-
In now weighs 240 pounds and Butler 135,
the disparity in weight being enormous and
having led many to regard Buffers chal-
lenge as audacious. Mclaughlin makes
collar and elbow wrestling a speciality and
Butler is claimed as the lightweight cham
pion at the same style.
Patsy Mellen will leave soon for Fond du
Lac, where he has engaged to give a box
ing exhibition. He states that he IS willing
to fight Pat McHugh of that place on the
night of the exhibition.
Evan Lewis, the champion heavyweight,
catch-as-catch-can wrestler of Wisconsin,
has challenged Charles Moth to meet him
him at that style. Lewis offers to put up
$3.50 to Moths $500.
The Duluth Base Ball association has
been Incorporated with a capital stock of
SO, 900. This is with a view to organizing
a Northwestern league, including the cities
of Minneapolis, st. Paul, Saltwater, Mil
waukee, Duluth and some other city that
can support team. 1t is time for Mime
apoliS to make move.
r. C. Bromley. the champion skater of
Iowa, has deposited $50 forfeiture with
Frank l.. Croker to skate Alexander, the
Illinois champion, a five-mile race for from
500 to $500 side at the Oak Lake roller
rink on Monday evening.
THE ToBoGGANING CLUB.
The toboggan slide. which is to be made
on the Lowry hill, will be one of the finest
in the country it is promised. The arrange
ments are all complete and work will be be-
gun in few days. The slide will start at
the brow of the hill, nearly in front of
Capt. Snyder's residence, and will run
down the incline, back of Mr.. Lowry's resi-
dence, upon the marsh opposite Central
park. The length of the slide will be fully
three-fourths of mile and if curves are in
trOduced, as has been suggested, it Will be
considerably longer. c. W. Shepherd,
Samuel Hill and Will E. Burwell are en-
cheering the project and stock company
will be organized at once. The expense of
constructing the slide will be $1,000.
T. W. Eek, the champion bcyclist of
Canada, who has challenged W. NJ. Wood
side to a series of championship races, is
expected to arrive in Minneapolis to-day.
These two great cyclists will ride four
mile race at the Washington rink on Tues
day evening, and tiftymile race the week
following.
Probably during the first week in Janu-
airy six-days' bicycling race for the
championship of America will occur at the
Washington rink. This will be the great
wheel event of the winter, and John S.
Prince. W. NJ. Woodside, T. W. Eek and
others will start.