St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-10
MINNEAPOLIS SPORTS.
MOTH AND MoLAuGHL1S AGAIN.

MOTH AND NC LACGHLIN AGAIN.
Col. Mclaughlin is stickler for jacketsi
the catch-as-catch-can style Of wrestling. and
persistently refuses TO wrestle Moth without
them. Moth, on the other hand. has a pro-
nounced dislike TO jackets. because they give
a collar-and-elbow wrestler q decided adyant-
age over a Greco- Roman wrestler. Yester-
day Mclaughlin promulgated a challenge 70
Moth TO wrestle a hve-fall match, mixed
styles, as follows: Two falls collar-and-
elbow. two falls Greco-Roman aud one fall
catch-as-catch-can in Jackets. Moth Is always
ready for II "go" If he has any show what
ever. aud he has lost ne time in accepting the
challenge, and will sign articles of agreement
two weeks. The sporting people Of the two
cities are exceedingly anxious to see these
giants como together again. and several
thousand dollars VIII doubtless be wagered-
Tom Shields states that an error was Gem
mitted in reporting his challenge to Moth.
The catch-as-catch-can style will be wrestled
in jackets.
"Pn bet $50 that Prof Rookie bests Donald
son Friday night" said a stranger at the
Nicollet house last night. 81 have seen him
face several good pugilists, aud know what
he can do" Several friends of Prof. Donald
son overheard the remark, and in few min
utes the bet was accepted.
Mr.. Etzie, the champion finger biIliardist,
will give an exhibition of his skill at the
Leland rink tonight, aud this, together with
the balk-iine championships game fer a purse
OF 500, win comprise an interesting program.
This evening the eight-inch balk-line bill
Hard match between Lannie McAfee and
Frank Bnliter will begin in the Leland rink.
to end to-meRrow night. Both are In excel
lent practice, and excellent playing is antici-
pated. McAfee has a record OF 6.O0e points
in straight three-ban French-carora billiards,
and is the great fancy-shot siliardist OF the
country. He win give fancy exhibitions at
the end OF each game. The purse is 500.
| and the games are TO be played on a Bruins
wick table which Ben brunswick furnishes
| for the occasion. Frank Billiter has q large
| number Of enthusiastic admirers among the
sporting fraternity, aad many bets have been
made.
The glove contest for points between
George Rookie and John Donaldson in the
Leland rink on Friday night Is exciting not
| little interest. Rookie is In prime
condition. He takes ten-mile
walk daily, and has trained OF
some OF the superfuous Indianapolis
f, flesh which he's brought here with him and
| Prof. Donaldson's condition cannot be i'm
proved much. These celebrated boxers will
| 60 in on their merits because in the first
place they each aspire to the name OF being
the best, and in the second place because they
both propose 10 make Minneapolis their
home. Prof. Rookie has engaged Jack Col
well 10 act as umpire for him.
H NJ. Dufur has departed for bis home in
Marlboro, Mass. but before taking his leave
| he issued the following challenge TO Charles
| Moth, but refused to accept Moths challenge
as published in the GLOBE; Having beer
constantly approached by many citizens,
both friends and strangers, since the recent
match with Mr.. Moth, Will mako this fnal
proposition: will wrestle him a match con
| sisting or two falls cstoh-as-catch-can with
| out jackets, two collar-and-slbow, aud II the
| contest is not decided VIII toss for the ffth
| bout to see whether it shah be Greco-R Roman
| or collar-and-elbow. The contest shall take
place within four weeks in this city, and shall
be for from $500 up, and the winner TO take
| the entire gate receipts, after paying ak
penses." Mr.. Moth inclines favorahly. but
has some hesitation in accepting because
| Greco-Ronan style is not one OF the 1rsi
styles. This shows that Dufur is afraid OF
Moth when Moth is at hume. However, they
| viii doubtless wrestle.