Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-05
THE DOUBLE BRIDGE.

artist. Major Mclaughlin Of Detroit is still q
formidable man, although he has retired per-
manenty from the business. So too. of re-
markable skill and strength is Butcher" Mar
TIN of lpsilaDti. He. believe has also re-
tired from the profession. A greater genius
than either of these two is Joe Acton, who is
known as the Demon" who is now employed
by the California athletic club. Were his size
and strength equal to his skill. he would be the
greatest wrestler in the world. His
specially is catch-as-catch-can in which
he is closely followed by Evan Lewis
better known as Stranger Lewis,
from two new and original neck holds
which the latter has invented. Lewis is still q
young man and takes very good care of him.
self. In all probability he villa take much
higher place than he now has, and will some
day NIL the place now occupied by Muldoon.
James Faulkner is a middle-weight who has
displayed great cleverness in catch-as-catch-
G can ana deserves more than passing notice.
Prot. n. II. Coupe, the instructor of the Schuyl-
XIII athletic club is another magnificent all
round wrestler who has not been sufficiently
brought before the public.
PROF. WILLIAM MILLER
is one OF the greatest athletes now living and
Is good In every possible line. Though COM
parativeiy old man he is one of the best men in
the world for ali-round work. or Sebastian
Miller, Bauer and Cbristol il is hardly neces-
sary to say much. They are great masters of
Gr1co-Roman wrestling, and besides that are
good general athletes. Tom Cannon and Greek
George are two magnificent heavy-weights, and
do hrst-class work. Their muscular strength
and vitality are of most remarkable character.
1t would not do to omit comment ON
THAT CURIOUS LITTLE JAPANESE,
Matsada Sorakichi. He, tholgh a small man.
is a solid mass Of bone and muscle, and is 40
game as a Spanish fghting-cock. In his own
national school Of wrestling he is without
ieer. In our own systems be is beginning to
take a position which within the next five years
will be that of the frst order There are three
other athletes who deserve mention, who. al
though they are not professional wrestlsrs
have done such good work in wrestling IA to
deserve mention. These are Donald Dinnie,
Duncan {. Ross aud Capt. James c. DAILY
These have attained success in wrestling not
so much from their science as from their ad-
mirable training and their marvellous physical
strength. Dinnie once threw Whistler, and
both Ross and DiRnie have bested our mos.
famous wrestlers in exhibition matches So far
as L can judge, the trio are Of about equal
strength and ability.
1t is very common mistake to suppose that
great pugilists are wreStlers. They are nothing
Of the sort. Under either the london or
Queensbury rules all they need to know is how
to fall easily and safely. This 10 the limit Of
their education in wrestling There is not q
great pugilist OF today who could successfully
wrestle against any one of the men whom
have named. There ID a popular rumor going
around that Sullivan or kilrain can meet Null
doom in his own field. This to any man who
understands boxing and wrestling is ridiculous
VIM. EDWARDS.