St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-11
TOWRESTLEAFARMER
Champion Moth and Smith
McHugh Will Try Con-
illusions.
The Farmer Boy Has Many
Friends and Feels Quite
Confident.
The Match Will Be for 1000
and All the Money
Is Up.
Feb. 5 Is the Date and Roeh-
ester the Place Of
Meeting.

Charles Moth, the champ ion Graco-
Roman wrestler, and Smith Ntzhugh,,
the Southern Minnesota farmer athlete.
have been matched for their third ell
counter at catch as-catch-can style.
The principals have deposited $500 a
side with the stakeholder. and the con-
test will come off in the Rochester
opera house on the evening of Feb. 8.
McHugh refused to wrestle sooner.
He realizes that Moth has the wider eX-
perience. and he has arranged to 90 into
training with professional catch-as-
catch-can wrestler for the event, and ne
feels that the two months will place
him in prime condition. These two
gladiators OF the carpet have already
had two hot contests. The first was
won by McHugh upon Moths failure TO
win five falls in one hour, and the sec
Ond was won by Moth. who secured
three falls to the others two.
McHugh claims he was not given fair
treatment by the referee In the last
fight, and he has determined not to ac
cept a WinOna man TO act in that ca
pacity Feb. ). McHugh is a larger
man than Moth. eXQuiSitely developed
and a natural athlete. lie strips at
about two hundred pounds, and IS six
feet tall in his stocking feet. His career
on the carpet has been rather brief.
Always strong. active and clever,
year ago he accepted the challenge of
professional who offered a good purse
to any one he could not defeat. Nc
Hugh won the struggle with ridiculous
ease and he then began to train. Like
To- No,.lvf
cOnSin phenomenal catch-aS-catch-ca
WrestlerS, he is plain farmer boy; but
he intends hereafter to make the sport
profession. He feels perfectly conf
dent that the two months schooling will
fit him to defeat any one. On the other
hand, Moth is sanguine. He SAYS that
one weeks training will fit him to win.
He bet his own money fearlessly, and
his friends are ready to place any
amount the McHugh partisans show.
The articles of agreement read:
II is hereby agreed by and between Charles
Moth and Smith McIugh that they shall COM
pele i'll catch-as -catch-can wrestling match
for the sum OF $500 a side. Three points
down shall constitute a fall, and the contest
shall be awarded to the man who shall win
the first two out of three falls. 1t is further
agreed that j. E. Ward Of the ST. Paul DAILY
GLOBE shall be stakeholder and the said $3.50
Shall he deposited by each of The said parties
10 this agreement. upon signing the same,
with the said j. E. Ward. And it is further
more agreed that the principals hereto shall
select q referee for said match OH the even
ing of the contest fifteen minutes prior to
the first bout, and it is agreed that the de-
cision Of the referee shall be final. The date
Of the match is fixed for the 9th day Of Feb
ruary. 1892, or as near thereto as can be ar
ranged by the parties hereto.
This is signed in regular form by the
principals and witnesses.
Excitement in Southern Minnesota is
running high over the event. 1t is likely
that a special train will carry the Wi
mona sports, who are enthusiastic Moth
hackers, 10 the scene of the battle. The
farming community and Rochester it.
self is behind McHugh, and the money
won and lost Will amount TO thousands.