Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-01-29
MID WINTER SPORT
Tonight's Wrestling Match at
Harper's Theatre.
MCLEOD AND ATHERToN EARNEST.

ff0mises to be One Of tho Finest Contests
Ever Seen In Rock -Island-Fafmef
Burns-Talk About Base Bau-Bul-
iards.
Tonight's wrestling match at Har-
per's theatre between Dan Mcleod.
the California wonder. and Ed j.
Atherton, Of Cuba, N. Y, the cham
pion middleweight, promises to be
| one of the best athletic events ever
seen in Rock Island. Mcleod being
the challenger OF Farmer Martin
Burns. the champion of the world,
and regarded. as he is, as n of the
corners in the art, naturally attracts
much interest here, while Ed Ather-
ton. in consequence Of his recent
struggle with Burns, and the splen-
did showing he made, together with
having posted 500 for a middle
weight contest with the champion,
has many admirers in Rock Island.
Mcleod agrees to throw Athert,n
three times in an hour for q wager
Of $3.50. Sd ttat the 60 will be earn
est and exciting.
It is probable, too, that there will
be some significant challenges to
the farmer during the evening. both
on the part OF Mcleod and %represen-
tatives of Lewis, and altogether the
occasion will be an unusual one for
the sports.
Burns Ii on his Muscle.
The following dispatch was re-
ceived at THE ARGUS office this
morning, from Martin Burns at
Monticello, Iowa, where is filling an
engagement. and it comes in reply
to advices sent him last night as to
the anxiety of Anterior. Mcleod and
Lewis to meet him, aad the intims-
tions that had been made concerning
him:
..Be in your office tomorrow at II;
will wrestle Anterior, Mcleod or
Lewis. MARTIN BURNs.n
From this the indications for
some stirring events in Rock Island
in the near future seem to be first
class. The farmer is evidently on
his muscle. and is ready to give
those who are SO Jealous about get
ting on the mat with him, all they
want. The rules of sports give the
champion in any branch the right to
dictate reasonable terms. and as
Burns has always consistently main
tanned that all he desired was a fair
fmatch with stakes properly posted
and protected, and the conditions
three out Of five falls, there ought to
be no trouble about arranging the
series of matches which are in
prospect.
Gallagher and Harrison played q
40O.point game Of 1I-iuch balk line
at Cations academy last night, the
former having 400 to Harrison's 23O.
Gallagher's average was 10 liz,
Harrison's liz. Cation and Gallag-
her are now practicing for the Pitts
burg tournament. articles of agree
ment for which were sent to them to
be signed today.
This is from the St. Louis Repub-
lie: Jake Schaefer will leave for
New York tomorrow. He will not stop
over to play Gillette in Cincinnati.
as that gentleman wants q month to
practice for the match. Schaefer
says that he cannot spare the time
to stay in the west, as he has inter.
ests in New York that demand his
personal attention. Frank Day will
not accompany the Wizard east.
John Lacari, Of the Broadway hall,
states that he will probably put on .
match between Billy Cation and Tom
Gallagher at his room next week.
Gallagher and Cation would be draw.
ing cards here. It Was in this city
that Grey Tom learned to play tn
game. and he is very popular and
well known locally. Cation is one
of the foremost shortstops in the
country. He is the proprietor oil
q billiard hall in Rock Island"
Base Bail Briefs.
Berry hill, of Burlington. has Is
men signed.
Cedar Rapids management is
working up the season. ticket plans
Rockford people have subscribed
81, 800 up to date for their ball nine.
Dugdale says they have 81 SOC
subscribed for the association in
Peoria.
William Bolles, of the Orion Times,
is doing what he can to keep alive
the base ball habit. He wants Gene
SEQ, Galva. Kewanee and Cambridge
to form q league. He has been writ.
ing to base ball devotees, and his fu.
ture career will be governed largely
by their answers.
Rock Island fans saw the last ray
Of hope for . base ball team here the
coming season fade away with the
recent make up of the Weston asso-
citation, which old not even encour'
sge movement to reiustate this
city. Yet.there is probability of an
independent team being organized in
Rock Island. There is an excellent
opportunity here for some wideswake,
hustling base ball manager. Players
will be plentiful, to Judge from pres
ent indications, next summer. and it
would be q very easy matter to get a
crackeriack AGGREGATION together at