The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-04
RoWett and King To
Meet In This City
On the 22d.
Each Intend Doing His Best.
Contest Will Undoubtedly he Entire
ly On the square" As Each WISH
es 10 Meet the Other.

The announcement OF the WRESTLING
match between John Rowett and Johr
King TO take place in this CITY on the
I'D, made in last evenings paper caused
ripple OF interest among those inter est.
ed In the sport about the city and there
are large number OF such. Although it
was known that a match between the
two men had been on the taps for some
little time it was feared that it would be
difficult to bring the two men together
on agreeable terms and the announce
ment that the match had been arranged
was greeted with no little Joy.
This contest will. without doubt, be
the best wrestling match OF the kind ever
held in the copper country, as the two
men are the acknowledged peers OF the
Cornish style OF wrestling. There is no
doubt but that the match will be entirely |
on the square, for Rowett long ago de. |
clared his intention OF meeting King as
soon as he had an opportunity and King is
anxious to meet any OF the Cornish wrest-
lers OF note.
Rowett has reputation for always
wrestling for all there is in it and he has
too much pride in his own reputation TO
give his back to anyone. In The contest
at Laurium last summer he was defeated
Tor the trst prize and gave his back to a
local man, but it was because he had in. !
Jured his foot and was afraid he would
hurt II worse il he went into the sawdust
ring again too soon. King too is going
IN Tor hot contest and will commence
good hard work training at once. r
King will have one advantage over 8
Rowett and that is in the matter OF il
weight. He now tips the scales at some n
thing over $40 pounds, but when in con.
dition Tor the match will probably come
down to 200 pounds. Rowett ia rather
neavy now, but when in wrestling trim 10
does not go much over 100 pounds. II st
10 not probable that there will be much bt
money put up on the match, at least not 70
directly between the two men, and the q
gate receipts, which promise to be very In
large, will be divided between the two I'M
men; the winter OF course to take the
greater proportion OF the amount. a.,
A friend OF Rowett's, who recentIv -,
heard from him, says that his ankle. 80
which, it will be remembered, was badly -,
Injured in the Laurium tournament. 10
low entirely well and he has no fears of g.,
eing handicapped on that account. co..
or long time, however, il bothered
I'm and he was in bad shape for several N
Ionths. .Job
King, in speaking OF Sonny DIVER. colt
lys that he does not consider him a E. c
'rnlsh wrestler OF any account. He was
ys Dryer is good athlete and knows chur
thing or two about catch -as-catcb-can by \
d Greceo-Roman style, but he does not
ow good hitch in Cornish. The last MI
ne King had an opportunity OF wres- form
~ with him Dwyer was after some she '
'nters in the Cornish style, but he saws for 81
1t Dryer, in his own opinion. knew go tc
there was to know about Cornish some
lie, but King took the opportunity IN his 81
what he really did know and saws be
nks he could throw Dryer "a often az Lo'
stood up to him. Der
ling 10 afraid that the ADVANTAGE ho churC
have over Rowett in the mo,.o. met g
GIT will be discounted by the Iatter,s with
vantage In wind" which he has not return
Deen able to get as he would like. sonai