The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08


hard down, so he won't come
back fer another fall How
would you learn this art" Ma
aure must teach II 10 you. Otherwise yoa
Isarnot acquire II. There are rules. cf
course, but they come afterward. the laws
of civilization require them. Acting IN
accordance with the laws OF nature. how
ever. that man is the beet wrestler who
is able 10 conquer his antagonists by SIKH
or strength, or by a combination or hoth,
and hold them conquered
With tho people OF this country II in
1eld that "A wrestler. Ike Fighter Or
warrior. l. made 50 By the great Allah ard
not by any rules or laws of man. the
great sullivan Pasha John IL. for III
stanee. OF Your country was in his day
ytghter and not n Splinter. just as sns
4. wrestler at the present tne. ehAn
built iis that way lie did not intend that
ve should run. Ike race hseses. or nsy
tag, Ike children. when We Sot fn'e fte
arena to measure our strength agaiuss
Others who would pretend 10 test u. but
only make hsun. as you Americans
cali IL.
The art of wrestling does not consist
sn jumping lodging. racing OF squirm-
.nx about the mat same foolish people
call thai ''genefslshir." Allah forgive
them, II is not. II IL saaic OF the emil
aren Of my country called hide ard Seek
They do not play IL after they are - years
old. After thai age childish ear.rs are
Forbidden. They must take gp some az
che manly games.
Wrestling - an art and there - skin
rs well az strength 10 il. Tha skill cun-
sists la breaking the mold of an oppo-
nent or of saairm'ng cat - 1t with an
eVl~iike motion Il once ST. nein IL pol
sufficient 10 break i, FNr small man,
Tor instance. so wEigssc eat of toe clutch
ga ef a hEg. powerful adversary who has
secured n duahse Neisen hold | call =
.leser trick. For strong naaa 10 break
that double Nelson and gel away from
snan equally ssroag ! call 3 pineky tnrn.
ns the suffering he undergoeS ia tne opor-
alton II something distressing For nsv
own part I can honestly say that usVer
had any great sitsisuitN in hr,'aktng ANY
nf tAe tsrexo- Roman holds. including ina
saaants~ strange" held. Wh'eh DlU-t
American wrtsslefs seem 90 dread. 4 IS
not ruy bold hlt 40 1905 lssr II ia suy
ii The matches have mlasie. nor viii / IN
sns match 10 come. if any AneFICan
wrestler csa sfrsngle me, IRE f. welcome.
80 Gar none Of the great mea - Turkey
Russia. tsreece or France hase heSiE Shle
10 sg0 he trick. sssi don't think ko+'s'cE,
Hcraklisaes Jenkins stranger" fswss or
any 81 the nlighty men Of America Vii
have any better luck AT the game,
Ia nay country as acli as here there are
MANY Stylea of wrestling. There arc Gre
er-tsurssn. cstch-ss. cssch-can. Japausse
cellar aad elbow. Swiss ard mixed styles
eYes>e- Roman. aew ever. prevails as IL l.
the most usaaiy ana calis f1r the most
strength. Noxs IA favor Is ssstcA-aS-csscs-
Can. as thai ~ very artistic and nice 10
ioak upon. japanese. Swiss and collar and
elbow. wei mixed styles NJ wres-
s'lnS, are only pgastieed es small Eaen
VITO are tricky and sgyy~ Tae public does
not hook fasorshly upon these styles 81
eossnne myself 70 Greco Roman almost
sxs3sssxfiS. osiy taking a as SIS catch
ss-sAtea*can witen "a adversary ir>sstS
npua oHe OF the falls being that Way.
e0esa saxseA axe pretty nearly aake. a.