Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-03
WITH THE WRESSLERS.
Harvey Parker RetnEns After g Sue
 cessful Campaign Abroad.


 cessful Campaign Abroad.
 New York, Oct 3.-Harvey Parker, the Brockton wrestler, better known as the Little Demon" arrived in this city yesterday afternoon. after very sue cessful campaign abroad. Parkers trip across the Atlantic consumed fourteen days. He left Liverpool on September IS on the American line steamship Rhynland. The voyage across according to Parker, was rather a stormy one. The vessel encountered bad weather and one sailor was washed overheard in the Irish Sea Dy a huge wave which swept the deck of the boat. Parker looks well, out seems to have lost considerable weight since he was here last. He declares, however, that he is feeling first rate and ready to meet all those who have challenged him while he was absent from the United States. Last night his manager, Johnny Dunn, said: Parker is now ready to meet all com- CTS, irrespective of weight He is espe cia1ly desirous of tackling Jack Me Cormick of Philadelphia, who wished to meet him sometime ago.. l have secured an engagement for Parker at the London theater on the Bowery. He will be ready to take on all aspir- ants in limited minute bouts, begin hing next Monday" Parker wrestled only twice while abroad. He first threw Jack Smith at Springfield park, Wigan, and then Jem Mellor at Old- ham, England. There was also some talk about a meeting between. Bulldog Clayton, a heavyweight who has quite a reputation, and Parker. Clayton, however, insisted on eight weeks in which to train, but as Parker wished to return to America as soon as he could, he told Clayton he did not care to wait so long as that, and the pro- posed bout was called off. Parker fur ther says that Ed Eatock of Wigan, whom he was originally matched to meet before he left America, would not go on with him when he reached the other side. Harvey ayers that Ea- tock at the last moment funked, giving as an excuse that he had injured his back and could not do himself justice. Parker made the acquaintance of Bech Olsen's packer in Liverpool When OlSen's sponsor saw Parker he laughed when the latter informed him that he threw Ernest Roeber. Olsen's packer could not believe it at first, but Parker convinced him.
 Jack Carkeek, the American catch as-sscatch-ean wrestler, who is just now E0c0uIty the wonderful feat~of defeating three wrestling champions in one week. Carkeek, who was born in Detroit, Mich. met all corners in London re-. gently. He filled two engagements in one week at tWe different music halls,s abpearing lat each afternoon and even9 1 ing performaHce. His offer of $50 toI any wrestler amateur or professional. whom fie) failed fol defeat in fifteen minutes in either the Graeco-Roman or ieatch-as-cateh-ea style, brought forward plenty of contestants. Car keek had so many applications that he was compelled to meet six men on an average at the two theaters. Strange to say Carkeek did not have to part with any money, as he invariably On figuring up at the end of his fiHst weeks engagement Carkeek found | that he had thrown exactly thirty-six men, including the champions of France, Belgium and Sweden. The proweSs of Carkeek was demonstra ted in his bout with NJ. AnyraY, the Bel gium champion. Anvray weighs sos | pounds and standsF sixTfeet thHee inch. | es. Carkeek' lifted him as if he were f a weakffng and 6ownea him in exactly nine minutes and fourteen seconds. I Carkeek on the following day threw Joe Carroll, who is regarded as the best catch -as-catch-ean wrestler in England, in twelve minutes and one second. The Swedish champion, Gus | tave Olesen, proved the easiest proposi- tion of the week. Carkeek secured a fal! in just five minutes.
 Nouroulah, the Terrible Turk, is on his way to America. Upon his arrival here Nouroulah will endeavor to get on matches with some of the men he has not already defeated. The sports are of the impression that Nouroulah will not get many opponents in this coun- trg5owing to his size5 Ihe only man -flnsax hiS class fss zrfach, other Turk, tlNyha is afaveling fhfouSh the west. sDfrlach Msighs nearly a00 pounds.