Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-20
WITH THE WREsTLERS.
The Boston Sporting Writers Are Out
 With Their Hammers.

 says the Brockton Times, and thls time wrestling bids fair to suffer, and possibly Harvey Parker as well, II ne allows himself to be dragged further into the Controversy. He still mas a chance to get out whole, and certain of his friends here earnestly nope tnat he will not permit his field to pc wrecked, as-it surely must De II He continues to cater to any of the men referred to as against the others. He seems to have been guilty of an indls- cretion, the effect of which has been to set the writers to again chopping at one another's heads. More than that, q slur has been cast upon thls clty ana it's followers of sport. It is all be- cause Jack Sheehan of the Police News, Saunders of the Globe and one or two others are so sore on Benton, Rob Roy" that they lay awake nights matching up plans whereby they may '.rip it into him." Whether they are justified in this appears to concern no one here, but there is much interest I'll Brockton in wrestling, and that its flu ture here should be Jeopardzed Dy writers who give more attention to venting their own personal feelings than to a truthful reporting is regret ted by all lovers of the game in this city.
 Ben Benton always shows his hand, and so do those who oppose him through the newspapers in Boston The bone of contention in this instance was provided by Parker, unconscious ly. perhaps. yet none the less effective ly. It is that letter which Benton published Monday as follows:
 Harvey Parker. Unique Theater,
 Brooklyn, N Y:
 "Frend Harvey: Just made ar engagements for you to wreStle five men in an hour at q tournament given here in Boston on the 18th. Purse S1OO. They are all 'dubs' of the worst kind. Drop ill when you come over. Yours. -
 The author of that letter. according to report. was MT Sheehan, and he was much put out with MT Parker for what he termed a violation of his con- dence. MT Saunders stated to the Times Saturday that while he is not fighting Mir Sheehan's battles, he thinks Mir Parker was guilty of q ''scurvy' trick in turning Sheehan's letter over to Mir Benton. ''whom he knew to be at swords points with MT Sheehan." That's the way the story goes. and MT Shechan and MT Sann- ders. who have all along though MT Parker was particularly friendly with Mir Sheehan and bitter against Mir Benton, now believe that Parker and Benton are thicker than cold molasses, and are accordingly not in love with the little demOn.' In other words, they are bound to do all in their pow CT to queer Parker and Saturday Mir Saunders began the campaign when he published in his paper the story to the effect that Leonard did not appear against Parker in this city. MT Saun- fir,, vxrith hD Times: II have nothing against Par ker. l have known Harvey a number of years, and he is q great wrestler i But there is not a newspaper man in Boston who is not practically an en- emy of Benton, sporting writers ! mean, and We are out to do all We can 1 to prevent him from pulling off any of i his matches. It is not that l am op- posed to Parker, although he used MI Sheehan wrong. but because | am | against Benton that I take this stand seemingly against Parker.''
 The reporter was given to under stand that regardless of whether this writer knew Parker wrestled on the level with any opponent he woulC knock" the match if Benton had any thing to do with it. In view of this there appears ground for the claim oi
 Parker's friends that he should quit Benton.
 MT Saunders informed the Times
 man that Parker and Roeber are te | wreStle in Music hall. Boston. Apri
 29. He claimed that Benton informed
 him and others of this. MT Saunder.
 has already taken occasion ro say il his paper that if these men meet tn,
 public will know what to expect
 and recalled an incident of some year
 ago in which he claims Roeber faked.
 ''Roeber never wrestled on the 1eve
 in his life,'' Mir Saunders stated. Tn,
 reporter suggested that Parker wres
 ties on the level. Mir Saunders di,
 not undertake to deny this, but coul,
 not be made to believe that the matcl
 would be up and up, and his reasol was that it is to be managed hy Ben
 ton. who has secured license for tn
 show from the Boston board of alder
 men.
 It can be seen that whatever NJ
 Benton may be concerned in will no
 have the approval of other sportin
 writers in Boston; on the contrary, Will be butt for their most wicke
 stabs. However untrue what they sa
 may be, it all has some of the desire : effect. Many sports have been ruine Fl by "grafters' wrestling among then | and unless Parker makes the prope
 turn in this case he may lose som , prestige in BrOckton. Parkers bes friends here would go far to defen , him against any claim that his opers tions here have not been perfectly l, | gitimate, and many, regardless ( r what Benton's enemies in Boston ma l say, believe that if Parker meets Ro I Der he will wrestle to the full exte1 t of his ability. Then comes the que l tion. 'Why does he wrestle this ma in cfnr, T {o1- <l,o [ when he can meet him in Brockto > and be sure of a packed theate ? these men meet in Boston there is sai [ to be but little prospect of any Brocl ton money being wagered on the resul
 Nouroulah and McWeeney, the he
 vyweight wrestlers, who are to me- : in the big tournament in Grand Gel r tral Palace Friday evening, are an. g ious to show their skill and strengt < Nouroulah has been heralded as