Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-11
CARROLL RUBS BURKE.
The Backers of the Two Unknown
 Wrestlers Having a Lovely Time.

Wrestlers Having a Lovely Time.
 The controversy between James J. Burke and James $. Carroll and "A Sport is waxing hotter and hotter. Boiling and sizzling is the wrestling stew and when the dish is served up to the public it should prove very ap- petizing one James $. Carroll is not man that stands idly by and allows himself to be put on record as throwing hot air and he pointedly tells MT Burke a few things to-day that should put that gentleman on the defensive. The following is the latest communication in this wrestling battle:
 Waterbury, Oct II, 1901. To Sporting Editor of The Democrat:
 read James J. Burke's statement in last evenings Democrat and I am somewhat surprised at his very poor memory in reference to our conversa- tion on wrestling. In company with another gentleman l called at MT Me- Carthy's on Meadow street, where I was first introduced to Mir Burke He then stated that he had an unknown that he would like to match for S25O or more, and he asked me if I had Kelly or any other wrestler that I wished to back for like amount. I told MT Burke that had nothing to do with Kelly or any other wrestler but would look around and perhaps 1 could get him a match for his un- known. I suggested a forfeit on MT Burke's part to make his challenge a bona-tide one, but he assured me that his money was ready and that he was ready and anxious to sign his man for match. Now, I can assure MT Burke that it was far from my intention to parade challenge through the paper to his unknown, but now as Mir Burke has, like genuine sport, just what I took him to be at our first and only meeting, I will issue challenge to wrestle his unknown, before the match comes off on Oct 31 and I guess the sports of the Brass City will not think 1t hot air or cracking a bluff, as there will be some of the long green in sight as is always the case when I issue a challenge. J. $. Carroll.
 John J. Little and James J. Gilligan met in Boston Wednesday night and arranged for their forthcoming catch as-catch-can wrestling match The negotiations were quickly over. The following articles of agreement were signed:
 John J. Little agrees to throw James Gilligan three times in 50 minutes of continuous wrestling, pin falls to count
 If dI1rinU tbo ciyfy y,;,,,,+o, rilI;moy, secures fall, he is to be declared the winner.
 StrangIe or full Nelson holds barred.
 The match to be at catch weights and to be decided on, some date before Dec 1, to be mutually agreed on, and to be for $100 side.
 The winner to take the entire stake money and the gate receipts, less the expenses.
 Each principal posts $25 with B. H. Benton at signing of articles, and the balance to be posted one week before the match.
 It is agreed that the date and scene of match be selected before Nov 1, but it must be in the city of, Lawrence.
 The referee is to be chosen at the ringside f,s
 The stakeholder is to pay the money at the referees order.
 Harvey Parker. the Yankee Won- der," showed his real prowess as wrestler at the London theater last night. He undertook to throw two men in fifteen minutes and performed the trick with ease In agreeing to meet his first opponent. Angelo Napoli, the Italian lightweight champion. Par ker had to change his usual style of