Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-27
W|lH IHE VRESTLERS.
Busy Times For the Workers
 on the Mat.

ez On UuC- III nctls
 Tom Jenkins Insists He Was Not In
 Condition to Wrestle Mcleod
 Bothner Has a Number of Good
 offers-Tom McInerney Meets With
 More Hard Luck-More Interesting
 Talk About the Wrestlers.
 New York. Dec 21-The defeat of Tom Jenkins by Dan Mcleod at Wor- cester on Christmas day and the for mer's subsequent loss of the American catch-as-cateh-can championship was food for discussion among the follow CTS of the wrestling game yesterday. Those who saw the struggle are in- clined to believe that Mcleod was lucky but all unite in saying that he is wonderful wrestler for his weight and size Jenkins returned to town yesterday and expects to undergo an operation in few days on his injured leg. Tn speaking of the match and his defeat. he said: '.While I do not care to belittle AfcLeods showing. in justice to myself and friends 1 wish to d SIdEGulouI. -. IgNdS uO COu- dition to go on with Mcleod. I am no quitter and never as yet disappoint- ed an audience. My forfeit was up. and rather than abandon the bout at the last moment. I consented to go on. Tn my bout with Jim Parr, the English champion, at Buffalo last week, re- ceiyed an ugly kick on the shin of my left leg. A bruise resulted and the LT~S szI. ran into my blood and I was threat .ened with blood poisoning. Although suffered intense pain I met Bothner for a full hour. During that affair the bruise grew worse. and despite the warning of my physician I agreed to take Mcleod on. Tn my contest with Mcleod the twisting. turning and rub bing against the bruise aggravated matters to such an extent that I thought my leg would come off from sheer pain. After twenty minutes work in the third fall gave up, be- cause didn't care to ieopardize my life. I have baaten Mcleod on sev- eral occasions and do not wish to be construed as having T streak of yellow in me. 1t was an unfortunate ending to what looked like sure victory for I l will agree to make match for the best part of S5.000 a side as soon as my wound heals"
 Ed Atherton the New York state middleweight chapMion, and Alois Gu thier, the Giant Frenchman,' have fi- nally been matched The pair have signed articles to meet in mixed style match, best two i'll three falls to count, for purse of $500 at Batavia, N. Y., OF January 9.
 Frank HerricE. assistant instructor of the New York A. O.. has received an offer 10 meet J. Grant of Washing ton in a limited round bout The two met at Washington a week ago and Herrick was returned the winner Grant is not satisfied with the result and wishes for a chance to redeem himself.
 A challenge has been received from Eddie Levin of Cincinnati Levin wants to meet any 12S pound man in America and adds that he can furnish substantial backing on the outside. Levin is ready to come to New Ynr.; and prefers to make his debut in that city against either Joe Bernstein or Alex Swanson of Yonkers.
 Both Joe Bernstein and Young Mul- doom. who are to wrestle in New York on January 2, posted S200 each yester- day with Dave Altman as a side bet. which is to hinge on the result of their match. The contest is to be decided at Clarendon hall. East Thirteenth street. They will meet to finish under catch ss-catch-can conditions, best two in three falls to count
 Leo Baptiste is the name of new heavyweight wrestler from St Louis, whom good judges think is a conner on the mat. Baptiste is half brother to George Eaptiste, the noted French wrestler. and is out with a challenge to meet any Graeco-R Roman or catch-as. catch-can expert i'll the business. Bap fiste has long record Most of his bouts were decided in Australia and in the Klondike.
 Webb hamburger of Dunville. On tario. wants a chance to wrestle any Craeco- Roman expert in the business on the mat. Lymbilrger. who is a heavyweight writes to Billy Elmer that if he defeats NJ ConckRe of Hamil ton for the Graeco-R Roman title of Canada at Hamilton next Tuesday af- terncon. he will immediately cone tI New York for a match. Iymburgel weighs about 10 pounds
 Eddie Barr of Cincinnati, who has forged to the front in the wrestling game lately. wants. a chance to meet Tom Jenkins. Barr. who is only 3 niddleweight. has stood off all the mer he has met in llis -cls.@ and those who have seen hin, perform on the mat be fieve that Jenkins will have all he car do to defeat the Cincinnati man. Barr is ready to wrestle Jenkins provided the latter consents to throw him twice 5n one hour at catch-as-catch-can style If Jenkins does not respond Barr says that he will take on Billy Hogan o1 Chicago.
 Tom McIherney of Ireland seems te have hard streak of luck just now for he has been deeated again. Al Rochester the other night McInerney < went against William Spillings. physi- ral instructor of the Rochester police department McInerney agreed tc throw Spillings twice in one hour al cafch-as-catch-can style or Gorfeit g k250 purse McInernev worked on the