Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-20
WITH THE wREsTLERs.


 WITH .THE WRESTLERS.
 Busy as Bees Are the Workers on the
 Mat.
 1t is now announced that George Hackenschmidt, the wonderful Rus sian wrestler, who is just now eAclt- ing attention in Europe, will sal TOT America the latter part of next month. Hackenschmidt will be accompanied by a wealthy bookmaker, who intends to take the noted foreigner on tour through America, visiting most or the principal cities. Hackenschmidt, since he arrived in London, has been an ex- ceptional drawing card. He is showing at the music halls just now, and IS said to receive q larger salary than does Jack Carkeek. The London Mir TOT of Life says that Hackenschmidt was formerly in the Russian army ana that his very bearing indicates the trained soldier The paper further says of the marvellous wrestler: Hack enschmidt is an all around athlete. He can make grand circles on. the bar, he can throw back somersaults and, most wonderful of all, he can jump more than his own height Now, that is real weight lifting, and the only kind that is of practical use. Hacken- schmidt weighs something under six teen stone (224 pOunds) and he can pick up and carry that over an ob- stacle close to six feet from the ground. He runs a. great deal, he loves free gymnastics, but he looks ruefully to his right arm; the biceps and deltoid rise to the immense tra- pezius like foothills to the arete of some great Alp. 1t is not so big as it was before he worked hard. By practice he has lost soTle portion of those nineteen inches. He is not yet at the top of his strength, though his huge scapulae have never felt the ground beneath an opponent. His progress across Europe has been one unbroken triumph As to his wrest- ling, well, he takes hold of his oppon- ent, applies q hold OF two and aitgis all over He defeats them by sheer force and strength and when they feel his grasp they are glad to go down with the modern Hercules on top"
 Emil Selva, the Patterson Giant" who has made fine showing against all of the big fellows, has signed ar ticles to meet Professor Hjalmar Lun- din of Worcester. The match is to take place at Worcester the latter part of next month. 1t will be at catch as-catch-can, best two out of three falls.
 Johnny Oliver, manager of George Fischer, the wrestling instructor of the Polo A. O., writes as follows: George Fischer, the wrestling partner of George Bothner the lightweight cham pion, states that he is prepared to ac- cept the challenge issued by Eddie Daly on behalf of Eberhard Hahn for a match at catch-as-catch-can style, at catch weights, for purse and side bet Arrangements can be made at the new Polo 4. O.. 129th street and Park avenue, New York city" M
 The visit of Young Acton of Ameri- ca to England has not, apparently, been crowned with anything like the success expected. Acton and Lauf- entz Nelson of Salford, England, met at the Broughton Rangers football grounds, Manchester, on September 9, in the presence of 600 sports. The conditions were best of three back falls at catch-as-catch-ca style for a stake of $250. Nelson had an ad- vantage of ten pounds in weight and possessed a longer reach, although Ac- ton was the sturdier built. Acton se- cured the first fall, but Nelson gained the next two, winning the match. John D. Kelly of Waterbury and Oscar Johnson of Hartford have signed articles for wrestling match to take place i'll this city between the first and fifteenth of October. 1t will be a mixed match, first fall catch-as-catch- can, second fall Graeco- Roman. and the third fall to be left to the man se- curing a fall in the shortest time. John Willis will probably be the referee Wrestling had quite large following in New Britain a few years ago. but lately there have been no matches here and consequently interest in the sport has died out to some extent.- New Britain Herald.
 John Fleming, the "Butcher Bow o intends to compel Tom Jenkins to meet him, or else know the reason why. Fleming is ready to make a match with Jenkins at mixed style, but will not take him on at exclusively catch-as- catch-can. Fleming is the acknow- ledged Graeco-Roman champion, while Jenkins is the best in the catch-as- catch-ean division among the big fel- lows. If Jenkins will come to lime v said Fleming, T will sign articles at once, for l certainly mean business, He cannot ignore me, because he met Charlie Wittmer of Cincinnati under these conditions. I am willing to toss up for the style of the final fall. I know little about catch-as-catcn-can but Graeco-Roman is my forte. am satisfied to meet Jenkins either at | Buffalo, Cleveland, or in New York.