The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-28
WRESTLING.
Neuralah. n EnglA1d-Msleod WilllnG 70
Give jenkins Another Rent.

NO0r e1Sus N OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES WulIuB W
Give Jenkins Another Beut.
Dan Mcleod. who defeated Tom Jenkins
Tor the catch-as-catch-oan championship Of
America at Worcester on Christmas Day.
arrived In town yesterday. Mcleod carries
his new hurels modestly. yet seems to BE-
happy over what he terms o well-earned
victory. Speaking Of the match Mcleod
says: 1t has been my ambition all along
TO beat Jenkins and at last have succeeded
i knew right along that I was his master.
and those who witnessed the bout will agree
that won on my merits l see jenkins Gays
that he quit because his leg was injured and
that he was afraid OF blood poisoning Well.
that may look feasible to some, but the
general public will not swallow that gag
Jenkins to all Appearances was at. and In
good trim when the bout started. The way
he started negotiations for the first fall proves
that he was strong and out to down me.
But ! was well supplied with strength. too.
and gave back As good As received. I am
not AFRAID OF jenkins nor any man breathing
l will meet him again any time He gave
me chance to retrieve myself and I will
give him another chance, too In the mean.
time l will try and clinch q meeting with
George Bothner. the same to be decided In
this city. Eothner thinks 1 cannot throw
him four times In one hour. However. des-
spite his Acknowledged cleverness I will
show him trick or two when We meet"
George Fisher. wrestling Instructor Of the
New Polo A. c.. has received offers to wrestle
Joe Kelly Of this city or Charles weineke OF
Baltimore at Baltimore next month. Both
Weineke and Kelly are looked upon as clever
and Fisher will have his hands full trying to
defeat either. Al Hereford wants to hold
one OF the matches before his club. the Eureka
A G.. and may select Weineke as Fishers
opponent. The bout will be under catch-as-
catoh-oan rules. best two in three falls to
count.
The challenge OF Alex Swanson Of Yonkers
to meet George Bothner for the ghtweieht
title Is not taken seriously by the followers
OF the game. Although Swanson In q num-
Der OF is matches has shown strength and
cleverness. 1t Is not belle we'd that he can de-
feat Bothner. Regarding Swansens def.
Bothner said yesterday TO q reporter of
TIE Sun:
Swanson Is one OF my pupils and taught
him most all he knows a bout the game Still,
he has q perfect right to challenge me-
will meet swanson. but the match must be
for big side bet. say $500. because without
this inducement on the outside CHI would
not be worth the willie swanson Is not known,
and II We play for the gate alone. there would
not be much money In 1t for me. II Swanson
can secure tlis sum. why there won't be any
trouble In US coming togetler.'
The proposed match between Prof NJ j.
Dryer OF New Haven and Gus Schoenlem,
better known as Americus. has been clin ched
The pair have signed articles to meet In
handicap match at Baltimore on Jan. O.
Dryer will undertake to /. row "Americus"
twice In one hour at cStch-a scat eli can styl,
or forfeit the entire gate receipts. II ose
who lave seen -Amerlcus" on tie mat lately
say that Dryer will have all he can do to ac-
COmplisn q ".
August Faust. the local Greoo- Roman .e1-
pert, Is after matches with any heavyweight
In the olsiI"ss and las auti orizfd u man
aser, } /. so mitt. to arrange bouts for i'm
Sc. mitt says: During TIE past few mon, 5
and In my opinion In snotier year lie viii BE-
tie champion. He Is young strong and
vigorous: and has all tue attributes W ich go
Is Ottoman. but lie knows a 4 | g or
two auout Cztch-as-catch-cin At Greco
Roman Faust will meet Piening and at catci-
three times In one our, II any OF these men
want to do business they can cover my 500
wlch ! deposited the other day at down
Local devotees OF wrestling can soon en-
poet to rec i've visit from All .Nouralal
li Ss ssen Of Turkey: pFofes.ionslly krowp as
"a sE es Eek was h sss eo oS
and gigantic height made all Of lie tie local
wrestlers afraid OF him and lie found trouble
IN occurring a contest Tom Jenkins h9ally
."u tUc VH"THN 10 30 dgt iHst I'm ana W :
lab sailed for Turkey This Is Nouralah's A. II
appearance In England aud lie Is meeting
all corners at the Englisn music hs lis. H.
ohere ei25 to any man whom ..e cannot throw
In fifteen minutes and Offers to wager Ja ok
Carkeek St.Opo that he can down tie latter
twenty times In one hour. Nourslah's frst
opponent In London was Charles lie Meurier
Of France. The Turk simply toyed Wit
ut.s and 81 seconds threw I'm heavily.
Jim Parr OF England u hot after a match
with Dan Mcleod. whom he resl lily Il inks -
cen feat Mcleod II not nearly 40 heavy as
jenkins. md for this rea son alone Parr belle,
d, can come PR tty near IL row ing Mel cod
and winning the oatch-a sea tch-can title
Parr has been boo. ting mat CHI for himself
and Mcleod with tie result that a well-known
BurIs 70 promoter Is wiling 70 Rang 10 purse
lirs. 1t is contended. did not draw very much
IL the bout Ia d, cided at Buffalo very large
crowd will be on land to witness tie struggle.
Harvey Parker "a s u at there Is no truth
In the report that he was to ha We wrestled at
Fall River, Mass, the other night. II was
understood that Kid Grove was to have . u
Pr - cnponent. but Harvey In q letter
to THE Sun writes that. he. never Rad any
Nick Elliott says he IL wa ting to hear from
Frank Herrick whom lie c. aliens red recently
Elliott declares that II Herrick wishes mat Oh
he Will be ready at any time to sign RI lcles
In the meantime Elliott Is oren to wrestle
any other heavyweight OF note. at which
Atch-as-catch-can rules must prevail.
Young Atherton OF q II city. lad weigh
ing us rounds, 2f"rs to meet any one at the