The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-04
" RESTING.
PirninE Fails 10 Throw BOthner-TOm
Jenkins Posts . Forfeit for q Match.

John Pi.ning was unable to throw George
Ro,hner NJ Miners Bowery Theatre last SAT-
urday night. Bothner aud Piening met IN a
bout limited to ten minutes At catCh-as-C1tch-
can style, and at the expiration OF the limit
the lightweight champion was still VI and
doing. Picung was considerably handi-
capped by ia" rules, rs his best forte is said
to he straight Gr~co-Roman. At the matinee
sam Schult2 went agaIns' plening who allowed
his opponent To do most Of the roughing for
Ave minutes Then he So, to work, and with
hammer lock threw his man The time
was : minutes and - seconds
Tom Jenkins j. hot on IN" trail OF men who
are in his class on saturday he posted
81 900 to meet any man IN the business mt
catch-as-catch-can style for $500 a side
and the best purse obtainahle. Us regards
Piening JcnkiH. says that he will consent
to arrange n match with the Butcher Boy"
NJ mixed style best two in three falls to
count
The den of Picning. who a few weeks AGO
declared his willingness to throw George
Rothnar Ave times in one hour. has been aC-
cepted by IN" latter. on saturday night
Billy Elmer. on behalf of Bothncr, posted
sioo and johnny Dunn for Picning covered
the money. Tn" match IL To he under Catch-
as-cat ch-cau' conditions, and will be decided
in this city within thr"" weeks and will he
Dan Mel cod, the Buffalo wrestler intends
10 make his home permanently IN tins city
Mcl."od'- on" dc-it' IL TO lnduc" John Piening
Jim PAR, the English wrestler, has taken
up boxing As an cN"rcS" in framing. Parr
says he Is no movie" At n.tiGufs. having won
I'D Nh'rton Of Belfast y Y, who is we'll
known M III" stat" as catch-as-catch-C can
wrestler. has been matched to meet Max
" ley Of Rochester IN finish contest. best two
| In three falls
The prowcss of Gcorg" Hackonschmidt
has a. MnH nylfi md 0 lt,.t
| the Russian finds IT difficult TO secure OPP
poncnts. When liackenschmidt went to
OF sioo 10 any one n, failed 10 throw in ifteen
minutes. with $40 additional for every minute
| his rival stayed with him after the expiration
| Of tho original time limit Although hun
| dreds of ambitious asIirnnts have faced him
none of them has been able TO earn the money
| Hnckrns"hmidt after a trip through France
crease his OFFER 10 $3.50 to any one he fails 70
/ suhdu"in II certain time when he comes here
! Montreal has been mntch"d TO meet Jim
! parr. The struggle viii hc To finish nyins
| falls to count nt ,catch-ais -catch-cnn style
| Reader. New York He stays a, tho Gilsey
| House when in town and letter addressed
| there viii reach him. He was born in Scot
! land. although he has spent most of his tim.
PAfrnSoN. Nov John pioning the
Gre % Roman cham pion. and Neil Olsen
tonight IN n bout limited 70 fifteen minutes
| The men wrc~tled AZ GrRco- Roman -tvls
| and Picninr agreed 10 throw hi opponent
| within the time limit or forfeit $50 After
wrestling for five minutes Piening caught
| hi~ man around the waist and throw him
second and had Pcnne guessing In"
champion went after ms man in hurrica no
| mnnIsr ~ the ten minutes and quickly 80
| without much trouble. Pienin, thcn took
thng,s easy for Q little while and finally -.
cured cured double Nelson and brought, Olsen's
shoulders down on the mat The time wns
~ minutes and ~ seconds