Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-26
The standing in the Greater Water bury league is as follows:
LUNDIN AS A DoDGER.
Not Anxious To Be in the Same Town
 With Harvey Parker.

With Harvey Parker.
 Hialmar Lundin lodged Harvey Parker successfully again Monday night in Worcester. When Harvey was in Worcester recently he put up a forfeit to bind a match with the big fellow, but there was nothing doing, and he drew down his money. Then, after Harvey had left Worcester for Brockton, Lundin had a fresh access of courage and announced his readi- ness to meet Parker in a match in prl- vate.
 Parker, as soon as he heard of Lun- din's wish, immediately wrote from Brockton that a match with Lundin under any conditions was what he was after, and he said he would be at the Worcester Telegram office at o'clock Monday night to meet Lundin or his manager and arrange conditions for a match under any fair method the Lun- din party wished. Parker was on hand ready to post a forfeit or the en- tire stake for q bout in private, or ill fact, any old way. Lundin failed to appear or send an explanation for not doing so. Parker waited until nearly s o'clock, and then gave up hope of q meeting, deciding that Lundin did not care to meet him under any conditions. Parker still wishes to arrange . catch as catch can bout with Lundin under any conditions the latter may elect.
 Parker said that he is willing to name q heavyweight wrestler, not Tom Jenkins, to throw Hjalmar Lun- din five times in one hour of actual wrestling, and that he. would cover any amount of forfeit money posted at the Telegram office by the latter's representative. Parker did not care to name his man, but said lie would as soon as Lundin requested or posted q forfeit for a match
 Mort Henderson, the Rochester mid dleweight, is another wrestler who would like to try his prowess against Bull Dog" Clayton, the English catch as catch can champion, who is now in this country.
 George Bothner has received a com munication from Fred Blackburn, the English sporting promoter, advising him to go to London and meet Joe Carroll there in a limited bout, catch as catch can style. Bothner has in formed Blackburn that he cannot go just now, as he is figuring on two matches, one with Harvey Parker. He says he will go to England in August, provided that is satisfactory to Black burn.
 Jim Parr, the English Erestler, whose debut in this country was a de- feat at the hands of Tom Jenkins. 1oc 1srf1 +< .1 in glowing terms of his treatment in this country. He said: .sAmerica certainly possesses a lot of first rate wrestlers. Tom Jenkins, who defeat ed me, is clever, strong and persist ent man and would prove hard nut for any English wrestler to crack Tn point of defence Englishmen excel the Americans, but when it comes to downright strength and endurance the Yankees are there"
 According to a letter received in this country from Sam Fitzpatrick, q wrestler purporting to be Tom Jen- kins arrived recently in England and forthwith issued a challenge to meet any heavyweight in the world. A chance was given the man to show what he could do in a private bout with Tom Cannon. Cannon, who has heard of Jenkins, took the supposed American champion into camp so cas- fly he was surprised. After investi- gation it was found out that the fel- lows right name was Henderson and that he did not know the first rudi- ments of the game. Cannon, after featuring Henderson, advised him to | quit London which the alleged wrast Ter promptly did.
 | George V. Tuohey. manager of Charley Wittmer of Cincinnati, sends the following from Cleveland: q have been here for the past ten days trying to induce either Jenkins or Dan Mcleod to meet Charley Wittmer at straight Graeco-Roman, but neither of them care to take a chance with the big Cincinnati man. see that Pien- ing, the Butcher Boy" is looking for matches. If he is he can be accom- modated in a hurry Hackenschmidt, who defeated Fleming in Germany, is now in England and claims the cham pionship of the world. Wittmer will meet him either in England or in this country at Graeco-Roman style for the worlds championship. Wittmer ! is now on his farm near Cincinnati, resting after a hard springs work, but lis ready to resume training if any of | the ambitious wrestlers care to take ls chance with him.n