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football: stupid one usually declares
that she understands it after one lesson.
Il fear that | shall never fully under
stand it," said the dcbutante. smiling.
MY only aim is to be a pupil who is in
tclligent enough to be interesting
Il wonder why men expect so little in
tellsgencc in things theoretical apd so
much in things practical from their
wives" mused the widow. MY husband
used to like to hare me wonder if they
had live bears-in the wheat pit, while he
expected me ots administer the household
finances with, tha wisdom of the Secretary
CT the Treasury
"Oh, my hps5and is just the same.
dear sighed the young married woman.
He expects ume to believe that it takes
him three hsursto get from his Office to
the hnuse when he-cr has been working
late, and then srolds if l fail to reach the
cfTice from the. house in half an hour
when want riEiit to go with me to select
a fur coat.'hIiF s,-
still. there. are cmpensations. said
the widow, brfsklg3S',a man is so much
tGsleT TO 1CGnHse' WhtE he tntnKS himself
great dealtieverer than you are"
Well, 1 kncR Gne thing" sighed the
debutante; st f5 mighty hard that a girl
has weIl-indTce man to think that
he wants to marry her before she has had
any practical experience in managing a
nan"
20, pshaw," cried the young married
woman. there is always her own father:
after she has caicled him into buying her
few things which she wants without
needing, She
'Eumph, you forget that her father has
been married coed many years. dear.
Well. | must go home now and forget all
that Jack taught NC yesterday. Poor fell
low, how he did enjoy our talk, Not that
that is surprising after having -er-seen a
good deal of Daisy of late"
IL should think not" said the widow.
81 hate to say anything really unkind
about a girl who needs her friends as
much as Daisy Brownsmith does; but
really she looks like the kind OF a girl
who was capable CT talking about herself
to college mani,
'Oh. well. perhaps not quite that bad. -
said the debutantc. gently: but then, the
poor dear girl has so few chances OF talk
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orally today. At that time, as now, fall
ing on the face did not constitute fall
If a man was thrown three times from
a standing position it constituted fall
The old Greek rules forbade striking
and kicking. but allowed breaking Of
fingers. choking, and other delightful lit
tie pIeasantries, which if practiced today
would land man in the penitentiary.
Turkish Methods.
Even now in Turkey. wrestling is the
national sport and the Sultan, himself
something Of wrestler, is the greatest
patron of the game. There. the contest
ants wrestle upon polished tile floors
without mat or other substitute to break
the severity Of fall, and arms, legs and
sometime necks are broken. When the
claimants for the championship and the
special favor Of the Sultan wrestle, the
contest on the tile is SO fierce that some
times the only man left alive is the win
ner. for aside from the hard floor to work
on, full Nelson" and "strangfe holds"
mand. something must give way when the
contest is becoming too close and it's Cen
orally broken neck or a strangIe to
death. II is the rule in the Sultan's court
that IL one of his wrestlers leaves his
land and comes here or elsewhere and
loses single bout his return to his home
is followed inevitably by the loss CT his
head. Think of it, They are generally
big fellows and they will wrestle only
under their rules when they come here
and they invariably win. They have got
to win If they want to go home. One of
the hest we have seen from the Sultan's
land was Yousouf who went down with
the ill-fated Burgogne off the banks of
Newfoundland Around his waist were
hundreds Of pounds of gold coin, the
profits of his work here. Kara Ossman
was another Turk who was clever
wrestler, not SO big as the others. but
quicker in his work. Nouroulah, the big
gest and most brutal of all, weighing 3e0
pounds. was about the last one of note
to come over The Worlds Fair, held at
Chicago, brought a number of wrestIers
here from all foreign lands and many Of
them found that we knew SO much of tie
game that they dropped it and took up
other occupations.
Wrestling became popular in oIden
times in the British Isles, and St. James
day was wrestling day" in London
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Yes. isn't it? / doubt If her own
mother thinks her clever. but / have
somehow given Daisy the idea that | am
in Washington
'Ah, well. accidents will happen in the
best regulated Friendships" smiled the
widow. Come. Jack is at least two inches
shorter than I. so you know you are safe
where am concerned. Tell us all about
it; do."
with pleasure. You see. | went over
to my sisters the other day and while l
ing with: You will be greatly surprised
to know that l am here"
Yes, but what good"
"Oh that was perfectly simple. / gave
the note to my -brother-in-law to mail;
he was on his way to catch the train for
Washington and | knew he'd never mai! it
until he reached the.e. i had er forgot
ten to put any address at the head of my
letter. SO the postmark would naturally
induce her to think that was in the Cap
ital City. She left for Chicago day or
two later"
Leaving Jack unguarded Well IL does
seem as II nature was actually wasteful
to give naturally curly hair to a girl with
as many brains as you have!'' cried the
widow admiringly.
Goodness. no. IL those curls did not
give me delightfully."- frivolous air. I'd
have had to take to misspeling words OF
one syllable when writing notes, or to
encouraging coat of tan in the summer
which would cost half of my winters al
lowance TO get rid of. in order to"
Convince the men that you would
make the kind of wife who could be de-
ceived twice by the same excuse? M'hm.'
"Weil-er-something of the kind Yes,
Jack came to call yesterday and he is
coming tomorrow to explain the science
of football. The only drawback to my
enjoyment is the fact that | cant write
to dear Daisy and tell her what a good
time l am having"
And Jack is unlikely to mention the
fact in his letter" said the young mar
ried woman drfly. at takes a long time
to make clever girl really understand
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Parker's style of work is SO clean and
little difficulty in gaining falls from all
comers. and he is undoubtedly one of the
best of American wrestlers.
He Is now thirty nine years Of age and
has been a professional wrestler since
he was fifteen and his very first match
was for one dollar. While playing with
another boy In country store one Of
them broke crock and in order to settle
who was to pay for it, 1t was agreed
that they should wrestle and. purse Of
one dollar being made up amcng the by
ISLANDERS, it was agreed that the winner
of the money should pay for the broken
crock. Parker won and he paid for the
earthenware and 50 cents was the net
winning of his first wrestling match.
During his visit here he twice met Joe
Grant, a clever local athlete. and twice
the local boy stayed the limit OF fifteen
minutes. which was one Of the conditions
Of the contests. So clever in every way
was Grant, that Parker promptly ac-
kEowledged him to be one of the best
for his weight he had ever met and he
took pleasure in coaching him in some
Of the lines in which he lacked proficiency.
Grant, the Local Favorite.
Joe Grant is twenty years of age,
and is one of the most beautifully formed
specimens of man in this city. His back
and chest and arm muscular develop
ment is marvellous, but not abnormally
hard and stiff as is the case with so many
specially developed persons. He weighs
stripped about 14s pounds and stands
about five feet eight in his socks.
Four years ago he was very slender and
reedy and his family feared he would
go into decline. He determined to build
himself UP and grow strong and today
he is a living example of what ill-power
and determination will do when man is
really in earnest At that time he be-
came member of the Washington Ath-
letic Club and under the skillful coach
ing and training land his own dogged per-
sistence) of Bob Akers. who is a very
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Interest in Wrestling Recently RevNedn Wash
ingtoR--PaTkers Visit an Event That At
traeted Wide Attention in Sporting Circles.
Joe Grant the Young Hercules Who Met
the Famous Professional and Held His Own
The Several Holds Adopted by the Giants

The Nelson hold is generally takes
when on all fours. and In order to pre-
vent such hold being taken, keep an
cool as possible. hug yourself as closely
as you can by bringing your arm close to
your body to prevent the opponent from
! inserting his hand and arm between them,
and with your other hand press hard his
hand and arm with which he endeavor1
! to secure q Nelson"
@Further" Arm Hold.
To secure the ''fu-ther" arm hold, you
feint as IL going for half-N Nelson, and
when the opponent throws his arm up to
protect himself against the Nelson, you
lock his further" arm with both hands.
at the same time pulling him toward
you and throwing your body directly
against him and roll him over.
In order to stop or bar this hold. you
extend your further" arm on the mat
near arm as close to your side as you
can. and the opponent is helpless to Sc
cure the much-desired hold.
Well-Known Wrestlers.
In the list Of the best wrestIers this
country has produced is found the name
Of Mcleod. now the heavyweight cham
pion, Greco Roman style. who last week
defeated Whitmore, of Cincinnati. former
champion. Mcleod is quick and his style
is clean. like that of Parker. Tom Jen-
kins is the heavyweight eatch-as-catch-
can champion of America. who beat Parr.
champion of England, last month in Buf-
faIo in so minutes and 2s seconds.
Roeber is OF the old school; he
was for about ten years champion
heavyweight Of America. he having been
given the honors by William Muldoon
when the latter retired from. the business.
Charles Leonhart, Lis pupil, was very
clever. but never had great ambition.
John Pinney. the Butcher Boy" is
meeting 'comers.' in and around New
York; Leo Pardella, champion of Italy:
is seldom heard of, and has lost several
times to Parr.
Lewis, the "Strangler."
Evans Lewis was known as the worlds
best stranger" he was fierce wrestler
and expected and showed no mercy; hs
was put out of the business by Yousouf,
and at his own best hold, the strange"
Tom Jenkins. Mcleod, Harvey Parker,
Pining, George Bothmer. instructor
Pastime Athletic Club, are leading
wrestlers now before the public. and the
admired of all aspirants for wrestling
honors.
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knee, shoulder. or side he must begin
again. In other respects as to what con-
stitutes fall Is the same as ours.
The German is a struggle on the
ground. TIE wrestlers can catch hold at
the legs or anywhere below the waist, but
the fall is -the-s same as ours.
The Graeco-Roman is no much in favor
anywhere. The most popular style is the
catch as catch-can. In this all brutal
tactics are barred and yet there is al
ways more or less savage work done that
is unsportsmanlike. The competitor may
twist a head or a foot to the extremes OF
safety but the sufferer may find relief
always bysaiiewing a fall, and fall is
lost whens ssoth shoulders touch the floor
fer an apprecisble length of time, and
this Is known asa epin" fall. flying
fall is when the shoulders touch the mat
momentarily, as when one is squlrming
out of tight place.
Beneficial as Exercise.
AS an exercise, wrestling is one of the
best among the many sorts of sport. 1t
brings into play every muscle in the body
and develops the most of them, particu-
larly those of the back. shoulders, chest
and arms. and indulge1 in moderately is
very healthfuI.
1t is increasing in popularity every day
and young men who formerly were afraid
of II because it looked so hard and brutal,
now are delighted with it as health
giving exercise.
Interest Is frequently revived by the
visit of some wsIl-known wrestler travel
ing with show. as was the case last
month when Tom Jenkins. champion
heavyweight, appeared here, and last
week. when Harvey Parker. the little de
mon wrestler" welterwight champion.
spent week at Kernan's Theatre and met
all-comers. big and little. and rolled
them on the mat twice day for week.
The result OF his VISIT was capacity busi-
ness all the week, and a decided revival
of local interest, for already matches are
being made in local gymnasiums for inter
club championships.
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clever wrestler and all-round athlete,
Grant took up the work and his present
splendid form and condition is the living
testimony of what wrestling will do for
man. Grant has met and defeated all
the best men here and in his vicinity
and is thinking seriously of taking up
the sport as a regular profession and he
would undoubtedly become a winner.
which is the belief of his latest and
strongest friend. Parker.
Grant, whose cut with that of Parker,
is given herewith, devotes much Of his
time to posing before the life classes at
the Corcoran Art Gallery and for the 10
cal artists He Is such Splendid model
and has gained so great reputation as
poseur that almost all his time is
taken in this line of work. He keeps
himself in good condition for both classes
OF work by taking regular and consistent
exercise.
Posed for The Times.
Grant and Parker volunteered to pose
for the writer on Manager Kernans
stage, illustrating some Of the best-known
''holds," and those given herein are the
principal ones. really the ones which
form the foundation for all the intricate
and endless combinations which one sees
in the course Of contest on the mat
The first is known as the "closing-in"
hold and is the preliminary movement to
getting down to the mat for the real con-
test. 1t is sometimes called the ''ref-
eree's" hold, and is given by him when
able time. Each man has his left arm
over his opponents shoulder and the right
under his arm.
Hammerlock and Half Nelson.
First secure hammerlock by reaching
your opponents arm and grasping the
wrist and pushing the arm up his back.
and then secure the half-Nelson by reach
ing over your opponents back under his
opposite arm and then to the back Of the
neck, and then roll him over There is
sometimes danger of breaking a mans
arm in the hammerlock
The Bridge.
The bridge" is one of the most impor-
tant movements in wrestling 1t is used
to protect oneself from a fall after
squirming out of crotch" holds. body"
holds. or any holds which would force
man to his head. 1t is quite spectacular.
and unless done properly leads to sure de-
feat. iuT r. then naturally falls with his
back to the mat.
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The gradual development of the sport
from brutal exhibition of strength and
endurance of the ancients to the present
day wrestlers with whom skill and quick
ness Of thought and judgment are as
much as strength and Drawn, are re-
quisites for cleverness either as a profess
sion or merely for the exercise and benefit
derived Is interesting.
One of the early English styles bore
the combined name of Cumberland and
Westmoreland. The rules required the
contestants to stand chest to chest. each
placing his chin on his opponents right
shoulder, grasping him around the body.
each placing his left hand above the right
Of his antagonist II either party broke
his hold. though not on the ground, the
one SO letting go was the loser. II either
touch the ground with any part Of the
body except the feet he was deemed the
loser
Another famous style was that OF the
Cornish and Deyonshire men. among
whom the greatest rivalry existed. Here
kicking was allowed and heavy-soled
shoes, sometimes with their steel plates
inserted in the leather, were SO worn that
the injuries were often quite serious.
The French and German.
1t was difficult to Judge this style of
wrestling, and it was brought into dis
favor. 1t required that both hips aad one
shoulder, or both shoulders and one hip,
OK sometimes both shoulders and both
hips should touch the ground at once. In
England today the full Nelson and stran-
gle holds are strictly prohibited.
The Scotch is very much like the Lam
cashire style, which allows catching by
the legs, wrestling on the ground, but bars
striking and scratching. fall is con-
stituted by both shoulders touching the
floor.
In the French style, wrestlers are al
lowed to take hold from the head to the
waist; tripping is barred. Contestants
are not allowed to strike, scratch or to
clasp hands. but they may grasp their
own wrists OF other portions of their
bodies. II one of the men falls ON his
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THE LAST TR|CK--Bv ELISA ARMSTRONG BENGOUGH

think he does" said the widow. briskly
And even that is unnecessary the second
time. He is sufficiently fattered at being
chosen. BY the way, have you seen Jack
recently?"
Rather. He called yesterday on his
way back from the railway station whith-
er he had been escorting Daisy Brown
smith. She has gone to Chicago for a
couple of weeks"
''W-what." gasDed the young married
woman. We'll. / never expected Daisy
to be clever, but when ii comes TO leaving
Jack unprotected just WIENER just when
he has been taught that she is not the
only girl he knows, is
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said the young married woman what
is that, Sarah? Yes, Miss WouIdby is
here. Two kilograms for you. dear. Your
mother sent them over No bad news. I
hope"
All, no." smiled the debutante. "proba-
bly, both are from Jack. The poor fellow
seems to think of nothing but me nova
daysi Why. what is this? DO hope you
had lovely time in Washington, signed
Daisy. Well. upon my word. /"
You haven't read the other one yet"
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ing to college men that she might be ex-
cused for losing her head when she does
get chancei'
''At any rate. she will get but few more
chances to talk to Jack" observed the
young married woman.
''Oh. don't know. she seems to enjoy
his society so much that | mean to take
him to call upon her quite frequently
after-that is if we should ever happen
to become engaged"
How sweet and generous Of you, DEAR
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said the widow. ="
True. Mercy on us. IT is from Jack
and"
He wants to come up this evening in
stead of tomorrow" queried the young
married woman. We'll, telegraph at once
for him to come. for Daisy Brownsmith
will not
He does not" cried the debutante
'.It says: .Awfully sorry not to keep ap-
pointment for tomorrow. Suddenly called
to Chicago on business"
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Copyrighted, 1902, by W. Bengough.)
[lIT REQUIRES wisdom to appear sim
pie" sighed the debutante.

Il
i II. does replied the young mar
ried woman. mo girl is clever
enough TO act the part Of debutante un-
Gil she is too old to look it,"
But then, she can always marry"
smiled the widow. "Matrimony is a sort
Of feminine clearing house. which
True" replied the debutante, sadly,
"but then. the first time you pass through
1t, the masculine party TO the contract
must do the choosing, whereas"
Nothing of the kind-he must only
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Two Ancient Styles.

There were two distinct types of wrest-
ling among the ancients. One. where the
contestants stood and struggled for
fall, and the other in which the compe-
tition still went on after reaching the
ground until a certain part of the body
touched the ground. The combination OF
the two is the one which prevails gen.
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Y
\A/ in which each Of the two con-
testants endeayors to throw
his opponent to the ground,
or, more scientifically speaking, make
his shoulders touch the mat or ground.
1t is one of the Oldest as well as the
most universally used of all athletic ex-
ercises. Its real origin is not known, for
among the earliest Jewish records refer
ence is made to wrestling, and sculpture
takes us back still further into the an
tiquity of this sport
The Japanese were among the earliest
expcnents of the art of wrestling the
world has known, and many of the pres
ent-day methods we're used by them
They originated, 50 far as can be learned,
the catch-as-catch-can wrestling and an
tc-dated the Greeks in the sport, and we
are told that they were true sportsmen,
their work being clean, and that they
did not stoop to many of the brutal and
unsportsmanlike tricks and methods many
or 10 gain applause.
Very few Japanese wrestlers have Wis
ited these shores and little is known Of
their champions, and IL would seem that
the time is ripe for a visit, now that
there is such a revival o: interest in the
sport and with the public surfeited with
:he Terrible Turks and their imitators.
Among the Greeks. wrestler was ac-
corded special privileges and the victor
in tourney was feted and in some in
stances his statue was placed in one OF
the temples. Most famous among the
early wrestlers was Milo. of Croton, six
times winner at the Olympic games.
Ajax and Ulysses are described in Ho-
mer's "iliad" as among the best OF their
time. Pausanias, We are taught, gives
Theseus credit for making the first rules
Of wrestling. During this period wrest-
lers were naked. with the exception of
loincloth. The smearing of the body with
oil and dust prevailed and they were also
sprinkled with perfume, for obvious rea-
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The Origin Of the Art Of Wrestling Lost in the
Haze Of Acknowledgements Among the
Earliest E>poneRts Of the Fascinating Sport
Two Distinct Types Among the Aneients.
Turkey Devoted to WTesting---The English,
French and German Styles
BY OSCAR P. SCHMIDT.

w TREsTL1NG is an athletic sport
\N/ in which each Of the two con-
testants endeayors to throw
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