The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-28
WRESTLING.
Purse OF 81 500 offered for Jenkins and
Nc1nerney

The manager OF Tom Jenkins j. in receipt
OF an OFFER OF 81, 800 from the Olympic 4. {
OF Buffalo for q contest between the cham
pion and Tom McInerney OF Ireland The
club wishes to hold the affar on Dee 10
Jenkins saws he will wrestle McInerney,
but wants the purse increased TO $500 Al
Hereford il also after Jenkins'- services and
is ready TO give n liberal purse il Jenkins
will 60 to Baltimore and meet both Charley
Grant Of Washingt OF and George Burlin game
OF Baltimore II the match il clnched. Jen-
kns will essay to throw the pair three times
in one hour, first taking on Grant then Bur
lngsme and either OF the two for the third
fall At catch-as-catch-c an style
Eddie Levin and otto Muller. two OF the
best amateur wrestlers in Buffalo ma We
signed articles TO meet in contest for the
i2s-Dound amateur championship of Buffalo
before the Unique 4. G., Buffalo, some time
nett month catch-as-catch-cnn rules will
three falls, Asilver cup will go to the winner
Jim Parr of England j. leaving no stone
un,nrned ~ his tndsn yor TO Secure another
Q forfeit and il willing TO hide by any reason
able conditions med by Jenkn- Parr l.
training every day and has three matches IN
Dan Mcleod in few DAYS
Max Wiley. who Ia now on the Pacific Coast
writes TO a friend III the East regarding the
sport in California Wiley says. Wrestling
is all the rage here lust now and some of he
matches decid have attracted large crowds
There il dearth of heavyweighis and tbs
fact somewhat lessons interest, as the snort :
prefer 10 see the big rlen wrestle There
il talk Of having Jim j, fries meet some one
on the mat
Forfeits Of 600 a side were posted ve.ter-
| day for the match between John Piening and
Tom Jenkins, which il to he held In thi. CITY
| ia January.
The members Of George Bothner's gym
nasium are anxious to have the lightweight
| champion meet some good man in private
| and TO that end efforts are under way 70 So
| cur" a Al opponent Walter Willoughbv of
| Buhn'o has been named. and if cverything
| can - arranged tho bout will be ratified
| Dothner's clever performance against | len
| ing in the face OF such overwhelming odds
has naturally doomed his stock and he is in
| demand by wrestling promoters all over the
| country
| When George Hackenschmid, comes IN
| this country in January no will he looked after
| by Sam FITZPATRICK Sam has been in com
| municstion with the noted Russian and has
| the latter part OF next month Sam is al,
| ready looking for \ suitable opponent for the
| foreigner. " i. likely that he will have a
| lot Of trouble in locating good man. as Hack.
| enschmidt's reputation has preceded him n nd
| the other wrestlers seem to 10 afraid TO taxi
| him on
! Harvey Parker during his tour on the road
| has developed n number NJ wrestlors one
! conspicuously IN the wrestling firmamert
| Parker saws An that will say about him
| now is that he is u wonder and ear throw INV
| light wei ght in the world When come f. ist
| will meet him and show the public how good
| he IL
| John Piening saws that his weight when no
met George Bothncr was much eNaggatatcd
| The Butcher Roy" declares thai he only
tipped the beam AZ q trin' over lai pounds
and that he never weighs more than is
pounds