Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-04
ON THE MAT.
Dan Mcleod Would Like Another
 Chance at Jenkins.

Chance at Jenkins.
 Billy Lee of Yonkers says he will give purse for finish match between August Faust and any other man who cares to go against the German.
 Joe Grant, the champion welter- weight of the south, wants to meet Alexander Swanson, who defeated Eb- erhard Hahn the other night. Grant has the necessary backing.
 Carl Schmidt, the Russian Giant" wants to wrestle any middleweight in the business. Schmidt is best at catch-a h-as-catch-can style, although he will arrange a bout at Graeco-Roman if it comes to pinch.
 That a man must be we'll known and in the first rank to make money as wrestler was proved the other night. Emile Maupas of France and Emile Ruh of Switzerland were to have met to a finish at the New Polo A. c. All though the bout had been advertised a handful of sports turned out to see it, As there was only $6 in the house the bout was promptly called off.
 Dan Mcleod flushed by his victory over Jim Parr of England is out with challenge to meet Tom Jenkins again. It is not likely, however, that the chal- lenge will be recognized. Friends of Mcleod believe that Jenkins can de- feat Mcleod at any time. Jenkins's weight and strength they say, is su- perior to that of Mcleod although Me Leod possesses the more skill.
 Jack Carkeek, the American who has made his home in England for some time, visited Lancashire, England, re- gently. Carkeek says there are more clever wrestlers to be found in that part of England than other place in the world. Most of the wrestlers are miners," said Carkeek, land they are strong. vigorous fellows. They take to the game like duck to water. But the strangest part of it is that most of them do not weigh over 15S pounds. There are few heavyweights. The big men go in for athletics and football When I return to the United States I will bring some of the best men with me- I feel confident that they will make a hit in America"
 Gus Ruhlin has the distinction of being the first pugilist to agree to meet a rival on the mat to a finish. Most of the fighters who have taken up wrest- ling insist on meeting all corners in a handicap match. That is, their op- ponents must throw them a certain number of times in a specified period. Before I became boxer I was a good wrestler" says Ruhlin. 'T used to meet any of the heavyweights that cared to go on, and I was successful. There is no reason why fighter should not become a first class wrestler. It | is great exercise. Gus Sanders, the big Swede, whom am to meet in Brook | 1yn on May 4, is a clever fellow, but I am sure I will down him. If I win I will meet either Jenkins or Mcleod for as much as they will care to bet on the side''
 August Faust, who was defeated by Hjalmar Lundin of Sweden the other night wants to meet his conqueror once more. Faust thinks he deserves another chance against Lundin in view of the fact that he was badly handi- capped in the contest. ''It is bad policy to belittle any man who has been suc- cessful over you," said Faust last night, "but in justice to myself I want l to make known something which the public does not know. I went on against Lundin with a bad foot I was in much pain during the entire match, and that is the reason why I went to the bottom. Now, in the condition I was in Lundin should have thrown me inside half an hour. But then he only threw me on a fuke after we had gone nearly two hours. I could have avoid ed the fall by bridging, but could not stand on my legs. To show how much think of Lundin as a wrestler will agree to meet him again at any time he suggests and will undertake to throw him twice in one hour, Graeco- Roman style, with the hammerlock al- lowed. I will bet $250 on the sidesand let the winner take the entire receipts 9 Faust is now matched to meet Tom Sharkey at Sulzer's Harlem River park on next Wednesday night.