The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-24
WRESTLING GOSSIP.
Jack Munroe Defeats Leo PardelIo-Hassan
Murad Shows Uls Form.

Jack Sunroe had another chance 20 show
what be knows about wrestling last
Friday night when he met Leo pardello
the Italian champion. In n handicap match
at Coney Island Pardelo had contracted
70 throw Munroe twice In one hour Mt catch
as-catch-can style. but failed to do 40 and
Munroe was declared the winner Ar the
start Munroe decided to act on the defensive
Pardello tried every rlse he knew. even
resorting 10 rough house" tactics Al the
seventeenth minute. Munroe. urged by the
crowd. became the aggressor He threw
Pardello about the mat. but could not hold
him down long enough TO get fall Par
delo finally caught Munroe for halt-Nelson
The latter could not get away and was thrown
The time was 80 minutes There was a brief
rest and Munroe toed the scratch much
refreshed. Pardelo labored hard TO secure
another fall before time was up but was I'M
successful
match to deci de the title Of middle
weight champion Of England at catch-as-
catch-can style has been arranged The
contestants will be- Jim Meor Of Stalv-
bridge and W. Marlby Of Aspull They are
10 have II out. best two in three falls tho
first week in September
Antonio Pirrr who discovered Yousouf
the Turk, and brought him to Americn. has
another wrestler in Hassan Murad. an Arabian
Peril took Murad to England several months
ago and tried his utmost 10 get a match for
him with any OF the heavyweights How
ever. all IN" grapperS ignored Murud. with
u" exception Of Munro" Ghyan of Scotland
The contest was decided ht ulnsgow he other
night, II did not take lon for Murad TO show
HIS superiority. lie is very strong and
clever and had no trouble in buf"ting his
rival about and finally winning the match
Tho Arabian took two straight fails, the fr.t
IN five minutes and III" second IN ten minutes
Gavan said after tn" match that he .prniurd
his ankle and this accounted for his poor
George Bothner will renew his training
next week for an active fall and winter cam
paign. BOTHER intends to dOa lot Of wrestling
within the next six months and make as much
money as he can. because he II thinking
seriously of retiring from the game for good
intend TO visit several of the large cities where
wrestling ia popular and engnEe in matChc.
| had plenty Of opportunities to do so last
prevented me, ! have already. Completed
arrangements for matches with Harvey
Parker and Max Wiley Ny contest with
Parker WI take place in o, Madison square
TO my weight again, II Is the ambition Of
my life to defeat Parker and think / viii
do the trick the next time"
Billy kOaChe has gone to Seattle in the in
terests OF Charley Sieger. the Jersey CITY
lightweight. who is 20 meet "Rufe" Turner
there this month, While in Seattle Roachc
Harm gton and Tom Jenkins, cat ch-as-catCh-
can style Harrington halls. from Butte
Non ana has A. tRc reputaton of being III" best
Articles Of agreement, wer" signed on Sat
urday for match tor the lightweight cham
pionship Of the world between George Bothncr
are e meet in Convention Haii, Sar ar osTn
next Tuesday night. The style will be cater.
ms; catch can and TWO best falls out of three
referee