The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-03
WRESTLING.
August Fsss&s Of5es 70 HJsimar Luntin
--Gm Nuhtin's Dfstlnetjeu,

August Faust who was defeated By HJnlmsr
ldindin' OF Sweden the other night. wants
TO meet his condueror again. Faust thinks
no deserves another chance against IaIndtn
In view Of the fact that no was badly hands,
capped In the contest.
~ " bad policy TO belIttle any man who
has been successful over YOU" said Faust
last night. but In Justice to myself want To
make known something which the public does
not know. 1 went on against Lundin with
a Dad foot l was In much pain during the
entire match. and that y the reason why I
went to the bottom. Now. In the condition
i was In i.'lndm should have thrown me
inside OF half an hour But then no only
threw Inc on fuke after we had gone nearly
two hours. could have avoided the fall by
bridging. but could not stand ON my legs
TO show how much think of Lundin
as a wrestler I will agree to meet him again
at any time he suggests and will undertake
to throw him twice In one hour, Grnoo-Roman
style. with the hammer lock allowed. I
will bet $3.50 on the side und let the winner
take the entire receipts"
Faust is row matched to meet Tom
Sharkey at Suffers Harlem River Park. on
next Wednesday night
Jack Carkeek. tho American who has made
his home in England for some time, visited
Lancashire, England. recently. Carkeek suys
there are more clever wresters to he found
in that part Of En- gland than any other place
in the world. Most OF the wrestlers nro
miners. said Carkeek. and they are strong,
vigorous fellows. They take to the game
like duck to water. But the strange
weigh over i6s pounds. There are few heavy
y WeiShhtS Ths big men GO in for athetiss and
| WIN bring some Of the best men with me.
l feel confident that they will make hit in
'ius Rubin has the distin cton of being the
first pugilist to agree to meet rival on the
mat TO . finish. Most Of the fighters who
nave nj taken up Wrestling insist on meeting
number Of times IN u specified, period,
wrestler says Rnhiin Il Used to meet k any
of the heavyweights, that cared to go on.
and vas n, suec ssstul There is no reason
the biz swede. whom AM, to meet In Brooklyn
viii d down HIM e Il WIN viii III meet a ei sas
Jenkins or or Mosod fer IS much as they will
purse for nis match between tive n? August M S Faust
and any other man who cares to go against
ban Mcleod flushed by his victory over
to meet Tom Jenkins ogain. II II not likely,
nissd frends Of Mshsod be si pe Je rrf
can defeat Mcleod Mt any time. Jenkins's
sshs ad thy say i
the more skill.
Carl Schmidt the Russian Giant" who has
retarneq TO town. wants TO wrestle any mid
dlewoight in the business. Schmidt is best
at catch-as -catch can style although he viii
arrange u bout ut Graceo-R Roman II II comes
to r pinch
That a man must be weIl-known md in the
FIRST rank to make money a. wrestler wnss
aha hd f ns Rn o ss Mpos
to have met to a lnish at the New Polo A. {.
Although the bout had been advertised a
handful Of sports. turned out to see it. As
there was, only 80 in the house the bout was
promptly called OF.
Reader New York.. In catch oh
can style all holds on any part Of the body
count. while mt Graeco-Roman only holds
above the waist are. allowed. .. A half Nell
son and hammer lock are considered the best
holdr. although skilled wrestler can counter
them. ,
Joe Grant. the champion weterweight OF
the south. wants To meet Alexander Swan
sen. who defeated Eberhard Hahn. the other
night Grant has the necessary backing.