Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-28
WITH THE WREsTLERs.
Tom Jenkins Makes Mark of Frank
 Gotch.

Tom Jenkins Makes a Mark of Frank Gotch.
 Tn Cleveland, Ohio. Thursday night, in one of the fiercest matches ever seen, and after the fastest and hardest kind of work for hour and 30 min utes, Jenkins gained the first fall over Gotch. Both men had been on their feet for 1 hour and 15 minutes before they got down to wrestling. There was considerable roughing 1t right at the start, with Jenkins rushing. After 20 minutes Gotch took the offensive, and he remained so for 30 minutes, but was unable to do anything. Jenkins then became the aggressor. The crowd went wild. missing Gotch. The latter seemed to be afraid of Jenkins, and was extremely wary, refusing time and time again to attempt for a hold. Jenkins was trying to wrestle, but Gotch persistently avoided It The bout was more of a prize fight than q wrestling match. At the end of i hour and 15 minutes, after series of fierce rlIshes and roughing, Jenkins cried out: "Be man and wrestle." The second fall was won by Jenkins l,in 13 minutes with a half-Nelson and Earm hold. The men went right to wrestling Gotch showed great fa- tigue.
 Jim parr and Dan Mcleod met Tues day in Buffalo and there was no blood lshed, though there was plenty of glow lering. Manager Harry Brown got the men together, and before he got through had matched both of them. Mcleod will wrestle Jenkins and then Itake on Parr. The Englishman finally agreed to this, though he is bitterly dis appointed because he and Mcleod could not meet before. II beat Jen- kins and you didn't" said Mcleod,
 "and I promised him another go, and I think he is entitled to it.'' The arr rangement with Jenkins was accom- lpltshed by long distance telephone, with Harry Pollok at the Cleveland end of the wire and Harry Brown at the Buff falo end. An agreement was practi- cally reached, and 1t Is expected arr ticles will be in Browns hands in d
 day or two. It is more than likely that the two matches will be pulled off in Buffalo, the first one on March 30,
 and the next one about three weeks later.
 l Brockton, Feb 2S.-The wrestling
 match between John !. Little of this city end Peter Ramon of Fall River in Fall River Thursday night ended in
 a row. Little got the decision. He now
 challenges Bannon to meet him in an
 even-up go for $100 side, in public
 or in private, in this city
 Bannon started in on the defensive,
 and Little claims that Bannon struck
 him in the eye when they clinched
 At the end of G1A minutes Bannon
 pushed Little off the mat and to the
 front of the stage, following the latter up before he could recover himself.
 As Bannon approached with head low
 cred to continue the wrestling Littae,
 it is claimed, s.s.slck him a hard blow
 in the face. Little then turned away, lbut as he did so. fell. and Bannon, re- 1 covering from the blow he had re- Icefved, sprang at his opponent and |cou1d be separated. That ended the
 wrestling, the decision going to Little. l Both wrestlers were by this time at lSsSI Hc2kL- lucy ulsTeEhTuSu CHe TeT-
 cree and everything else, and when
 Bannon Jumped in on Little, the latter
 met him, and there was a good old
 hammer and tongs battle that lasted Jtill Little, after getting in two drives
 on Bannon, got tangled up in the foot
 lights and went into them with crash after Bannon landed on him. That
 brought the battle to an end. Little's lhip was hurt in the tumble.