The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-20

1t now seems probable that Jack
O'Neil of this city and Jack Ain, the
Terrible Swede," of Great Falls,
will meet on the mat in the near fu-
ture. Negotiations to that end are
now under way, and unless some I'M
foreseen obstacle intervenes the men
will get together. In a recent issue
of the Great Falls Tribune, Ain de-
clared that O'Neil was either a
buffer or gutter, and the local
man is low anxious to meet the
Great Falls wrestler In order to show
him that he is neither. G. w. Powell,
who is looking after O'Neill's inter-
ests in the match, is now in Great
Falls making the necessary arrange
ments, and is prepared to put up any
forfeit demanded by Ain.
The following letter from O'Neill,
together with comments by Ain,
was published in yesterdays issue Of
the Tribune, and when shown to
O'Neill, the lal,er said that if Ain
was so anxious for a match, it was
queer he did not put up forfeit him.
self instead Of first demanding one
from him. However, Mr.. Powell
would make the necessary arrange
ments and it would soon be seen who
was the gutter or buffer.
The following letter was received
yesterday morning:
'kalispell, Mont, March Is, 1903.
Sporting Editor Great Falls Trib-
une, Great Falls. Mont: Dear Sir
Just a few words in your paper to re-
call Mr.. Aim, or the Terrible
Swede's" attention to an instance Of
not more than 10 days ago, when a
friend of mine went from here to
Great Falls to try and arrange a
match with him and asked him when
he saw him if he would wrestle
ONeill of kalispell. The Swede said
Yes, he is the man l want to wres-
tle.' We'll, let us go some place
and put up forfeit" He said, 'I'..
meet you at the Stockholm tomor-
row at 2 O'clock" but forgot to show
up, so that evening my friend went
to the Swedes place and asked him
Why he didn't show up, as agreed
The SWede saiu. II was busy today,
but I'll meet you tomorrow, sure"
and played the same game the sec
ond time. These are facts that Mr..
Ain can't deny; it shows how much
anyone can depend on his word and
how anxious he is to arrange a match
with me. I'm ready now, and always
was to meet Ain any place he may
name, at any time suitable to him.
| think he prefers wrestling Nc
Lauglin, Curran or some man he
thinks he can easily beat. He will
find that | am not a buffer or a quit
ter, and ready to wrestle him and let
him choose his own referee in his
town or any town. My pinion is
that he S a buffer himself, or he
would never nave such an item pub
lished about me when he knows it is
a lie from start to finish. Now, Mr.
Ain, Terrible Swede, | want you
to arrange something with me in pre-
ference of some one easy like Nc
Laughlin, man that Curran defeat
~ oo 'oSS iuot " iH.S anu SHOW DeO-
pie you are no. bluffing I'm ready
now to Wrestle you, public or private,
as you prefer. Yours truly,
JACK O'NnlLL,
Kalispell, Mont
When the aboe letter was shown to
to Mr.. Ain, he said:
If ONeill wrote that, he lies, or
has bugs, or has been deceived. No
representative of his from Kalispel
has ever approached me. Manager
Shaver of the Stockholm once asked
me if I would meet O'Neill, and | said
l would, but Shaver did not profess
to have any authority to represent
O'Neill.
1 have repeatedly asked O'Neill to
make good for match, and after
had signified my readiness to meet
him, he declared that he had no in
tenton of wrestling.
Now, L am not going to engage in
a talking match. | am willing to
Wrestle o Nelll at any time, catch-as-
catch-can, two out of three or three
out of five, and l ask nothing from
him. The referee may be chosen at
the ringside.
All that | ask is that he shall put
up 500 in one of the Great Falls
newspaper offices or with other re-
sponsible parties in Great Falls |
will cover the money as soon as it
is up, and if ONeill wants to put up
a larger sum before the match, | will
cover that. All that he has to do if
he wants match with me, is to put
up 500 in Great Falls"