Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01
ON THE MAT.
Parker Says He Will Retire
 After the Bothner Match

Come to This Counry-Wrestling
 Falls Unto Disrepute in Some of the
 Cities-Dan Mcleod. Stops Training.
 Harvey Parker has announced that after his match with George Bothner which is to take place in New York on June 9, he will quit the game for good. Parker adds: t''I am nearly 40 years of age and have been wrestling over 20 years. I have met the best of them on the mat, big and little, and I will leave it to the public to judge my re- cord. | have done, all that has been asked and [ am satisfied that I have done my, best. While consider Both ner a very good man, am more than confident that will take his measure" Parker is considerably the wealthiest wrestler in the business. He has say ed nearly every dollar he has earned and is credited with being worth nearly S3O,OOO. 1'& ~zs- 0 os .s@
 Tom Jenkins added another victory to his credit at Montreal the other night by defeating Carl Pons. Jenkins took two straight falls at catch-as- catch can style. Pons made a good re- sistance, but was never in the hunt from the start. The match was only sparingly attended.
 Dan Mcleod has ceased training for the summer and as a consequence is away above his usual wrestling swieght. Mcleod says he will be ready in the fall to meet anybody in the world at catch catch-can style. He says his offer to throw John Pfen- ing five times in one hour still holds good.
 An interesting wrestling match un- der catch-as- -catch-can style between Peter Parr, brother of Jim Parr, and J. Winstan1ey, known as "soap," was decided at Westwood Ground. WigaTl, England, the other night. The men met for $25O side and a percentage of the gate receipts. Winstanley was the winner, taking the first fall with hammer lock and half Nelson in ,22 minutes and the second in 15 minutes with a crotch hold. The contest was largely attended.
 Jack Mccormick of Philadelphia has issued challenge to meet any wrestler in the business at Graeco- Roman or .catch-as-catch-can style Mccormick just now is In the best of shape. He is contemplating 8 trip to the Klondike, where he has received an offer to meet some good men at wrestling or boxing. Mccormick declares that wrestling. matches are all the go in Alaska. and that really clever fellow can make plenty of money there.
 As was expected, wrestling has fal- len into disrepute in several big cities owing to fake matches. A ban al ready has been placed on wrestlers in Baltimore, and if some of. the promot- CTS are not careful the same thing will happen in Buffalo and Montreal, two excellent wrestling localities The trouble seems to rest with a number of fy-by-night promoters who care more for money than the interests of the public. A number of suspicious matches have been decided, and the DO | lice in these cities, have declared that unless the bouts are honestly contested | in the future no more bouts will be i permitted. #
 Tom Jenkins says he is getting tired of wrestling and it would not be sur ] prising if he announced that he woul6 soon retire. Yesterday Jenkins said
 ''As soon as man gets to the from 1 in my business he finds it a difficult task to secure anyone to meet him | There is not much in wrestling un1es. you have constant work. The ex l penses are large and I have got tt | train all the time to keep in condition A second-rate pugilist can make more
 money than 8. champion wrestler, al though work on the mat is more tryins
 than fighting. I am open to wrestl'
 any man in the world from Georg'
 Hackenschmidt down. It is not likely that Ernest Roebel will enter the wrestling game again with the same zest of former years Roeber's showing against Gus Ruhlir the other night was far from hatter ing. The retired champion displayed all of his old-time cleverness, but lack ed the required strength. Roeber said yesterday: My long absence from the mat has made my muscles soft and f1abby and it will require at least six months, of constant training before l will be able to get out and turn them over as used to do when was on top I will do light work during the summer months. If see that can stand the | SLEdlA l Will meet IuSu dIi DuL lucy must post big forfeits for a side bet be- fore will notice them"
 George Hackenschmidt, the wonder full Russia wrestler, may be compelled to retire from the wrestling profession if he follows the wishes of his folks They want him to give up the game because they do not think 1t is elevat- ing Haekenschnidt comes from an old Russian family which is said to be very wealthy. Hackenschmidt simply follows the game from mere choice He likes 1t and says he would rather be be on the mat than eat. Since he be came a wrestler, which is about four years now, he has made thousands of dollars. But he, has never been tc this country and adds that if his, fam fly becomes too persistent he will give up wrestling after he has made tour of the United States under the man, agement of Sam Fitzpa trick. Sam said yesterday that Hackenschmidt would surely come here next August to meet the best men available.