The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-08-06

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it. He MUST answer. 1t is true he.
answered it in his issue of May IA, but
he may want to modify it or have his
Pennypacker do it. If not, JAcTA EST
ALEA. A REPUBLICAN.
ANOTHER WRESTLING MATCH.
AlIdredge and Gotch to Mrestle
Again.
me final arrangements were concIud-
| ed Tuesday for another wrestling
match between James H. Alldredge and
Frank A. Gotch which will be held in
Van Werden's opera house next
Tuesday evening, August 18th, and al
ready there is a large advance saIo Of
seats to witness the event, which prom
lses to be the greatest wrestling match
yet seen in this city. Gotch has for
several years claimed to be the champion
wrestler of the country, and while Mr..
Alldredge has never made any boastful
claims, his friends insist that he is a
better man than Gotch
AS result of a challenge issued by
Gotch the men met in this city on June
10Th, at which time Gotch agreed to
throw Alldredge three straight falls
within an hour, or il Alldredge secured
a fall he won the match. In this match
Gotch secured the first fall in 10 min,
utes and 20 seconds, but lost the second
fall and match which Alldrcdge secured
i'm 8 minutes and 10 seconds Goteh
acknowledged his defeat i'm q manly
way, but claimed he had been caught
mapping by AlldredSe and challenged
him to another match. So confident
was Gotch that he is the best man that
on July Sth through THE REPORTER he
issued public challenge to Al!dredge
in which Gotch offered to throw
Alldredge twice within an hour, and
IL Alldrcdge secured a fall or could
keep Gotch from throwing hira twice
he won the match. Mr.. AIidredre
promptly accepted the challenge and a.
stated the final arrangements were
closed at Des Moines Tuesday after
noon for the match, which is for the
money being posted.
Gotch is one of the foremost wrestIers
or the country. He lost his match with
Jenkins, the champion, after long and
hard struggle in which Gotch claims to
have been given the worst of it. On
one occasion in the match Gotch had his
man going when the referee called time.
After that the two wrestled for an hour
with honors even. Both were exhaust
ed. Finally Gotch made spring at
Jenkins legs and the latter got him
about the neck and secured the fall.
winning the match. Gotch is anx-
ious to meet Jenkins again in October
in New York.
Gotch has been across the continent
seven times and has been in Eurone
once. Until he was 10 he had never
been in railroad passenger coach. He.
is an intimate friend Of Jeffries and
thinks the big fighter will win from
Corbett this month.
The most money he has ever won in a
match was several years ago in the Klon-
dixie. During his stay there he cleared
up about S2o,000. In the big match he
pulled down $1,000.
Alldredge can also be classed as one
OF the foremost men in the country
never having lost a single match in the
long list he has contested in, and the
ease with which he threw Gotch in the
match in this city raised him several
notches in the opinion of his admirers.
He is very popular here at home with
everyone, his quiet and unassuminr
manner, and splendid personal charac-
ter having won him many friends, who
are confident he will win the coming.
match with Gotch.
Seats to witness the match will be at
a premium as standing room had to be
lsold at the last match and none who saw
that one will miss the coming riateh.
Reserved seats are ON sale at Van
Werden's.
Gotch arrived in Leon yesterday and
will remain here until the match doing
his final training. Since he was in Leon
he has won four matches in Nebraska.
the last one last week when he agreed
to throw four different men inside of an
hour and accomplished it in % minutes.
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