Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1903-02-27
WITH THE wREsTLERs. !,
Graeco- Roman Style OF Wrestling Is
Diving Out

Dying Out.
AL Herford, manager Of Carl Pons,
says he will arrange match between
Pons and August Faust as soon as the
former fulfils all of his engagements.
Harvey Parker said yesterday that
his match with Max Wiley would be
decided at Rochester and that the
match will take place in May. Parker
also has signed to wrestle Gus Schoen-
lein (Americus) in Baltimore in the
same month.
Tom Jenkins announces that he will
cover the forfeit which Dan Mcleod
has deposited In Buffalo, and arrange
a match with his late conqueror. Nc
Leod has had the money up for nearly
two weeks, but so far nobody has
come to the front with his cash.
Joe Grant is still the welterweight
champion OF the south. Grant met
Roy Mackey, the former champion in
this division, at Washington the other
night Mt catch-as-catch-can style, and
won in 80 minutes Grant is to wres-
tie Max Wiley in Baltimore tonight.
A match between Anders Anderson,
the Swede, who threw Philip Krieg SO
quickly the other night, and August
Faust was arranged yesterday. The
men are to come together at Graeco-
Roman style, best two in three falls,
at the New Polo A. c., New York. A
date will be arranged for the match
when Frank Richheimer, Faust's man
ager, meets Wars Levine, Anderson s
representative. They will have talk
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rangements to wrestle Alex Swanson
of Yonkers at Yonkers. Faust will
undertake to throw Swanson twice In
one hour. catch-as-catch-can rules.
With George Bothner apparently
aspiring to beat all the 1ightweights
in the world it is interesting to note
that he perpetually avoids a clash with
John j. Little of this city. Little is
more than anxious for another 60 with
1.-THE Gothamite If Bothner would
agree to meet him Little would willing
/ ly get down In weight and followers
of the sport could be assured OF one of
the greatest matches that could be ar
ranged. But Bothner does not forget
the trimming Little gave him in this
city two years ago, and will not listen
Brockton Times.
August Faust offers to meet Charley
Wittner OF Cincinnati in finish con
test at Graeco- Roman style. Faust
said yesterday: ''My manager, Frank
/ Richheimer, has posted a forfeit to ar
range match with Piening, Pons O,
any other of the big men at Graeco-
Roman. To date, however, no one
has responded. I am anxious Il
wrest1e Piening In preference to any
one. His manager refused to let INK
in the theater where he was meetins
all Corners, although he offered b
throw anybody in fifteen minutes.
also wanted to bet him 500 Of mi
own money that would stay the lin
4 1t, but my proposition was ignored"
The tabooing of straight Graeco
Roman contests by the promoters o
wrestling has caused a number O
Graeco- Roman experts ito take lesson
at catch-as-catch-can STYLE Some o
the prominent Graeco-Roman wrest
lers are we'll versed In these rules ant
usually acquit themselves very well Il
. matches of this kind. John Pienine
Carl Pons and August Faust. who's
/ forte is Graeco- Roman. have wrestle,
at catch-as-oatch-can Piening /
! probably the best exponent at thi
! style and on the road usually meet
: all corners under these rules. Pons an
Faust very rarely engage in catch-as
catch-can bouts. Tom Jenkins, Har
vey Parker, George Bothner and Da.
! Mcleod, all catch-as-catch-can mer
have wrestled at Graeco- Roman style
but prefer the other rules IN Europe
! ! especially in Turkey and Germany
Graeco- Roman rules prevail. Georg
Hackenschmidt. who formerly wresi
,, led only at Graeco- Roman, also i
,, clever at catch-as-catch-can.