The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08

nounceneats that Gus Bezenah may Be
put on with Tie winner Of the Forbes
Nell battle IL that bout Is finally erranged
for this city. Q Reid. who manages
spolsisie for the reports
Such { bout would not prove Of any in
ierest locally. and while Bezenah may
fight on the same night as the winner
Of the Forbes-Ne!l go. it viii likely be IN
E preliminary event
Clad IN the regulation blre and red of
the Salvation Army. Captain William
Smith CT New York has been appearing
or the streets Of this city and n the bar
racks OF the army for The last week. bus
ily engaged in the work OF religion for
which he s~apped the pugiistio profess
sion .
Il was not in this dress that he was last
seen by St Lou sports. To those vino
ago, when Captain Smith. then knovn by
the more unique title Of Turkey Point"
Bill Smith. fought Harry Forbes q des-
perate battle. q different picture viii be
called up by nuo OF his name
They Will recollest z small and why
looking man. heavily muscied. and with a
rugged face. fighting desperately with the
sturdy Forbes. the men streaming with
sweat = blood . the eye OF Turkey
Point" closed and buls4ng from HArry's
blows.
They viii recall the smashing waliop
Smith sen; into Earry's eye. which cut
bis brow completely open and covered
the wound And they are apt 70 contrast
this with the peaceful appearance OF the
Captain to-day.
Captain Smith Is accompanied by his
wife. THIS young woman was said 70 be
largely responsible for his having Joined
the Salvation ArIay. Smith has proven a
wings hes said tina. his record is enc Of
which the army is proud. Smith seems
coltented with this record instead Of one
in q sporting manual. showing the num-
Der OF battles he has won and lost
p. J. Wiser. wrestler from johannesburg.
South Africa, has sweiled the ranks Of
athletes in our midst by his arrival here
last week.
Wiser IS after Gripman Rooneys scalp.
Unlike most wreslers. Wiser Is willing 20
back himself with his own money. and has
a $50 side bet down that he Will flop the
big. ertpman.
giant stature. Standing 6 feet Z inches In
his stocking and weighing. over 200 pounds
stripped. he IS a splendid specimen OF
In England Wiser met and defeated Tom
Cannon. Jack Carkeek and other noted
Trestlers Of the island,
feat while in England. and he says the
man who threw him can defeat any Crap
pier in the woHd
Hackenschmidt, the Lion of Russia Is
the name and title OF the Beers con-
Queror.
In speaking Of the bout with Hacken-
schmidt. the Boer recently said
That Russian Is tie greatest wrestler
Of the age. He is to the game OF grapple
what Jenries Is TO pugilism-
standing not more than 8 feet . inches
in his stocking feet. he tips the beam at
aver rs pounds. He IL as solid as a rock.
n strong as an ox. 1t took him Just
four minutes to convince me that he was
q better wrestler than myself. He IL not
scientific. but he possesses strength that
IL almost s-uperhuman. You can get some
idea Of the Lion Of Russia from his
measurements. His chest measurement Is
Is inches. His biceps are about 20 inches
and his neck measures z inches-
ceps measuring III inches, but my arms
look like pipestems alongside of his.
Yes, he will throw Tom Jenkins. who
has sailed for Europe. and DO IL quickly.
In his match with Madrali. the Turk, the
latter tried to rough II with the Rus
sian. and In thirty-one seconds he was on
the floor. helpless with a broken arm
H~ackenschmidt ~ the best grappler In the
world. and Will defeat Jenkins a surely
as they meet on the mat"
Wiser is confident that he MI beat
the Gripnan, although he expects . hard
match with him
The Boer says the game experienced an
era OF prosperity In South Africa shortly
before the Boer War. but has had . SET
back since then.
Wiser says he wrestied before q crowd
Of seven thousand shortly before ne LETT
johannesburg.