Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-02
WRESTLING.
A BIG CHAP
 IS COMING
The Russian Giant Will Soon Be in America What He Has Lone On The Mat.

George Hackenschmidt, the Russian Lion, undoubtedly the greatest wrestler Ill the world. will be in this country early in April, and if by that time the grappling game has painted out it's present black eye and the public seems to think there is a man in this coun- try capable of making all interesting match with Hack, he will gladly con- sent to show his ability.
 Very few people here have any idea just what a marvellous wrestler Hack really is.
 He is to wrestlers what Jeffries is to fighters.
 In his match with Jenkins in Lon- don last year he threw the American champion twice straight, the first fall ill about eighteen minutes and the second minute or so less.
 About four years ago, when Hack was just starting in, he met Fleming in tournament, in either Paris or Der, lin. and had the Butcher Boy glued to the floor in just twenty seconds. But probably the one match of the Russian Lions that attracted the most attention throughout the world was when he beat Madral, the Invincible Turk. in London. The story of that match is interesting reading. Hack had thrown Antonio Pierri, the Terrible Greek. and the latter. being somewhat of promoter, sought re- venge and the accompanying shekels He accordingly visited Turkey and Bulgaria in search of man to down Hack.
 It was just after NOuralah had re- turned to the sultan's domain, after making a bum out of Ernest Roeber over here. He heard that NOuralah was going to wrestle the famous Ma drali in small town in Bulgaria. It was to have been for the worlds title. We'll, Pierri saw Madrali throw the gigantic Nouralah in four minutes and so disable him that he could not go on for the second bout.
 This was his man, and after short talk Madrali agreed to visit London and tackle Hack.
 Hack was doing his regular stunt on the stage when suddenly veritablc mountain of man climbed over the | fcotlights and announced himself, with | the aid of an interpreter, as Madrali. the Invincible Turk, and that he was there to wrestle Hack there and then for the championship of the. world. We'll Hack was completelN fiabber- 2aSted. His manager was ill Paris and | Hack very wisely declined to meet the | Turk till he had seen Mir Cochran and regularly arranged the match. He was greatly hissed by the specta- l fnpS ,hn hot hn fro T to meet the Turk.
 We'll, to make a long story short, the men met the next day and fixed up q l date for the match. It was decided to hold it in the Olympia. Meanwhile Madrali went on the stage and met all corners nightly He threw the best in England\ easily in half minute night after night for sev- I eral weeks.
 Hack was also meeting all corners, but in order to give his viewers q run , for their money he allowed each man to stay several minutes. This, of course, gave rise to the rumor that | MadraIi was the better man. On the night of the match the Turk was to 1 favorite. Hack had q sore arm that night and that lent to the impression that Madrali would | win.
 The Olympia was jammed. The Turk was cheered and Hack was hissed. Maybe this helped, or maybe it did not, but as q matter of fact he went at the Turk at the clang of the bell, got q waist hold on him. lifted him high over his head and slammed ! him to the floor.
 He pinned his shoulders down in just forty seconds and in doing so was very rude. for he broke the Turk $ arm So that he could not continue.
 Madrali sailed back to Turkey the next day and has not been heard from since.