The Washington times., 1905-07-17
WRESTLERS TALK
OF COMING BOUTS
Fred Beell Has Ambitious
Program.
PURSUES HACKENSCHMIDT
After Cleaning Up American Experts
He viii Challenge Famous Rus
sian-Bothner Preparing.

Harvey Parker has practically
matched Fred Been, the Wisconsin
wonder. TO meet Frank Gotch-
No date has as yet been set for the
contest, but it will in all likelihood take
place next October somewhere in the
West. BeeI has not done any wrestling
to speak about since his private match
in New York with Tom jenkins. Under
Parker's guidance Bee1I has been study
ing a lot of new tricks. and when Beell
goes against Gotch IT is thought he will
do we'll. Parker has mapped out d long
campaign for his protege for the com
ing fall and winter This is what Parker
says of Beelfs plans:
Will Tour Country.
After we have cleaned up the bunch
around New York we VIII make several
excursions through the West. If sue
cessfuI, we viii return Immediately to
New York and then visit England.
Beeil has an idea that he can beat Hack
enschmidt- So have I, but I have de-
ctded TO wait until we have shown our
hand in New York TO a metropolitan
crowd
7 don't think that Rackenschmidt
win turn down a proposition from BeeI.
even at catch-as-catch-can. He prom
ised me this much when he was here
last but he thought that BeeN should
make a name first. Beeu has already
heen well started in this direction, and
y nothing happens between now and
next Christmas Been and myself will go
abroad. have been on the other side,
so know the ropes pretty well. There
IS d lot OF money to be made abroad
with a frst-class wrestler, and in Beell
thlnk have the goods,
Parker May Reappear.
"As for myself, have retired as far
as America IS concerned. You see,
am getting old. and training and man
aging wrestIers is much easier than
participating in the game yourself But
there is no telling what I might do on
the other side. / beat Bulldog Clayton
when 1 was in England and he may
want a return match. His sponsors are
good sports and backed him heavily
When We met before. If they consent
10 do the same thing again there is no
throw off the shackles OF retirement
and get down to business again
George BOJhner is another wrestler
who is planning TO do a lot OF graphing
when the season begins again. 8othner
has gone 70 the mountains to get into
trim. Bill Brown, an intimate friend
OF BOthner, received letter from
George. in which the latter writes:
Bothuer Talks.
Il am going to show some OF my de-
tractors this winter that I can ger
down TO 155 pounds, You know this was
disputed When / met Eugene Tren-
bic in Canada the last time I weighed
13S pounds. so you see I am still the
lightweight champion. l made 1S5
pounds without much trouble. and it is
a clnch that I can take off the extra
three pounds if I get down to real hard
training, which 1 intend to do. The
mountains are the finest place in the
world TO get into trim The weight one
takes on is just the kind that is easy
70 take of. l feel as strong as IA bull,
and believe that will have no trouble
Il. demonstrating that I am as good as
ever
Beck Olsen. the Swedish champion.
who beat Ernest Rceber at Madison
Square Garden a few months ago, is
coming TO America again, according TO
q letter received in this city by a friend
of the crack foreigner If Olsen comes
ne will not arrive before November
next.