The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-03-22

Everything is in readiness for the big wrestling match
at the Spokane theater tonight when the Indian Chief
Two Feathers and Duncan Mcmillan will again meet to
settle the question of superiority the mat The bouts
tonight expected to be better than those of the
last contest between Mcmillan and the Indian, when,
doubtedy, the best wrestling exhibition witnessed
in the city given.
This time there is much at stake for the wresers
as it will mean larger percentage for the winner and
another match with Ole Marsh, who is here to make
more try for the Indian who Marsh and his coast friends
declare ONeil has been afraid to match with the Being
ham
Two Feathers viii go into the contest tonight weighing
225 pounds Mcmillan will weigh 100 pounds although he
looks heavier than the Indian. The veteran is in good
shape this time and his friends betting that he will
win the odd fall.
The announcement made that Ole Marsh will referee
the match between Two Feathers and Mcmillan tonight
lis mistake.
Marsh to wrese the winner of the bout and could
not therefore, referee the match The referee will be
picked at the ringsde tonight
No definite arrangements have been made yet as to
the plan of matching Jerry Mccarthy and Barney Mulln
for the $1,000 made up in a bet of $500 side
Mullins Pendleon hacker has 5000 here ready to post
forfeit but Mccarthy has not yet given
owing to the dispute the weight.
When the proposition was first preached it prac
cay agreed that jerry would put up the $500 after his
return from Butte where he went to fight Melody.
Then the understanding that the weights would
be 142 pounds but since his return jerry has been de-
handing better weight which demand the hitch
has arisen.
There is little doubt however, of the weight question
being fixed up in case the side bets are forthcoming
The athletic club has concluded to increase the
bership fee within the next IS days. This decided
at meeting of the directors held last night.
There is talk, too of Twin Sullivan being given
match here under the club auspices, providing the right
man can be found to go against the Boston fighter.
''Butte says the money is ready there for the new
team said Clyde Williams yesterday afternoon, "but
they will have to show That matter should have
been attended when went east to go before the board
but it put off for When went to Butte
the last time it with the understanding that the money
ready but upon arrival there we found the mat
ter had been hanging fire while Charlie Lane trying
to figure for McCoskey to help him.
Il think though, that the entire amount will be raised
by Friday night, at which time they will have meeting
for organization purposes"
Fully 20 lovers of hot scraps will leave for Ritzve
next Friday morning to the go between Barney Muln
and Joe Gregg.
Gregg is already at Ritzvile under the wing Of Dem
Gay and the yte he is practcing constantly that
he can say Mckey face' in real Irish by the time he
meets the ''spudder" in the ring.
When the Indian hands Barney that insult it will take
all the talk that Lee Meyers is capable of to keep his
wild Irishman cool enough to distinguish between the
referee and the Swash. WILLIE B. GOODE.