The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-14
WRESTLING.
Fred Been. Harvey Parkers GrAppler
In Town Looking for q Match.

Harvey Parker, the Little Demon, has
lately turned mrnager. Yesterday Parker
came to town Ia company with two wrestlers
whom he thinks will create d Juror In this city
when they appear on the mat They are
bred Beell OF Wisconsin, aud Max Wiley
Of Rochester. Beell. weighs los pounds ia
condition. while Wiley Is lightweight
Parker is looking for matches for his men.
and az he IL willing TO back them for a tidy
sum, he expects 10 receive recognition. Beell
10 stockily built young man and looks like
hid lAyigne. He is built somewhat on the
order OF Tommy West and Joe WOleott, al.
though his shoulders are broader. A lot Of
things have been said about the wonderful
prowess Of Beell Parker IL very enthusiastic
over hts chances against any heavyweight.
bar HAnk Gotch. and 10 this enu he mas
posted t,OJ Win George Considlne TO arrange
matcn with Jenkins or any wrestler a.
eaten -as-cateh-can style, best two in three
Nhen you see beell perform said Parker
10 IA StN reporter yesterday, you will
agree witn me that he 10 the greatest man
VI MS sise and weight In the business to-day,
I've compares favOrabiy with George Hacken-
schmidt IN strength, out 1 think he has TIE
Russian faded In tricks and speed. What /
want to secure is a match for him. and you
know mon ey talks. jenkins would be an
easy victim Tor Beeu In fact, Beell has less
trouble In throwing men heavier than him
] ask IL for a fair trial and no quarter, just to
show what Beell can do. In Wiley am con-
ndent that ] have another great Rrappler
George bothner lays claim TO the lightweight
utle. ne has no more right to be at the head
oi this division than I have. Wiley can get
10 1888 pounds and less IL necessary, and /
WI match him against Bothner for Oh ,OOO
assoc IN hnish match In New York within
tNo weeks OF signing articles Of agreement,
uT IL Bothner demurs about facing Wiley
AND ~ wager be viii, ! will match Beel
against him and Fred will undertake 10 throw
INN i've times in one hour at Bothner's own
style, CATCH ateh-oan. for a eide bet, or
,hs winner take all, or for fair division OF
The success that Is attending the trip Of
george hackenschm dt on the road IL no sur
Brlse 70 the large army Of wrestling fans
ha9k schmidt threw Jim Perr three times
N less than eight minutes the other pight
et bnualo a the latteT's own style although
Jenkins and Gotoh had all they could do 10
Norh stu contends that be has been badly
treated nv the Russian. However, when the
isss , q, are weished no one can blame Haoken-
tchmldt Tor refusing - meet Gotch Just vet
inn re nrst place, IlAckenschmidt has booked
az OF his time IN this country up 20 the day he
Y Hated 70 sail for the other side. To ask
BE unfair, as he has several other matches TO
Ilinu which he cannot cancel. Hacken-
With Sioteh tn Ma .on ess,e ,5tSs meeting
ne lett for England had the Receipts of HE
,,ecent bout with Jenkins come up 70 eIpecta-
A. least 5000 out Of the bout but " hen he
teceipts were counted up Hackenschmidt
FOUND mat all that was coming 20 him
ohappoir ting
HacEensohmdt expects 10 return 10
Ameri9i aRain, possibly next fall. Then. n
tVefrthinE "a tisfactorv, he will siEn articles
70 Nresue Gotch or any other man who VIII
~, mn, totrh saws that he IL not going
10 % loehed about the matter and that N
htckensohmidt does not make a match here
he viii follow the Russian abroad and ingist
non doing business.
~ ehort e under way 20 induce Evan
lEwe, the Stranger 70 return 20 the
,nat. Lewis has not wrestled IN public IN
~. ne ~ prosperous farmer some
EneIe near New Orleans end enjoying the
ne.t Of health. Harvey Parker aaW the
heetftan grappler recently and declares that
loohs a. younG and seems 70 be just -
NlRorous as be was twenty Years ego
r ~, tired 20 get, Lewis 20 return 20 the
InAl, but the -StranEler" declared that not hing
hort Of a real Championship bout and : good
PlIse would tempt him 70 emerge from re-
and Tr~,., h -, vste1an 'ssss osA sSIrsits
tah shape. :.