Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-04
THE SPORTING NEWS.
WRESTLING
bIC MATCH .
 TONIGHT
Jenkins and the Russian Ready for Their Tilt ''Young Turk Seeks Some Matches.

1Ouns lufh SeehS
 Some Matches.
 New York's sporting bloods are to have touch of the real tulng in the way of wrestling at Madison Square Garden tonight.
 An international title Hill be thrown In the arena of strength, sklll and grit. Amefica ys Russia, with touch of John Bull and Kaiser Wilhelm chuck ed in, will be the bill of fare.
 Hackenschmidt, the foreigner, tout ed the world over as the Russian Lion," bat who has been adopted in . measure by England, Germany and q half dozen other continental ,repuh- lies, empires and principalities, Is to show Gotham's sporting population what he can do in the wrestling line. Tom Jenkins, Americas champion, is to face the renowned visitor.
 Along the Great White Way. where these battles of the ring and mat are measured by the weight of money, 1t is toss-up whether Uncle Sam Is to win this fight or the burly foreigner bD permitted to carry the h0n0rs back across the seas. 1t now stands even money and take your pick. Beyond a question this will be the greatest wres- ting contest ever held in this country. if not in the world.
 This match has taken strong hold on the sporting public, as the betting in the Broadway sporting resorts shows. There has been quite an amount of money placed on the result % far, with both men about equal favorites.
 Big Tom'' is quite fayorite with the sporting fraternity, and while all realize that he has hard job on his hands. they would like to see him wi4; not so much because he is an American champion as for personal reasons. The "LiOn" is the greatest GraecO- Roman wrestler the world ever saw, and Is an unique figure in these twentieth cen tury days of strenuous manhood.
 He is not only worlds famous wrestler, but undoubtedly. the peer of all strong men-the great Sandow not excepted.
 Although reared in the land Of the Tsar, he is of German percentage. He is only ; feet 9 inches tall and weighs, in condition, POS pounds. and is G years of age. In spite of his buge strength the Russian is clever tumbler and all round gymnast Every wrestler of note abroad has been de- feated by him. including Nouroulah, the big Turk; Hali Adli. Kar0 Amhed, Amhed Madrali. Paul Ponsy the Frenchman; Koch, the German; Tom Cannon, of England. md Tom JJsn- kins.
 The latter he defeated last year in England in a Graeco- Roman contest.
 Jenkins has been the idol of Uncle Sarn's sport loving popuiace for years. He is a born wrestler and soon reach ed the top of his profession after leav- ing the amateur ranks. The pest catch-as-catch-can wrestlers in the world have fallen victims to his won- derful skill. He is without doubt the s.headIest'' wrestler of all our modern knights of the mat. While possessed of wonderful strength. Big Tom." ss he is familiarly called, has never aspired to be known as a strong man. He stands 5 feet 10 inches. and tips the beam, when in first-class condition, at 200 pounds. He is g years of age, and was born and reared in this coun- try, of Welsh parents, and calls Ciese- land his home.
 If was there he won his first laurels on the mat while employed as youth m the iron foundries of that city. Jeif kins has never been defeated in catch b-as-catch-can match except Dy Frank Gotch, the phenomenal young westerner, who was in turn lately de feated by Jenkins in Madison Squart Garden.
 Gotch got two decisions over Big Tom.- and for a while was the holder of the championship title of America Jenkins lost the first match with Gofeh on a foul-the contest develop ed into a rough-and-tumble and Tom lost his head for moment, long enough to swing crushing ngnt handler on Gotch's chin, sending the latter to the mat in a dazed condition, and was immediately disqualined Ior bis Tom Sharkey tactics
 His second defeat at the hands of Isotch came when the Cleveiander was a very sick man and also suffering from a sprained arm Prior to these two contests Jenkins had defeated Cofch-
 In their fourth meeting. which to<s place at Madison Square Ganlen. some lime ago. Jenkins regained the cham poInship of America as much through fhe display of masteriy bram work as through his skill Hackenschmidt de festeti Jenkins in England owing 10 the formers herculean strength and she Istfer's lack of knowledge of the Cneco- Roman style of wrestling It WAS onb with the utmost dinleulty thst Jenkhs forced the Russian Lon so meet him in a catch-as-catch-can match
 Judging from the advance sale c. seasu. an immense crowd will witness shese two xiadsatorz battle on the mat fr tbe championship title of the worh- Chsries B. Cochran Hackenschmidts msnaeer. bet S5D even with George Cousjdne at the latter's place of busi- pe~ last night that the Lion would via
 Hsekenschmfdt sails for England on Nav D. and wresfles in Manchester on tRe evening of May z9- Friday night he wf1i attempt fo th-ow six men with in an bour at the soiumbia theater- RrookIyn- His opI onents will be uaued st 10 o'clock Friday morning T6e -Rusuian- win then 70 to Bu6alo. 1n-~~r N-sut 0f Ou<a 4l7d rbcue hi1