The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-27
WRESTLING.
New Turkish Grapplcrs TO Visit America
Soon.

Wrestling bids fair to have a prosperous
| inning in New York the coming season II the
| plans of the promoters do not mis- carry
| Already a number OF interesting matches
! have been arranged. Several foreign Crap
piers are coming to America. ard with the
| local talent the sport should prove 10 lie
| of an interesting nature.
One of the first matches to be decided IN
this city will in all probability be that tbetween
Fred Beell. the Wisconsin wrestler and Frank
Gotch. This match has bees. talked of over
since Tom Jenkins went to England. 1t was
originally iutcrded that jenkins and Feel
should have it out. but owing to the formers
trip to the other side the contest had to be
abandoned. Another match may be strug-
gle between Gotch and Dan Mcleod. When
Gotch was just blossoming as grappler
he met the veteran and gave him the contest
OF his career Gotch has been resting Tor
several months and says that he is in fire trim.
His defeat by Jenkins and his poor showing
elsewhere throughout the country have less.ned
bis popularity, and the sports think that he
will have to do lot of wrestling ard win
number of matches before he can restore him
self to favor here. Gotch says that he was
i'll when ne met Jenkins the last time. He
made a similar excuse when he was thrown
by Jenkins in the first match. Gotch has
apparently abandoned all intention OF going
into the Drzerng. He has been advised
ny u stlch W lHe inut uh' ~ e'''lS
that he has concluded to take their tip. Harry
Polok's Irish wrestler is due to arrive here
in October. He is said to be cracke RACK.
1t is understood that he can hold his own
at either q rRco Roman or catch as-catch-can.
but prefers the latter style.
America may he invaded by two Turkish
wrestlers if what Antonio Pierri. known us
the Terrible Greek, says is true. Pierri
il now in this country with troupe ofswomen
~ lore piprri here He
has been in this country several times. hav-
ing appeared on the mat in some interesting
contests. But he Is best known as the dis
Coverer' of loussouf. the clever Turk VINO
lost his life when French liner was sipk
of Newfoundland several years ago. Pierri
says that there are many big men in turkey
equally il not clevercr than Youssouf who
have made up their minds to visit the United
States before long. Il have one man in
mind" said Picrri. who il certainly Won
der. In my opinion he Is much greater
wrestler than either Hackenschmidt or fous-
souf The man in question has beaten Nour-
ouah and other good ones. The trouble in
bringing these fellows to America lbs in
the fact that they cannot always get some
thing to do. You see they are of such pom
derous weight and proportions that II Ia
difficult to secure matches for them As
soon as you issue n challenge for man who
| weighs near the $50 pound mark the ordinary
| heavyweights raise an objection. Conse-
| Quently you have your man on your hands.
| and when healthy. robust wrestler with an
| enormous appetite remains idle IL Is no mean
| task to keep him from getting hungry The
expense is great and the revenue little.
! Wrestling In England is booming. and
many athletes from different parts of Europe
n that he is
money and il extremely popular The best
man among the little fellows In England
Just now appears to be Peter Go w. , ne Is
ing Of visiting America and arranging
| match with George Bothner or Max Wiley.
Although have not seen either OF these
| Gotz will win. He Ia quick and clever and
possessed of lot Of courage"
Alex Munroe of Govan, Glasgow, the un..
Great Britain. had another aeh Chance to test bis
featinR Frank Joseph Of Austria. Joseph
Roman Besides. he only recently won four
this style, Joseph and Munroe met at the
Ths palr MT for one isii at Greco; Roman mar
style for $3.50 q side and a purse OF 5000:
Munroe despite, the, fact that he Is not
much. acquainted with these rules. had 70
issue to such an extent that after the first
two minutes Joseph had to act on the de-
fensve. At the end of y minutes and q
| 10 meet George Hack enschmidt for the catch
| M catch can championship Of England, They
to London Tor rs sae
| match which bids fair to be interesting
has been arranged to take place at CINCINNATI
Ros sp q bs ssa % be apses
wrestler who lately reached these shores.
II the stories told about Leonidas's prowess