The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-27
WRESTLING.
New Turkish Grapplers to visit America
Soon.

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Wrestling bids fair to have a prosperous
inning in New York the coming season If the
plans OF the promoters do lot mis- carry.
Already q number OF interesting matches
have been arranged. Several foreign crap
piers are coming tn America. and with the
local talent the sport should prove to be
of an interesting nature.
One OF the first matches to be decided In
this city will In all probability be that tbctween
Fred Besll. the Wisconsin wrestler and Frank
Gotch. This match has been talked OF ever
since Tom Jenkins went TO Erg gland. II was
originally intended that jenkins and Feell
should have 1t out but owing to the formers
trip to the other side the contest had to DC
abandoned. Another match may be a strug-
gle between Gotch and Dan Mcleod. When
(;otch was Just blossoming as grappler
he met the veteran aud gave him the cortest
of his career. Gotch has been resting Tor
several months and says that he Ii in fire trim
His defeat by Jenkins and his poor showing
elsewhere throughout the country have Jesse ned
his popular ity, and the sports think that he
will have to do lot of wrestling and win
number of matches before he can restore him.
self IN favor here Gotch says That he was
i'll when he met Jenkins the last time. lie
made a similar excuse when he was thrown
by Jenkins in the first match. Gotten mas
apparently abandoned all intention of going
by friends to stick 10 the mat. ard II seems
that he has concluded to take their tip. Harry
Poloks Irish wrestler is due to arrive here
in October, He is said TO be a crackerjack.
1t IL understood that he can hold his own
at either Greco- Roman or catch ss-c atch-can.
but prefers the latter style.
America may bc invaded by two Turkish
wrestlers il what Antonio. Pierrl. known nv
the Terrible Creek says Is true. P,erfi
is now In this country with troupe of women
wrestlers. Pierri IL 10 stranger here. He
has been in this country several times. hav-
ing appeared ON the mat In some interesting
contests But he il best known az tho dis
Coverer OF iorssouf. the clever Turk VINO
lost his life when French liner was sunk
off Newfoundland several years ago. Pierrl
says that there are many big men in Turkey
equally II not cleverer than Youssouf who
have made up their minds to visit the United
States before long. Il have one man In
mind" said pierri, who IL certainly Won
der. In my opinion he is much greater
wrestler than either lIackenschmidt or Io,s-
souf. The man in question has beaten Nour-
oulah and other good ones. The trouble In
bringing these fellows to America las 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 Is
| difficult to secure matches for them. As
| soon as you issue challenge for man who
weigh near the $50 pound mark the ordinary
! heavyweghts raise an objection. Conse-
quently you have your man on your hands,
| and when healthy. robust wrestler with an
| enormous appetite remains idle 1t 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
are located In that country: The majority ny
money and is extremely popular; The 81, best nd
no% sppe ess to Be Pet COTE
| a German and very strong. Got2 was think
Ing OF visiting America and ARRANGING a
Sh SSsSg ssan II
on the mat | have every confidence that
Gotz will win. He Is quick and clever and
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Great Britain. had another chance TO test bis
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Roman, Besides. he only recently won four
this style. Joseph and Munroe met at the
Empire Theater, New Castle. the other night.
The pair met for one f.ll at Greco Roman
anrd ,sr a as% ' tse ana set
much acquainted with these rules. had no
trouble In beating Joseph. he forced a tne
| two minutes Joseph had TO act on the 10.
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