Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-01
Douglas Committee Butts in on Wrestling Game and
 Insists on Change,
SToNEHOUSE OBDURATE
 FOR CONTRACT TERMS
Writes Long Letter to Chair man of Committee, Arguing for Rights in Management of Wrestling Program.

Jimmie Stonehouse, who was ap- pointed manager of the wrestling program to be held at Douglas on the night of July Fourth, yesterday re- ceived- a communication from one of the Douglas committee, urging the abandonment of the Virgin-Anderse,. bout and substituting in its stead bout between Andersen and Welch. the New Yorker who is now resid- ing at Douglas and looking for a snap match.
 Welch weighs 1SS pounds, while Andersen tips the beam at but 1Ss. Notwithstanding this disparity in the weight of the two men. Frank Doug las of the Douglas Fourth of July Executive Committee, would hay, welch take Virgins place. and this after a contract had been signed up between Andersen and Virgin.
 The strange part of the proposed match is that Andersen is willing, not only willing. but confident that he can throw the big New Yorker.
 Stonehouse. fearing legal compli- cations, yesterday wrote a lengthy letter to Chairman Richardson of the Executive Committee. placing the matter before him in its true status.
 The letter, in part, follows:
 "Bisbee. Arizona. June 30. 1906. ''Mr. B. A. Richardson. Chairman
 Fourth of July Committee. Doug
 las. Arizona
 Dear Sir-Your letter with Mir. Welch's contract enclosed at hand.
 'T intend to go into details as l believe your committee does not un- dersIand my true position fin this af- fair.
 Your committee entered into an arrangement with me to furnish the program and manage this wrestling match. I consulted your committee frequently. not because I supposed it was expected of me, but in order that they might know exactly how was working and feel was doing the best I could for Douglas.
 .'It makes no difference to me who wins this match, whether it is Welch of Douglas, Virgin of Tombstone or Andersen of Bisbee, as long as the winner understands that the en- closed legitimate expense bill is to be deducted from his one-half of the gate receipts but it does make all the difference ill the world to me whether the Douglas wrestling matches are a success. This morn ing's Review predicts they will be. Now have talked with the best and leading sporting men here and con- suited the papers and such a prop osition as Welch submits. namely. that of having to only throw Ander- sen once to win one-haf of the prize money IS without precedent and would not be of much interest to those knowing the conditions of the match and I think this should be made prlbHc. Your committee hs after a wrestling match, I take it. you say so; now. an accident mighc give Welch the first fall and hence half the money. but an accident would not likely happen the second time. In other words. if Welch (who is forty pounds the heavier man) agrees to throw Andersen twice as i> always expected at a tournament of this kind. in doing so. he must give get the money. If the people are
 "It was your committees work ta arrange for the opera house, tickets. seats and advertising. nave already taken upon myself good deal of the advertising. My work was to be th~ arrangement of the program, and now when I have done this to th- best of my ability and with the con sent of one of your committee, Mir. Hardiker. whom met in Bisbee and whom taen supposed was the chair man, you seem inclined to take the matter out of my hands and forward me a contract to have Andersen sigr with welch when I made the match between Andersen and Virgin tws days ago. Virgin is wrestler and game and insists on the winner get ting all but s25 expense money. He and Andersen are equally matched in every way and win wrestie eatch-as- catch-can style, winner must throw his man twice to get the money.
 Tombstone and Bisbee from where you will get most of your peo- pie on July 4th are satisfied. The fact of the matter is, I have eight of the best men that can be gotten together in Arizona for this wrestl- ing event. and I ,lo not relish the job of changing the plans and before at tempting to do so I would like to ask the legal advice of the chairman of your committee as to whether Il can break my agreement with these men without their consent Further. as a business proposition would it be best 10 do SO as the Bisoee papers. especially the Review have been ad- vertising the match in splendid shape. keeping the people posted re- garding the contestants and their several matches continually and