The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-06
NACKEY ALMOST
THROWS POLISH
NEAR CHARPI ION
Twice Has Heavyweight
in Danger-P0intS
on Sport.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

Emanuel Bruggiio, the Polish wrestler,
VINO is meeting all Corners at the New
Lyceum this week, struck snag last
night in Rob Roy Mackey, who not
only stayed fifteen minutes. but man
handled the Pole with much vigor ana
nearly threw him twice.
Il was one of the best wrestling
matches seen in Washington for a long
time and proved that Mackey is still
one of the niftiest men ever developed
in these parts. Before the bout Mackey
announced in a voice hardly louder than
a megaphOne calling out election returns
that he was going 10 try his hardest
He made good. He was working all
the time and was never in danger
Once Brugglio got him by a half nell
son and might have done damage, but
they bounced OF the mat and Mackey
stopped resisting. Twice Mackey, by
the exercise of his exceptional skin,
twisted out OF apparently tight places
and then, with crotch and nelson,
came within an ace Of throwing thief for
eigner. On points, according to the
method OF deciding amateur bouts,
Mackey won, said Referee Pat O'Connor
Mat Too Small.
Bruggl:o had a little mat, not much
bigger than a handkerchief and COM
planned bitterly that Mackey was con-
stantly getting on it, as TAILS on the
bare floor were not to count As mat
ter Of fact, the mat was so small that
the heavyweight Polack naturally
showed his opponent on whenever they
tried for hold while on their feet
htdcHHW full
OF conversation and confidence and Of
feIing 10 make a side bet that the Pole
could not throw him Saturday night
O. q large mat It should be d good
match and the Pole would make a hit
by showing his nerve and ACCEPTING the
chance 10 pull in a bet.
Joe Turner goes on tonight instead of
Bobby Baker and Baker goes on to-
morrow night, a switch in dates rem
uered necessary by Turner's other en-
Gagements- Turner looked over the eX-
cttement last night and declared this
morning he believed he could stay fifteen
minutes, despite advantage in weight
q between forty and fifty rounds in
favor Of the Pole
Local GTappleTs Arguing.
Turner and Mackey are dong a lit
tic mud-slinging at each other and Tur-
ner's showing tonight against Brugglio
viii give a line on the respective abiIt-
ties Of the two local lights, while when
the Pole meets Tom Williams on Fri
day night the wrestling fans viii have
a chance to draw comparisons between
Mackey, Turner, and Williams. Mackey
says Turner is a good defensive man.
but is not there with the aggressive
stun Turner replies that MacKey is all
In and should retire TO an old mans
home. Williams is prevented by ma
ture from saying anything, but writes
at length on his little pad that he will
meet either Mackey OF Turner at any
cid time.
In the meantime the popularity of
Wrestling in Washington despite its de-
cline elsewhere is proved by the large
crowds which are attending all the
matches.
4 good rule nowaday is, when you
have nothing else to do TO insist on a
match between Jack Johnson and Jim
Jeffries. In New York they are espE-
Cially afflicted with that mania and
talk so much about the subject II has
20 he noticed elsewhere, but there Is
really little popular interest in such
match. If Jeffries were 10 lose 10 John
son the outcome would be most unCon-
winding, as 1t would be very readily
figured that Jenries had grown SO gross
he could not have rounded into cOndl-
A.
all the NisenheimeTs would say, Il
told you So Nobody believes that IN
condition JCnries would be in the slight
est degree afraid of Johnson, or in dan
ger from him, and TO match them now
would be one of those freak fights. Of
which the public has become decidedly
tired since Monroe got his from the
big boilermaker, and since Bob Fitzsim-
mons emerged from the grave to sting
the Elks IN Philadelphia last summer
IN his fiascO with Johnson
Talking about scrappy combinations.
how about Hobe Ferris being sold by
the Boston Americans TO New York.
lie and Kid Elberfeld would make a
nice. soCiable pair to draw to, But the
dopestcrs have it already framed lnat
Eloerfeld Will come to Washington.
Ferris has about outlived his useful
ness in Boston. and the fans at large
VIII not care much If he falls down in
New York. Ever since he kicked Hav-
den in the face with his spikes season
before last people who like clean and
decent sport have had no use for Ferris.
ani that feeling has been especially
strong in Washington. The Hayden who
was assaulted was not the Eddie Heydon
of the Washington team, but the Baltf-
more Hayden. who went to Boston and
from there back 10 the minors.
The news that MCCiraw is going to
take the New York Giants to Dallas.
Tex, 10 train next spring may mean
that the Giants and the washington
team. which will train at Galveston,