Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-22
WRESTLING
FRENCH CRAPPLER
 AFTER BULLS
Willing to Tackle the Wildcat One and Throw Him or Forfeit-
 Other News.

Athos, the Fighting Frenchman, is anxious to engage the Hartford base ball park for some evening, when he proposes to wrestle the most terocious bull that can be obtained in that sec. ton. If he cannot conquer the bull he will forfeit $100 to the owner of the animal. Athos has engaged the baseball grounds in Springfield for Tuesday evening of next week and as an extra attraction there will be T wrestling match between Jim Barnes of Springfield and Stanley Karrp of Buffalo.
 . Athos has been touring the couli- try in his bull-subduing stunt and so far this season has wrestied ten bulls and thrown each one of them.
 Of necessity there is danger to the bulls opponent. The mau must keep everlastingly on the move to avoid the rushes of the animal and his horns Once the bull rushes, Athos goes for his horns and then the real tussle is on. If he cannot swing the bulls neck around and force hinl down, there is as resort the leg hold. It is even more dangerous than the horn hold, according to Athos, but is gen. orally successful if it can be attained. Last week Athos wrestied bull in Syracuse, \. r.. and had the better of the argument.
 The athlete from France doesn't look particularly like man capable of tossing any bull about. But he Is willing to take the chance against anything the country can produce, hc says. Athos weighs about 140 pounds
 Peter Jack, the Greek wrestler, who has been stopping in Broekton for the purpose of t"king on match with the wizard, Harvey Parker, is doomed to disappointment, according to the Brockton wrestler's statement. Jack claims the championship of New England, but has never yer met Park CT and desires to do so. Parker said that he positively will not accept a challenge to wrestle the Greek in pub. lie.
 If he wants to meet me on the mai and there is enough of an object. will wrestle him in private. but I will not consent to a public match" he said.
 Hitachiyana the Great, the biggest wrestler in the world, may be seen II. Hartford this winter at one of the wrestling carniyals. He is now upon the Pacific ocean and Is headed for this country. Hltachiyana is the champion wrestler of Japan and is to the wrestling ring there what Jim Jeff fries is to the American prize ring.
 When the Taft party was in Iokio. General Terauchi. the Japanese min ister of war, arranged grappling ex- hibition as part of the entertainment for Mfr Taft and his friends at gar den party.
 It was government affair and the wrestler was invited to give an exhi- bition. Many of the other leading wrestlers of the country were present and the spectacle aroused the admira- tion of all the Americans. which in- cluded Secretary Taft. Congressman Longworth. Mrs Nicholas Longworth. then Miss Alice Roosevelt. Represen- entative Bourke Cochran and other notables. Hltachlyana was in his best form and in match with former champion of the empire he forced his antagonist to the mat according to the Jap rules.
 After defeating his man, the champion leaped from the stage and rushed to Secretary Taft. received the secretary's greeting and congratula- tions. At that time the wrestler weighed 325 pounds but now he is said to be down to little under 300. Tho wrestler declared that Secretary Taft looked to him to be perfect specimen of physical manhood and that he would hesitate to enter the wrestling ring with him. Perhaps the Jap had been tipped of that Mir Taft was a terrible man in grapple when he