Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-18
WRESTLING
THE FOX TOM
 MET HIS MATCH
0Rourke Tried to Save His Side Bet With the Russian But
 Fell Down Hard.

Hotel AStof In NeW 1orh Lne III SI thing he asked for was oysters as he said the New York variety was so much better than the kind to be had in England After he had hearty meal he wanted to go to Chlld's ana drink two quarts of buttermilk. lie said he had good butermilk in Ire land but he could not gec it in Eng land. Bob Edgren writes as fol- lows about the champion.
 In his apartment Hack stripped to change his clothes. Incidentally he showed his undulating ridges Of muscles that have made him famous They are all there-great rounded Jumps and bumps and layers of elas- tic tissue, shifting and changing with every movement. Among all the athletes of the world, profes- sional or amateur, I have never seen one to compare with him. His back is like a barn door. His arms are like an ordinary mans legs. His neck-well, he wears a 22-inch col lar-and it nearly chokes him. q am not so fine just now" said Hack. rubbing the line of stomach | muscles that looked like rows of earth works on a battle field, but 1 in even one week you shall see the | difference. l have been so very busy with my engagements that l have not had the time to train, Since was in America before l have trained hard but once. That was for Mad rali. For Rogers I trained not at all. l only went out twice on the road. I knew Rogers was not what you call it?-a match for me He came to me and asked me to wrestle, I said You have no chance You may have improved a little yes-but I cannot tell the public you have a chance. It would not be honorable. At last l said we shall leave the question to the sporting papers. If they all say should give you match, I will wres tie you. If there is even one httle objection we will not wrestle. Every one said I should wrestie Rogers, so I did"
 "O'Rourke says Rogers was beat en by rheumatism" l remarked.
 Hackenschmidt laughed.
 "O'Rourke came to me in tht dressing room before we went on, he said and asked me to sign little paper. What is it@' l asked Tt is about the fifty-pound side bet, said O'Rourke. It is an agreement If Rogers wins he will not take hi money
 "I will sign nothing l said.
 "'Then tell the manager of th' theater you will do that, said O. Rourke.
 ".If Rogers beats me he can have the money. I would not care If I was a thousand pounds, said. I win I will take his side bet. It Il , advertised that there is a side be and I shall keep faith with the pub lie. I shall be on the level.
 When we began to wrestle hat no ambition. felt weak. He eam' at me and pushed me back like { child. He is big and strong. H' pushed me to the ropes. Then woke up. got so strong l felt al if could tear him to pieces. | pick ] ed him up and threw him to thu floor. He tried to crawl of the mat and I took his leg and pulled hin back to the middle. and the people laughed. I fell on him and tool my hold, but he was so big arount the chest it was like trying to reacl around a barrel. l let go beeaus' | was so light beside him l though he might roll over and carry me witt him. worked him into a good DO sition and put him down. It wa quite easy The next time l caugh him by the leg and threw him on hi head. The blood ran from his nose When took the second fall l lef him so weak he could not do any thing"