Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-19
SOME CLASS TO
 THIS GRAPPLING PROPOSITION
Ira Thomas vs. Dan Murphy for Championship of the AthIetics-Ira Alternating in DanieIson.

Sporting Editor. Norwich Bulletin: Here's a sporting proposition, MT. Edi- 1tor. to make the fans and bugs gather around the ringside and forget such little affairs as the Jeffries-Johnson $1O1,O00 mill, league pennants, ct al.: Danny Murphy vs. Ira Thomas on the Elephants of the American league and exclusive rights to the flicker picture privileges. winner to take all the chances. This match to be for straight falls, each man to register at least three falls within an hour or forfeit the gate receipts to Connie Mack; fadeaway holds, spikes and wind shields barred; the contest to continue until one eets sent to the bench.
 Ira is hibernating in Danielson this winter; Danny is somewhere in the suburban section of your good old town. We learn that he is going in for the ,grappling game. Ira put us on to that Ira seems to. be on to everything and he has only been here little while at that. He figures that he could go out and get Danny on the mat With that in view he has been doing some startling stunts with Young Hackenschmidt, relative of Swat Milligan's, and one of the mightiest near-champs that ever bought a steer age ticket to any one of the mill towns in eastern Connecticut. This Hack beats everything on the boat. Ira is whanging away at the big import ev- cry time he can get someone to mind the babies (his brother -in-law's), and his condition is now bordering on the superb.
 This is all to be sprung as a sur prise on Danny. He isn't supposed to have an inkling of it until they meet for the match. The idea is to get all the fans wise, but to make Murphy think that Thomas is the ripest of the new lemon crop and as easy to beat as the Senators Ira has everyone up this way on his staff and we want to see this pulled off. In fact he has made the biggest hit ever seen on the home grounds-and in midwinter at that. Every justice of the peace in the town has been around to admire the hero and feel his throwing arm. He has landed right in the middle of the social whirl with one magnificent bound. He has won a pair of checker caught some of the heaviest fish, become a society beau, and indulged in some few other dan gerous and exciting pastimes, such as whist parties and the like. since ar irving here to watch the bliZardS blIz. Ira is the star attraction of the frost bitten season; and as the first real live bona-fide, certified and authentic specimen of a big leaguer that has ev- CT honored this cOmplacent burg with his presence for so 1ono a period, he Is receiving more attention than the church sOcialS.
 Incidentally, he is forced now and again to say a few words about the 1 great national game. The fan is ever 0n his trial. Ira has taken the bunch | around the American league circuit a | lozen times or more, painting in mar | velous word pictures the doings of the l great teams and the players that make | hem up. Maybe the Athletics are not | he local favorites in the race for the | lag next season. Bet you a million! | Every kid in town wants to hear Ira | ell about it; likewise others that are | 10 longer kids. The big fellow expects | 70 stay with us until it is time to | like for the southern training grounds | md we are going to find out a whole | ot more about that White Elephant outfit before he gets away.
 Meanwhile, keep Danny blindfolded | ,n that wrestling deal. Ira wants to spring it as a sort of worlds series. Tell the sports that it will be worth he money. tell them to wait.
 Yours mostly truly,
 FAN TIA SAY.
 P.S.-Ira has fixed it up with Steve -offev to look out for the box re- .eipts and referee the match. Steve S another big favorite up this way.