Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-15
MAHMOUT IS HERE
Terrible Turk Comes to Meet
Sporrey and Ten Other Mat
Artists at Moline.
GABEL AND VoSS ENTERED
Two Latter Among Those Who Con.
tract to Stick With Foreigner
Five Minutes.

Rock Island will be represented to-
night in the big wrestling tourna-
ment at Moline when Yusiff Mahmout
the Terrible Turk takes on all com
ers- William Gabel of this citv add
ed his name 10 the list last night, ask
ing a chance TO go against the Turk in
an effort to get some of the five-doilar-
per-minUte forfeit money. John Voss.
Rock Islands old standby. will also
be on hand TO add his share to the
program. The tournament is the big
gest ever planned in this section of
the country and indications point to
one of the old time crowds that used
TO gather in the tri-cities for sporting
events. Big delegations have already
ordered tickets from the various
towns east of Moline and a special
will be run from points on the Rock
Island Southern 10 swell the total
From the advance sale of seats and
the great interest in the events it is
expected that the Moline theatre will
be packed to the doors.
The main event of the program is
that between Yussiff Mahmout and
Emil Sporrey, in which the Turk will
try to throw Sporrey twice in 80 min
Utes for a purse of $500, winner to
take all as well as a side bet of 500.
In addition TO this Mahmout will try
to throw 10 men in an hour, forfeiting
So per minute to any one sticking
over five minutes. Already more than
the full quota of 10 has entered and
there are some very good men in the
list. Several Rock Island men are in
cluded, Gus StamOs, the Greek, being
one of these expected to drag down
some of the Turks money, and VOss
is also expected to get into the pay
minutes. Gabel is an unknown guam
tity. but will do his best to make the
Turk go some
In the semi-windup Lee Englund,
the Moline lightweight who has been
cleaning up on all corners all season,
will get his chance at a first class
man, as he will meet Harrison Good
win of Quincy for the lightweight
championship of the state, In the
first preliminary Heavy" Jones of
Chicago will take on less Elder of
Baylis, known as the New Farmer
Burns" Altogether the card is the
greatest ever attempted in this part of
the country.
IT RK HTRtS Def.
The managers of Mahmout are
about discouraged in their efforts to
land a championship match for their
man, as all the big fellows seem to be
a little shy of getting on the mat
with the Turk. The following letter
was given out today to the press ano
explains their position clearly and con-
cisely.
We note the recent articles in the
press to the effect that ZbysZko and
Hackenschmidt seem unable to agree
on terms for a wrestling match and
also that Hackenschmidt and GOtch
are unlikely to get together till next
fall, and we wish to announce that
the public does not need to wait till
next fall for big match if any OF
these so-called topnotchers are anX-
ious for real match. Yussin Nah
mout has been iii this country for six
months after big game, but not sin
Gle one of the big fellows will meet
him. GOtch asked that elimination
matches be held and we agreed TO
that. but neither Zbyszko nor Hacken-
schmidt will take a chance on it, ask
ing instead nat they be given
match with Gotch. where the big
money is. Both know in their own
hearts that if they were compelled 10
meet first that they would never
reach a match with Frank GOtch, but
would have TO go home. defeated,
Yussif Mahmout is the only one Of
the big fellows who is ready at all
times to meet any one in the world,
no matter how good his opponent may
be considered Therefore since he is
the only one ready TO meet any or
all of these men. he is the only one en-
titled to a match with Gotch, and
Mahmout is ready to go against the