The Washington times., 1912-02-19

Never before in the history OF prOfcs.
sionhl or amateur wrestling in Wash
lhgtCn EaS such an attractive card been
arranged as tEo schedule which will be
pursued here during the present week
Including the Memorial Athletic Clubs
amateur tourhamC mt, which is SEIZED I;.L
Tor Thursday night at the National
|uard Armory, more than than two
score athletes will he seen in Washing
tor during the week. Fifteen profess
SIGNALS are looked to show at the
various thcaters AMI c)rCc"t halls,
among these being Washington's three
best performers, Joe Turner, Bumps
Turner, and Rob Roy Mackry.
At the Gayety Theat"r on. Tuesday
evening, Rob Roy Mack2y, who Is
known to Washington's oldest wrest-
l:EE fans as being among the clevercst
athletes that the city ever PRODUCED
will meet Yourg Turner and Bill Mitch
ell, and has agreed to throw both Of
these wrcstlers within one hour or for
fcit the purse of 800. When Mackcy
first approached the former athletes on
the subject uf wrestling bouts, he was
trken to be in jest. but the ,lld-tiuer
p"steh security with the manager Of the
theater and the youngsters were forced
to take the challenge in earnest
The management of the Arcade
Amusement Company, at iTom lecnth
street ana Park road, has booked three
matches for Wednesday night which
are among the classiest bouts thai
Washington has ever scheduled. Aneri-
Gus, the champion ight-hcavyweight
wrestler of the world, has agreed to
meet Yankee Rogers, who weighs 22O
pounds, and who has had a most sue
ressful tour this season. Americas gain
ed two falls from Romanon at the
Lyric tournament. in Baltimore. last
week and Is one Of the best athletes
Dr. i" ToIer Of See seat GIien' Who defeated
Lundin, the Swedish champion, in last
weeks matches in the Monumental
CITY, VIII meet Shad Link, of Balu-
more, The combined weight of these
wrestlers Is 4Oi pounds. The third bout
at the Arcade on Wednesday night will
be ju jitsu exhibition between Hara
Mykia, the japanese champion, and
holder of England A special seating
section has been built at the Arcade
for the accommodation of ladies' and
their escorts for Wednesdays wrest-
ling tournament.
Turner Attraction.
Joe Turner, the peerless mat per-
former of Washington, is the main at
traction at the Majestic Theater
matches, which are also scheduled for
Wednesday night Turner will meet
Sam Anderson, who is we'll known here,
as he and Turner have each won bouts
in this city. This match will be for
the mddleweight championship of the
world, and the winner will challenge
the victor of the Yokcl-Gehring bout
in Cleveland, February Y.
In conjunction to this bout Tom
Duchesne will face Martin Lcnoard
Both of the wrestlers have been defeat t,
ed this season by Joe Turner. This
match should be one of the best con-
tested Of the tourney. as the men are
Of much the same weight. Frank Husc-
man, former feather-weight champion
of the world, and Jack Corners, the
English featherweight, are the wrestlers
who will perform in the last match al
the Majestic. In arranging these three
bouts, the management of the theatel
has endcavOred to match wrestlers OF
approximately the same weight, so tina
the contests will lie largely one of Clev
erneSS.
A wrestling tournament that will un
dOubtedly be heavily patrOnized is the
amateur matches that will be seer
Thursday night at the National Guar,
ArmOry gymnasium when the MemOria
Athletic Club, of this city, holds its an
nual bouts. Manager Foley has booked
the best amateur athetis in the cit!
and attractive bouts will be seen in thu
100, 105, lis, and 125 pound class.