Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-09
To STAGE BANTAM
TITLE BOUT HERE
WORLDS CHI A N PION S n p
WRESTLING MATCH ScHED-
uLED FOR DEC. II.
"YoUNG HAckERsMlTH" TO
MEET SAM WOLF, OF CHICAGO
Title Holder to Make Home Here and !
Gives Marshalltown Chance to SEQ
TituIar Exhibition-Has Won Title
BY Defeating Best Men of Weight
in All Countries.

Marshalltown is now the home OF
the worlds champion bantam and
featherweight wrestler. Edward
Farrer, professionally known as
Young Hackersmith. To celebrate
his coming here Farrer will offer the
sport lovers Of the city worlds
chum pionship match. Announcement
is made that the champion would
meet Samuel Wolf, of Chicago, in
ternational feather and lightweight
champion. in a finish match. at
American Legion hall, Friday night.
Dec H.
Farrer won the American title from
Wolf. in Chicago. in July. and has
consented to give the Chicagoan
another chance at the worlds honor
and has decided to bring the match
here in appreciation of the kindnesses
shown him during his short resi-
dence in this city. Farrer. now Is
wrestling instructor and assistant
athletic director at the Y. NJ. c. A.
A telegram from Wolf Wednesday
notified the champion that his OPP
ponent would arrive here on the
night of Dec. 16. Wolf is unable to
make the bantam weight and the
match will be handicap affair.
Farrer agreeing to risk his feather
weight title and gold medal won at
Chicago at their former meeting.
Farrer Real Champion.
Farrer is a real champion, having
in all parts Of the world. He has
barred none and has met defeat but
three times. falling victim to men
of mach greater weight.
Born in Bellerat, Australia. thirty
two years ago, Farrer took up
wrestling at the age of IA. His home
during most Of his years in Australia
was ut Sydney. He first came to the
United States in 1909 and after few
inonths here went to England, where
re remained for three or four years.
He returned to the United States and
then made tour of the world. He
came back to America three years
ago. He was caught in the draft in
this country and made camp physical
director but 1t was learned he was
an alien and he was given his dis
charge, much against his will. He
was coming up in the draft second
time when the war ended.
Travelled With Frank Gotch.
Farrer spent some months with
Frank Gotch in touring the United
States. tIe considers Gotch the
greatest OF all big wrestlers and be-
lieves Stecher to be the best of the
big fellows at the present ime.
Farrer won the European cham
pionship from I'D Willicks, at Lon
don, Jan. IS, 1910, the match going
hours and 40 minutes. Willicks did
not come back for the second fall,
having suffered dislocated knee
Eight months later he met the Brit y
ish champion at Madison Square
Garden, New York, and won two
falls in forty-eigt minutes. He de-
feated the French champion in Paris,
and won from the Japanese cham
pions, using the catch-as catch can
STYLE against the Japanese method.
He won the Asiatic championship in
japan and proved his claim by de-
feating the leading Persian wrest-
lers. Anglo Saxon wrestlers are the
best, Farrer declares.
Also Horizontal Bar Expert,
Farrar has not won all his laurels
as wrestler but Is one of the best
horizontal bar performers in the
world. In 1908. at the Olympic
sames In London, he won second
place for bar work, finishing next to
j. j. Pepper, the British champion.
at the games he appeared as rep
resentative Of Australia. He has.
tried boxing but gave up the sport
because of his short reach.
In his meeting w tn Wolf, Farrer
believes he is meeting the best little
man in the country In the Chicago
mach il July, Farrer was forced to
go ] hour and As minutes for fall.
The match was a time limit affair
and did not provide for second fall.
Wolf Is Great Wrestler.
VOLTS record shows him to be a
great little wrestler. having beaten
all his opponents with the exception
of Farrer. He won the international
y. NJ. c. A. tournament and defeated
the best men in his class in bouts in
various parts of the country.
His most important match, aside
from that with the champion. was
with Karki, the Russian wolf"
whom he defeated after long and
unusually fierce struggle at Chicago.
In this match both men were badly
SCARED and bruised but managed to
stay until almost exhausted Wolf
proved the better man, however and
pinned the Russians shoulders.
Wolf agrees to make 12S pounds
at o'clock the day of the match.
This is his best wrestling weight,
altho he can make 125 pounds. Hack
ersmith will weigh in at 115 pounds,
at which is is at his best. The
champion began his work for the
match Tuesday, taking a two mile
run for his wind and general ever
cises to put him in tip-top condition.
Farrer believes only in clean sports
and when a sport can not be main
tanned as a gentleman's game ne
ceases to participate. He is an adj
vocate Of square wrestling and is an
open opponent of the fixed events.
Lady DISAPPOINTED.