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GOTGH IS READY./1HAS MONEY TO BACK HIMSELFAGAINST TURK.‘‘Farmer” Burns and Ole Marsh in the City Today—Gotch Looking for a “Go” with Rooney—Issues a Formal Challenge to Rooney and Posts $100.Frank Gotch arrived, in the city Sat urdaynight for the;purpose of nego* Mating with Manager -CharIson for a wrestling bout witli EIi the Rouman-ian. He was accompanied here by Ole Marsh who came ail the way from Idaho to be present and act with Mr.Gotch. This morning “Farmer” Martin Burns arrived in the city from Big Rock and it is probable that the forthcoming match will be decided definitely .some time during the day. Mr. Gotch means business.' So do the other gentlemen who are here representing him.Gotch was seen relative to the proposed match and said:“I will go against Eli for any part of a thousand dollars, not to be less, however, than $200. X would prefer $250. I saw the manager of the Turk and lie stated that he would bet $100 on the side. This is not enough. 1 understood that he would put up $200 or I would not have come. He made such a statement in The Header. The expense of training is so, great that I would not like to undertake getting ready for the “go” unless there is more money in it. I, may lose of course, but if I win then I will get enough out of it to pay me/’Wants Rooney.But Mr. Gotch wants a bout with Rooney of Chicago. He says that he will wrestle Rooney, eatch-as-eateli-ean, Police Gazette rules to govern for any part of $1,000. and he will post $100 forfeit with any newspaper, bank or responsible party in this city.Mr. Marsh, who comes here witn Mr. Gotch is originally from Decorah this state, but he has been 111 Alaska during the past several years. He is something of a great wrestler himself but not in the same class with Mr. Gotch. Hast summer he took Mr. Gotch into the Klondike while there Mr. Gotch did not lose a single foil, hough there are a number of very Merer men up that way.Frank Gotch stated today that He would wrestle any and all coiners for any part of a thousand dollars catch-is-eateh-can, bo that, there is but little question but that there will be a forthcoming match between him and Witt-tner of Cincinnati whose challenge: was received today. All that is to prevent is the details of the match.•Manager Charlson. manager of EH staled today that if Eli won from Gotch, as lie believed he would. ho would then be ready for a match between Eli and “Farmer” Burns. It now looks as though there would be a long list of good sporting events upon the tapis for this city before the season is over.Terrible plagues, those itching, pestering diseases of the skin. Fut an end to misery. Doan’s Ointment cures. At any drug store.WiTTMER’S CHALLENGEWOULD LIKE TO MEET BURNSAND GOTCH,Champion Gracco-Roman Wrestler*Agrees to Throw lowans. Twice in an Hour at Graeco-Roman, orWill Make a Finish Contest WithThem at Catch-as-Catch-Can—Two Best Out of Three Falls«Cincinnati, O.. Jan. L.—(Special to The Deader.)—Charley Wittmer, theAmerican champion Graeco-Homan wrestler, lias placed ids affairs in the hands of Geo. V. Tuohey, “the man who made Jenkins famous,” and who managed that wrestler so successfully tor the past three years. Tuohey and Jenkins dissolved partnership last week because of Jenkins unwillingness to wrestle oftencr than once every two or three months. Tuohey believes that a champion should defend liis title whenever called on to do so anti feels that the only way to earn the esteem of.the sporting public is to keep busy and meet all bona fide challengers.Wittmer in conversation with a reporter hist night, said that he was glad to be with a hustler of the Tuo-ficy type and believed that his future was brighter than ever,“1 am open to meet ail corners at any style,” he added. ”1 have never been defeated at Graeco-Roman style and was the only American to hold Yousof. the Original Terrible Turk, to a draw after three hours of hard wrestling. 1 claim the American championship at Graeco-Roman and am ready to defend it against all coiners.I do not claim to be so. good at eatch-as-catch-ean. but I believe that I am good enough at that style to make all the champions travel hard to beat me. [ am seeking matches, now with Farmer Burns, Gotch, Roonev. Moardulah or any others who are in the Northwest, where I understand that the game is very strong..If parses are offered for me 1 am ready to make matches at once with Burns or any of the men named, I will-agree to throw Gotch or Burns twice in one hour at Graeco-Roman or will'‘make a finish contest with either at. cateh-as-eatch-can; best two out of three falls t will bet some money on the. result. A telegram to Mrs. Tuoliey; 429Vi Superior St.. Cleveland, will bring back a quick response. iMy challenge is open to the world, bar nobody,, but Farmer Burns can have the preference/’
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Davenport Weekly Leader
Davenport, Iowa, US
Tue, Jan 07, 1902
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