WRESTLING CHAMPIONS.

Evening Star, Issue 18119, 8 November 1922, Page 3

WRESTLING CHAMPIONS.

10 TEE EDITOB. Sir.—Allow me a small space to reply to “One of the Old School.” He takes exception to Tommy Welker claiming to bp a pupil of Alex. Monro, who Be gays did more to kill wrestling in. Great Britain than any other man. Well, if hy defeating all the' heavy-weight, wrestlfers in Great, Britain and most of the foreign ones ho killed the sport, he certainly attained that distinction. But what I would like ‘‘ One of the Old School” to tell us is in what, ‘Health and Strength Journal’ he found Monro to weigh, 19jst and be well over 6ft in height when he met Georgo Hackenschmidt. .Monro’s weight when they met in Ibrox Park, Glasgow, was 16st Alb, chest measurement 48in, neck 18jin, thigh 28in, calf 17iu. biceps 18jin, forearm 14jin, height 6ft. George Hackeusclumdt weighed 14st some pounds, had a neck measurement of 22in and chest 52in, and was 6ft in height, go that Monro was not over sjst heavier, neither was he or well, over 6ft, as stated by your correspondent. ‘‘One of the Old School ’’ takes exception to Tommy Walker questioning his knowledge of Monro’s career, and until “ One of the Old School ” can verify his figures I also must “ bale- my doots ” if he knows much about Monro’s wrestling record 1 . My figures are authenticated by John. James Miller, the wellknown wrestling judge, and as issued to the Press in Glasgow on the occasion of the match in that city.—T am, etc., Nell M'Donald. November 7.