Professor Miller in America.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 843, 27 April 1888, Page 13

Professor Miller in America.

Professor Miller has issued a challenge iu New York. He claims to be the champion athlete of the world, aud challenges in this way:—‘l hereby challenge any two athletes in the world to make a match for five hundred dollars a-3ide, and contest iu boxing, Graeco-Roman wrestling, heavy dumb-bell lifting, foil-fencing, broadsword exercise, basket-sticks to be used. Athletes accepting this challenge to divide the exercises among them, and tho winner of the most exercises, tho two athletes combined or myself to be declared the victor. lam also prepared to match myself against any athlete in the world for five hundred dollars a-side at boxing, Graaco-Roman wrestling and heavy dumb-bell lifting, the winner of the most exercises to be declared the victor. I will also make a match against any athlete in tlio world at boxing and. Graeco-Roman wrestling for five hundred dollars a-side. Should each win an exercise, the one winning in the shortest time to be declared the victor. If any of these challenges are accepted the match to take place publicly in any city and building mutually agreed npon.’ He has also lodced 250 dols. with the New York Police Gazette. The New York Sun says : —* Professor Miller still stands Avith a chip on his shoulder. Nobody has answered his mixed challenge.’ Late in February Miller stood against Matsada Sorakiclri, a Japanese \A r restler travelling with the Reuz-Santley variety troupe. The Jap is a marvellous wrestler (cateh-as-catch-can), and the management undertake to forfeit 50 dols. if he does not down his man in fifteen minutes, or 200 dols. if the other man downs the Jap. On this occasion the management apparently thought they struck something soft, and offered Miller 100 dols. if he wa3 not thrown in 15 minutes. The Professor gave Matsada a very bad quarter of an hour, and threw him about somewhat promiscuously. When time 'was called the Jap was underneath and all but thrown. The Professor took the 100 dollars home.