THE RING.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 849, 8 June 1888, Page 13

THE RING.

Martin v Co3tello has issued a challenge to box the winner of the Burke-Slavin fight eight rounds. Jack Ashton (Sullivan’s ‘ chopping block’) and Jake Kilrain will fight in America shortly. They have met once before when Kilrain won. Sullivan talks of coming to Australia shortly. The day after Sullivan’s airival in Boston, Mr Phillips deposited £SO, and, on behalf of John L. Sullivan, challenged any mania the world to fight in two or three months from signing articles for £IOOO to £SOOO a side. He stipulates that skin gloves shall be used, and that the contest shall be under the Marquis of Queensberry’s rules. Phillips says he prefers an acceptance of the challenge by Kil* raiu, as ho is anxious to sho w the public that Jake is not a champion. Laing and Charlie Richardson are sparring through the papers. ‘He has fought ms on two occasions and.won, but ho does not say how,’ says Richardson, tc which Laing replies laconically that he has put up £25 with the belt committee. Wrestling in America. (Sportsman’s Correspondent. ) Karkeek, the Cornishman, has been winning dollars from Parson Davies, Mukloon’s manager, by staying the limit of 15 minutes with Muldoon and recently again encountered the big man, the terms being that he was to receive two dollars for every two minutes over five that he kept his shoulders off the ground (Graeoo-Roman style), and lOOdols if he threw'Muldoon. The band shut up and the wrestlers took off their robes and bowed. They were naked to the waist. The house went wild and howled in admiration. Karkeek has been following the show around, and accepting the challenges to wrestle with Muldoon and ‘Strangler’ Lewis. Ho has done nothing else ever since the Parson started this kind of an entertainment, and he has earned about fifty dollars a week, and is gradually becoming very unpopular with the Parson. They shook hands, and iu the twinkling of an eye Muldoon whirled Karkeek around, and throwing his powerful arms about his waist, lifted him off the stage and banged him down. He did this at intervals of two minutes until Karkeek was fairly rattled, and was glad when Muldoon, by a clever trick, forced both ofhis shoulders to the canvas and won the match in 13 minutes, Karkeek collected from the Parson 1G dollars, and was happy. Evan Lewis and the Jap.

There was a bustle of excitement in the crowd that packed the London Theatre, New York, when William Kellogg announced that Matsada Sorakichi,the Japanese wrestler, was prepared every nigbt this week to throw any wrestler within fifteen minutes or forfeit; £lO. A tall, smooth-faced young man, who was recognised as O. C. Floto, a friend of Parson Davies, stood up in one of the lower boxes and said in a load voice that Evan Lewis was anxious to accept the offer. * Who aro you, sir?’ asked Mr Kellogg, sternly. The crowd applauded, and stamped on the floor in wild approval. ‘Mr Sorakichi,’ said Mr Kellogg, when the confusion ceased, l is er. gaged for every night this week. His appointment to-night is Thomas Soanlan.’ Then the square set face of Lewis appeared at the box. He rested his left hand on the rail and leaning over shook his hand at Kellogg. *1 am hero for business,’ he said, ‘ and I will wres le both the JapandScanlan, and guarantee to down them both.’ The crowd'went wild at this, and kicked up a great racket. ‘The orchestra will please play,’ shouted Kellogg, and the drums and bugles finally smothered the confusion. Then Lewis and Floto hunted Mauagerßen Leavitt and asked him if he was afraid. He said he wasn't and showed them a paragraph in the bill which said that the Jap would only accommodate local wrestlers. • You’re from Wisconsin,’said Leavitt.

‘I may be from Wisconsin,’ said Lewis, but I mean business and would like to earn £lO. Then the * Jap ’ came along with his jet black, scraggy moustache sticking out in auger and his little black eyes blazing * You have too much mouse,’ hesaid toFioto. ‘You talka to much. You teller me Muldon he sore on mo. You allertime trouble.’ ‘Shut up !’ said Leavitt. And the ‘Jap ’ shut up. Lewis Strangles Gallagher.

Evan Lewis, known as the Btrangler, is now one of the greatest catch-as-catch-can wrestlers in the world. He is well up in the tricks of the game. With the strangling hold allowed he can beat any man breathing, inc'udiug the demon wrestler, Joe Acton. Lancashire rules bar all throttling. At these rules Acton is Lewis's master. Evan Lewis and Denny Gallagher, of Buffalo, New York, wrestled catch-a3-catoh style, in Buffalo, 21st March, for 250 dollars a side, best three in live falls. Lewis won the first and second falls in three and ten minutes respectively, In the last fall he put the strangle hold on, and Gallagher was perfectly black in the face. When the police interfered and stopped the contest, the referee declared the match a draw. Lewis has a good record, being on even terms with AotoD, they having wrestled twice, each having secured a victory. Tom Cannon has downed the strangler once, and the strangler has also downed Cannon once, Lewis has learnt a

lot since he wrestled Tom. All wre stlershere fear this terrible strangle.