Show J 1 i THOMPSON WILL NOT WRESTLE h j Says He Did Not Agree to Meeting With Holmes i i It I appears that the Unlvcrsll band r boys reckoned without the consent of Eugene Thompson when they announced hat t he had been engaged to wrestle with I Harvey Holmes at their entertainment j on March 7ih Thompson Hated yester L day that Instead of agreeIng to meet ii Holmes I as hu was credited with having done ho refused absolutely to go on 1 have aald once declared Thompson I that I would not meet thla man and I meant It If I J wrest I e with any one It 4 will bo with McLnughlln for lie spoke I llrst I am all through giving free ex 1 hibitions at bnnrpietH and charity balls t nnd I would not do this thing that they I I f want mc to do for 1000 Holmes has had I plenty of chances In the past to wref > tlc with me and would not do It then lie wants to make a reputation an a wrestler 1 but he wont get It In this way no matter 4 I mat-ter how hard he trlen They announced h1l that the match had boon arranged without with-out my consent at all |