Show BIG WRESTLING TOURNEY PLANNED gotch beell and many other cracks to meet in florida shortly chicago jan 23 by bv terms just closed with the florida state mid win ter F pair air association fred 11 barnes of chicago will handle and promote tile the biggest wrestling tournament amont ever attempted in america the tournament will take place at tampa fla for height eight days of february 8 to 15 incle ave at an estimated expense of not less than mat artists from all parts of tile the world will be invited to participate in these eventa barnes has an international reau and years of experience in ane theatrical held field and for this athletic promotion tion has associated joe coffey nate lewis and jack curlo carloy who understand the wrestling game th thoroughly mr ir barnes will finance tile the project is a man of means and his orders to his associates are to spare no expense in securing the highest class talent that money can command joe coffey who is matchmaker or of all tile the big matches held in the city Is receiving the entries and liar has already the applications of the following well known champions of their respective spec tive countries frank gotch atch cliame champion on 0 of amer america ca fred beell light heavyweight chiam champion of america leo italian champion hjlamar landion Lan diun champion of sweden william demetral greek demon tom winkl behof for fer the australian hercules jess W estergaard the great dane wakita who will represent japan carl pons champion of france oscar and charlie olsen charles hacken schmidt will bs be entered in this great tournament before it closes on oil the bornn morning of february 15 5 it is the intention of promoter barnes to weed out oft the wrestling field find fina the champion of each class and the final winner of the heavyweight class to be matched with george the russian lion on paper it looks like frank gotch stands at the head of the heavies and barnes will offer tile the russian lion every inducement to N isit this country at a later date and falling failing in this will finance a trip of gotch to invade england and force Hacken schmidt into a match the tampa fla fa tournament will be handled as an international ga affair i and is easily worthy of big support i |