He is a great big round man, with a great big fat name, is the Japanese wrestling champion now in America thirsting for American blood and money.
    Taniemon Hitachiyama is how he spells his identification mark. Perhaps he is the advance agent of the mickeydoo's army, come to look over the ground before capturing us all and throwing us into the Pacific with a brick attached to our legs. Then, again, perhaps he isn't.

    Anyway, old Tani Hitchi wants to take on our heavyweight mat flatteners. He recently announced his consuming desire at the Consolidated Athletic club in New York, where Jim Corbctt's old sparring partner, Billy Elmer, is boss of the roost Tani Hitchi was accompanied by a Jap, president of the Nippon club of New York, and by a press agent.
    Tani Hitchi says he wants to meet Frank Gotch. He weighs as close to 300 pounds as Gotch does to 200 pounds, it is said.