Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-26
WINS EASILY.

A Big Crowd of Entliusiastic and OrG 1 derly Sports Witness the Wrestling
 Match i'm Naugatuck.
 The wrestling contest between Henry M. Heating of Waterbury. and William Glib. bons of Naugatuck, for the light weight championship of Connecticut and a purse of t$20O, at the Gem opera house in Nau. gatuck last night. resulted in an over7 whelming'defeat for the Naugatuck boy. Both looked in prime condition, but it was very evident that Gibbons had not re- ceived proper handling and had been trained down to quickly. The men weighed in at six o'clock in the presence of representative of the DEMOCRAT. Gib- bons tipped the scales at 1343 pounds and Keating just turned the 127 mark.
 The hall was crowded when Referee Matthew J. Smith of Waterbury stepped to the front of the stage where the ring had been pitched and told the audience to act | gentlemanly, and that the contest would | be square and the refereeing impartial. | Outside of the cheering done for each | man as he secured hold there was no dis turbance. Sheriff Sweeney was in charge and there was no need of his services. One exciting incident occurred after Keating had won the first fall. A man in
 
 the railing. lost his balance. turned a oom- plete somersault and landed on his feet on the floor below. He was only slightly injured and had strength enough left to hurrah for Keating
 If the ring had been pitched on the floor and made twenty-four feet Keating would have won the first fall inside of five min- utes Some money changed hands, but the Naugatuck sports were all looking for big | odds. The Hartford people had conti- dence in Heating and gave odds before the match began. M. J, Oolloty was official timer. Keating was looked after by Henry Hayes and young Burke of Hart ford, while James McDonald and William Freeman took care of Gibbons.
 In the first bout Keating showed his careful training He was the aggressor from the start and Gibbons was evidently afraid of him. Keating secured a neck hold, but Gibbons slipped away. Heating followed him around the stage got half Nelson" on him and after struggle threw him into the wings. Both men were or dered to the center of the stage and took the holds they had before they got outside of the ropes. Keating's half ''Nelson" was too much for Gibbons. who had the strangle hold on keatlDg. Again was Gibbons thrown AcdNIy OfeE GuS rO1L6E or the OACR QTOD curtain. Again were they ordered to the csnter and after a short tussle Heating lifted his man bodily, threw him heavily and placed both shoulders squarely on the floor Time eight and one-half minutes.
 In the second bout Gibbons got the half straDgle hold twice, but Keating kept toss- ing him from one side of the stage to the other. Both went down, but Gibbons spun around on his head and saved a fall. Gibbons lay face down and Heating pro- ceeded to turn him over. In the struggle which followed both gained their feet, Gibbons having strong hold on Keatine's left leg. Heating threw Gibbons clear into the air. but missed fall. Heating got leg hold, but again Gibbans secured the half strangle. At this point Keating's trainer spoke word to him and in an in- stant Gibbons had been whirled around. Heating having him by the leg with the right hand and his left hand on the back of his head. Gibbons had also secured a leg hold. Quick as flash Heating lifted Gibbons and threw him face down. His head struck the floor with & thump that could be heard all ovtr the hcu,e. The blood spurted from his nose in a stream. This settled the contest for K Keating and after minutes rest he lifted Gibbons again, threw him to the left of the stage with half Nelson" and hoored him nicely. Time nine minutes.