Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-09
DIVER DID sNOT LOSE
Arrived Home This Afternoon
 and Denies Story of Defeat.

and Denies Story of Defeat. Wrestled One Hour and Fifty Minutes
 Without Fall-Another Match
 Is In the Works for Waterbury and
 Two Hundred Dollars Has Been
 Posted-Parker Throws Another
 Mark.
 One of the New York papers this morning contained short account or the wrestling match between Prof M. J. Dwyer and Charles Leonhardt, in which it was said that Leonhardt had won two straight falls. That story was false. The match was declared a draw, and it happened in this way: The first fall was taken by Dwyer in 27 minutes. The second fall was taken by Leonhardt in 9 minutes, who secured a hammer lock on the profes- sor. During the next few minutes Dwyer was thrown over Leonhafdt head and landed on his hands. The three first fingers of his right hand were almost broken and his hand was much swollen when he arrived in the city. This handicapped him, but he threw Leonhardt all around the mat, and if rolling falls had counted he would have won at any time. He gained at least twenty Live rolling falls. He could not pin Leonhardt to the mat because his hand was badly hurt. After wrestling one hour and fifty min utes the referee declared the match a draw.
 Warmer and warmer grows the wres- ting game, and if there are not some pretty good contests this winter then the sports will be surprised. In yes- terday'S Democrat was mentioned an- other match that was in the works, and 1t was stated that $10 forfeit had been posted for match between big Swede named Johnson, who lives back of the town farm, and some un- known amateur in Waterbury. F. K. Finnan is backing the Swede and ar- other business man is to get some ann ateur to meet him. If S100 was not posted by each man before 9 o'clock last night the man failing to so post the money would forfeit the $10. Each $1OO was posted last night in the hands of the sporting editor of the Democrat, and it now looks like business. The question now arises where is the ama- teur that will face this big Swede? He does not know much about the wres- ting game. but it is claimed that he does not know his own strength. The matter will be settled in a few days and the unknown will be trotted into the public gaze.
 George Bothner, the lightweight, has posted a forfeit to meet Harvey Parker. the ':Little Demon," i1l a bout at 135 pounds. Should Parker decline to wrestle Bothner. the latter will con- test with Max Luttberg of Cincinnati, who is supposed to be Fred Burns's unknown.
 The date of the match between Jack Mccormick of Philadelphia and John Fleming, the Butcher Boy" which was arranged several weeks ago, was de- cided upon Wednesday,. The two are to come together at Maennerchor hall, POS East Fifty-sixth street. New York, November IS. The contest is for a gate receipts. The style is catch-as- catch-can, best two out of three falls to count.
 Harvey Parker of Brockton had a tough customer in Gus Dumont last night. Dumont undertook to stay if teen minutes with Parker for the $25 which the latter offers. He made a good showing for about nine minutes, hut after that went to pieces and was thrown with a half Nelson resulting from crotch hold. The time was 10 minutes and 24 seconds. Frank Tdone and Young Jeffries went on in the pre- liminary bout. They gave a good ex- hibition and the result was a draw. The limit of the contest was ten min utes. Idone, who is an Italian. was formerly a soldier with the United States army in the Philippines.
 Jenkins open to CnaIlenge.