Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-08
KELLY MAS CREASED.
Professor Dwyer Failed for that
 Reason to Win the Match.


 Referee Did Not Disquaiify Him Be
 cause Dwyer Was Willing to Wres-
 tle-Kelly was Conceded Five Min
 utes Rest Between Each Fall-Rests Were Counted in on the Hour s
 Time-Dwyer Secured Three Falls
 Roach Defeats Mccarthy.
 One of the best wrestling contests that has taken place in my city in New England was pulled of Iast night at the Jacques auditorium, when Prof M. J. Dwyer and John D. Kelly met in a handicap match, and John Roach or the Washington Hill Athletic club and Danny Mccarthy of the Brooklyn Athletic club met at catch weights. While the wrestling was the best that has been seen in this city, there were some things that marred the contest and call for criticism. In the shrsr place you will always find few Wno know it all. who sit in the audience and tell the referee and the contest ants just what should be done, JuSI what a strangle hold is and just when a man is entitled to the fall. some went so far last night as to use tdle vilest epithets to the wrestlers as Weh as the referee. One man in particular, who is big enough to know better ana who probably knows no more what strangle hold is than does person who never saw q match nor read q
 
 obnoxious to the people who were con- testing but to those who had the mis- fortune to sit near him. His talk was foolish and when told that he was making an ass of himself he finally collapsed.
 Another very unsportsInanlike trick, and one that reflected no credit on the perpetrator, was the fact that John E. Kelly came onto the mat Smeafed all over with vaseline. He claimed that it was liniment. but the referee and Prof Dwyer and his trainer knew bet ter. The referee had the right to dis qualify Kelly, but he was prevented from doing so by the very gentlemanly and creditable position that Dwyer took in the matter. Notwithstanding that he was already giving him big handicap, Dwyer agreed to wrestle, grease or no grease. 1t was sports manlike. and one reason more than an- other that made him do so was the fact that he was almost a stranger in the city and was recognized as champion athlete, and if he kicked, even though it was just kick, he would not in all probability receive many plaudits from those present. To show how well Prof Dwyer used Kelly and that he did not care to take any advantage of him, he yielded several other points. which lost him the match. It was originally in- tended that the match was to be for one hours wrestling time, at least that was the way the drawer of the articles thought. and the way Prof Dwyer and his trainer Mir Perrie thought. Kelly thought differently, however. for after the announcer had told tie people that the match was to be one hGdIr wrest- ling time and that the five-minute rest between the falls would not be taken out of the hour of 7wres ling. Kelly-in sisted on ten-minute rest. Prof Dwyer told him that it was no time to make q kick then. that the people ex- pected them to wrestle and he was pre- pared to do anything that was right to satisfy Kelly. He told Kelly also that he had no right to demand rest of any kind. as it was his lDwyer'sl place to ask for the rests or continue to wfestle. as he was the man who was giving the handicap. However. he said he would yield. and he allowed five minutes rest between the falls, and he also allowed that those five minutes should be taken out of the wrestling honr. It was this that beat him, for if he had that fifteen minutes that was taken out of %he hour he would have beaten Kelly tO a certain ". Those were the points that were given to Kelly last night, and those were the tricks that won him the match and yet there were some pres ent who said that Kelly was not get ting square deal. Had not Dwyer consented to waive all objections and to yield all points. what Kelly would have received would be a disqualifica- I ton, and he can thank his ODDonent for making him present of $50.
 It was 9 o'clock when the prelimin- ary bout was called. Danny McCar- thy of the Brooklyn Athletic club was the first one to appear, and he was given q warm welcome by his many friends John Roach of the Washing ion Hill Athletic club came on next, and he also received q :0using recep- tion- When they stripped it was ob- served that Roach was the bigger man of the two. and he appeared in the pink of condition. Mccarthy also was in good trim. but he was nervous. This was caused. no doubt because it was his first public exhibition. Money was wagered freely on this bout, and the Roach money was more in evi- dence. Yet young Mccarthy had many friends who stuck by him and backed him at every opportunity. Both boys went at each other hammer and tongs, and Roach. who appeared to be the cleverer of the two. was continually on top Several times he lad AIcCar- thy in bad positions. but the young chap was strong and he wriggled out If them and his friends cbeered him to the echo. Mccarthy acted continu- ally on the defensive. and after. seven i teen minutes of hard work Roach se- cured an arm and leg hold and dash--t ing Mccarthy to the floor he pinned both shoulders there. lust as the ref cree touched Roach on the back de claring the fall. Mccarthy again wrig- gled out of the hold. but the fall had been given. The second fall was ac- cOmplished in shorter time Roach ] was more than confident. and he went | after his man with half Neisnns. leg A-". I II G