Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-28
KELLY IS ANGRY.

| Was Not Looking for a Match W1tn
 Prof Dwyer, But Makes Statement.
 Jchn E. Kelly was around this morn l ing and he made the following state
 ment in reference to the challenge of
 Pref M J.. Dwyer. He says that ne
 asked Prof Dwyer to cut out the stran- l gia and the double Nelson holds be- cause as general thing it is done all over the country wliere one man is so
 much heavier than the other. He was 1 dragged into this controversy. but not9 that 1la is in it he will stick, but he will insist on his first statement, that | those two holds must be barred. In order to prove also that he means busl- ness ana that he is not afraid of the professor, he will bet him $25. on the side that he cannot throw him four times in an hour with the strangle and the double Nelson holds barred. Kelly was in earnest in his statement and
 he says if it is not accepted the pro- lessor can take on Heating or anyone else fn Waterbury, but not Kelly with the double Nelson hold allowed.
 M. J. DwyerShas sent word of his acceptance of Ltindin's proposition for match catch-as-catch-can style and wants side bet of $200. He is satis- fled % accept any date that Lund;n may set.
 Parker is improving physically every day. When he returned from New York he was far from well, but few turns or the mat at. his quarters has Like many another good athlete he finds-a cold shower bath of great ben eft after a warming-up bout.
 A ai,. xx7 being talked up for Boston this win ter. The last one had a rather disap- pointing ending, it is true, yet the pre- liniinaries were all red hot, and good many friends were made for the sport. Parker is likely to figure in the main bout of the event, providing the pres- ent agitation culminates in meeting of this sort.
 NJ. J. Dwyer, the middleweight catch as.catch-can style wrestler of Grand Rapids, Mich, has at last succeeded in making a match with Charlie Leon- ard. the Graeco-Roman wrestler and forlner partner of Ernest ROeber. There is great rivalry between the two men and plenty of excitement is prom fsef when they meet in Newark the .eafly part of next month.
 Steve Q'Donnell, manager for big Jack McCormick of Philadelphia, has signed the "Butcher Boy" John Pien- ing, to meet Mccormick, best two in three falls, catch-as-catch-can style, for a side bet of $250 and 75 per cent and 9 per cent of the gate receipts. The contest will take place in New York within three weeks. Should McCorr mick win, O'Donnell will post for. fe't to match him against the new ar- rival from France. Fleming is also eager for a match with the big French man.
 John Little is rounding into form rapidly. John has done practically no mat work since last winter until Par ker returned this week. He is as clever as ever, but at the outset the going affects his wind severely. Little real izes that he has quite a contract on his hands to beat Gilligan three times i'll sixty minutes, also that he must be able to go fast and stay we'll in oreer to win-. With that constantly in mind he is sparing no effort to perfect h1s condition As ever, he finds Parker great help. The little demons sugges- tions arc invaluable, and Little has the full benefit of them.
 B. Fl. Benton, who writes sporting news for the Boston Post, will have endncS TO- take DacKWdIer or eApIdlu in court his allegations about Hjalmar LunGin of Worcester. Benton, who writes under the name of Rob Roy, alleged, Saturday, that Lundin was in the el1ploy of Tom Jenkins at "a sal ary. of $25 a week, giving Jenkins aliega ton, which caused Benton to re- allegation; which caused Benton to re peat the statement and make infer ences that Lundin's matches in Wor- cester have been fakes. Lundin has ratained Sheehan & Cutting lawyers. The firm has written the Boston Post to- retract the statements. If it does not tEc firm will bring suit for libeI. Lundin answered Benton's first allega- ton by saying that Benton mistook him for A. W. Johnson. The latter was employed by Jenkins. The boom in wrestling is likely to at tract to these shores this wintenEmore foreigners than ever came in of 4 sea- son before. The good ones cannot be beaten. The counterfeits will fare poorly. Wrestling is looking up. It is probably as popular, if not more popu- lafy tosdHy than ever. Good men are being developed every day. This Is particularly true of this section, where