Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-18
WITH THE WRESTLERS.
Interest in the Coming Match Is Now
 Causing Much Talk and Betting.

Causing Much Talk and Betting.
 Gideon Perrie returned from New York to-day and he is fit as a fiddle for his match on Christmas afternoon with Prof Atlas of Bridgeport. He is as confident of winning and the way he will do the trick as he was that Dwyer could beat Parker. He may not, he says, win the Graeco- Roman fall, but he will win two catch-as- catch-can falls, and one of them will be done so quickly that Atlas will not have much time to think about the matter. Both men will strip in the neighborhood of 190 pounds and two such athletes were never seen before Waterbury audience. Each is a giant in stature and the platform on which they will wrestle will be strengthened by the addition of sew era extra props. Certainly the man who goes under in this match will go under nard and the building is liable to shake when the fall comes. Atlas has every confidence that he will win also and he says that he will carry Perrie to his dressing room after the match is over. One Of his staunch friends was in Waterbury yesterday, and be placed $50 on the big Bridge porter. It was quickly covered by q friend of Prof Dwyer's, who left word before he went to New York to take any Atlas money in sight. Altogether $2oO has been placed in the hands of the writer on bets on the match and another bet of $200 is expected from Bridgeport today.
 The preliminary will disclose a mys- tery ill all probability. Dwyer has agreed to wrestle any man that Atlas will bring here, and that Atlas has something up his sleeve is very evi- dent. He will not tell who his man is, but says he is not professional wrestler. Dwyer has been trying hard to find out who the man is, but as yet he has failed. He does not fear any man, but he would like to be in the pink of condition should a ringer be run up against him. That preliminary should make an interesting bout, and Atlas thinks he has Dwyer on the run He will bet any part of $500 that Dwyer cannot throw his unknown, and he will take odds that the unknown will throw Dwyer. As soon as the lat ter gets his eyes on the unknown Christmas afternoon he may take both bets. Just now he prefers to wait. Perrie is the man he is backing, how ever, and Atlas can be accommodated for any amount.
 Denver. Col, Dec 1S.-AIrs Josephine Muldoon was among those who se- cured divorces in the county court yes terday. She is the wife of the famous wrestler, William Muldoon, who now runs q private sanitarium near New York for wealthy patrons. Desertion was the charge.
 John Fleming, the Butcher Boy" who is meeting all corners at the Lon don theater on the Bowery this week in conjunction with Jack Lebenson, better known as Young Acton,' had q comparatively easy task last night. Giovanni Feranalli, an Italian strong man, essayed to go against Piening for fifteen minutes and win $25 which Johnny Dunn offers to anyone who can stay that time with either Fleming or Acton. Feranalli went after Fleming as though he intended to- annihilate the Butcher Boy" He began mak- ing play for a waist lock. Fleming grabbed him around the body and ap- plying a hammer lock put his man down. The time was 3S seconds. Feranalli was not satisfied and asked for another chance, which was grant ed. He did not fare any better at the next attempt, Fleming throwing him in 2 minutes IA seconds. The Italian was much distressed at the finish and bleeding from the nose. Young Ac- tons opponent was Ignatz Swartz, an East Side lad. Swartz weighed about 133 pounds while Acton only tipped the beam at 11S pounds. The match was at Graeco-Roman style. Swartz kept Acton busy. The latter was. however, in better condition and gained a fall in I minutes 30 seconds Tn the afternoon Fleming tackled Otto Hess. German, sealing about 200 pounds. Hess was strong and took the initiative. Fleming after a few minutes brought Hess on one shoulder. Just when he was about to put his rival down Hess, by clever move got away. Fleming finally forced both of Hess's shoulders to the mat, the time being z minutes 12 seconds. George Dassing met Young Acton and was de- feated in 6 minutes 13 seconds with a full Nelson resulting from bridge.