Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-23
WITH HE WRESTLERS.
Gid Perrie Has Met Some of the
 Leading Wrestlers.

He is Better Known Out West,
 Where the Leading !, restlers Are
 Found-He is One of the Champion
 Shot Putters of the World and All
 Around Athlete-He Never Yet
 Feared to Meet Any Wrestler in the
 World and Fears Atlas Least of All
 Ut Will be One of the Greatest
 Contests Seen in This Country.
 Very many people have been curious as to the ability of Gid Ferrie, who is to wrestle Professor Atlas of Bridge port on Christmas afternoon. Perrie is q modest sort of chap for q big fellow, and does not say much about himself unless asked the question di- rect This morning he was asked to tell something about himself, but he simply referred the qEestioner to criti- cismss of his work on the mat and tne men he has beaten. Here are a few ol them: Evan Lewis, the Strapgler. Joe Acton, the Jap; Jimmie Faulkner. Quinn and Denny Gallagher. In that bunch there is not one poor wrestler, and i'll their day they were leaders in the game. Denny Gallagher has issued q challenge only to-day to meet any man i'll the world at collar and elbow style of wrestling, and he may be talk en up by Dwyer, who is a past master in this game. It will be seen. then, that Perrie has good record and that when he faces Atlas the latter will find he has a man before him who has beaten the biggest men that ever stepped on to the wrestling mat. Perrie is also known as one of the greatest shot putters ill the world and Tor some time was trainer at Har- yard. He is an all round athlete and the people who are present at the Auditorium on Wednesday afternoon will see some great work.
 Atlas is no spring chicken at the game. Some years ago he was. charged with being connected with the Roeber combination and was vaunted so much by the papers and by his Bridgeport friends that in des- peration and to show that he was Roeber's master he chased him all over the state of Connecticut and into Massachusetts, challenging him each night and accepting his offer to throw him for the $50. After Atlas got q number of Roeber's $50's he was re- fused any more chances, and Atlas re- turned home with his name cleansed of the stain of fake. He proved Roe ber's master and he expects to prove that Perrie is no better
 Dwyer is plugging along with his training and whoever the unknown is that Atlas has on his string he will find himself tied up in knots if he is not q good man. There has been some talk of Parker sending on q man to Atlas to take Dwyer's measure, but what truth is in that story is not known. There are many after DWyer now, and some of our local Germans have sent for q man to meet him on Christmas afternoon if Atlas's man is not all right. Dwyer said this morn ing that riley can bring all the wres- tiers in the country here but one and he will meet them. That one is len kins. ana perhaps ill few months. when he is rested up, he may give jenkins rub for the championship.
 The tickets for the match went on sale to-day at Towle's store on Center street, and the prices are 25c,. soc and 75c.
 Denny Gallagher of Buffalo. . heavyweight, says that he is ready to make q match, collar and elbow style With any man in the world, for $25o q side and purse.
 John Fleming wound up his engage ment at the London theater. New York. on Saturday night, by defeating two men. Young Acton defeated Ig- natz Schwatz for the second time in q decisive manner in 4 minutes.
 Dan Mcleod, the Scotch wrestler. now in this country, has signed ar ticleS to meet Mort Henderson, the Rochester Butcher Boy,'' in a handi- cap match at Rochester on December 30 Mcleod has contracted to throw Henderson five times in one hour or forfeit, the match.
 Another heavyweight wrestler has arrived in the east in search of some thing to do. The newcomer is Lew Whistler of California. Whistler who is a likely looking young fellow. weighs 1S0 pounds. He is said to be nephew of the old time champion, Clarence Whistler. Whistler is at present in Buffalo, but will come to New York in I few days.
 John Fleming said yesterday: q am now open to meet any man in tho business at catch as catch can or Graeco-Roman style and prefer q match with Nachad the Turk. I am not averse to taking on Tom Jenkins. with the strangle hold barred or not. just as the latter likes. I met about thirty men at the London theater last week and beat them all and am now ill the best of condition. If Jenkins insists on q side bet I will accommo- date him.