Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-01
KELLEY DEFEATS MAYsER.
No Falls, but Mayser's Seconds Sur
 rendered to Save His Arm.

those present, were IfoM Waterbury, and while it was not a big crowd, it was sporty one, and there was much money wagered on the result of the contest. The Naugatuck people, al- most to man backed Mayser and there were many Waterbury people who ':'-o1 the hi" fn1lnw.S chances bat ter than they did Kelly's. Still Kelly had his friends and they had plenty of coin, too. for they went through Naugatuck and through the hall last night, taking every bet in sight, and wien no. more even money was to be found odds of 10 to : Were freely of fered and quite as freely talSen Re fore the match had progressed very far Kelly was to 1 favorite and it is safe to say that Kelly and his friends took thousand dollars out of Nauga- tuck last night.
 At half past eight both men weighed in on the stage and each was within the stipulated weight. While there was a limit placed on the weight it was really catchweignt affair. for Mayser must have weighed at least fif- teen or sixteen pounds more than kel- ly. The latter probably tipped the scales at about 14O pounds. while May ser must have been close to 1GO. There was but very little applause when Kelly walked on to the mat shortly after 9 o'clock, and it was very evi- dent that he was not q ravorite in the rubber village. That did not wor- " him in the least. for he smiled that wicked smile of his and thought to himself, my time will co:ne." Kelly was accompanied by LcuckS and Roach as seconds. When Mayser came on the mat he was greeted with great applause and was evidently well thought of in Naugatuck He was at tended by E.verhardt and Bentram of New Haven. The timekeeper for Kel- ly was his brother. Thomas E. Kelly. and Mayser had Jaconel1i. The off cial timekeeper was George E. Har- rington of Waterbury at five minutes past Referee Dick Howell. of Rridoe- port, examined the mems hands and necks to see that nothing was being used that would njure a mans chances and then called the men to the center of the ring. Both men stripped beau tifully. and there did not seem to be q flaw to be found in the condition of either. Kelly was as supple as any athlete that ever stood on the mat. and Mayser was built like an oak and looked strong enough 10 face the best wrestlerS in the country.
 
 gressor and he seemed to have the most confidence. He tried several tims for neck hold to nnt Mayser to the floor, but the big fellow evad- ed all his attempts and finally Mayser, with sudden grip on keliy's armand neck sent him flying to his knees. He was up again in l jiffy and hn made q try for leg hold. As he missed it he took the mat and Mayser's friends cheered enthusiastically as he took the top. One minute later Kelly had reversed the positions and Mayser was on the bottom. Then Kelly began the work which was 10 end In defeat for the athlete from New Haven. May ser'S right arm was the objective point and it was seen at once that Kelly was not looking for q fall. hut for a forfeit. Tn Kelly's first attempt to pull the arm behind Mayser'S back, Mayser swung his left hack and soon had Kelly's head in chancery. It looked like bad hold for it appeared as if he was shutting off kelly'S wind. Kelly broke the hold when ne pleased. but in doing so invariably lost the ad- vantage he had on tho hammerlock. Kelly at this point gave up the ha''' merlock idea and tried Tor n Nn'enn but MaySer was too strong and too foxy to be caught and he easily got away from that hold. After wrestling eight minutes MaySer again took 1\el- Tvs head under his arm and tried to crush it, and again was the hold brok- ell. Ten minutes had passed when Kelly began to pump Mayser'S wind, one of Parker's old nunishing tricks. Kelly again tried for thn hammnrlock and after a struggle of three minutes Mayscr slipped his arm away. They had boon wrestling twentv-fivn minutes when Mayser suddenly threw Kelly on and bounded to his feet. Tho crnwd then went wild for Mayser, and when Kelly went down on tho bottom. after feinting with each other for two min utes there were many bets again in evidence that Mayser would win. It was only the beginning of the end. however, for in ~''-- '"I sent Mayser from the top to the bottom | and then began the final struggle for the first round. Kelly worked con- tinually at that right arm. and as Nav ser broke it again and again hie friends | believed that he would tire Kelly out and then do some punishing himself. | Kelly was persistent and after wrest- ling thirty-four n,'n"tee Nravser's arm was gradually drawn from beneath his | DouN slIlu HIS IL SLOWLY DeSI1l to De pushed up his hack a look of agony came on Mayser's face and his shoul- der was on the point of going out when | his seconds iumnnd to the mat and l the arm was saved from disloca tion. The fall was given to Kelly in thirty | five minutes.
 After fifteen minutes rest hoth men
 came on the mat again and Mayser did not seem to suffer any from the
 gruelling he had received in the first
 bout. Mayser went to the bottom
 again and Kelly again went for that right arm. Several times did Kelly
 have the lock about completed when
 the men would be forced to go back
 to the center as they had rolled off the
 mat. This happened i'll the first round
 also and Kelly was several times
 placed at disadvantage. Still it was
 all right and fair. It was evident
 after wrestling several minutes, that
 Mayser was q beaten man, for he
 tried now only to save that arm. but
 Kelly kept digging at it and after nine
 minutes had passed the arm again shot
 the back for hammerlock and again