Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-06

and tongs boxers, the result will be an exciting contest that will be about the hottest thing ever seen ill Hart ford. .Feltz's style of fighting is well known and while he has been in more affairs than HallIday,-- and is some what more stoutly built. he has in Halliday an opponent who will give him a hard tussle. The preliminary that Is to bring out little Grif Jones and Marty Sullivan is one that appeals particularly to those who are fond of a lively encounter, for the two little fellows go about the business in hand like couple of little game cocks and there is no let up until one or the other has dropped by the wayside. There is also to be preliminary be- tween the big fellows, Tim Hurley of Susquehanna and Jack Butler of Brooklyn being matched for fifteen rounds at 165 pounds. They are clever chaps who stand well and have met some of the best men in their class and came off to advantage. Their meeting will be interesting as they are well matched, and while their go will not have the ginger of the other two on account of physical 1imita tions, they will still make it interesting for those who like the big sluggers. All the seats in the house have been placed at S1 except 100 reserved seats and the ringside seats. Charley White is to referee, and the affair will be over early so out of town people can get to their homes the same night.
 The French Goliath, Paul Pons, and the stocky German, Ernest Roeber will settle the international wrestling championship at Madison Square Gar den tonight. Considerable interest at taches to the combat because the strangle hold is included in the list permissible locks. This Is a de cidedly dangerous feature of the wres- ting game. If the massive Pons gets one of his muscular arms about Roe ber's neck, and puts the proper press ure on the Germans windpipe the lat ter would doubtless require the aid of Il bellows to restore his breathing ap- paratus to it's normal condition. And the same would apply to Pons if the German gets the clutch on the tall foreigner.
 Each will make all possible efforts to secure the hold. and there will be much interest in that phase of the contest.
 Another feature that commends it.. self is the abolition of trivial claims or 1Olll. The WreStlerS nave agreed that in case either is pushed off the platform during the contest he will re- turn and resume the contest. Other wise, he loses the fall. Thus the spec tators are assured of a decisive result on the wrestling pad.
 The rules for the contest are Graeco- Roman, by the terms of which the wrestlers cannot take hold below the waist To constitute a fall a. mans shoulders must be securely pressed on the pad.
 Raeber. who weighs 190 pounds and stands, five feet eight inches tall, Is outclassad physically by PQns, who towers six feet five and three-quarter inches and scales 230 pounds in good condition. Roeber hopes his skill will equalize matters, and will try all the tricks known to the game.
 As to the Frenchman's strength there can be no question, and his scientific qualities will be thoroughly tested The big foreigner is 9 favorite at 10 to 8.
 James Conroy, who arranged the bout has appointed George F. Copsi- dine official timekeeper. Roeber has selected Terry McGoyern as his watch holder; and ''Honest'' John Kelly will perform siAilar 4arvtce, tor Pona.
 Several niaox bouts VIII precede the