Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-16
WITH THE WRESTLERs.
Two Giants Preparing To Do Battle on
 the Mat Christmas Day.

the Mat Christmas Day.
 The lovers of good sport in this city have witnessed many exhibitions or wrestling within the past few years. They have seen about all kinds or wrestling, in which light and. middle weights contested, but they have yet to see two giants of the arena get on the mat and attempt to throw each other around. They will have that chance on Christmas afternoon when Gid Perrie, Dwyer's wrestling partner, and Professor Atlas of Bridgeport face each other. Perrie does not hold Atlas cheaply by any means, for he IS now in New York going through q course of stunts with some of the heavyweights to get himself in condi+ ton. Atlas has his own training quarters in Bridgeport and he sent word to-day that he will make Perr1e look like an old cent before he is through with him. Dwyer is confi- dent that Perrie will defeat the big fellow from Bridgeport and will back him for q few dollars. At the same time he will back himself against some unknown that Atlas has on his string. If he is not q ringer DWyer will agree to throw him q couple Of times in an hour If he is a ringer, and that will be found out very soon, if he is not too heavy Dwyer Will wrestle him on even terms and will bet he will give him a fall within an hour The preliminary will be just as good as the main event, for there is strong suspicion in the minds or some Waterbury people that Atlas made his bluff in order to catch DWyer mapping. Time will tell, however.
 The sporting editor of the Demo- crat is in receipt of a letter from E. $. Atherton of Belfast, N. Y., who is con sidered one of the best wrestlers in the country at his weight, which is about 1856 pounds. In that letter he says that he learns from reading the Democrat that there has been a lot of wrestling going on in Waterbury and he would like to get on q match here. He will agree to throw George Both ner three times in one hour for q suit able purse or he will make match with Professor Dwyer for q straight catch as catch can for suitable purse. He winds up his letter by saying that he can throw the professor easily. Professor Dwyer was seen i'll regard to the matter and he says that when he is through with the wrestling he has on hand he will talk to Mir Atherten He does not say that Atherton is not q good wrestler. but he ranks him irl the class with Tom Jenkins and Dan Mcleod.
 A match has been made between Tom Jenkins and Prof Otto Schoenfeid of the Young Mems Gymnastie club oi New Orleans for q wrestling bout, ;c take place in New Orleans about Feb ruary.
 Tommy Hogan of Chicago. who wor the l26-pound boxing championship ot England by whipping Bill Chester 2 few years ago. wants to try his skill on the mat. Hogan says he is ready 10 meet either George Bothner or any other l33-pounder in fifteen minute bout.
 Jim Parr, the English heavyweight champion at catch-as-catch-ca style who defeated Bulldog Clayton il England last August, has issued | challenge to meet the winner of tht Norbeck-Nachad match, which is to bs held at Grand Central Palace nex Thursday night.
 Joe Leonard of Buffalo has Tomm, Henry under his wing. Henry is clever lightweight and is ready t. tackle any of the 133- 3-pounders; barrins Bothner, at catch-as-catch-ca style Henry is now at Buffalo, but is willin: to come to New York if he can ge something to do.
 Leo Pardello, the Italian wrestler failed ill his recent attempt to throw Edaie Daley, the welterweight, at th, German-American A. O.. three times il 43 minutes. Pardello had to work very 1 hard to secure one fall, accomplishing 1 the trick i'll 42 minutes. As the tim which remained was too short to vii two more falls Pardello gave up tn match in disgust and Daily was dc clared the winner.
 Johnny Dunn has matched Joh. Piening to meet Fred Kramer of Ney York and Jim Calvin of Ireland heavyweight. at the London theate tonight Fleming has contracted |
 throw both Kramer and Calvin i'll fiji teen minutes or forfeit $50. The bout will be catch-as-catch-can with Calvin and Graeco- Roman with Kraniei
 Young Acton has been assigned t
 meet Oscar Dumont of New York | Acton and Dumont will clash a Graeco- Roman style.