Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-16
AMONG THE wRrsTLERs:
Kelly Calls Mayser's Blnfr and Posts Y Another Forfeit.

Mfr Mayser's bluff in Naugatuck. and see if he really means business. A few days ago Kelly issued a challenge to Mayser for a match for $100 a side or over, and Mayser answered it later by stating that he wanted the match for S25O q. side in private and he want ed forfeit of $125 posted. He stipu- lated. however, that Kelly must post his forfeit by January 14. As that was an unreasonable demand Kelly decided to let it go for few days in order to communicate with his friends. This morning he went to Naugatuck and deposited with the Naugatuck News $1OO more to bind a match with Mayser, and he will agree to have it in private or in public. A match be- tween the two men ought to be a good one. for Mayser is recognized as sci entific wrestler, who knows all the the points of the game and also is ac- quainted with Kelly's style of wres- ting. It should be an even up thing between the two.
 Nothing outside of q good tussle on the mat has pleased Harvey Parker the wrestler, more than the following item for a long while. He says he intends to look up his agents and de- mand ap accounting of their steward ship "a, he has received no report for the past thirty-seven years: Harvey Parker, the wonderful wrestler. who was in this city last week, is said to be one of the richest men in Brockton. He is said to own an immense amount of real estate in that city, which he has special agents look after, while he goes out meeting all corners at wres- tlihg. Although only 37 years old, he has been wrestling nearly twenty years, or since he was boy of IT. In that time he developed himself into a wonder, and today stands without an equal in the world in his class. lie has also amasSed a good fortune, both as a wrestler and from other sources. Parker is a most pleasant man to meet, and says he loves to Wrestle.-. Lowell News.
 John. Kissel. Jr. of New York city, writes that he has l 17O-Pound man that he considers superior to Harvey Parker He says that the man he has ill mind can cut circles around the Brockton man, and that he is a much better man than either Pardello or FOuSt
 A letter has been received by the sporting editor of the Brockton Enter prise from James $. Carroll of Wa terbury, manager of John E. Kelly, the wrestler, in reference to kellyss forthcoming match with Parker Ill Brockton. Mir Carroll says: Il have been notified by the stakeholder, w. E. Cross, that Mir Parker has covered my $25 and signed the articles for match January 30. Kelly began training for the match as soon as our money was covered and the match was a certain ty. and if good condition will win the match then that little spot on the map in New England called Brockton, which has -been stumbling block in the way of many ambitious wrestlers, will be wiped out and Kelly will have q clear title to the championship of New England as well as Connecticut. He has beaten Little on December z, and think on his next trip to your city he will do the same to MT Parker (The Pride of Brockton.) One of your sports said that Parker could throw Kelly ten times ill sixty minutes. However, we think different, and hope to change his opinion on. the 30th, not withstanding the fact that the betting is ? to 1 ill favor of Parker in this city, At this writing it is also fact that Kelly has always been favorite in the betting here in all of his mat2h- es in this city, whether he wrestled at home or abroad. Bob, Fitzsimmons says the first time that he was fa- vorite in the betting he lost, and it may be vice versa with Kelly, though We know that Parker is'a hard man to bear when in condition with twenty years of experience, generalship. per sonal knowledge, science and ability"
 August Foust and Dennis Gallagher will meet in wrestling bout for a stake of $500 in the Germania Sport ing club, No 293 Bowery, Thursday evening" They are to wrestle Graeco- Roman style, best two falls out or three. Pardella will challenge the winner. There will be three prelim- mary bouts, in one of which George Bothner of New York and Harry Will son of Philadelphia are to meet.