Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-30
WITH THE WREsTLERs.
Charley Witmar Not n the Class He
 Is Aspiring To.


 "A match for the middleweight catch as-catch-can championship of New York state has been arranged between Walter Willoughby, the 'Iineman,'' and Tom Riley of England. The pair are to come together at Buffalo within two weeks. Max Wiley, the former anna. teur champion, has challenged the win ner.
 John K1empert, clever Russian heavy weight catch-as-catch-can wrest- Ter has arrived in London on his way to this country. Klempert came to England well recommended and show ed his skill ill a contest with Frank Clark of Kings Cross. The match Catch -as-catch-cam was for $500 g side and a purse. Klempert had no trouble in taking his opponents measure, throwing Clark three times in suc- cession klempert introduced the Russian style of wrestling in an exhi- bition. It is mixture of collar and elbow, catch-as-catch-can and Graeco- Roman. Judging from the number of dangerous holds introduced it is likely that 1t will not prove popular on this side of the Atlantic.
 It is apparent that Charley Whitman, the crack Roman wrestler, Is out of his element at mixed style. The other night at Davenport Ia, Whitman tackled Farmer Burnes of Chicago in mixed contest of Graeco-Roman and catch-as-catch-c The affair was de cided at Schuetzen park and about | 1 ,5O0 persons attended. Whitman won the first fall, Graeco- Roman, in 21 minutes with double Nelson, but lost the next two which were under catch as-catch-ean rules. Whitman was thrown in 71z minutes and minutes respectively, with a leg hold and double Nelson Burnes after his vic1 tory sent challenge to Tom Jenkins and the probabilities are that the pair will come together at Cleveland within a month 1 Joe Carroll of London who is credit | ed with being the best catch as-catch-5 can wrestler in England just now, is another foreigner who is figuring on trip to this country. Carroll has met | the best of the pick of Europe in his division with success. In a challenge l to the London Sporting Life Carroll l has this to say: Understanding that wrestling is popular in America at present I have decided on going there | to meet any one my weight, 18O pounds  be mutually agreed upoh. It is my in l tention of meeting Tom Jenkins who I is the peer of the big fellows. Natural | ly would prefer to Wrestle Jenkins I in England, but as there is no indica- tion of his visiting this country for the present the match must necessarily be l held in the States. I expect to reach New York about September. After brief stay I will visit Buffalo and try my hand with some of the lesser l lights" Carroll is to be accompanied l by wealthy bookInaker who is pre- pared to back the Englishman for l tidy sum in the event of a match with Jenkins being clinched.
 Jim Par, the English middle-weight champion at catch-as-catch-can style who was thrown st Buffalo a few months ago by Tom Jenkins, met J.
 Stockley for $250, a side and purse at Wigan, England. on July 15. Catch as-catch-can rules prevailed. The Lon
 don Sporting Life has this to say of the contest: 'tThere was large att l tendance ill yiewaofs the bona fides of the meeting. Paris weight was II I stone, 8 pounds, while Stockley scaled
 13 stone. At the start the betting was Il to 10 on Stockley. Parr looked
 small beside his opponent but. went to
 his work with any amount of confi- l dence, trying all the holds and tricks, I but being at disadvantage by the
 reason of the difference in weight. lie l gave Stockley a good bit of grueling for time. In forcing the pace Stock ley was within an inch or two of fall,
 but the referee decided otherwise on appeal After three-quarters of an
 hour had gone Parr began to feel the l effects of Stockley's heavy work. and I going along for 51 minutes, he offered his opponent 95 to declare a dralH, which was accepted. Stockley was
 much used up and Paris, left arm was l injured"