Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-20
WITH THE WRESTLERS
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 Prof M. J. Dwyer of Waterbury IS ready to meet either Jim Parr, Leo Pardello or any of the other big men. At best DWyer is only a middleWelght, but in order to clinch things he is pre- pared to give away several pounds ln letter to New York paper he says: T see that Jim Parr is back from Eng land looking for matches. Now, IT Parr wants match very badly he can get it from me. I will wrestle him U TO pounds or catchweights, at which, you know, I will be at disadvantage, for $1O0 to $250 side and 75 per cent of the gate receipts. If he will come to Waterbury the Brooklyn Athletic club will hang up a $500 purse. 1 am anxious to meet Parr, and if he means business he will find me ready to do business with him"
 Yonkers. Oct 2O.-Max Luttbeg came within an ace of losing the lightweight wrestling championship in a bout with Alex Swanson here Saturday nlgnt. The match was declared draw after each man had gained a fall. It was the most desperate encounter of Lutt- beg's career. The first bout was won by Luttbeg in 31 minutes. Both men wrestled with determination in the sec ond bout. Swanson finally secured a fall after 35 minutes of hard work. It was then midnight and the manage ment refused to allow the contest to continue longer This is the first time Luttbeg was ever thrown by man of his own weight. Carl Rudolph of Pittsburg won in the preliminary bout from Joseph Meyer of New York. Swanson will Wrestle Prof Atlas in the near future.
 Eberhard Hahn, Eddie Dailey's champion, is after match with any of the big men at Graeco-Roman style. Frank Richheimer, on behalf of Leo Pardello, announces that if Hahn wants a match he will match Pardello against him.
 Tom Jenkins says he will be in New York in a few weeks to arrange match es with anyone who cares to tackle him, provided, of course, the bout IS decided at straight catch-as-catch-can Under no condition, adds the champion, will he consent to make a match at mixed style.
 Walter Willoughby, the Buffalo Lineman,'' has signed articles to meet Max Wiley, the former amateur of Rochester at the Olympic club, Buffa- To, on October p. They will wrestle two falls out of three to- a finish, with 1 catch-ean style.
 John Fleming met two heavyweight wrestIers at the Unique theater, Brook %xr1s s7rsxx r,4<~I S &cad both of them in quick time. Piening undertook to throw both men within l fifteen minutes at Graeco-Roman or forfeit $50. Warren Travers of the Brooklyn A. O. was the first man to face the Graeco-Roman champion. Trayers was clever at the game, and was as slippery as an eel. After toss l ing him all over the mat for seven min- utes and nineteen seconds, Fleming se- cured hammer-lock and threw his man. Without any rest Piening then | tackled Chris Linquest of aEst New York. After the men had wrestled five minutes Piening threw his man. but | the fall was not allowed, as it was off the mat A minute later Fleming sse- cured another hold on his opponent, which ended the match. The time was six minvArs and fourteen seconds George Bothner, besides being a clever wrestler, is known among his friends as a practical joker. But the other night some one turned the tables on him and made Bothner spend a rather uncomfortable half hour. While training at his gymnasium the light weight champion received a call over 1 the telephone and learned that a big Turk, lately arrived in America, was at Miners theater on the BoWery, meeting all comers The voice also said that the Turk, whom BOthner was told was known as Half Ben Ali. was anxious to meet Bothnef and would present George witt. $50 if he stayed | fifteen minutes with the foreigner. So Bothner quickly hied himself down. town. Arriving at the tlaeater he was surprised to see number of his friends in the audience. He thought this strange and wondered how they were tipped off. When it was time to 20 on Bothner stepped before the footlights and was greeted with applause. About one minute later the pseudo Turk ap- peared. When Bothner saw his pros pective opponent he nearly had a fit. The Turk was no Turk at all, but an actor in the show who was rigged up to resemble the late lamented Yousouf. He had big. padded biceps, stupendous shoulders and prodigious calves and on his visage he wore a fierce looking mustache. Bothner, when he saw he l had been fooled, turned all the colors of the rainbow. He tried to leave the stage, but his friends in the theater called for him and he was compelled | to bow.