Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-25
WITH THE wREsTLERs.
President Roosevelt Learning the Jap
 anese Style.


 M. I. Dwyer. formerly of Grand Rapids but more recently of this city, who was generally considered the champion wrestler of Michigan, hay ing defeated all the iron and copper men of the upper peninsula, was the wrestling trainer of President RoOse- yelt when the president was governor of New York
 President Roosevelt. after learning from Dwyer all the different styles of American wrestling, has now turned to the Japanese style, and has i'll his em- ploy John J. O'Brien, an Irishman, who for 10 years was chief of police in Nagasaki, Japan, where he thor oughly mastered the Japanese style Of wrestling.
 In this style strength is said to count for little Skill, quickness of hand and eye, a strong handgrip, with the knowledge of the holds, make q comparatively weak man a match for a man vastly superior in brawn and weight.
 The art is redolent of eastern cruel ty, except for the fact that it is in- tended primarily for defense. It is, however, speaking militarily, defen- sive-offensive.
 Experts can do fearful things; by 1t arms can be broken, bones wrenched from sockets. backs shattered, the heavy bones of the leg fractured like pipestems, and even the neck broken. Weapons are useless, no defense is possible.
 It's work is so quick and sudden that it lacks all the elements of the spec tacular, and when eXemplified upon the stage it is always q frost The spectators see a big, powerful man walking or rushing toward another man, slender. erect, steady and watch full A quick movement and the big man is writhing in pain on the floor
 O'Brien wears on his necktie a curi- ous bangle with Japanese inscription that is the badge of the Japanese fra ternity that practices this art,
 O'Brien goes to the white house twice each day, once ill the morning and again in the evening. The utmost secrecy is being observed concerning the presidents lessons O'Brien posi- lively refuses to talk about what he is doing, and the president has sealed the lips of all i'll the white house.
 Harvey Parker. before he left for Pittsburg yesterday, agreed to make q match with Max Luttbeg, the St Louis lightweight. The two are to meet in New York at catch-as-catch-ca style, best two out of three falls, for $250 a side. Forfeits for the match have aI- ready been posted. George Bothner will challenge the winner.
 1T1,,+ ,1a,.e.c,. ( I1. an easy time of it ill his exhibition wrestling bout with Oscar Sundstrom in Worcester last Thursday night, has been matched to wrestle Alexander Samuelson in Fall River April z. The match will be pulled off by the Fall River Athletic club, which will offer a purse, 60 per cent of which goes to the winner and 40 per cent to the loser. The match will be mixed, the articles calling for one bout at Graeco-Roman style and second at catch as catch can. the winner of the bout in the shortest time to select the style of the third bout, provided one is necessary.
 Charley Wittmer is in Waterbury once more and he has brought with him very bad neck which he received in his recent bout with Lundin ill Wor- cester. In the fall from the mat both men were injured, but Wittmer re, ceived a bad ankle and his jaw and neck were put in a pretty tough con, dition. Tue injuries to the neck and jaw were caused by Lundin's elbow, which almost put Wittmer out of busi- ness. Wittmer is now in doctors care in this city and in all probability the neck will be lanced tomorrow. Manager Tuohey will be here on Thurs day to arrange for the match with Dwyer and Wittmer. He is in Koch ester to-day, where Mort Henderson meets Jim Parr tonight in handicap match, Parr agreeing to throw Tender son three times in one hour. Manager Tuohey has also matched Wittmer to meet Nick Elliott in Fall River on March 30 It is probable the match between Dwyer and Wittmer will take place the first week in April