Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-29
NTH TIE VRESTLERS.
swanson Waxes Sarcastic at
 Kelly's Expense.

He Sends Photo of Himself and Says
 1t Is the Picture of the Man Who
 will Make Kelly Look Like the Mur-
 ray Hill Hotel After the Explosion
 Kelly Replies in Like Form-Roach
 Awaiting the Unknown Anxiously.
 The great contest between two of the best little wrestlers in New Englanu will take place tomorrow night at tue Jacques auditorium, and from the pres ent outlook there will be an unusual attendance. A bitter rivalry eXlsts between John B. Kelly of this city anu Alex Swanson of Yonkers. 50 pllIel is it that it will not be surprising II the match tomorrow evening Is nol one of the hardest contested that has ever been witnessed in this or any other city in New England. 10 snow how sarcastic Swanson can be, ne sent to this office to-day his photograpn taken in full wrestling costume. lie wrote with the picture that this was photo of the man who was going To make Kelly. the pride of Waterbury,
  the explosion in New York. Kelly, when told of the picture and the ac- companying letter, replied that Swan son will find himself worse than the debris in the bottom of the tunnel where the explosion took place after he finishes with him. There Is no doubt about it being warm contest. when you consider the compliments that are being hurled at each other. One is just as confident as the other, and you can bet it will be wrestling from the time the bell sounds until the referee taps the winner on the back. Swanson writes also that he is now at the required weight and has been for some days. He is fit as a fiddle and he has written to his New Britain friends to back him to their last dol lar. He has written to some of his close friends in this city, too, to place bit on his chances. In the meantime Kelly and his friends are taking all offers made. There are no odds on either side and if packer of either man opens his mouth to talk betting he is at once taken up by the packers of the other side Never have two wrestlers come together with such con- fdence in their own ability and with the same confidence existing among their friends.
 Swanson and his manager, Billy Lee. with a number of money men. will arrive in Waterbury tomorrow afternoon on the 1:12 train, and then the fur will fly. There are number of Kelly men who will meet the party before they are very long in the city and then it will be found which side has the most money to wager. Ev- erything possible that can be done has been accomplished to make the match a corking one and all who attend will be assured that they vii see contest the like of which was never before seen in this city. Jack Roach Is get ting in shape for his unknown. and this. too, will be contest of skill and strength. The admission to the con- tests is only 9. 50 and 75 cents, and this. should attract all lovers of good wrestling bouts.
 John Piening. the "Butcher Boy,'' defeated Wrestlers Floyd Lawson in one minute and Louis Abs in less than six minutes on Monday night in Phila- delphia.
 Peter Maher has all along been con SluereQ nghter Who loved to fight, and cared nothing for fame or fortune on the stage. But Maher has signed a contract to act the part of the wrestler in the production of "As You Like It. Maher recently appeared in Philadel- phia with Thomas Sharkey in traves- ty entitled How Do You Like It, and What Are You Going to Do About It?'' Maher is not a novice at acting.
 Professor NJ. J. Dwyer was in New Haven yesterday cultivating the ac- quaintance of some of the leading men of that city before starting his classes in physical culture. He carried with him from Waterbury nearly one hun dred' letters of recommendation to the best people in New Haven from the leading citizens of this city. There is no doubt but that he will meet with the same success in New Haven that he received here. He fell in with several of the Yale people and was in vited to use their gymnasium when eyer he wished. He will not talk any wrestling, at least for the present, but later on he.may introduce some match es.
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