Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-01
MYTH TIE VRESTLERS.
Parr Back In America Looking
 For The Championship.

Would Prefer Jenkins or Mcleod
 John Fleming Meeting Tough Propo-
 sitions-John E. Kelly Training Hard
 for His New Britain Match-shal-
 lenge for Jack Roach.
 Buffalo. Oct 1.-Jack Parr, the Eng. fish wrestler. has just arrived here from abroad. He is much heavier than when he left for England last June, and is open to meet all corners on the mat. especially Dan Mcleod. Whlle III England Parr won an all corners, Iouf- nament, arranged by Tom Cannon, ana received a $1, 300 cash prize and a gol'l belt emblematic of the champlonshlp of England. After a short rest FaIf ar proposes making Tom Jenkins come lo time. but the match must be at BufIalo. Speaking about other engagements, Parr said: am after Mcleod req hot and will meet him any time ne likes. within sixty days or eighty. believe I can beat him. Pienlng mas been telling the New York papers that he can beat me- He also said backed out of q match with him last May. lie lies when he says so. We were matched, but through some m1suhder- standing between Johnny Dunn, ms manager. and Harry Brown, the thing fell through. I am ready to meet Plen- ing or any other man." Parr Will make Buffalo his home in the future: and proposes to become a citizen or the United States. He will take charge of the wrestling class in the BuHalo gymnasium at once.
 It required a little over eight min utes last night for John P1enlng, the ssButcher Boy," to throw Augustus Hansen of Sweden at the Gayety the-' ater, Brooklyn. where Fleming is meet ing all corners this week. The bout was limited to fifteen minutes at Graeco- Roman style. The incentive was $25 for ten minutes and an add1- tional $1 for every minute over this time. He tried for strangle; which hold. of course, was barred. When ad- RoniShed by the referee he apologized. Piening then caught Hansen about the waist for sroll,'' but the Swede es- capped. The men showed each other all over the stage. At the end of the fifth minute they were on the mat once more. Hansen attempted a half Nel- son. John w1iggled out of it and then caught Hansen about the waist Qttick as a flash he secured full Nelson, and by slow stages turned Hansen for a s'bridge,' finally pressing Hansen's both shoulders to the carpet. The time was s minutes and 14 seconds. Pien- ing had another tough customer at the matinee in Sam Lyonski, Pole. For five minutes it was interesting, but Lyonski succumbed to a hammer lock in $ minutes and 40 seconds.
 Ben Herman of the Columbia Ath- letic club of Bridgeport is after Jack Roach of this city for a wrestling match at Graeco-Roman style. He writes to the sporting editor of the Democrat that he issued a challenge to Roach September 20 last and has heard nothing in regard to the chal- lenge since that time. He is anxious to get on match.
 John B. Kelly, who is to wrestle Johnson in New Britain within two weeks, is getting himself ill great trim for the encounter. Kelly is wrestling better to-day than he ever did in his life and after this match is over he will try conclusions with Max Wiley of Rochester in the latter place. Should he win both of these matches he is going after George Bothner. Kelly thinks the time is about ripe for a go with the New York champion and if he does decide to meet Bothner it will be pulled off in this city this winter.
 Flushed with many victories gained in the west, Prof NJ. J. Dwyers has landed back in the east again and has taken up his headquarters in New Ha- ven. He has already started some ath- letic classes in physical culture down in that city and expects to come to Wa terbury this winter for few wrestling matches. Plans are under way to get Dwyer and Dan Mcleod to meet tn this city within a few months.
 Tn Worcester Monday night in the contest between Daniel Mcleod and Charles Leonhardt, Mcleod won the first two falls and the match. The first fall was won in Al minutes 22 sec onds, and the second in 19 minutes and B seconds.