Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-04
NTH HE WRESTLERS.
Professor DWyer and Charley
 Wittner Will Meet.

Tuohey Threw Him Wittmer
 the Champion of the World at the
 Graeco-Roman Style-He Has Agreed To Fill All Jenkins Engagements
 Manager Tuohey Issues a Challenge
 to Jenkins.
 Cleveland, O., Jan 4.-Tom Jenkins announced last night that he would not meet anybody but first class men and that he will make no more handicap matches with anybody in future. This announcement was followed by the withdrawal of George V. Tuohey as manager of Jenkins. Tuohey was in- strumental i'll bringing Jenkins from obscurity to prominence and the breach is said to have been caused because of Jenkins lack of willingness to wrestle oftener than once every two or three months and then under conditions that made it difficult for Tuohey to secure matches.
 "A Manager Tuohey had q number of matches under way for Jenkins, but the latter refused to carry them out, and positively declined to listen to I return match with Dan Mcleod, who is ready to wager up to $l0,O00 on his chances at catch as catch can. Offers of purses for contests with Fleming, lJim Parr. the English champion in this country, NJ. U. Dwyer, Charley l Wittmer, Dan Orme, another English man of good repute: Farmer Burns, Mort Henderson of Rochester and oth- CT men have been turned down by Jenkins, until Manager Tuohey grew disgusted and split with the man he has made famous.
 | Charley Wittmer, who iS recognized as the premier American Graeco-R Ro- man wrestler, last night wired Tuohey that he stood ready to fill Jenkins en- agreements and it probable that the Cincinnati man will place himself un- der the care of Tuohey.
 Jenkins says that he intends to de- vote his attention to his saloon busi- ness, but will wrestle first class men if | financial inducements large enough are guaranteed him.
 Charley Wittmer,- Americas premier Graeco- Roman wrestler, has been be l fore the public for the past ten years and has never suffered defeat at his own style. He stands , feet II inches in height and has met all the great wrestlers with invariable success. His greatest performance was with You- souf, the "Original Terrible Turk" with whom Wittmer made draw af- ter three hour of terrific wrestling at Cincinnati. Wittmer met Billy AIul- doom, the Solid Man, on six different occasions when Muldoon was touring the country meeting all corners. Witt mer lasted the limit every time. Ernest Roeber essayed to throw Wittmer on | -in in mi each, but failed each time. Wittmer tried hard to force Roeber to meet him in finish contest, but Roeber de- clined. Articles were signed on one occasion, but Reeber forfeited The following are Wittmer's more import ant matches and their results:
 Won (Graeco= =Roman)-Tom McIner- ney, Matsadi Sorakichi, the Jap; Bert Schiller Jack Comstock, Duncan Me Milan, Evan Lewis, the ssStranglers' Charley Moth, August Wagner. Will liam Kain, John c. Meyers, Martin Muldoon, Al Woods, Tom Cannon, heavyweight champion of England; Sebastian Miller, l.. Genawine, Dun can c. Ross, Adam Riley, August Clark, Jack Callahan.
 Draws (Graeco- Rom an).Sebastian Miller. ? hours and 20 minutes; You souf, hours; Tom McInerney, hour and 40 minutes.
 Won (mixed style)-Tom McInemey, twice; Jack Callahan, five times; Er- nest Wagner, twice.
 Lost-Hali Adali the Turk. 325 pounds; Nouroulah, 365 pounds; Tom Jenkins, (mixed stylel and Dan Mcleod (mixed style), In the match with Me Leod Wittmer was badly injured and finished the contest under the most distressing circumstances, showing a gameness seldom seen on q mat. In the Mcleod and Jenkins matches Roman style.
 The only American wrestlers of prominence Wittmer has not met are l Farmer Burns. Jim NIcWeeney. Leo Pardello, and Rooney, the Giant Grip man"
 As soon as It was known that Tom Jenkins and his manager had decided to quit, Charley Wittmer of Cincinnati at once wired Manager Tuohey that he would take up all of Jenkins's engage ments and carry them out. Manager Tuohey found Jenkins in q rolling mill working for $2 day and took him up i ana Quue nlIll WudI 46 lS IO-idNs ItSc whole trouble with Jenkins now is that he is becoming tired and wants to en- joy some of the wealth that TuoheY has made for him. Manager Tuohey has accepted Wittmer's offer and here after it will be Charley Wittmer nal not Tom Jenkins who will be taken around the country wrestling any rnan who wants a chance. Wittmer's rec ord, given in another part of this col umn, is sufficient to prove what kinl of q man he is. Jenkins did not want l to wrestle Prof Dwyer on the tern,s that were made for him by his man- ager, because he knows nwyer Tn fact in Worcester at one match Dwyer was supposed to be referee but .Fan- kins objected on the ground that he and Dwyer might meet on the iuat some day and he lid not want any favors shown. Dwyer has hten luck ing forward to that meetiap and felt sure he had Jenkins where le wa,.tcl him, but the big Clevelander flunkal out of it, Now he will probably lave hard sledglng without fis manager. Dwyer has accepted the offer of Witt mer and Manager Tuotey will b<. in 1 Waterbury in the early part of next week to see about signing articles. Dwyer telegraphed bis accept nee tl.i; mOIninU tn Mana Oar Er1obax1 NFo,,.,.,o.