Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-17
MYTH TIE NRESTLERS
Dwyer and Wittmer Face Each
 Other To-Night.

Each is in Perfect Condition and Con-
 fdent of Victory-A Win for Dwyer
 Sends Him Among the Top Notchers
 A Loss for Wittmer Means q
 Whole Lot-Good Preliminary Go.
 The big wrestling event of the sea- son takes place tonight and Ill all probability the Auditorium never held a larger crowd than will be there to- night. Wittmer comes out of the west with a record as the champion Graeco-Roman wrestler of the world. While he is not the champion catch as catch can wrestler he stands next in line to Tom Jenkins, who tops all the catch as catch can men in this or any other country. Wittmer is big, bur ly fellow, in fact so big that it does not seem possible that Dwyer can withstand his rushes or his punish meRt. The western man looks big enough and strong enough to wrestie a moose and there is no doubt but that if he was cornered by one of those an- imals he would make g game tussle and with even chances of throwing him. With this strength. Wittmer has science and cleverness. He is quick and active on his feet, and has q head that is continually busy working out tricks and traps for his opponent
 Dwyer, however, does not fear this big wrestler from Cincinnati, neither does he hold him lightly. He has put himself in better condition than he was ever in for any match i'll his life. He feels that this match means a turning point in his wrestling career. If he loses, while it will not be any disgrace to lose to so good man, yet he feels that it will retard his advance up the wrestling ladder. If he wins, he jumps at once among the top notcherS and there is not a middleweight in this or any other country but must give him chance. 1t means every thing to Dwyer to win and it means Each Is fighting for an object and each will give a corking good account Of himself.
 The preliminary between John Herchel, Dwyer's pupil, and Jesse Foley of Naugatuck, will be good appetizer for what is to follow. There will be an incentive for each man to win, for John Roach has challenged the winner of the match and Herschel believes if he wins he will have a pie nic with Roach. Foley has trained harder for this match than he has for some others and Harschel will find he has strong young athlete up against him.
 Joe Walcott, the pugilist, resumed his old role as a wrestler for the first time in ten years at Miners Bowery theater last night NSsEcott met Max Luttbeg of St Louis in a fifteen minute bout. Luttbeg, after few minutes work, realized that Walcott was an easy customer and made an exhibition of the affair. The crowd yelled at the men to do something. Walcott util- ized every trick he knew, but Luttbeg was as unsurmountable as stone wall. At the end of the time limit Waicott was still on top, and Billy Roaehe. the referee, called the one sided contest a draw. Walcott, after the bout, challenged George Bothner to meet him. Bothner will probably ig- nore the def, as Walcott, if his show ing last night is any criterion, would be considerably outclassad Bothner and Luttbeg are to meet tonight for fifteen minutes and a hot essay is to be expected. Luttbeg tackled an East Side lad named John Williams in the afternoon. Luttbeg gained the fall in minutes and 12 seconds with crotch hold and a full Nelson.