Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-18
WITH THE WRESTLERs
No Match Arranged Between Jack
Roach and Jack Harvey.

Roach and Jack Harvey.
There was quite gathering Of sport.
ing men at the Democrat office on Sat
urday night to witness the meeting be
tween Jack Roach and Jack Harvey,
4 who have been calling each other pet
names through the columns of the press
4 for the past two weeks. The meeting
was very short one and no match
was made between the two men.
John e. Kelly acted as spokesman
for Roach and he stated under what
j conditions Roach would meet Harvey.
He would wrestle him catch-as-catch-
can STYLE best two out of three falls,
strangle hold barred, for side bet OF
500, the winner to take everything,
the bet and the gate receipts, both men
4 to weigh 125l or less at the ringside.
/ Jack Harvey then made his state.
ment. He would meet Roach at 125
pounds, weigh in at the ringside, under
the conditions named, but he would
/ not wager any side bet. The winner
could take all the gate receipts. He
said that he had no money, that he
went to New Haven to try and get it.
but he found it impossible to raise
500. He would wrestle Roach for the
fun Of it to show him that he could
not beat him. but as for putting up
money, he could not do, because he did
not have it.
| Kelly stated that he would not con-
slider such an offer, that Roach would
have to give up his position to go into
training and that Harvey must raise
the 500 or the match was off Harvey
again stated that he could not do it.
but that the winner could take all the
| gate receipts, which ought to be salts
factory to Kelly and Roach There
was a lot more talk, but this was the
gist- of the conversation
After the meeting Kelly. in behalf
of Roach, claimed the 125-pound cham
pionship of the world, title which
Harvey claims as his. He said that as
Harvey refused to meet Roach lie lost
all claim to his title. He also saidsthat
Harvey was a high diver and never
Intended to wrestIe.
Harvey was at the Democrat office
this morning and he stated that he still
held the 125-pound championship. that
he had not refused to meet Roach and
that he was ready and willing to do
so for the entire gate receipts. He was
not afraid of Roach and he could throw
him, and he knew he could if they ever
got on the mat together. He isInot
afraid of Roach nor Of any other man
at 125 pounds.
In reference to the above it might
just as well be stated that each man
has his rights in the matter. and if
each holds out for his claim there will
be no chance of bringing the men to-
gether. A match between Roach and
Harvey would be one of the best cards
ever seen in this city Jack Roach has
proven himself very clever young
wrestler and Jack Harvey is also
clever young worker on the mat. If
Harvey could find friends enough to
put up that 500 the public would see
match that would be worth going
miles to witness.
"a challenge has been received from
Walter Smith, the heavyweight wrest-
Ter OF Buffalo. who is anxious to meet
Terry Donnelly, the Irish champion.
Smith, while not ina the front rank,
has done some excellent work on the
mat. and can secure good backing.
Ned Drayton, an American wrestler
of Scotch descent defeated Achilles
the strong man, at Barrow-in- Furness,
England, the other night in rafting
catch-as-catch-can contest for 5000 a
side and Il purse of $500. Achilles
weighted 222 Dounds7t Drayton's 14S
pounds. but was clearly outclassed by
the American. who exhibited unusual
science and strength, Drayton gained
two falls in / minute and 10 seconds |
and 10 minutes and 4 seconds, respec-
lively. The contest was best two in
three falls.
Albert Nouvray Of France, who ar
rived in this country. last week look
ing for matches at Graeco-R Roman
style, may be matched in few days
to meet John Piening. Nouvray up
on his arrival issued a def to- tackle !
the Butcher Boy" and the latter has
decided to meet him provided some
club will offer a purse. Nouvray's
manager is negotiating to pun off the /
match in Toronto, where wrestling is |
enjoying boom just now. In the |
event of throwing Piening the French /
man says he will endeavor to induce |
Ernest Roeher to emerge from his re-
tirement and meet him.
Max Wiley, the former amateur
wrestling champion, who is matched |
to meet Harvey Parker at Rochester
the latter part of this month, had a I
chance to show what he could do /
against a fairly good man at Canaan
daigua, n Y, the other night. Wiley /
undertook to throw Ernest MeanWelI I
of Canandaigua three times in one /
hour at catch-as-c atch-can style. AL
though Wiley succeeded, he had
pretty tough time of it. The actual /
wrestling time was Az minutes. "A i
number of Meanwell's friends object
ed to the announcement that Wiley
had won, stating that the Ghird fail
was secured four minutes after time
was up.
John Piening, the Butcher Boy
left New York for Connecticut on Sat
urday to begin training for an active
fall campaign on the mat. Piening
will be located on farm near Bridge
port and viii wrestle every day with
his partners, Eddie DAILY and August
Faust. He expects to return to New
York about the second week in SEN
TENDER. Piening is especially anx- Il
ious to clinch a handicap bout with
George Bothner. Piening SAYS that H
he will engage to throw Bothner five
times in one hour at catch-as-catch-
can wrestling and is confident that he IS
Will be S1IccQSSflII in his task pa+1,