Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-08
WITH THE WRESTLERS
Jack Harvey Makes a Statement Rela-
tive to the Challenge of Jack Roach.


Jack Harvey was a caller at the
Democrat, office this morning and he
said he came prepared to meet John
ID. Kelly to talk over the challenge OF
Jack Roach. Harvey said in the first
place. that he would not wrestle Jack
Roach nor anyone else. that at the
present time he was looking out for
his bread and butter. He said that
he had a position which he would lose
if he did any more wrestling. If he
was assured that he would still have
employment he would make match
with Roach in minute He did not
want to throw mud at anyone, but he
wanted it understood that he was not
afraid Of Roach nor anyone else st
his weight. He wanted to know why
he shold be afraid of Roach. The
latter, he said, never went up against
a really good man. He had no rec
ord as a wrestler. Harvey claimed
that he has been up against the best
men in the business and he is just as
confident that he can throw Roach as
he is that he is living He does not
propose to throw up his lob for a few
paltry dollars. If he could see money
enough in it which would protect him
he would make a match at once. He
can defeat Roach at any time, he said,
and he believed it would be easy
money, but he does not believe there
would be money enough in it for him
to bother with it. If in any way he
could see where he would be protected
then Roach could have a match right
away. 1t is bread and butter with
him first and wrestling next Just now.
Another foreign wrestler, with
championship aspirations, has reach
ed these shores. The newcomers name
is Albert Auyray and if appearances
count for anything AuyTay certainly
has chance of winning bouts in this
country. Hesis a Frenchman and the
wrestling partner OF Paul sPOns of
France. who was in the United States
about year ago. Auyray's forte is
Graeco- Roman. He Weighs a little
over 200 pounds ands il nearly 6 foot
tall He has massive shoulders, and
is marvel in pointsof eleyerness. Auv-
ray prefers meeting with John Pie
ming, the Butcher Boy" and is prepar-
ed to tackle him best two out of three
falls or to a finish, with rest of 10
minutes between each fall Prof I'll
tus, Auyray's manager, says that his
man has wrestled the best men In
Europe and has never been defeated
Tom Cannon, the English wrestler,
who held the Graeoc-Roman cham
pionship of that country for number
of years., is going to try his hand at
jiu-jitsu, the Japanese style of wrest-
ling. Cannon has been studying the
art for the past year and his knowl-
ndo f,F "a Caio IN of -,
is said to be almost perfect Cannon
has signed articles to meet a Jap who
is known as Tonki, and the affair will
be held in London within three weeks,
time. The Jap will undertake to
throw Cannon three times in 30 min
utes.
New York, Aug 8.-Tom Jenkins,
through his manager, George Tuohey,
announces his intention of visiting
this city next month to make arrange
ments to meet any of the following
men in limited bouts or to finish:
John Piening, the Butcher Boy. or
August Faust or any of the big men
who have a following. Jenkins has
been engaged to meet all Corners at a
local theatre and wants to have the
applications of his prospective oppon-
ents about two weeks in advance so
that they will not have any excuse in
the event of defeat. Jenkins is ready
to wrestle Pienig at straight catch as
catch-can, but will not, he says, con-
slider any other conditions. The cham
pion adds that Pienig has had lot Of
experience at catch-as-catch-can and
should not insist on any other rules.
Now that John Piening has decided
to get in harness again a number of
wrestlers are anxious to try their
strength and skill against him. Fore
most among the challengers is Billy
Edwards, the Harlem Giant" Ed
wards is wrestler of no mean ability
and showed his calibre when he met
Piening at Miners Bowery theater last
spring. Piening succeeded in throwing
Edwards five times in an hour, but his
task was not an easy one.
The defeat of Max Luttberg Of st
Louis by Harvey Parker, apparently
still ranlSles in the breast of the wes-
terner. Luttberg says that the match
was no genuine test of his prowess,
and adds that at the time OF the affair
Luttberg declares that he has impor-
tuned Parker to give him another
chance, but declares that the latter
has repeatedly ignored him.