Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-03
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The Turk Proved an Easy Victim for
 Piening.

lculHS. New York. Jan 3.-Before a fair sized crowd in Grand Central Palace last night John Fleming, the Butcher Boy" demonstrated that he is a clev- CT and stout wrestler. Piening met Nehmet Nachad of Turkey in a Graeco- ] Roman contest, and in a little over ten minutes of exciting wrestling threw the foreigner and won the match. The affair came to an unexpected ending, the Turk refusing to continue after Fleming had downed him the first time. Nachad succumbed from a bridge, re sulting from A full hammer lock and half Nelson.
 Fleming and Nachad were in their corners at 9:45 o'clock. When they were introduced they were warmly greeted. The conditions were that the men wrestle two hours. If at the ex- piration of the first hour neither had gained fall there was to be a rest of ten minutes. and if neither was thrown in the time limit the man having done the better work was to be declared the winner. Billy Delaney and Sam Lee were timekeepers. Delaney was cheered loudly when he was intro duced by Announcer Fred Burns | and Eddie Daily of the German-Amer- ican A. C. Gus Johnson and August Faust were behind the Turk.
 Nachad took the initiative and se- cured q strangle hold on the Butcher Boy' For a while it looked as though Fleming would be thrown, but by sheer strength he broke the hold. Narhad, nothing daunted, went for similar hold and in a tussle lasting several seconds both rolled over the mat to a neutral corner. The Turk was in a dangerous position, but by pulling his body forward he escaped. There was no time lost, both being in tent on deciding things ill hurry. When Fleming got on top he applied stiff peck hold Nachad easily wrig- gled out of it and then forced Fleming down. Once more he had the latter in chancery, and just when fall looked imminent Piening slipped clev- erly from the Turks grasp.
 Fleming. seemed to be more confident now and went after Nachad with re- newed yigor The Turk was fast be- coming winded and took every oppor- tunity to kill time and recover. The referee had to caution the Turk, who showed his man roughly against the ropes and dug his fingers into the Butcher Boys mouth At the eighth minute Nachad had more bellows to mend and was on the defensive. Twice in the next minute Fleming went for hammer lock. but failed each time.
 At his next attempt he got Nachad at the center of the mat. where real test of skill and strength ensued. Nachad was taken unawares at the tenth minute and Piening quickly grabbed his right hand and slowly but surely forced it behind the Turks back for full hammer lock. The "Butcher Boys grasp was one of steel and the Turk in order to avoid being maimed was compelled to turn for a bridge. It was then easy for Piening to apply q half Nelson and pressing his entire weight on his op- ponent's breast, he smashed the bridge and gained the first fall. The time was 10 minutes and 31 seconds.
 
 One of the New York wrestlers who makes q practice of picking up all the stray dollars i'll sight by meeting any and everybody on the mat was listen ing to his manager the other night While the ldlter was attempting tO make match for him. The proprietor of a Newark theater was on hand ready to secure a bout for his house. "I know it'll draw" said the theatrical man. .'.Why, Henry Irving packed the house one night with the orchestra sell ing at $3 a seat. If dat is true" chimed in the wrestler, ''I'n meet dis duck Irwin best two in three falls, catch-as-catch-can or Graeco- Roman, and if I don't win he kin take der whole gate. Draw up de articles" The theatrical man promptly drew up n set of articles in which the wrestler agreed to meet Henry Irving on the mat and the wrestler signed them with a flourish. When the crowd laughed he simply retorted: T ain't- blufin'! I'll make good"