Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
VIlH TIE VRESTLERS.
Kelly \ ns His Handicap Match
 from Max Luttbeg.

rom Max LuGlDog.
 The Latter Failed to Make Coed and
 Did Not Get One FalI-Dan Mcleod
 Wrests the Worlds Championship
 from Tom Jenkins-The Latter Was
 Forced to Quit On the Third Trial.
 Mike Dwyer Has No Connection
 With the Trinity Club. -.
 Before a big crowd in the Auditor ium yesterday afternoon John E. Kelly of this city won his match from Max Luttbeg, of St Louis. Luttbeg utterly failed to live up to the predic- tions he made and if the wrestling he did yesterday is as good as he is ca pablo of doing he had better take to the woods and not try and get on q match with any of the top notchers. He showed cleyerness enough but he never could retain hold long enough to put his man to the mat. Kelly was strong and quick and wormed his way out of many bad places. The match was fast enough to suit the most criti- cal and Kelly was given big ovation by his friends at the close of the con- test. After the showing made. by Llltt- beg yesterday the matchmaker of the Trinity club decided that he did not care to make any matches for the man from St Louis. Luttbeg was to be given a-schanee against Max Wiley OF some other clever man of that weight but the contest is off as far as the Trinity club is concerned. In the pre- Hminary to the match yesterday Jesse Foley of this city and Ed O'Connell of New Haven wrestled thirty min utes to draw.
 Worcester. Mass, Dec 26.-After wrestling fiften minutes in the third bout of match for the catch-as- catch can championship of America and a purse of $2,O00, Dan Mcleod received the decision over Tom Jenkins, claim ant to the title, yesterday. The match was held in Mechanics hall in the presence of 2,000 spectators, and when Jenkins declined to finish they roundly hissed him. It was the opinion of the majority of the crowd that Jenkins was afraid to wrestle to a finish ac- cording to the articles of agreement. Both men appeared to be in the pink of condition and were we'll matched as Tar as science was concerned, but Jen- kins had thirty pounds the advantage in weight. He won the first bout, pin ming McLeod's shoulders to the mat after 8 minutes of the hardest kind of work. The hold which won the fall was shift from a half-Nelson to q front three-quarter Nelson. At the nf f11n +o be winded. In the second bout Me Ieod went after Jenkins rom the start and f6ored the Cleveland man with a half Nelson and crotch hold in A min utes. Mcleod continued his rushing tactics in the third bout and while he was down Jenkins told the referee that an old sore on his right leg gave him trouble and that he was unable to con- tinue. He wanted a draw, but the spectators insisted upon decision. and Jenkins's manager advised him to give uD. Referee P. A. Dowd then award ed the match to Mcleod. ~.
 It would not be in the least surpris- ing to see Ernest Roeber emerge from his retirement and appear on the mat again. The old champion was a spec tator at the Jenkins Bothner bout and seemed to be enjoying fine health Roeber said: My friends want me to go back to the mat again. but I have told them that I am too old. Still they are so persistent that I may be com pelled to yield. I am at present in first class trim and need only a few weeks of solid hard work to get into shape for a bruising struggle. The public seems to like pure catch-as oh mo faf1o hIIf 0I oaT- cut contest at Graeco- Roman for the title would draw equally well. At any rate I intend to keep on edge in case something really enticing turns uD tC induce me to go back to the business again"
 Tom McInerney of Ireland. despitt his reverse at the hands of Tom .Jen kins will remain in this country. al least for a while. The Irishman Ina; signed articles to meet an unknown at Buffalo next week in a handicaI match, and has also an assurance of { match with Charley Wittmer of Gin cinnati. The latter in a letter state: that he is in no wise afraid of Me Inerney. but was compelled to demul relative to clinching the bout becaus, of an injured shoulder. Wittmer hope. that this member will mend in little while and that he will be able to give AIcInerney a chance to meet him be fore the end of next month.
 Jim Parr of England. who wa: thrown by Tom Jenkins at Buffalo tht other night, says that in the future ht is going to confine himself to meetin: opponents who do not weigh more thar 1sO pounds. While I do not wish tt detract anything from Jenkinss vic fory." said Parr. Git cannot be gainsaif that weight had a great deal to do witl my downfall. I would like to get { chance 10 wrestle either Dan Mcleod ffcInernev or any other man in tn, world. not weighing more than 1St pounds.'
 There is every indication of a mattel being arranged within the next few days between Frank Heriick. assistan wrestIlpr instructor ~of the New Yorl Athletic club. and Clarence Bouldfh fhe Cuban wonder" After Bouldin'. bout with Fischer. Herrick issued