Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-11
WITH THE URESTLERS.
Dan Mcleod Is Hot After Pro-
lesser Dwyer.


ing Bad Stories About Him and He
Would Like to Get Him on Mat
John b. Kelly Issues Challenge to
Oscar Johnson Some More Gossip
About the Mat Workers.
The following challenge was received
by the sporting editor this morning ana
is self-explanatory. 1t is from one Of
the greatest wrestlers in this country
and match between the writer ana
DWyer would be a big drawing card.
He pours some hot shot into the pro-
fessor and the latter is up against It
for keeps. The letter is as follows:
Worcester, Mass, Nov 10, 1902.
Sporting Editor Evening Democrat:
Dear Sir: According to statements
published in some Of the New England
papers. Prof M. j. Dwyer claims to
have beaten me rather easily in
match here some time ago. I wish to
say that my match with DWyer was
handicap affair in which had agreed
to throw him three falls in one hour,
and although I failed to win the three
falls, there is no truth in the statement
that he won several falls from me dur
ing the hour.
If Dwyer thinks I am so easy am
willing to meet him again under the
same conditions for from 500 to $500
side. If DWyer thinks well of this
proposition / will meet him on his own
ground any time within three weeks.
Should Dwyer fail to accept / am
open to meet any man in America at
catch-as-catch-can style for any part
Of $1,000. Yours truly,
DAN S. M'LEOD.
J. S. Carroll of this city has been en-
deavoring for some time to get Dan Nc
Leod and Prof Dwyer to meet, and he
was told this morning Of the contents
of McLeod's letter. He at once sent a
dispatch to New Haven and DIVER ar
rived here this afternoon. 1t did not
take him long to come to a decision
and he agreed to meet Mcleod on the
terms mentioned in his letter, and the
match will take place on November 20
in the JACQUES auditorium This will
take the place of the intended Dwyer
and Herrick match.
John e. Kelly does not intend to re.
main idle this winter, when there are
any number of Wrestlers around the
country looking for his scalp. and he
will go after each one of them in turn
In the first place he wants to get on
another go with Oscar Johnson Of
Hartford, who defeated him in New
Britain several weeks ago. To that
end he issues challenge to Johnson to
meet him in this city in the near ful-
ture, and in order to clinch a match he
has deposited a forfeit of S25 with the
sporting editor of the Democrat to bind
match. He will meet Johnson in the
same style of wrestling as before.
namely, a mixed match, catch-as-catch
can and Graeco-Roman: He will in
sist, however, that Johnson weigh in
at the ringside at 145 pounds. On
their last match Johnson was away
over weight.
Tomorrow evening in st Aloysius
hall on Meadow street, New Haven,
will occur the wrestling match between
M. J. Dwyer and j. G. Comstock. The
event is for purse of 5000. the winner
to throw his opponent three times out
of five. Oomstock will weigh about
100 pounds and DWyer will appear on
the mat at about no. The contest
promises to be one ca the best ever
held in New Haven and as both men
have a large following a large attend
ance is assured. The contest will begin
promptly at o'clock. COmstocls has
been working hard for this match and
| he proposes to throw Dwyer and win
the money at stake. The winner will
receive the backing and substantial
| support of the followers Of wrestling
| in New Haven and the contest is recog,
nized as. an important one
Nached the Turk is going to visit
this country again. Nached is due
here in. February. Nached was here
last year and in two Of his matches
did good work.
Another match between Max Wiley
and Max Luttbeg of st Louis has been
/ arranged. 1t will be decided at Ro-
chester some time next month The
/ last match between the two resulted
in a draw after almost two hours of
constant wrestling.
Young Muldoon, who has been meet
i ing all corners at Cincinnati, defeated
Frank Murphy of Chicago the other
night in IL minutes. The contest was
at catch-as-catch-can style Murphy
was much lighter than Muldoon, but
made a game showing.
Arrangements have been made for
a handicap match between Nick Eli
oft and harley Wittmer Of Cincinnati.
/ The pair are to meet within a weeks
time at Cincinnati Elliott is a heavy
/ weight and Wilmer will undertake to
/ throw him twice in one hour The
conditions are straight Graeco- Roman
rules.
There is talk now of clinching bout
between Dan Mcleod and Jim Parr
and the chances are that the two will
| come together before the month is out.
Parr says that if Mcleod will post a
forfeit he will sign articles at once,
as the Olympic club of Buffalo will
agree to increase its offer Of ST, 500 for
such bout.
4 Max Luttbeg of st Louis is after
4 Tom Jenkins for a match, despite the
fact that there is difference of. weight
of over fifty pounds between the men.
II am ready to sign articles for a
match with Jenkins says Luttbeg,
provided the catch-as-catch-can cham
pion will consent to undertake to
throw me twice in one hour"
4 New York promoters of wrestling
are talking of getting up tournament
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