Waterbury Democrat., 1902-11-15
WRESTLING.
Best Match Ever Seen in This State
Next Thursday.

Best Match Ever Seen in This state
Next Thursday.
All lovers of the wrestling game will
have the chance to witness one of the
best matches that was ever pulled off
in New England ON next Thursday
evening when Dan Mcleod, the cham
pion Scotch wrestler, and Professor
M. J. DWyer meet in the Auditorium.
The people of this state have read
much about the proWess and ability of
Mcleod, but the majority of them have
never seen him work. There is no
faster man on the mat to-day than this
same Dan Mcleod. He is shorter
than Dwyer, but built like square
block of wood He is one of the most
powerful wrestlers working on the
mat to-day. He is as fast as he is
clever and he never let's UP on his OPP
ponent one minute. He has agreed to
throw DWyer three falls in one hour
and in letter to the sporting editor
of this paper he says he will do it OF
he will never Wrestle again. He feels
pretty sore at Dwyer, by the way, be-
cause the professor has seen fit to talk
about him and try to belittle him.
/ In the meantime DWyer says he will
prove to Mcleod that he has run UP
4 against the toughest proposition ne
ever did in his career. DWyer says
he was in no condition when ne ana
i Mcleod met before, but he is IN per-
feet form to-day and probably Nc
Leod will find his own shoulders
touching the mat before the hour y
ended. Dwyer, too, is angry at some
people here in Waterbury who nave
been knocking him because he hap
pened to drop into this city and MAKE
some money. The same chance was
omen to others if they took. advantage
If IL He has given the people OF TINS
civ what they asked for. Ihey
seemed to be satisfied and have pat
ronized him at all his matches. He
nromises to give them some SURPRISES
| His fine and possibly he will tell the
,,,,hlic q few facts about certain people
I,a,.o in Watesbury. All he asks Is
s,r,1ara deal and he will prove that ne
is no hot air artist and that ne can IS
+1rn the goods when it becomes
necessary.
coorre Bothner, the lightWelgh'
! cbampion catch-as-catch-canS WfestieL
/ feels convinced of his ability TO staliu
the grueling contest in when ne y =
engage with John Piening on Noyen
her 81 in Grand Central Palace, New
York. as he has been matched agalns'
much bigger men than the Butcher
Bow and they have failed to get even
j a single fall inside of an hour. AS there
is fully twenty pounds difference in the
weight, Johnny Dunn, Piening's mana,
ger, feels certain that Pfening will sub
due Bothner by sheer strength and en-.
durance, as his experience on the roae
meeting all Corners has taught him eV'
cry trick in the game.
i Tom Jenkins is not satisfied WITT
the three matches he has on hand now
and through his manager has practi
cally agreed OH terms for another
match. The latest bidder for Jen
kins's title is a Turk. He will arrive
in New York in a few days in charge
of Tom Cannon. the old-time wrestler
and terms for the bout will be settled
upon his arrival. The Turk is You
souf II, nephew Of the noted wrestler
| who was here a few years ago. Jen
kins's mind, though, is centered on his
coming match with. Joe Carroll, thu
Irish and English champion, which vii
be decided in Madison Square GardeI
concert hall on November %.