The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-17

prof" NJ. J. Dwyer. Of New Haven,
sprung a surprise on his local admirers
last night at the Scranton Bicycle club
by throwing u. A. Mcmillan, of Mil
waukee. who Is about thirty pounds
heavier and who has established for
himself a much bigger reputation.
Mcmillan agreed to throw Dwyer
three times within an hour or forfeit
a side bet of 800 and the gate receipts.
This was the original agreement, but
when Dwyer came up here he requested
a further condition that If he threw
Mcmillan once he Dwyer) was to win.
Mcmillan is good natured chap and
he readily agreed to this proposition.
which proved his downfall for when
he was thrown he had already secured
two falls and had seventeen minutes
and Il half left in which TO secure u
third.
When the two men got on the mat at
. o'clock there was an audience of 20
gathered in the auditorium of the club
house TO see the fray and it was an
audience which was extremely repre-
sentative. Both men looked to be in
fair condition. but the great disparity
in their sizes created buzz OF COM
ment.
Weight of Men.
Dwycr was at his usual weight. 1850
pounds. and he looked almost diminui"
tive beside Mcmillan. who is five or
six inches taller and who weighed in
last night at about 100 pounds. Hugh
Keenan, acted as referee and Fl. Smith
Gornan ofiiciated as time keeper.
There was some fiddling after the
men first got started. but they finally
got on the mat. Mcmillan was on the
offensive from the start but he didn't
seem to make much headway at first.
Dwyer wriggled out of severa! nasty
holds with the quckness of cat and
things looked evenly matched.
When Dwyer got on the offensive he
wasn't able to do much. He got sew
erai good neck holds but Mcmillan
would take a little rest and then rails
ing himself slowly, would break them
by sheer strength. He finally got IL
half nelson and II leg lock and the pro-
fessor went over on his back after fif-
teen minutes and twenty-nine seconds
of wrestling.
Mcmillan got his second fall with
precisely the same hold in nineteen
minutes and four secopds after Dwyer
had squirmed out of one hold that
looked to be absolutely impossible to
break. He was on his side and McNIil-
Ian was bearing him down slowly but
surely. when he managed to turn him.
self completely over by an almost sup
erhuman effort.
Mcmillan Thrown.
When the men came together after
Mcmillan had secured two falls they
seemed to take a liveier interest in the
proceedings than at any time before.
Dwyer was on the offensive from the
outset and managed finally to get
half nelson which seemed to mark the
finish of Mcmillan. The latter bridged
it successfully, but he had no sooner
got out of it than Dwyer got exactly
the same hold on him a second time.
This time he failed TO bridge it and he
went, down after eight minutes and one
second He took his defeat gracefully
and cordially shook Dwyer's hand.
The latter made Il brief speech in
which he expressed a desire to meet
either Harvey Parker or George Both
ner before the club He offered to
throw BOthner twice in the hour. This
prompted Mcmillan to remark that he
CMcMillan) could throw Bothner five
times and sew him up in Il sack in an
hour