Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-26
WITH THE wREsTLERs
Jack Roach and Jack Harvey Sign
Articles to Wrestle in Two Weeks.

Articles to Wrestle in Two Weeks.
The long looked for and much talked
of match between Jack Roach OF TINS
city and Jack Harvey of Brooklyn,
IN. Y. was clinched last night III the
Democrat office before gathering
of fifteen or twenty sporting people.
From eight o'clock in the evening until
ten the principals and their packers
Iwrangled over the articles OF agree
ment and the appended articles. Whlle
they could have been condensed, were
signed and adopted close to ten
O'Clock. 1t viii be one OF the Warmest
matches that was ever held IN TINS
/ city as a glance over the articles VIII
convince you. So anxious are the
men to get at each other that the
stakeholder has the power TO Drlng
the men together in a room for the
5000 side bet and let the gate receipts
go. An effort will be made to find q
small hall and limit the number OF
tickets. The following are the articles
of agreement:
waterbury, August %, 1902.
We the undersigned, agree to enter
into wrestling contest, catch-as-catch
can style, best two out of three falls,
strangle hold barred. The match is
| to be for 800 side, the winner to
take everything after all expenses are
paid.
Each contestant agrees to weigh l25
pounds at the ringside, which means
that each man must weigh 10 pounds
or less just before he steps on the mat
| to wrestle. Should either contestant
weigh more than the stipulated weight
lponent the side bet of 500. 1t will
then remain with the man who has
made the weight to decide as to
whether he will wrestle the man who
has forfeited or not.
Pin falls only are to count in the de-
cision of each fall.
It is also agreed that the match shall
take place on Thursday evening, Sep
TENDER IL. The place for the match
to be held is to be selected by the
stakeholder and each contestant is to
be notified through the press, by letter
or personally within four days where
the match will be held. In case the
stakeholder is unable to procure a suit
able place to bring off the match he
will notify the contestants at the end
of the four days and they will come
together again and decide what other
arrangements TO make. In case the
contestants are unable to agree the
stakeholder shall then decide where
the match shall be pulled Off within
the time specified.
The hour for the match to take place
will be nine o'clock in the evening,
Each man is to deposit $50 with the
stakeholder in connection with the
$25 he has already up as forfeit.
i On Thursday night August % each
man must put up the balance of the
500 side and the man who fails
to post that $50 will forfeit the $50
i he has already placed ia the stakelipld-
er's hands. The stakeholder will have
the power to award the forfeit to the
man who appears ready to fulfill his
part of the agreement.
IF either man fails to- appear on the
might of the match or refuses I'd
wrestle, he shall forfeit the 500 he
has in the Shareholders hands to the
man who is there ready to wrestle.
The stakeholder for this match will
be p. T.. Maloney sporting editor OF
the Democrat, who shall also act as
referee of the match. In case one OF
the contestants fails to appear the
stakeholder has the power to award
the 5000 in his hands to the man who
is there on the night of the match
ready to wrestle The referee has full
power and his decision is final.
The match must take place in Wa
terbury, Conn.
The match is to be for the 125 pound
championship of the world. between
Jack Roach of Waterbury, Conn. ane
Jack Harvey of Brooklyn, N. Y
JACK HARVEY.
JOHN f.. ROACH,
Principals
JESSE FOLEY.
JOHN b. KELLY,
Witnesses
e. L.. MALONEY,
Il FF Stakeholder.