Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-06
NTH HE WRESTLERS.
Brooklyn Athletic Club Hustling
 to Make Matches.

In All Probability Dwyer and Witt
 mer Will Wrestle Under That Man
 agement-Jenkins or Mcleod May
 Be Brought Here Later-Kelly
 Wants a Chance at Dwyer Once
 More.
 The committee from the Brooklyn Athletic club met at the Democrat of flee last evening and discussed the prospects of arranging a match be- tween Prof AI J. Dwyer and either Charley Wittmer, Tom Jenkins or Dan Mcleod They sent word after the meeting to each of the four men and in all probability the first match that will be pulled off will be between DWyer and Wittmer. The latter has already signifed his willingness to compete against Dwyer in three styles of wrestling, and Dwyer sent word to go ahead and hire the house and he would be on hand when the time came to meet Wittmer. The Brooklyn Ath- letic club is willing to assume charge of the match and pay the wrestlers Dig percentage of the gross receipts Ii DWyer and Wittmer agree to the terms offered by the club the match will probably take place at City hall about March 20. A platform will be erected ill the center of the floor, just where 1t was when the New London people came down here and pulled off fake fight. If Dwyer runs up against Wlttmer in three styles he will be forced to go the limit to win. When Wlttmer appeared here before he agreed to throw Dwyer three times in one hour catch-as-catch-can. He sue. ceeded in throwing him twice in the hour only. He proved, however. that ne was good man at catch-as-catch- can wrestling and the best that has ap- peared here against Dwyer. If he could secure two falls from Dwyer at that style he certainly ought to be able 10 get one fall. Then he is rated as tne champion at the Graeco- Roman style and should be able to secure a Iail III that style, too. Dwyer would probaDly master him at the Cornish style and 1t would depend on the man Who secured the quickest fall to have the cholce for the fourth fall If DWyer took that fall a coin would nave to De tossed for the choice of the nth fall, and then would come battle royal. The Brooklyn Athletic club has not given up the idea of bringing DWyer and either Mcleod or Jenkins together. Big Inducements have been olered each man and it is very proba, Die that match will be arranged be- tween the two for the first week in April.
 Local parties are endeavefing to prlng John E. Kelly and Prof M. J. 1 DWyer together once more in handi- cap match. It is proposed to have I DWyer agree to throw Kelly five times Tn one hour. It certainly looks very foolish for Kelly to enter into any such agreement, because inc last lime the two met Kelly was badly injured and the same thing might happen aga1n Kelly should stick to his class for the present and await his oppor- tunlty to go up against George Both. her. His chances of becoming . lead. CT III the l40-pound class should not he blighted by entering into contest ! Where he may receive permanent in juries. Of course. a man is Iiah1a f. be injured even i'll his own class. bnt
 
 he tackles q man who understands the game better and who outweighs him by several pounds. Dwyer when he was in Waterbury said he would agref to throw Kelly ten times in thirty min utes, and where would be the sense ir sending Kelly against him at five times in an hour. If Kelly is sensible hf Will keep out of handicap matches fo, the present unless the man he goes IT against is not top notcher. as k Dwyer
 John F. Kelly called around to tht Democrat office this morning am stated that he was not only willing but anxious to go up against Dwyer but he wanted it Graeco- Roman style He said he was going to follow tha1 style now and he proposed to get aftal other wrestlers, too. He was advised to keep away from Dwyer. but he saif he would tackle him at five falls in ar hour at Graeco- Roman style no matter what happened If he cannot % Dwyer he will go after George BothneI at Graeco-Roman style.
 Charles Wittmer won two falls or of three from Tom Mccarthy of Cleye land in the Auditorium in Muncie Ind on Tuesday night. Wittmer won tn, toss and selected Graeco-Roman styl, for the first fall winning it in IS min utes. Mccarthy took the catch-as catch-can style in 9 minutes on a roll ing fall, crotch hold. Wittmer won tn last fall in 12 minutes, Graeco- Roman style.
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