Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-02
WITH THE WRESILERS.
The Mat Artists Are Still AS Busy
AS Bees In Summer.

The Mat Artists Are Still AS Busy
AS Bees In Summer.
Talk Of Match Between John e.
Kelly and Alex Swanson-Tom Nc
Inerney, the Big Irish Wrestler, May
Be Seen in Match in This City
Dan Mcleod, Tom jenkins or Jim
Parr May Be His Opponent Char
ley Reinecke Left Last Night for Bal
timore.
There is some talk of matching john
e. Kelly of this city against Alex
Swanson once more. A certain Dusl-
ness man in Waterbury who is a lover
of good sports is strong admirer OF
Swanson and he has made the state
ment that he would back Swanson
against Kelly for any part OF $oOo.
Some of Kelly's admirers are willing
to back the local lad for 500 and ID
all probability the match will be made.
This will be better match for Kelly
to make than taking on Oscar Johnson
or any other unknown wrestler. Swan
son and Kelly have wrestled before,
and those who witnessed that match
saw one of the best contests ever
given in this city.
Charles Reinecke left last night for
Baltimore, where he has a match next
week. He will return here about the
first of the year and he will make an
other effort to get after Prof Dwyer.
He fully realized the position DWyer
was in at the present time and said
he had no doubt it would mean the
loss of at least $500 to DWyer. He is
confident he can defeat him, and as
DWyer was generous enough to offer
to stand his expenses in coming here
for the next match he did not claim
Dryers forfeit Of $25.
An effort is being made to bring Tom
McInerney, the big Irish wrestler, to
this city, and he will be pitted against
some of the big fellows for big purse.
Just now it is hard to tell who will be
matched against McInerney, but if pos
sible Dan Mcleod, Tom Jenkins or
Jim Parr will be his opponent. Be-
fore the winter is over several of the
top notchers will be seen in Water
bury, and Manager J. S. Carroll is
working hard to get them here.
It looks as if Tom McInerney, the
Irish champion will get a chance to
show Cincinnati his prowess as a
wrestler. McInerney has been in
and the two have practically agreed
to match. On his return to Buffalo
McInerney expects to secure a match
with either Jim Parr or Tom jenkins.
A new Turk has appeared in Eng
land in the person of Ali Hassen and
has issued a challenge to meet any
one in the world at either Graeco-
Roman or catch-as-catch-can style.
Hasen stands 6 feet 9 inches and
weighs 288 pounds. His manager says
that he will match Hassen to meet any
six men in one evening and guarantee
to throw them all or forfeit $500.
johnny Hazlip, the champion light
| weight of Buffalo, and Young Ken
nedy, champion in this division of
Canada, have signed articles to meet
in catch-as-catch-can bout in Mon
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are best two in three falls. Hazlip
also has signed for contest on De-
cember IL at Corning, n. Y. He is to
tackle Farmer, Davis. In the event
Of winning both matches Hazlip will
go to New York and try to induce
George Bothner to ,give him trial.
/ Alois Gonthier, the big Montreal
wrestler, says that iii the future he is
~ I'll L.
Gonthier met Tom McInerney at Buff
falo the other night and was thrown
in mixed style match. He wants to
meet John Piening.
Another wrestler of huge proper
lions has appeared in Buffalo prepared
for matches at catch-as-catch-can
han and he halls from the west. Gala
han tips the beam at a trifie over 195
pounds and is very muscular.
Jim Parr of England writes: 81
have posted $3.50 for another bout with
Tom Jenkins. My Buffalo friends are
we'll aware that in my last bout with
Jenkins was more fit to be in a hos
pital than on the mat But 1 had
a forfeit up and could not well afford
to lose it. | want another crack al
Jenkins for the championship and he
can come to Buffalo and carry away q
big bunch of money if he throws me
Joe Carroll. who was lately thrown by
jenkins, is no more champion of Eng
land than am of Borneo. He says
he comes from Ireland. But the fac
is that he was born within stones
throw of my home. Just to show my
superiority / am ready to meet him {
any time he sees fit to arrange 9
match.
George Bothner, in answer to the
declaration Of Tom Jenkins, has this
to say: ST will meet Jenkins at any
time or place he may select. will bt
ready to wrestle him after his mattel
with Piening and / feel confident ht
will not throw me four times in one
hour. I am training hard every day
and expect to he in fine condition
by the time we meet. notice that Pie
ming disputes the question of weigh
in our last match. WeIl will leav,
it to those who saw the struggle if hi
did not weigh nearly or more than 19'
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