Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-03
WITH THE WRESTLE
Professor Atlas Gets the "Dinky
 Dink" From Farmer Burns.


 Dink" From Farmer Burns.
 One week from next Monday night Waterbury will see one of the warmest wrestling contests that it has ever been the good fortune of lovers of that kind of sport to witness ill this city. There have been many good and fast battles between wrest- lers from all parts of tn ecountry, but this one will be a hummer and no mis- take. For several months John B. Kelly has been after Professor M. J. Dwyer to give him another trial on the mat Dwyer had intimated that he could throw Kelly as many times as he wanted to ill an hour and at any style. Kelly started in to learn the Graeco-Roman style of wrestling at which he believed Dwyer was not as proficient When he considered the time ripe he went after Dwyer for a handicap match and asked that Dwyer throw him five times in one hour at Graeco-Roman style of wrest- ling. Dwyer sidetracked the local lad for some time and at every opportun- ity Kelly threw out the challenge. As soon as Dwyer had finished up with his classes in New Haven he came to Waterbury and looking over the field once more he decided to accept Kelly's challenge provided Manager George E. Harrington would give fifty per cent of the gross receipts of the house for the match. This Manager Har- rington agreed to do and the match was made.
 Kelly believes that he has Dwyer just where he wants him because he cannot use his leg locks in Graeco- Roman style and that was what de- feated Kelly when last they met. Dwyer laughs his usual laugh at Kel- Tvs boasts and he intimates that Kelly will never want to face him on the mat again when this match is over. He says that Kelly is the easiest picking that ever went on the mat and he is surprised that he has not been gob- bled up more often by some of the lighter wrestlers around the country. When told that he does not under stand Graeco-Roman style of wrest- ling as well as the other styles he laughs again and says a man in the wrestling business understands all stvles if he wants to be called a wrestler He will convince Kelly he says, when they meet that Graeco- Roman is as easy for him as IS tne Cornish style.
 New Haven, May 3.-The wrestling match held at the Chapel street rlnk | last night between Professor Atlas ol Bridgeport and Farmer Burns of lows was won by the latter on foul. Al | las was justly disqualified by Referee | Alcorn for using the strangle hold after it had been agreed it should De barred.
 Previous to the main event Profes- | sor NJ. J. Dwyer successfully under took the work of throwing four meI l in less than 10 minutes each. The men were Jesse Foley of Waterbury Frank Bushey. Eddie O'Connell an6 lack Harvey. The latter stayed. the longest, but was finally thrown ill minutes and 20 seconds.
 The first bout was in the Graeco Roman style, which was chosen bJ Atlas and won by him i'll 6 minutes and 51 seconds by a three-quarte1 Nelson hold. The second bout wa; at catch as catch can and was wo1 by Burns with q full crotch hold il ' minutes and B seconds. Atlas I had the choice and chose Graeco Roman for the final bout. During tn course of this bout Atlas secured : face hold which Burns slipped out O and Atlas closed in and got plail strangle hold. He was ordered t, break it, as this hold was barred, ant when he refused to do so he was dis qualified.
 A I T in every way Atlas afterward ad mitted that he had a strangle hold but then said he had been robbed. Burns last night issued def to an. man in the world at catch as cato can for $2,500 purse, winner to talk all.