Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-10
ON THE MAT.
Busy Times With Some of the Mat
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George Botlner, for George Fisher, his pupil, is engineering q match be- tween Max Breuner and Fisher to be decided at the New Polo A. 0. Bren- ner who is an old hand at wrestling, made his reappearance on the mat the other night against Max Luttbeg. Breuner did not do as we'll as expect ed, but in view of his long absence from the game his showing was really not so bad. If Fisher and Brenner meet the conditions will be to finish, best two in three falls to count
 Canadian followers of wrestling are much interested in Charles Conkle, a middleweight catch -as-catch-can ex- pert. Although Conkie has been wrestling only a short time he has shown good enough form to be classed among the top notchers in his division Conkle is anxious to show before a New York crowd, and says that next fall he will go to New York and try his skill against all corners at bis weight, .15S pounds.
 Ed Atherton, the niddleweight catch-as s-ca tch-can champion of Ameri- ca, will not have to go long without a match, 1t seems If the appended let ter of Walter Welloughby of Buffalo counts for anything: T am prepared to meet Atherton at 165 pounds, the weight at which I understand he is ready to wrestle. I am not in a hur- " to meet him now because I think we would draw more money when the weather becomes cooIer.'
 Tn answer to the recent challenge filed by Frank Herrick, assistant wrestling instructor of the New York A. C., Clarence Baulefn, the ssCuban Wonder says: "If Herrfck is really in earnest about contest all that is necessary is to post a forfeit I as- sure him that the money will be cov- cred inside of twenty -four hours. I ann ready to wrestle Herrick in two weeks time and believe that we will not have any trouble in inducing clubs to bid for the match
 Ivars Levine, the Brooklyn sporting man., is in receipt of letter from Pc ter Johnson, who sailed tor Sweden on June 3 to spend a few months in his native country. Johnson writes that he has talked with finders Anderson, the Swedish Graeco-Rdman champion, who was in the United States last win ter, but who was forced to go home owing to i'll health. Johnson further writes that Anderson is enjoying ex- cellent health Anderson will leave Sweden for America next month. He will not engage in any wrestling bouts at once, as he wants to become acclim- ated. The foreigner, however, will be seen on the mat about October or. November. Levine also has been in- formed that Beck Olsen is coming here later in the year, prepared to take on any Graeco- Roman wrestler in the business s
 The fine showing Tom McInerney of Ireland made against George Hacken- schmidt at Liverpool, England, last week, has helped to boom the Irish mans reputation, and he does not lack in the way of engagements. McIner- ney, however, is not likely to accept any of them until he meets Hacken- schmidt again. After the noted Rus sian athlete failed to down McInerney three times in one hour for $500 a side, he went after the Irishman for another match and only succeeded in bringing McInerney to time the other day. Hackenschmidt has deposited $500 with the Liverpool Echo as a side bet in another match between the two which will be decided at Liyerpool next month. This time the affair will De to a finish. Hackenschmidt is will ing to bet $1,OO0 that the match will De completed inside of an hour. and that he will gain two strai ght falls. lhe style is catch as-catch can.
 In spite of the hot weather tLere was a large attendance at the wrestIins match held in Derby last evening. The chief bout was between Edward O'Con- nell Of New Haven and w. Rice of Derby. The match was for a purse Of $50, O'Connell to throw Rice twice in an hour. O'Connell won the match, securing the first fall in 37 minutes and the second in 8 minutes. J. Mccoy of Ansonia was referee. The other bouts were between F. Speh of Derby and A. Woods of New London, the former winning in two straight falls, and Bob Dempsey of New Haven and Frank of Derby. Dempsey was to throw Frank three times in half an hour, but after winning the first fall lost the second fall by Franks holding and tiring Dempsey out. Rice, after the match. challenged O'Connel1 for another match for S1OO side~ and both men posted forfeits. The match will be held be- fore the club offering the largest purse.
 In a recent wrestling match at Leeds England. there was a peculiar decls ion. Two men, ]. Spear and Arthur S4cihuIa- met to a finish at catch-as' catch-can style. The bout was list less for about half an hour, wiher Schula tried a novel ruse in order t6 win He got Spear down and had the latter so winded that his opponent was satisfied to lie on his stomacf and rest. While Spear was in this position Schula got up and went to ar opposite side. Crawling on his hands and knees Schula suddenly thrust his legs through his rivals crotch and by a quick twist turned Spear over for clean fall The momentum, however was so quick that Schnla lost his bal
 ance and both of his shoulders touched simultaneously with those of his op nonent. One of SDear's seconds saw