Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-10
ON THE MAT.
Plenty Doing Just Now in the Wrest-
 ling Game.

Plenty Doing Just Now in the Wrest- ling Game.
 Hjalmar Lundin of Worcester has deposited $50 to meet Anders Ander- son in straight Graeco-Roman match | Lundin wants to have the contest de- cided this month, as he leaves for swe- den in April. Lundin only returned 1 from that country about month ago. | August Faust, inadditionto his match | with Anders Anderson, has signed ar- l tfcles to meet Peter Bannon of Ireland in a handicap bout. The contest is to be decided at Yonkers this month. Faust has contracted to throw the Irishman twice in one hour, Graeco- Roman rules to govern.
 John Piening, the Butcher Boy," ev- idently does not take Jack Munroe, the miner, seriously as wrestler. The Ger man, through his manager, has agreed to arrange match between Piening and Munroe, in which Piening will es- say to down Munroe five times in one hour at catch-as-catch-can style. Tim Hurst, the former baseball unn- pire, has been chosen to referee the contest between Tom Jenkins and Jack Munroe, which is to be held at Mad- ison Square Garden next Friday night. Much interest is being taken in the contest, as 1t will be the miners first appearance in New York on the mat.
 Harvey Parker at Miners had com paratively easy task of it. Parker met a big German named M. Greeve. The latter wanted chance to win $25, which Parker offers to anyone he fails to down inside of fifteen minutes. Par ker toyed with his adversary for two minutes. Then ensnaring him with a half Nelson Harvey put Greeve down. The time was minutes.
 Joe Carroll of Ireland, who was cas- fly taken into camp by Tom Jenkins last year, is to visit America again. Carroll will sail from England in Sep tember. He says upon his arrival he will issue challenge to wrestle either Jenkins or Mcleod. He attributes his poor showing against Jenkins to lack of condition. He adds that he was not acclimated and that he did not have much time to get into trim.
 Nick Elliott, the clever New York heavyweight, and Prof M. J. Dwyer of everywhere have been matched to wrestIe at Bridgeport within two weeks for $250 d side at catch-as-catch-ca style, best two in three falls. After this match Elliott will sail for Savan- nah, where he has arranged a boxing contest before the Savannah A. 0. with Chris Himmler of Cumberland, Md. This will be Elliott's first boxing match since he fought on the Pacific coast in 1899. Elliott, who has spared with both Jim Corbett and Tom Sharkey, is clever.
 George Bothner not having heard anything of Tom Riley of Ireland is now going to direct his attention to securing match with Alex Swanson of Yonkers. Swanson was formerly one of Bothner's pupils and has devel- oped into clever wrestler. Regarding meeting with Swansen Bothner says: 'I will meet Swansen, but there must be a side bet on the result. I suggest the weight 135 pounds, weigh in at the ringside. .I x had intended to retire from the mat altogether, but as Swan sen lately has made number of insin- uations as to my ability I have con- cluded to show my friends and the public that can beat him. All that Is necessary to bind match is for Swansen to post a forfeit, which I will cover at once" sst,
 weight champion, began an engagement at the London theater on the Bowery yesterday, meeting all comers. Last night he tackled two men at catch-as- can-style and threw them in such a hurry that the large crowd present was mystifed. Bannon's first opponent was Young Jeffries. Jeffries weighs about POO pounds and seemed to be well Versed in the game. Ramon lost no time in getting to his man. He jost- led the latter about until they were ai- most precipitated over the footIigbts. When they toed the center of the mat again Bannon pulled Young Jeffries to the. mat with neck hold. Once down an exciting tussle ensued. Jeffries showed great strength, but could not ger away from the Irishman, who is clever and strong. Finally Bannon. af- ter getting fall off the mat. dragged, his rival to the center. Then applyinp half-Nelson and clinching the hold With a leg lock brought Young .Jeffrias, shoulders to the carpet for a. clean fall The time was minutes 20 seconds After a rest of three minutes Jack Williams of Boston went on. Will Hams easily tipped the beam at 195 pounds For a minute he eluded Ban non put. him down firmly and suuarely tie Williams was not in it After can- sizing Williams with a awaist lock Ban non put him dow firmly and suuare1v with a crotch hold and ha1f-Nelson. The bout went minutes and 9 sec-