Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07
ON THE MAT.
Reinecke Was Defeated by Oscar John-
 son of Hartford.

son of Hartford.
 Hartford, March 7.-About 800 per- sons were at the Coliseum last night to witness wrestling match between Charles Reinecke of Pittsburg, middle weight champion of Pennsylvania, and Oscar Johnson of this city, who claims to be the welterweight cham pion of the United States, the winner to secure two out of three falls and to receive 75 per cent of the receipts. Reinecke won the first fall after a long struggle, Johnson taking the next two within 12 minutes. The main bout began at 9 o'clock, catch-as-catch-c -can, and from the first it was seen that the two men were we'll matched, for while Reinecke was the heavier, Johnson was the stronger and quicker. Rein ecke's strong hold was the defensive and when the two men went down they wriggled slowly over the, mat with Reinecke's nose in immediate proximity to it. At the end of 40 min utes he took the offensive when John- son lost a double-bar lock. Johnson broke from half-Nelson, but in a mo- ment was down on his back as the re- suit of another. Time, 1 h, 1 m, Ss.
 Despite the fact that Reinecke won the first fall. Johnson was the fayorite with the house, which greeted him Justify when he reappeared after a 1O- minute rest. The referee, who looked like a theological student who had strayed from his natural environment, announced that the second fall would ho Iy,,o D1I promptly jabbed his nose into the mat and did dt with such emphasis that that abused organ bled copiously. In moment his face and chest were cov- cred with blood which partially blind ed him. Johnson finally secured an arm lock and Reinecke's shoulders felt the mat beyond any doubt. Time, 10 m, 13s.
 The third and final bout came on af- ter Reinecke had wiped the blood off and was evidently Johnson's. Rein ecke broke from an arm lock, but was caught in a second and went down. Time. 2 m. 51ks.
 Max Wiley has returned to his home in Rochester for short stay He has been wrestling in Baltimore and Wash ington for the past six weeks with great sue cess. The game is enjoying great revival in those cities and Max has been engaged to give wrestling ex- hibitions with Farmer Burns at the Monumental theater in Baltimore next week. The week following he and Burns are to appear at the Lyceum the ater in Washington. Wiley has been matched to meet Rob Roy Mackey at the Lyceum on Friday night, March 20. The Rochester wrestler says that all the men he has met have been very heavy. The middleweights who are now in the east all weigh about 16O, and although he has repeatedly offer ed to meet any of them at 14S pounds he has not been able to get S2O0 which he posted to cover match. Wiley has been engaged to appear in Roch- ester with Jack Munroe when the Montana miner with pugilistic aspira- tions comes to the Cook Opera house April Il. Max stated that he would like to get on match to a finish with either Americus or Grant If they would agree to make any reasonable weight for him. He is looking in the best of condition and stated that he was ready to make match with Harvey Parker. When he was told that Parker's money was still at the office of the Democrat and Chronicle he stated that he would sign articles before he returned east. ! The Parker-Wiley match is to be at 13S pounds and the conditions were agreed upon before Wiley went away. but the articles have not as yet been | executed.