Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-03
ON THE MAT.
Max Luttbeg Easily Defeats
 Nick Elliott.\

They Wrestled in Brockton Saturday Night-A Champion from Holland Here-John J! Little Tn Wrangle-
 Other Wrestling News.
 Max Luttbeg and Nick Elliott, both of New York, wrestled d catch-as-catch- can match at the Hibernian building, Ward street, Brockton, Saturday even ing, Luttbeg winning two of the three falls. The time of the falls was: First, won by Luttbeg, minutes; second, won by Elliott, minutes, 30 seconds; third, won by Luttbeg, minutes.
 The match was held in a small hall beneath the Hibernian hall proper, and there wasn't much doing in the way of excitement. It Is probable that the wrestlers did not clear enough to pay them for their trip on from the big city, the spectators consisting of handful of men and small army of boys who got in any old way.
 When the men came on the vast diff ference in their size was commented upon. Elliott was head and shoulders above Luttbeg, and looked like a giant beside him. He must have weighed thirty pounds or so more than his lighter opponent.
 They gave a pretty exhibition. in which both showed considerable skill, although Elliott contented himself with the underneath position most of the time, allowing Luttbeg to do the don- key work. Perhaps the most strenu-l ous thing during the match was when Luttbeg upended Elliott and dropped his head onto the mat with g thud that ha hno noVsI 61 noIr t14t looked sad at this.
 An attempt at double Nelson with the feet by Luttbeg was another fea- ture of the work, and Elliott nearly lost both of his ears by the sudden ac- ton of the middleweight.
 The first fall was wrestled rapidly for seven minutes, when Luttbeg up ended Nick's body and slowly bore him to the mat. 1t didn't look as though l the big New Yorker tried to any great extent to get away.
 Elliott took the next fall with half- | Nelson, which was put on hard and | fast and slowly bore the light man I over. The next went to Luttbeg, who captured 1t in the same manner as he l did the first Nick quietly succumbing I to his opponent.
 l Roeber Reagan was around with a suggestion that he would like to go on In a preliminary to the Little-J ohnson match if one was arranged, against Kid Parker, or against H. F. Kinds of North Abingdon. if Johnson and Jack son made match at Whitman He agreed to throw Kinds three times In the hour. The preliminary work was, l of course, conditional upon purse | being hung up.
 l John J. Little, Bert Ford and John H. Johnson of North Abingdon had an l oratorical contest Saturday evening at 1 their meeting, and failed to arrange a match. It looked all right at the start, both being willing to meet for $25O a side and post $10O right away; but there was split on the time and place.
 Johnson and Ford wanted to Mave the match take place at Whitman. but Lit tie objected. He said he was after money. If he won he wanted all the money that could be drawn to match of this kind. and if he lost he wanted l the other fellow to make a good thing. Brockton, therefore with it's ability to turn out large crowd, was the place he wanted to wrestle in.
 Emile Maupas is the latest foreign wrestler to seek a match with the crack Yankee knights of the mat Mau-
 pas is the champion of Holland, but
 he has not confined his matches to his native land, having travelled over Flu
 rope, meeting all comers While in
 France Maupas defeated some of the
 best wrestlers in that country. His
 most important match was with Paul
 Pons. the giant Frenchman, which re 1 suited in a draw after an hour and a
 half of wrestling. Now Maupas Is
 anxious to wrestle the best men in this
 country and has announced that he
 would bar no man at Graeco- Roman
 style, and the better they were the
 more pleased he would be to clinch a
 match. When in condition Maupas
 weighs about POO pounds He is a six.
 rooter and has all the appearance of an
 athlete. Maupas has engaged in only
 one match since his arrival here. de
 feating Andre Kramer of Yonkers N
 r., in two straight falls