Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-13
ON THE MAT.
George Bothner Indulges In a Little f Game.

Game.
 Manchester, May 13.-Only a small crowd attended the wrestling match in the opera house last evening. Gus FiIiere and Rob Martin went on for the preliminary bout. It lasted for fifteen minutes and resulted in draw. Before the star event Alfred Anderson of Hartford offered a challenge in behalf of Oscar. Johnson to throw William Madden twice within an hour, or John Roache four times in an hour, the win ner to take the entire gate receipts.
 The star bout was between William F. Madden of this place and John +. Roach of Waterbury. Madden was to throw Roach twice in one hour of act ual wrestling, the winner to take 75 per cent and the loser 9 per cent. Mad den took the first fall in two minutes and ten secouds with a half Nelson on the further arm, and the second fall in five minutes and ten seconds with a leg Nelson hold. The bout was fast while it lasted. Robert E. Carney was the referee and Frank Madden acted as timer, "a.
 Had George Bothner chosen, last night, he could have thrown Ben Her. man at least dozen times, in the wrestling match at Madison hall, Bridgeport. As it was, he secured but five holds, and three of them produced falls. Time saved Herman on tl< fifth. This gave Herman the match, as Bothner, who is the lightweight champion of the world, agreed to throw him four times in an hour. There was O Crnod cizo6 t Io
 which was under the mana cement, of Steve O'Donnell. Bothner allowed Her. man to secure all kinds of holds and. broke them at will. He laughed at Herman and he laughed back. in return
 The three falls which were won by Rothner cgne at regular intervals, the first one in F minutes and 30 seconds, the second one in IT minutes and the third and last one in IS minutes. It looked like another of the good things going around the state.
 The second installment of the wrest- ling carnival at Miners. BoWery the ater attracted a fair sized crowd last night. The principals were Max Lutt- beg of St Louis and Carl Schmidt of New York, known as the Russian Giant" Schmidt and Luttbeg went on at catch-as-cat tch-can style to a finish
 best two in three falls. Joe Bernstein was referee. Luttbeg selected crotch hold for his first attempt, but was un- successful. He then tried half NeI- son and also failed. Schmidt showed surprising strength and cooIness and avoided Luttbeg at every turn. At the end of the fifth minute Luttbeg was much winded and acted on the defen- sive. When lie was corralled with a hammerlock and crotch he collapsed and went over on his back for a clean fall. The time was minutes and 10 seconds. They rested for, a few min utes and resumed. Encouraged by his success thus far, Schmidt became the aggressor. He went at Luttbeg rough ly and tossed him about without regard to the rules. Luttbeg tried leg work at the end of the fifth minute and sent Schmidt heavily to the fioor Schmidt made no resistance after that and was thrown. A half Nelson and crotch did the trick in 7 minutes and 10 seconds. The final essay was listless. Schmidt took the mat at once and hugged it. | Luttbeg "stalled" and ill this way se- cured a hold. It was farther Nelson
 and Schmidt was thrown The time was minutes and seconds. .-.