Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-03
VIII IHt URESTLERS.
Trinity Club Has Arranged g
 Big Match,

Jim Parr and Bud Douglass Will
 Meet Here January 15-Tom Jenkins
 Is Backing Douglass, Who Is His
 Wrestling Partner-The Club Puts
 Up a Purse of $5Oo-Joe Bernstein
 as Wrestler.
 The matchmaker of the Trinity Ath- letic club has not been idle for the past few days, and what the club promlsed ill the line of wrestling matches is now about to materialize. The members of this club are endeavoring to give to the people of this city matches between the top-notchers and to that end they have engaged the champion of England, Jim Parr, for the first contest. Parr has a record second to no man. True, he has been beaten by Tom Jenkins, but so has Dan Mcleod. Like Me- Leod, he has Deen trying to get Jen- kins to consent to match outside of Cleveland, and perhaps he may suc- ceed. If they do agree to come to- gether the Trinity club will make bid for it: Jenkins is backing the man who will wrestle Parr in this city and his name is 'sBud'' Douglass. He has been Jenkins's wrestling partner, and the former champion believes that his partner can put Parr to the mat. Tn fact. so confident is he that he can do so that he has wagered $25O with Porr to that effect.
 As soon as the match was made the Cleveland club made bid for it, and so did the Trinity club of this city. Cleveland might have won 1t were it not that Parr was very 10th to again enter Cleveland and wrestle in Jen- kins's home against his wrestling part her, Douglass. The bids held fire until last night, when dispatch was re- ceiyed very late that the Trinity club had won. This will be one of the best matches ever seen in this city. Doug lass and Parr are both training. and two dispatches came this morning from their training quarters saying that both will be in excellent condition Doug lass is in Batavia and Parr is in Buff falo. Douglass will be sent here by Jenkins one week ahead of the match and finish his training here. Parr will arrive in the city about the 12th of January.
 Joe Bernstein, the East Side pugilist, made his bow to a New York audience as a wrestler last night at Clarendon hall on East Thirteenth street. Bern stein met Young Muldoon of New York in handicap match and emerged from the affair with draw Each man se- cured a fall. The lads met at catch weights and the time limit was one hour, with rest, of five minutes be- tween each fall. All holds, including the strangle, were permitted. Dave Altman was the referee. The style was catch -as-catch-can. Muldoon took the initiative and brought Joe to the mat. He got a crotch hold at the end of five minutes and spun Bernstein on his head. Bernstein tried for half Nelson, but failed. Muldoon's attempt for the same hold also proved futile. Muldoon was on the offensive at the eleventh minute, but he could not budge Joe, who seemed to be very quick. Bernstein was fn a trying posi-, -tion at the beginning of the twentieth minute. but he escaped by sheer strength. Both worked va1iantIy in the next five minutes. Finally Null doon secured a bar lock. coupled with a heavy neck grasp and threw Bern stein. The time was 30 minutes and 30 seconds. Muldoon began operations in the second essay by applying a ham, mer lock. Joe got away only to be en- shared into hold of similar nature. Bernstein at the twenty fifth minute secured half-Ne1son and almost nut Muldoon down. He tried again and with crotch hold fairly pinned Mul- dcon,s shoulders to the mat. The time was ? minutes
 NTo vry..
 that he has made a match to meet harvey Parker again, but doesn't men Ilon the date. The pair wrested three hours the last time they met.
 Evidently the injuries to Tom Jen- klns that made him quit in his match with MceLod at Worcester were not fatal, According to q Newark paper he Is to tackle Charley Leonhardt Jan uary 27, agreeing to throw him twice within the hour.
 Young John Holmes won over John J. "Roeber' Reagan at the match at Franklin hall, Campello, Thursday evening. winning two straight falls. The West Bridgewater boy appeared stronger, was more active and wiry throughout the match and was easily the victor. The actual wrestling time was 15A minutes. Pat Doherty acted as referee and Ernest Gaffney held tue watch as official timer. The men gayo a lively exhibition before q small but enthusiastic crowd of spectators. Holmes outpointed Reagan at all times, and held the advantage through out. He secured his first fall in nine minutes aof wrestling time, with a half Nelson and on the same hold got the second fall after scix and one-half minutes of wrestling. The match was accordingly awarded to Holmes.
 Town Kept the Trees.