Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-25
ON THE MAT.
A New Wrestler Here Wants to
 Put Up Money.

Will Back Himself Against Any of the
 Top Notchers-Wre Who Have
 Been Guilty of Crooked Work Should
 Be Kept Out of the Business-Mc-
 Leod Defeats Parr.
 Over in the Brooklyn district there is wrestler who is to-day employed at his trade of cooper in the new Eagle brewery. He has not followed the wrestling game very much in some lit tie time, but he is always in the pink of condition. He believes that he is capable of throwing any of the wrest- lers who have been travelling around this state and he would like to make a match with any of them. He will not, however, wrestle any of them unless they put up the good coin. He does not believe i'll working on the percent age plan and will tackle any of the chaps who have been seen in about every big city ill Connecticut for side bet of from $1O0 to $500. He aims his challenge particularly at Professor M. J. Dwyer or Farmer Burns. He will tackle either Jenkins, Parr or Mcleod if a side bet is put up and asks odds only from Jenkins. He likes the game but wants to meet men who are will ing to put up the money in earnest, not as bluff. This +wrestlers name is Andreas Kroner. Some time ago he issued. a challenge to any of the Wrest- lers and the answer appended below has been received:
 Editor of Waterbury Democrat:
 Dear Sfr:-I have read your paper of the 11th inst in which was publish ed challenge issued by Andrea Kro- mer desiring to meet any man in q wrestling contest. I have man who would like to meet your MT Kramer for apursesor gate receipts, His name fs Harry Finkler of Buffaso, N. Y. and weighs about 200 pounds. Kindly let 1l1e know at an early date if MT Kra- nher will wrestle any man and when he will meet me to make arrange mlents.
 Yours truly.
 o. KLETT, Manager
 Care Joseph Schneider, 62O Broad, Buffalo, N. Y.
 Who Tinker is is a mystery and a match between the two would not amount to much because there has al- ready been too much unknown busi- ness Right here it might just as well be said too that unless managers of wrestling in Bridgeport and other places be on the watch they will run the game into the earth as some of the wrestlers ran it here. It does not pay to let Wrestlers who have confessedIy been crooked get into the game again. Cnaki of Bridgeport should look out if he wants to be successful in his wrest- ling career, that his name does not get mixed up with any of the four f1ushers who put the game out of busi- ness in this city. The referee of the contests in Bridgeport is Dick Howell and he knows just what happened In this city and should prevent it in Bridgeport. Gut out all the crooked work and let the game get back where it once was.
 The following communication was received from Steve O'Donnell to-day: l''In reply to the challenge made by William Cnaki in recent isue of the Standard, Steve O'Donnell i'll behalf of Max Luttbeg of St Louis, makes the following proposition: Luttbeg will agree to throw Cnaki twice at catch a$-catch-can style in one hour for side bet of $10O and division of the gate receipts, to be divided 75 per cent to wAner and % per cent to loser, or win ne& to take all.' Billy Cnaki when seen in regard to Luttbeg's offer said he would accept. The date of the match and under whose auspices it will be given, are to be decided soon.- Bridgeport Standard.
 Bdffalo. April 25.-Dan Mcleod dashed the hopes of Jim Parr to the ground when he defeated him last night before a big audience in this city, winning the first and third falls. Parr had trained faithfully for the match, knowing that if he, was successful he would be given another chance against Tom Jenkins. Mcleod had also trained faithfully perhaps better than he didS when he faced Jenkins. Me :Leod 5Was the favorite when they en- tered the ring and he proved he was the master of PaTT. For B minutes McLeodi and Parr tugged and tussled at each other and the going was fast enough to suit the most exacting. Me- Ieod secured the first fall at the end of 35 minutes. Parr came back for the second fall still possessed of much confidence and he went after the Scotch champion with a vengeance. The pace was so fast that Mcleod was taken by surprise. At the end of Il minutes, Parr forced Mcleod to go to the mat. Mcleod started in to do some work himself in the third round and both men were tired when! Mcleod se- cured the third fall and the match in 20 minutes and 15 seconds |