Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-31
ON THE MAT.

champion at catch-as-catch-can style, and Tom Jenkins, the former cham pion, is overshadowing everything else In the sporting line, so far as Buffalon- 1ans are concerned. Both men have been training carefully for the event, and the indications are that 1t will be one of the most stubbornly contested affairs ever seen on the mat.
 In talking of the match close friend of Mcleod said: Jenkins will go into the contest favorite. This is not at all strange. Just look the s1tu- ation over. Jenkins had not suffered a defeat at catch-as-catch-ca wrest- ling in straight style match, with the exception of Yousoff and Nouralah, the gigantic Turks since his early career, until he met Mcleod last Christmas. In that time he had repeatedly defeated Jim Parr who stood Mcleod off, and had beaten the Scot two straight style matches and thrown him in a handi- cap tussle. Mcleod and Parr, it is true, always wrestled very close to Jenkins's form, but not quite there, and dangerous as they are it could have been expected that one or the other of them might snatch victory from the big fellow if he got good opening.
 In Buffalo there are a good many who believe that Parr has a look-in With Mcleod. Over in Canada we do not look at 1t in that way. We rank Dan and Jenkins first and Parr third. The coming match will do great deal 10 tell which of the first two really be- longs on top. We believe that Mcleod mas solved the Jenkins style, and now that he can force him to wrestle on neutral territory he may beat him as oIten as he comes to him. On the oth- CT hand, Jenkins's friends may be right when they declare that he lost in Wor- cester simply on account of the bad leg, and now that he will have no ex- cuses to offer in the way of condition will win,
 jenkins will always have the ad- vantage over either Mcleod or Parr in enc matter of weight. You hear a lot or talk about Mcleod weighing close to Jenkins's figures. He may, that is when Jenkins is out of form and Jen- klns 1n it. Take the match here on Friday night, and I'll bet that Mcleod Will De from ten pounds up lighter than the other man. That means a lot to when the quality of the men Is consid- cred. It looks like a final match be- tween Mcleod and Jenkins. at least on even terms, for both are talking of go- ing abroad soon, and they could hardly II. decisive defeat is scored either way meet in other than handicap affairs in the future."
 Atlanta, Ga, March 3O.-The sunny south, at least that part of it which is dotted by this burg, handed out it's us- ual March weather yesterday, but the bleak east wind and the cold drizzle made no halt in the work of the New York American league ball tossers.
 Manager Griffith, with his weather lamp cooked aloft, decided that ten- mile rum would be about the proper thing, inasmuch as the ball grounds were too soggy to admit of diamond practice. Most of the boys had an idea in the morning they were to have a day off, but s'Grif" issued his instruc tions after luncheon, and uniforms were in order.
 Just think of dragging my poor old bones opt a day like this," muttered Herman Long, but 1t was the only pro- test, and the boys took it on the fog for the ball park. There the program was changed, and instead of run they batted and chased the leather in the comparatively dry spots.
 They have new wrinkle here. They spread huge tarpaulin over the dia- mond when it rains. The cover ex- tends just outside the edges of the pase Hines, and 1t really keeps the in field from getting too damp. They also painted the fences of the ground and the grand stand with hose. That beat putting on the color with a brush beat it several lengths of hose.
 There was another kick yesterday about the hotel accommodations. Grif. nth complained to the clerk he dId not have a large enough towel. "waI1 don,s use so much water" replied tba clerk. And ''Grif" is thinking Q. if ovar
 Ihere,s nothing slow about this At lanta layout What they don't know aDouf getting the wise coin from 9 northern pilgrim will never be taugb+ them even in New York's Tenderloin
 unere's a team of girl players here too, called the 'tBloomer Girls" Tboi, manager wanted to play a game witb the New Yorks. but Griffith sage1v f7ap- ged the proposition.
 We are out for business not mon key tricks he said 'rMy men con1d get more practice playing beanbae ar progressive euchre than in a basebaIl game with lot of women"
 Indianapolis, Ind, March 31.-Na. tional league baseball magnates will meet in Indianapolis Thursday night Accommodation has been reserved at the Grand hotel for twenty magmates It is said that the Davis and Delehantv cases will be disposed of at this meet ing. Both these players wish 10 p1av with the New York National league club, while they have prior contracts with the American league. Sho,ld the National league allow them to play with it the Cincinnati agreement would be set aside and war again be declared The National league men have said that the players must abide by the Cin- cinnati decision, though the league has po+ SpoLan afficiaI1v