Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-01
WRESTLING.
INTEREST ALIVE
 IN THIS CITY.
The Coming Matches Are
 Causing a Favorable
 Comment - That Big Match Across the Water

this city and Billy Cnaki of Bridge port were matched and Ed O'Conneil of New Haven and Jack Roach Of this city were to get together, interest which had been lying dormant for some time as regards wrestling was awakened, ard there is no doubt when the date. February 10, arrives a big crowd will be in attend ance. The two preliminaries have not yet been arranged but those matches also will be corkers.
 London. Feb 1.-The wrestling match at the Olympia Saturday night
 between George Hackenschmidt other and Ahmed Madrali. who is called the
 Terrible Turk and Is the suitan's favorite wrestler, was the sporting
 event of the season. The match was for, 1,7OO. There was the greatest interest in the affair owing to the fact that neither of the contestants had
 hitherto been defeated. They had met other so-called champions and defeat ed them in the easiest manner. Both men are of enormous strength. Mad
 rali is over six fet tall and weighs 224 pounds. Hackenschmidt Is feet $ inches tall and weighs 204 pounds.
 Madrali was a slight favorite with the sporting men owing to the advant- age of his superior height and weight He was handicapped, however, by the fact that he is catch-as- catch-can
 wrestler, whereas Saturday nights contest, which was entitled flor the championship of the world was ac- cording to Graeco-Roman style, of which Hackenschmfdt is a master
 Six thousand persons were present In the Olympia to witness the match. Tn
 thirty seconds Madrali was thrown
 heavily on his right elbow, dislocating the arm. He exhibited the helpless
 limb to the audience. Amid the great
 est excitement, the referee awarded
 the victory. to Hackenschmidt. Sur
 geons who examined him say it will
 be six weeks before Madrah recovers
 the use of his arm. 1t is believed
 that at that time there will be anoth-
 CT contest between the two men which
 will be more satisfactory than that or
 Saturday night. Hackenschmidt and
 Madrali were matched a few weeks
 ago to meet for the Graeco- Roman n
 championship of the world. Articles
 of agreement were signd immediately
 after MadraIi's victory over Tom Cam non, the veteran English wrestler, who after the bout acknowledged Madrali ns the best man he had encountered in
 years Those who saw the Turk per form declared that he was superior as
 wrestler to Yousouf or Noralah, both
 of Turkey He is only 24 years old and has a chest development of 4S inches and a neck that would in the ordinary require a 10 inch collar to say nothing of~calf measurement or l0 inches. He is built in proportion to his height Of feet, and one can draw his own conclusions as to the massive
 specimen of humanity Hackenschmidt had to meet. The Russian is no pigmy himself in the way of height and weight But 1t is strength that tells in a match. Hackenschmidt is with out doubt one of the greatest wreSt- lers the world has ever known. Ha has never ben defeated and has thrown nearly every man he has ever met. Hacknschmidt is credited with having put John Pieniug out of 1t in less than half an hour. Ernest Roebef, who than haf an hour. Ernest Roeber, who l has witnessed Hackenschmidt on the mat, declares that the Russian is a l wonder and that if he ever comes to 1 America he will find 1t difficult bask 1 to arrange a match. He can wrestle at either catch-as-catch-can or Graeco-
 Roman, but prefers the latter style. l The match was best two in three falls at Graeco- Roman style, although orig 1 finally Hackenschmidt decided to have
 one fall count. He thought that this l would be enough to settle the ques- l ton of supremacy and the termination of the contest showed that his fore
 cast was correct. The match is the
 record in the way of,the outside stake,
 both investing $500 side on the out come. It is understood that Hacken- schmidt will come to this country, in 8 few months provided he can get the sum he asks. He earns S75O a week,
 but in order to show here he wants
 no less than $1,000 week.