Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-12
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THE WRESTLER AND
 THE FIGHTER.

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 THE FIGHTER. Ill comparing the relative strength or WresHers and pugilists the question Was advanced as to who would be the victor in the event of 8 rough and tumble scrap between them. A former lighter. who has had considerable ex- per1ence at the game, thought that the wrestler would come out ahead in the long run because of his ability to hold his opponent and place him at hts mercy.
 From the very start the pugilist would be at a disadvantage" pursued the ex-knight of the roped arena .sWhy5 Just this. In the first place he would have to keep free from his opponent. for in the event of 8 clinch --and you know how often men cIinch when they get into such an argument sthe wrestler wnuid be right at home. Without much skill he could apply dangerous holds, such as the strangle or neck hold. In this manner the fight CT would soon be reduced to submits sion and all of his efforts to get away would be for naught. The wrestler could choke him to death if hs had 8 mind to, give him the knee and after bringing him down jump on him and batter his eountenance to a jelly. He would have the scrapper entirely at his mercy, dislocate his shoulder, un- couple q few links of his spine and make him lock like thirty cents in n jiffy.
 s Admitted that the fighter possesses skill and all that, what chance would the bruiser have to land blow that would knock his man out? Naturally. the fighter would hold the upper hand if he could get home the first punch. But many Of the wrestlers know how to avoid this. They are trained to look out for just such things when the take up wrestling. for before q man starts a bout on the mat they usually stand ID and fiddle for locks in order to get the other down. Much rushing is done and in order to get a hold 3 wrestler generally rushes with both arms outstretched. A clever wrestler can ward this off by countering with his own hand. This is about the same sin sh ptsssIists W assaais different re m posi-, posi-, tions and guards.
 Now. the best man ! know of at the rough and tumble game is Tom Jenkins. Jenkins. you know, be sides being an expert wrestler, is sSa fine boxer, and if he made up his minds slleA could easily hold off some of the supposedly clever heavy weights in the ring today. Jenkins can get anybody down at this style of rough house diversion as soon as he lays his hands on his rival. I've. seen him in a couple of such engage ments and he simply made his antsg. ! onist look sick. Jenkins is an inof- fensive fellow and wouldn't harm q fly. But in a case of Greek against Greek he is there with the goods.
 4 few years ago in this city q cer tain prominent pugilist got into 2 rough and tumble scrap with Tom Cannon the former English catch-as- eatch-can champion. There was a grudge of long standing between them, One night they met in n sa- loon on the Rowery and hooked 1t up for fair. They roughed it good and plenty ana simply wrecked the place. They tipped over tables, smashed mirrors. rolled around. bit and fought, and before Cannon got the scrapper down and out where he could jump on him, both men looked as if they had passed through an abattoir, they were SO gorT
 with their knowledge of the vari- ous holds in the wrestling game Tom Sharkey. Jack Munroe' and Gus Ruh" lin would make excellent rough and tumble fighters. They are strong and husky, and if any of them could have it out with Jim Jeffries in four by nine room. with the door locked and the key thrown away, think that the champion would get fha worst of it. Jeffries. mind you, is no sloich at any kind of fighting but he would be st a disadvantage in fracas of this nature Spike Sulli- van. Terry McGovern and all rushing fighters would have Il big advantage over the ordinary pugilist in rough and tumble. All they would have to do would be to wade in and use any old rules.
 The skilled pugilist. such as Jim Corbett, Abe Attell, Joe Choynskl. Kid McCoy, Tim Callahan, Bob Fitz- simmons and few others would not have much of show in a rough and tumble melee By instinct they would get into fighting position and feint Before they really had time to get set and deliver q blow for the Jaw or on any part of the body they would be on the floor, either from q trip or from & push. and after that they would not have much of a chance. These tactics may not be considered legitimate. but circum- stances alter cases and it's better to, lick your man any old way than get 1t yourself, even when you know the odds are against you.
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