Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-06
WRESTLING. SOME CLEAN
 SOME ROUGH.
Matches in Derby Proved Exciting-Roach Wrestl- ed Cleverly With Speh. O'C0nnell and Cnaki.

UCOnnell and Cnaki.
 Evidently there were many things doing down in Derby Thursday night in the wrestling tournament there, judging from the accounts written about it. Here is a partial story Of the affair as taken from the Ansonia Sentinel:
 It was announced that Max Spitz- ner. who was to have wrestled Speh, had failed to appear, and Speh issueu challenge to any man in the house. J. s. Carroll of Waterbury offered to match Roche. against Speh for S10 a slde. Roche agreed to throw Spsh twice within thirty minutes, pin falls only to count. Arrangements were soon made and very pretty bout fol- lowed.
 Roche started in as though he meant business. He tried hammer lock which Speh broke.and then worked for a full Nelson, which he could not get for several minutes, but the Derby boy slipped away easily. Roche tried to rush his work and the men were flying about the carpet.
 { During the first five minutes of wrestling Roche tried at full Nelson, half Nelson. hammer lock and every thing but a scissors hold, and speh shook him off every time. The Derby boy did not seem inclined to sit easy and take advantage of his handicap. He started from the first to get fall to his credit. but he was necessarily on the defensive during the greater part of the bout. Seph gained an i'm perfect scissors hold upon Roche at oen time and held him for short time. The tactics used by both wrestlers were clean and allowable in any match Roche at one time lifted Speh from the floor, but Speh used one hand for a pivot and circled around until his opponent became tried and dropped him.
 Both men were struggling hard at ten minutes to time and Roche strained every nerve and muscle to gain a fall, but Speh matched every move and when three minutes to time was announced the Derby boy started in with a vim to throw his man. Roche was trying to accomplish the same thing. and the bout ended is as lively manner as 1t had begun.
 The star bout Of the evening fol lowed soon after the last preliminary. The contestants were Billy Cnaki of Bridgeport and Ed O'Connell Of New Haven Cnal1i agreed to throw OCon- nell two falls in one hour of actual wrestling time. ten minutes rest be- tween falls. Cnaki agreed to wei" l in at 145 pounds, give or take two pounds. the winner to receive "a per cent of half the gate receipts. The men posted a forfeit of $2o for ap- pearance and Cnaki weighed in short 1y after 6 o'clock.
 This was q battle for blood all the xv. II. xk %< 4AI 1f fyJ work at the beginning. For several minutes he frequently pushed his ann against O'ConnelI's face. The specta- tors protested in emphatic manner against this unsportsmanlike way of working and the referee warned Cnaki that he must stop it. ''Let him do whatever his likes; can beat him anyway" was the re mark that O'Connell made. Chalk continued his dirty work despite the angry protests of the sports present ! and such expressions as He's, an an arhcist," meaning Cnaki, were heard
 Cnaki got what looked like a stran gle hold. which was barred, but O'Con nell broke away To the audience Il looked as if Cnaki was digging OCon 1 nell's ribs and once he kicked the New Haven man in the head Cnaki theT 1 went back to punishing O'Connell or the same lines he used at first and l after a few seconds the referee inter feled.
 Cnakf one got half Nelson hold which O'Connell broke easily and, il fact. the New Haven man seemed able l to get away from any hold Cnak could get. O;Connen was playing or the defensive, but he managed to get | the upper hand several times although he did not try for a fall. As the time limit was drawing nearer every min ute Cnaki became more strenuous Nhe men flung each other around the stage and once GnaIi was forced onto the floor Of the hall.
 During the go Cnako claimed thai O'Connell had bitten his arm and il certainly looked to the spectators as if he had. But as that was the only way he had of protecting himself from punishment it was thought he was justified. Cnaki was unable to prove OConnell had bitten him, however. With only five minutes of time left Cnaki determined to get one fall, and he rushed things with Q vengeance but O,Connell met him half way, Cnaki tried to down O'Connell by his superior strength and as time was called he nearly had . Conneil on his back. off the mat, however.
 During the evening Bridgeport wrestler named M. R. Yochel an nounced that he challenged O'Connell and agreed to throw him four falls in one hour any time before February 16. the winner to ta1~- all. O'ConnelPs $ manager said that if Yochel proved himself wrestler he would accept the challenge.
 MT Carroll announced that Roche is willing to wrestle Seph within two weeks at 135 pounds and agrees +n throw Speh twice in an hour. Speh replied that he would be glad to ac- cept that challenge. Jackson After Kelly. >