Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-22
WRESTL- LING
NOT A FALL
Roach and Cronan GrappIe For One Hour and One Half With
 out Advantage.

The Brooklyn Athletic club held it's
 first wrestling tournament of the win
 ter last evening and a decided success
 It was in every way. The main con
 test was naturally the one from which the most was expected but the reverse
 was the result last night. Dave Cro-
 nan and Jack Roach met at catch-
 weights and neither one gained fall in the one hour and a half they were on the mat. The report had been cir culated that CroDan was not training properly before the match but those reports must have been sent out for effect for when the Brooklyn boy threw off his wraps last night he pre- sented a picture. He looked the atll- lete from head to foot. Roach was trained also to the hour and it was be- lleyed that from the looks of the two men. Cronan had the advantage in weight of at least fifteen pounds.
 Roach was the favorite in the betting when tie match started out but be- fore they had been at it many min utes the friends of Cronan took ali the bets in sight and wanted more.
 After toying with each other for five minutes Cronan threw Roach to the floor and began a systematic at- tack on the Waterbury champion. Cronan was unusually strong and he worked over Roach like a Trojan. Roach was watchful. however. and never allowed himself to be caught in a trap but once and that came near being his undoing. By sheer strength alone Cronan secured a sort of crotch and body hold, partly on the scissors style. and tried with all his strength to force Roach to the mat. Twice he almost succeeded but each time the lighter man wnggIed out of the holds and finally at the end Of thirty-tive minutes he slipped to the top where he remained for the rest of the match. Try as he would Roach could not get hold on Cronan that would give him an opening for a fall. Cronan's strength was marvel ous and he fought every attempt 10 throw him. The match ended with both lads tired out and willing to get through.
 The preiiminaries were the real things however. In the first one Young German of the South End club vas lO ulcSl lOull~ DUWu OI the North end. but Dowd injured himself in practice and George Gresham took i his place. While neither one gained fall it was another case of O'Brien and Fitzsimmons. Young German surprised even his best friends for it was his first appearance on the mat in public and the things he did 10 Gresham were plenty. It was the cleverness of Gresham that alone saved him from being thrown. for the young fellow from the south end was after him continuously, and if this | young German follows up the game he | has the makings of a corking good | wrestler. He showed last night that jack Roach's coaching had done him good. Gresham was handicapped both by age and by sore on his shoulder but he gamely took his medi- cine.
 The second preliminary was anoth- Pr corker. This brought together Kid Smith of the Brooklyn Athletic club and young Moriarty of the south end. Smith proved himself a clever little srappler and while Moriarty fought him hard and we'll he was forced to take two falls which came in twelve minutes and five minutes respectively. This match was whirlwind affair md created great excitement. Mori- irty challenged his conqueror after he match and 1t was accepted.