Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-19
WRESTLING. KELLY WAS ''1''
 DEFEATED
The Waterbury Boy Ends His Career As a Wrestler In q Game Manner -.i O'Connell's Victory.

John E. Kelly's days as a wrestler came to an end last night in City hall, when he was badly punished and cleverly beaten by the young hercules from New Haven, Ed O'Connell. The packers of the Waterbury .grappler, and all his best friends, and his most bitter enemies, and he has some, as who has not, who follows the sporting game, know to-day that lAelly will never again be the speedy wrestler he once was. He is down and out and yet he went down gamely fighting, but hopelessly beaten. 1t was not the same Kelly by any means that faced O'Con- nell last night that the sports of Wa terbury had seen tried out on many occasions. His speed, strength and cleverness had all been sapped long be. fore he was given his first fall. In fact while apparently in the pink of condition he was stale and the stifring air of the casting shop, which had filled his system for months back, did for him, what O'Connell never could have done to the Kelly of old. He was whipped and whipped conclusive ly. without once being allowed to be- come the aggressor throughout the whole contest
 The press agent of the tournament had promised a match on the level and that promise was fully assured last night. As a consequence at least four teen hundred people were crowded in. to City hall to witness the contest
 From other towns and cities they came by the hundred. all attracted by the unheard of proposition of $40O side bet. with the winner taking every thing. From New Haven. of course, came "a big bunch of sports. and they came with lots of money too, to bet on the New Haven boy. Some Yale stu dents were here who were anxious to get down few dollars on the lad who drills them on the mat and they went l home with wads of the Waterbury sports money. With the betting even in the afternoon the arrival of the New Haven crowd demanding odds chang Cd the aspect of things. So confident | however were the Waterbury people that odds were given on the local lad l and even after the match was on and O'Connell was the aggressOr the odds were still with the Waterbury boy.
 ~ It was the biggest sale of the best | seats for any sporting event ever given i in this city and around the ringside ] were many out of town celebrities. Harvey Parker. the king of them all was there and incidentally Harvey had his sharp eyes on the New Haven boy, while the latter occasionally cast glances in the direction of the Little Demon" and seemed to secure advices by wireless telegraphy from that clever grappler. Alex Swanson who had de feated O'Connell in Naugatuck a few weeks ago was also an interested spec. tator and marvelled as he saSv his old opponent Kelly go down before the younger man. Dick Howell. editor of tfBi fhsnda VI Hereld aIAnd as1Ana geb a2f Cnaki. who defeated Kelly year ago or more, was also on hand with the Bridgeport wrestler, and saw the change in Kelly long before the match was ended. Another athlete who did not come from under cover but who may be heard from later was present at the ringside. He accompanied Parker and earlier in the evening ne had flashed roll Of money that would have looked big even Tn John D., Rockfeller's hands. This roll was offered on the outcome Of the match between Swanson and the un' known. The latter agreed to throw Swanson ten times in one hour. II was a big offer and may be accepted later. Parker called at the Democrat office this morning and left this ehai Ienge for Swanson. He will back Fred Bell against Swanson and agree .to throw him ten times in one hour and will post a forfeit as soon as Swanson intimates his acceptance of the cnal
 lenge. Parker would not admit that | po;I ,,-as tho unknown who was here