Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-08
WRESTLING. GOOD BOUTS
 LAST NIGHT
Waterbury Wrestlers Win Two and Naugatuck One Charlie Lawson Net a Tartar-Roach Won.

mat was a card of wrestling down at the Simonsyille Athletic club rooms last night that was hummer. and no mistake. Manager Joe LawIor han pIonilsed all who attended a warm session or mat work and he succeed ed M even beyond his own expectations mere was good crowd present and everyDody came away well satisfied. EVery match was battle royal and me two hours of wrestling were filled with exciting moments.
 Peter Connolly of Naugatuck and lommy Fitzgerald of this city were 10 nave gone on for the first contest put Fitzgerald had injured one of bis hands and young Dowd took his place Dowd is a light little chap but he is IuiI or grit and possesses pretty fair amount of strength. Connolly was built on better lines, was bigger in every way, ad lowered oyer his plucky little opponent. Strange to relate however, Dowd became the aggressor and continued his aggressive tactics until the end. It was this aggressive ness which lost him the only fall of the match however, for he threw him self open to q hold and Connolly had IL on him in a second and with face and arm lock he forced Dowd's shoul- ders to the mat for fall In seven- teen and one-half minutes. After the usual rest Dowd again became the aggressor but Connolly was too big for him to turn over and the match ended with only one fall being taken. Dowd challenged Connolly for a re- turn match and 1t was accepted. The second bout of the evening was the real article. Jack Roach of this city was pitted against John Subie of Naugatuck. In the Naugatuckian Jack met a tartar and he had to fight every minute to get fall Subie was big and strong and knew just enough of the defensive game to break some pretty tough holds. Jack work. | ed him however, and at the end of eight minutes he forced Subie over with a hammer and quarter Nelson for the first fall. After the rest Roach went after his man hot foot but try as he would he could not SC, cure another fall and Subie was fight ing him of when the thirty minutes was up.
 The final contest of the evening brought together Charlie Lawson of Naugatuek and Young Blondin' of this city. Lawson had agreed tc throw "Blondin" twice in one hour but he was the most surprised mar that ever attempted such a feat. IT the first fifteen minutes of the con test 'heo aoutpointed the Waterbury boy and "Blondin" escaped from sev eral trying positions. Lawson seem cd to tire from his efforts while "Blondin" was gaining confidence ev cry minute. In the last half hour ot the match "Blondin" became the az gressor and Lawson simply tried tC hold of fall from himself. "Blon din" surprised even his best friends by his work last night and the Nau gatuckians were much chagrined al the result as they thought they had q cinch.
 During the matches there were many challenges issued. Young Dwy CT of the South End Athletic clut was willing to meet "Blondin" and agree to throw him two falls in one hour and this challenge was accepted "Dwyer" is really a pretty clever Ger man athlete of this city Frank Stand witch of Naugatuck issued a challenge to meet either Dowd or "Blondin."