Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-05
WRESTLING
JIM BARNES
 WAS BEATEN
Perrelli the Italian Champion Downed Him By Pure
 Weight Alone.

Springfield, Dec 5.--Jim Barnes pitted his science against John Perel- lis science, strength and weight in last nights Graves hall wrestling match, and the combination pos sessed by the Italian champion wore down the Springfield wrestler. Perel- Ii emerged the victor after a bruising match in which Barnes gained the first fall. Talk of another match was thick, but no decision was reached last night. Perelli offered to throw Barnes three times in an hour, stipu- lating Greco-Roman wrestling as the style for two falls and catch-as-catcf- can for the other.
 In losing the match last night, Barnes lost not bit of his popularity with the Springfield public. Though Perellf had claimed to weigh not much more than 160, it was seen as soon as the men climbed into the ring that the Springfield favorite was up against big handicap in weight. His wonderful clevelness kept him going until he had gained fall in 17:5O, but after that the grueling onslaughts of Perelli gradually wore him down and he lost the next fall in 13:4S and the final in 12:39.
 As a preliminary to the main match Herbert Hartley of Fall River and Fritz Hansen of Worcester gavo a good exhibition that went to draw. Jack Curran was prevented from going on by the edict of his manager, Bill Crowley. Curran came to the hall in company with bis boil on his face and his manager did not want to risk injury. So Jack wa unwillingly left out of the prelin- mary, which satisfied the crowd in good shape, though the men tugged at each other half an hour without fall.
 Many wrestling luminaries were on hand for the big match. Hjalmaf Lundin, who had gone to draw with Carl Pons in Hartford the night be- fore, was present, as was his Hart ford opponent. Pons challenged Per elli to meet him either in this city or in Holyoke. John McGrath of Wor- cester was introduced as the Irish champion with the announcement that he was ready to tackle the win ner. McGrath is a husky looking chap and in weight would be the equal of Perelli.
 When Barnes had been pinned down for the second time, he took the defeat with gameness and said ne felt The had been put under too big handicap. He stated that he believed Perelli weighed at least 1s5 pounds and probably 190 while he himself did not go to 16O. George V. Touhey of Worcester was the ref cree and neither man had any ob- jections to make to his rulings, Perel- Ii having withdrawn his request for an additional umpire.
 The work done before the first half was gained by Barnes told harr on the Springfield man, who, wres.- ling as warily as he could, was not able to stave off lot of punishment. Perelli had the upper hand for the greater part of the hour. but the agility and science of Barnes enabled him to sneak out of bad places su often that the crowd gave him vo- ciferous applause when finally he got front nelson on Perelli and held him down for rolling fall.
 Barnes held his own well in the second bout. but Perelli landed him on a front hold and after trying vain ly fer two minutes, when he had him fast, at last tired him out and forcei his shoulder down. The third faii came easier for the Italian. as Barnes was tiring rapidly under the punish ment and the weight.