Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-03
WRESTLING
THE DEADLY LOCK
Jack Roach Went Gamely to Defeat at the Hands of John Kelly
 by the Hammerlock.

pi SuhihS poihl. iINNu dS II NoS ltOdSu was scarcely able to lift his arm at the conclusion of the match. The de- cision of the referee met with the ap- proval of everybody present, too, all fof whom believed that few more twists of the arm would result in Il fracture. Game was Jack Roach, as game chap as ever grappled on the mat. Suffering eXcruciatlng torture for several minutes before the first fall was gained on him, he was plunged again into that same tortuous position while Kelly was trying to get the sec ond fall. The grit that Roach pos isesses would not allow him to give in to his opponent, but the referee did not believe in temporarily or perma
 nently disabling man, even though that man would have fought on to the bitter finish, which would have come just as sure as his name was Jack Roach. There was no disgrace in that defeat for Roach for he was up against the hardest proposition of his wrestling career. He lost the match because he was up against heavier and q better man. That point must be conceded by even Roach himself. Kelly is back to his old form, and Jack Roach knows as well as any man in the world does that Kelly in the shape he is at the present time is Jacks master. It will be long time before the sporting pub lie will ever see such match between local boys. Both were bitter against each other and would stop at nothing to bring defeat. The referee knew this fact and realized that Kelly would no more think of stopping in his attempt to break the arm he was pushing up the others back than he would of att tempting to fly. Jack Roach might have lasted minute or two longer, but defeat was staring him in the face 1 and with the possibility of a broken l arm. which would have cost him more than all the money he would receive | in fifty wrestling contests.
 There was one disappointment last evening, the first one that Manager
 Joe Lawlor has had occasion to an
 rounce to the sports who havo patron ized his tournaments. The much her
 aided Murphy of New Haven
 failed to put in an appearance or even send word that he was not com
 ing. This was all the more offensive
 to Manager Lawlor because Murphy
 was really forced on the local manage,
 ment by Ed O'Connell and some of nis
 Friends. At the last tournament
 O'Connell and retinue of his follow CTS. including this same Muipny.
 were on hand and at the proper time
 made q grand stand play to make Kid
 Kehoe. who had just arrived in Wa
 terbury, meet Murphy. They tried to | give the tournament black eye by
 getting the spectators on their side.
 but Kehoe know his little book ana promptly refused to be pulled into Il ! match at that time. Then the New
 Haven crowd went after Manager
 Lawlor to prevail on him to give Mur-
 phy chance to meet someone in this city to show what he could do. Man.
 ager Lawlor was agreeable and
 George Gresham accepted the Jchal- lenge of Murphy. Last night neither
 Murphy nor O'COnnell nor any of his
 following appeared in the club rooms
 DOT had they. sent word to the focal
 management. The sports took it in
 good part when the explanation was
 made when they were informed of
 just what Manager LawIor had done
 and just what the New Haven crowd
 had done to him.
 In the first preliminary last night ' Max Gordon of Hartford formerly oi i Naugatuck. met Leon Filler of Tor
 rington and the Torrington man was
 made to look like an amateur The
 match was for thirty minutes. and
 during those minutes Gordon t'lf
 about all the work. Several times he
 almost foored his man. hut the Tor
 rington chap slipped out of the holds.
 Gordon has improved wonderfully
 since he was in Naugatuck and had [ the match last night been many min ! utes longer Filler would have been
 forced to take defeat
 Tn the place of Murphy. who failed
 to show up. Kid German of this city
 went on with George Gresham. T., proved to be hot meeting. too. fo- despite the youth of the German lad he held of the more experienced Gresham for the full thirty minutes. German Is plucky littls lad and with d suitable instructor to post him t in the fine points of the game h. Ourht to come to the top at lis weight.
 The match between Kelly an,I Roach was a rip snoFter.- Kelly ,Ii,I not delay many minutes in sparrine.
 nor did Roach either. for that matter. Both lookesi Iagrers at each other an,I pushed and i0stlesl each other aIpout T sN z
 man fo take the floor. There he kept him. foo. until hc threw him. Eeily
 went at once after the old haninIcr- lock aDd the right arm of Roach was given a terrible gruelling Tine aites , time he brought the arm up IIie bzck
 only to have the willy Roach SIip avay
 from him. Roth mrn struggled tes- IeEstely. Kelly oa inc offensive and Rcash on the defensive. After fight ina for thar hammerIock fer thirty
 five minutes KsIiv fnllIs serHrsrl an eneetivp one lSlsNly he forced the arm un the hack almost to tle bFsak-
 ing rssint- but Roach sill eiung de<- ! perzfely to q chance Co sliR sway from the lo,l Two minutes z-sd fo-Iy
 serSsssl< afier that bold lad I~ren sc- | cured the two shSuklers 0f Re8rl. w.re plantssI oa the nat hFzaiy sui EeIiy
 Was given tho first fan Wheu th.y
 respresr-I fer the Sepsnd fsII it uas cen shaf the. arm ef Rssri3 vas in
 tad shzp~ ani yss he fouzhT .,isErkils