Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-18
WRESTLING
HE HITS HARD
"Kid' Kehoe Takes Up His Own Defence and Pans Some Hot
 Shot at John Kelly.

lowing epstle from the redoubtable l .'Kid' Kehoe himself will undoubted- l ly prove interesting. In the letter he hits right from the shoulder and does not mince words a particle. If John E. Kelly gets away from this challenge then he is a bird and no mistake. However the writer is confident that Kelly can do good work on the mat and he should go against this kehoe with all the speed he, can muster. Don't let him talk of Dan Pickett. Ed O'Connell or Yale Murphy. He is not their manager. Let him take lp the challenge himself and show to his friends and the sport loving public that no bluff can go with him. He will have every advantage in weight and he is clever enough to be able to stall off this stranger However here is the letter from Kehoe:
 Waterbury, January IS, 1906.
 Sporting Editor Waterbury Democrat:
 Dear Sir:-So much talk has been occasioned since the last tournament in the f,imonsville Athletic club. con corning myself, that I think it only fair to reply to some of the critics who have interested themselves so much in my ability to Wrestle. It is true that on the night of the tourna- iient made the statement that was willing to meet any 13S pound man in the business, and that statement still holds good. Still. Joseph Lawlor. of the Simonsville Athletic club, has as sumed my management. and I cannot necessarily go against his wishes in the matter. Manager LawlOr believes first that I should be tried out with some clever local wrestler before I tdckel such men as O'Connell ana Murphy. Rest assured am not afraid of either of them. They came here OH tie night of the tournament to get line on me, but they failed to do ii. hence their spread eagle challenges. l was not in the best of condition on tiiat evening or would have made Mir Murphy and his friends eat crow. I know them for I have not been in the game for nothing and they will hear from me. later just as sure as my name is Kehoe. I was surprised that Manager Lawlor would not let me go against Dan Pickett. but he tells me his reasons are that he is an admirer of Pickett's. that he is clever young chap and has a host of friends and Manager Lawlor did not care to have me beat the young fel- low under the circumstances as they were at that time. Now as to MT John Kelly, I have this to say. He says he is back in as good form as x,x. in hie, hat ;s, l,.. ,,..t be in line for the championship. He also said when asked. that he did not care 10 make weight for any matches and that was one reason why he would not wrestle me. Very well then. if that is his only reason I will waive all weight matters and let him have :: match on his own statement. I will not weigh over 13S pounds and prob- ably not as heavy as that. l will wrestle Mir Kelly and he can weigh ton if he wants to. l don't care if he weighs 1i5 or 1JO pounds. it makes no difference 10 me. will wrestle him just as he stands without any weighing. If he wants any part of my game he will find me waiting for him. If this is satisfactory to him. I will meet him or his representatives at the Simonsvillc Athletic club rooms tonight at eight o'clock and make ar judgements for the match. want Kelly. I don't want his pupil. Dan Pickett. and Kelly must be a corking good man to be trying to force young fellow like Pickett ID against me in order to protect himself. l will tend to Mir O'Connell and Mir Murphy in my own good time but as Kelly has won back tbe championship of the city ny defeating Muldoon. he ought not to be afr:i'd of n nan many pounds lighter than him. If Kelly don't want any of my game then all we'll and good. He is the best judge of that. Still he will have hard work trying to explain to the public why he will not make match with me. especially when that match is on his own state meDt. that he would not make weight for a match
 Trusting that Mir Kelly will meet me this evening prepared 10 do busi- ness. I remain.
 Respectfully yours.
 KID KEHOE.