Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-11
WRESTLING WINTERS IS
 A GOOD ONE He Made Jack Grill Bite the Dust in a Private Match in Hart
 ford Last Night.

Hartford, April 1.-The private wrestling match between lazy Win ters of New Haven and Jack Grill of New York was pulled off last night on the second floor of an old ragshop on Ferry street and it was under pO- lice surveillance. No one was sup posed to know the. time or place of the bout and the grapplers and their managers and followers were very mum about the undertaking. About 9 o'clock Sergeant Weltner and a squad of police appeared OH the scene, when a few of the spectators shOuted:-
 "The police. We're pinched."
 Just how the police learned of the affair is known only to the sergeant and the detective bureau, but what Is more marvellous is the fact that the cops found their way up the rickety stairs in the dark without breaking their necks. For the few influential sporting men who were tipped off, lanterns were furnished and the route through the underground passage of the old building was like trip through the catacombs.
 There was some delay after the men gathered around the white mat, which was lighted by three lanterns and an oil lamp suspended from the rafter After the referee had been selected and the men had stripped for the fray and everything was ready for the bout to begin Sergeant Weltner and his men made dramatic entrance Their appearance. as one sport eX- pressed 1t, was like a bolt of light ming out of clear sky, or words to that effect.
 The promoters of the affair kept un- der cover when the sergeant wanted to know who was running the thing Sergeant Weltner said that the chief of police had instructed him to stop the entertainment if tickets were sold as no license had been secured and he was also notified to stop any bet ting at the ringside. The sergeant was informed that no tickets had been sold and he was assured that there would not be any betting. as that part of the proceeding had been attended to some time ago. The promoters fur nished the police with easy chairs right on the edge of the mat and they had the privilege of seeing the pret- tiest wrestling contest ever pulled off in Hartford.
 The match was a fine exhibition. There was but little choice between the two boys. Grill is about an inch taller and he probably weighs three pounds more than Winters but he is not quite as well developed. The boys are pretty we'll matched as to strength and skill. Winters gained the first fall in forty-three minutes and the second in forty-fve minutes. Mir Yea. ger said he was satisfied that every thing was on the level but he had con fidence in his man and forfets were posted for return match. which will probably be pulled off here.
 H. r. Handsen of Syracuse won the second and third falls in a wrest- ling match with Bob Burns of New Hampshire last night. The affair was announced as for the champion ship of America and side bet of S5OO.
 That 1t takes grappler of much more than ordinary ability to throw Jim Barnes three times in an hour was conclusively demonstrated last might in Graves hall, Springfield. when Al Christensen, heavyweight: with championship aspirations. fail ed in his contract to pin the middle weight champion thrice inside of co minutes. Christensen took but one fall, that coming in 26 minutes and 40 seconds.
 Perrelli triumphed over McGraw in short order in the wrestling bout at the Columbia theater. Boston. Tues day evening, winning In two straight falls. Perrelli won the first fall in twenty-five minutes and the second in eighteen seconds.