Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-27
: WRESTLING
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Dave Cronan Fires It Into Eddie 0'Connell For Keeps Chic
 Lawson Appears.

wax ferocfous and the mat artists must by laying awake night: thinking up stories for the press. Ed OConnell had his typewriter at work few days ago and now comes Dave Cronan with screamer that will make New Haven Eddie stand up and take notice. Dave's typewriter keys must have been scorched at the words that came from them, and certainly it must make the cheeks of O'Connell blush when he reads the words. There was no mincing of the English lang uage and if Eddie and Dave were looking for trouble they have start ed It. But just read over this reply to Ed O'Connells challenge ana see ii 1t don't take all the buns:
 Waterbury. Aug. 27, 1907.
 Sporting Editor Waterbury Democrat:
 Of all the hot air four fiushers that ever came down the pike, the one that attached his name to a wrestling challenge, in which my name was used, takes all the prizes, big and little. mean one Ed O'Connell, once of New Haven, then of Waterbury and now again of New Haven, and the Lord only knows where he will be after he reads this answer to his big bluff. His challenge may be an advertising scheme before he takes his journey into other fields, or per haps he wants to help out some of his four flushing friends, who may be getting short on the long green. The shell game and other such fleece games may be on the bad just now, and. no doubt, the gang is looking for few dollars. We'll here is a chance for this world beater, in his own mind. to get back few collars, if he Is not yellow dog. He talks about me jumping out of ring from him. There never was an O'Connell, big or little, that could make me jump out of any ring. least of all Ed O'Connell, He also talks about trying to fix a previous match with him. The only fixing would do or will do is to fix him if I ever get him into a ring again. He wants to throw me twice in one hour does he, well then here is my answer. I have not been in train ing for over year. I expected to drop out of the wrestling game alto gether, but I never yet took a def from man like Ed O'Connell. If he will agree to make a match with me to be pulled of five weeks from the date of this article, I will be in the ring ana Twin not jump through the ropes either. will bet him any amount of money he wants to wager that he cannot throw me two falls in one hour, as he stipulated in his challenge, and I will also bet him as much more that will not jump through the ropes and that he can not throw me through them or over them. I make no limit to the side bet. It can come big or little and the match can be held in public or private. am a working man, not a cheap athlete, who has lived for sev- eral years on his reputation as a Yale wrestling instructor. I never yet in suited man on the mat or of 1t, but when Ed o'Connell comes out In public print and says that he will beat me two falls in one hour, If don't jump through the ropes. he hits me where I am warm, and take this way to resent 1t. Let him put up $l00 forfeit In any responsible per- sons hands and let him make the match for any part of s1,O00 and he can get all the money he wants, if he beats me two falls in one hour i've weeks from to-day. If he does not accept this challenge I tell him now to his face, he is the yellow dog that Aleck Swanson proved him to be.
 Respectfully yours,
 ... DAVE CRONAN.