Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-20
WRESTLING
YOUNG TURK
 STILL WINS
Former Waterbury Boy Sweeping All Before Him Chic Lawson
 Win. His Match.

Inc one of the most enjoyable wrestling contests ever seen in Nan- gatuck, Chic Lawson, the champion featherweight wrestler of america. last night. in the Gem opera house de- fended his right 10 that title by de- feating Young Jenkins of New York in two straight falls. the first in six and one-half minutes and the second Tn eleven and half minutes. Both fails were obtained by grapevine and half-Nelson.
 Jack Roach of Waterbury wrestleI q draw with Max Gordon of Nauea- tuck, as preliminary and Michael Curley of Waterbury gave very en- Joyable exhibition of clog dancing with wooden shoes. Lawson. by the terms Of his agreement. must now meet Young Sharkey of New York.
 The Young Turk. is still .1oInc
 finely down in the south. He goes by the name of "Sam Barson' or the Little Turk down in the lower states and is in demand for wrestling matches continually. One bill ad-
 yertlsing him in q match with l.. Win nic of Knoxville calls him the cham pion featherweight of America. A. Knoxville paper describing recent match says that he refereed one of the preliminaries and did the work as If to the manor born. In his match on this same night it speaks of him as follows:
 'Of course the interest centered In the principal event. The Turk came on smiling, Bayard Maupin was well composed and seemed eager to try conclusions with one who had tricks up his sleeve and ready to display them when necessity or opportunity suggested or was offered. Ills body looked altogether too heavy for his underpinning, but there was that lne webfber of muscle. trained to the scratch that seemed fit and ready to be called upon for any emergency. Dr. J. U. Roach. the referee, was here, there and everywhere. vcrh- able Chesterfield. now deciding, now bowling, his face serene with the fair ness that he had in his mind, sat- isfactory alike to combatants and spectators. It would be hard to de- pict the match In the vernacular of the adept. for the reason that the holds sought for by the Turk wore now here. now there. while those of his opponent, because of the foxy midget. were only such as the circumstance might suggest. The strangle hold was barred-a hold made famous by It's author. Lewis the strangler." In both bouts Mnu- pin had been warned of this infrac- ton of the agreement between the contestants. he dccrying the claim. the Turk claimed that he knew q str1ngle hold "wben he felt it." and evidently he knew whereof he spoke. Jim Williams was the time kceper of the evening, and his announcements were taken without T murmer of dis sent. The work of the principals was mat work pure and simple. The Turk would try for scissor. then n hammerlock. Nelson. foot and toe. but the reach of his antagonist made his efforts somewhat futile. He would span. bridge, in fact, do anything for an opening. showing his complete knowledge of the game and the opportunities that were in store for him over one of superior weight should they offer and they did!
 Although Maupin was thrown in two straight falls. the exhibition was a splendid one. and the fact was dem that with the proper train- ing and work we have in our midst wrestler of no mean ability, as he proved active and capable on the mat. the Turk winning the match simply from tho fact that he was better trained and more thoroughly posted on the technique of the game.
 Issy Winters the i25-pound wrest- Ter will wrestle Jack Grill in private Tn Hartford within few weeks. Manager Rosenstein of tho Royal Athletic club said yesterday that he did not think 1t would pay to hire q hall and pay the license for a match between such little fellows and so they would meet in private. with few friends 10 look on. Roscnstcin will back Winters for SloO and Mr Kreager. Grilrs manager. Is ready to nut up an equal amount. ieacer wanted to back Grill heavily Tn tnc match he had with Winters in the Hartforl Auditorium. He did win few bets after the first fall that Win ters got as some of the latter's ad nirers believed that the New Haven hoy would secure another fall before the time limit expired.
 Manager Anderson of Hartfoni a match in private between O'ConneIl and olson but thc New Haven man wouldn't consider it. There is DO money in an affair of this kind unless a side bet Is up and 1T large amount was at stake there would Ds a haggle over the referee. The fact that olson vss willing to wrcstIe in private shows that he l,e- lieves he is the better man.
 John PerelII of Thoinas;on and Hjalmar Lundin of Worcester. Mass met in a wrestling match in Manch,.s- ter. \. IT. Monday night and the former won. Lundin was unable to throw his opponent twice in an hour and rereili was declared the win per under the terms cf the contest.
 
 Word has reached England from that Charles Towns has challenged his brother George for the seulling championship of he world. The younger Towns has deposited the sum of E2.. and hss ri,.u his nlher hrnt her thrae rnnnfhs