Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-26

The Graeco-R Roman Encounter Between
Scotch and French Championships
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Tho Grgrco-Eoman Encounter Between
Scotch and French Championship
Famous Scottish Sports.
The arrival of Duncan Ross and the
champion Scottish athletes in Savannah,
and the announcement that match for
the championship of the world Will take
place to-day between Ross and Thel-
baud Bauer. the champion Graeco-Roman
wrestler of France, has created a sensation
in sporting circles and among those inter-
ested IN sporting matters.
A MORNING News reporter inter-
viewed the great Scotch champion
upon his arrival, and found a gen.
tleman entirely different from the
pugilist that many imagine him to be.
Mr.. Ross is modest, unpretending young
man, standing over SIX feet high and
dressed in the prevailing style of mems
costume. His face has manly and
pleasant expression, and his voice is in
harmony with his appearance.
The impression he gives is at once pleas
ing. and does away with all prejudice that
NAV unreasOnably have gained ground
among certain classes against his profess
sion. The athlete was in good humOr
| and socially inclined, and related the Incl
/ dents of the recent match at Jacksonville,
/ Fla. He was unwilling to say much on
Z lilt SuDltGl VI nlo AhEChAh- VITA NhC 4 iNHSA
/ champion, and he is evidently concerned
/ in regard 10 the safety of his laurels. 1t
4 has been announced and understood by
/ the public that Ross adversary would be
/ Capt. j. c, DAILY, the Irish athlete, but for
some existing reason DAILY got into a surly
mood and suddenly left JacksonYille before
the match came off there. and Mr. Richard
| X. Fox, of the New York POLICE Gdzeue,
/ backed the champion against the great
| French wrestler, Theobaud Bauer, who Is
| Justly the Graco Roman champion of the
I world. Bauer arrived in the city Satur-
| day, and will meet Ross to-day in a
struggle for the championship medal. He
is powerful fellow, not as young nor as
well-knit, apparently, as Ross, but he has
an enormous breadth Of shoulders and
deuth of chest and is somewhat over six
feet i'm height. He served in the French
army and carries cOnspicuOusly upon his
breast near his right shoulder the ugly
mark where German bullet went
straight in. He walks heavily and slowly,
and complains that his feet are badly at-
ficted with corns. But he is mighty
man and dangerous adversary.
Bauer is a hard man to grapple with,
then:'' asked the reporter.
sob. yes: he is a powerful adversary
You got away with him, though, at
jacksonville
.sYes: but it was hard tussle. Bauer
is a better man on the Gr9cO-ROman style
! than | am. He was the man who wres-
tied the Australian, Miller, and really in
| trOduced that form OF wrestling III Amer
lea. He is bad man to meet
The struggle to-day will be for the
ownership of the Police Gazette
championship medal, and will, without
doubt, be one of the finest exhibitions OF
the wrestling art ever witnessed IN the
South. Both men are in dead earnest,
and the encounter will be no exhibition
match, but hard fought contest for the
champions reward.
A platform has been erected al
the Base Ball Park, where the
games will take place, and padded SO
that in falling no injuries viii be received
on the uncovered boards. The wrestling
/ will be the principal feature OF the day,
and will occur about three O'Clock. Pre-
viOus to the struggle both Ross and
Bauer, and the athletes ChristOl, Mclnnis,
and a Scotch amateur, Alex. McRae, from
Florida. will participate in the famous
Scottish games, which will take place AT
O'Clock. and will consist of trials OF
strength, speed and agility, as follows:
/ LIST. Throwing the heavy hammer, weigh
ing Sixteen pounds. I'd. Throwing the
light hammer, weighing twelve pounds.
Sd. Putting the heavy stone, weighing
twenty-One pounds. 4th, Putting the
pounds. 5th. Throwing heavy weight
from side weighing tifty-siX
pounds. 9th. Throwing heavy
weight for height, weighing tifty-siX
pounds. eth. Tossing a caber. (The ca
Der is a pole from seven to ten feet long,
four inches in diameter at one end and
seYen inches at the other, and generally
weighs TAO hundred and five pounds J.
Sth. Running nigh Jump. 9th. Running
long jump. 10th. Standing high Jump.
llth. Standing long jump. 18th. Hitch
and kick. 18th. Running one hundred
Yards l4sh. Hurdle race.
In these contests several well known
amateurs from Savannah will appear,
The performance will take place in ae-
cOrdance with Scotch CALIFORNIAN rules,
and will be witnessed probably by large
audience. Ross offers prize OF 800 TO
any man who VIII equal him in feats OF
strength, and in the games will give the
following odds: II feet in throwing the
hammer . feet in putting the
stone; l foot in throwing the SO weight
and four feet in tossing the caber.
Late last night it was learned that both
Ross and Bauer are preparing for ter
rible struggle to-day. The possession of
the championship medal by Ross, and his
bold challenge to wrestle any man in
the world, has excited the jealousy of
Bauer and the encounter to-day will be a
| decisive Ole.