The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-30
SCHUMACHER THE VICTOR.
No Throws Faulkner in Two Of
Three Hard Bouts.
y.uikner, who Was Out Of condi
lion. Badly Used Up by the
BurIy German.

ANY person in the audience that as
..,',l,lesi at Turn verein hall last even
10 who went there with the expee'a-
.;or ~ witnessin an ordinary tame
Ell, must have been disappointed, for
r.. CITY has never been the scene of a
'---e-tling match that equaled that %
,..t evening. The Eaulkner-sehu-
.n.eber match was one TO be reTHem-
tsre,l by all who witnessed il as stab
,.o,nlv contested from first folast witiF
shances in favorof Faulkner, who won
he choice Of falls, and seemed fago-
.;,e al the beginning. Both men came
a. The stage in seemingly excellent
eondition, schumacher showing much
The heavier. Faulkner, having won
,be choice OF style for the first bout.
lime vas called for q cateh-as-catch-
can bout. and the men stepped into
,o5tion. From the first Schumacher
showed lack Of quickness in moving
g,ou dangerous positions, and after
hreaking several haif-Nelson aud foil
body holds, was finally conquered In
siy minutes and twenty seconds. The
faIl va gained by Faulkner by a quick
side move from a hand-and-knee posi-
lion through which he got half Nell
son and landed the big man on bis
hack beyond dispute.
Tpon going 10 his dressi zg-roon
Faulkner. while winner thus far,
lacked ike loser He coughed and
nutfed AZ he left the stage, and in all
anueared much distressed BY his
struggle. At the expiration OF ten
minutes the men appeared for the
second bout 10 be wrestled Graeco-
Roman style. From the call OF time
echumaehsr showed his mastery in
Ibis styIe OF wrestling, and il was only
with the most strenuous efforts that
Faulkner avoided being thrown early
in the bout. At last, through main
strength, Schumacher raised his
gamey little opponent from the floor
and threw him on his back. the bout
occupying in all ~ minutes and 20
aeconds.
Faulkner's poor condition here
showed itself, and IT was only by the
assistance OF his second that he was
able to reach his dressing-room. The
fact developed that he WAS suffering
from a heavy cold on his lungs, and
that he was all but beaten
even after having won one fall
and the choice of the third
fall. The men ans wered To the call OF
time for the last bout eh-as-eatch-
can. schumacher showed up fresh and
sprightly, while Faulkner came into
the arena coughing. II was evident
from the first that Faulkner was try
ing his utmost TO win the fall a. soon
as possible, but. after giving his bnrlv
opponent several hard turns, in each
OF which Schumacher strength
seemed to be all that saved hint,
Faulkner weakened. aud played away
10 mend his damaged bellows. schu-
macher saw his advantage, and forced
the work. time and again putting his
weakened contestant within scratch
of fall At last he lifted the small
man hy full body hold and dashed
him 10 the floor before he could turn.
falling on him 10 bind the victory
The Ia fall was won IN exactly nine
minutes, and was SO severe that Faux
ner had 10 be lifted from the floor in a
semi-unconscious condition.
The contest gave the utmost ats
faction to all who witnessed IT,