The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-20
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wrestling Match.
James II. Faulkner and Peter Ssha.s.cs,.
er. the wsesflers. net IN thss o~ee se..e,
DAY afternoon. and very quickly av.s.s
a7on terms for e wrestling snss-A thai ~,
take place In Seattle OF the ex.u5,,- !,
December p. ISIS. probably 10 TIE sr1,o.
~ when Faulkner arrived in tie CIV
last Saturday. and isxned his ebaf1@nvr <
the following days Pox7 fvrxt1sssxrvy
ne very pTo5sbsy bad "a idea Inst sehn.
naaeher wonif consider n si......,
81 him. Auyway, he kusw eeh,,-
Isafnsr was yet S0re c~er he a.f.-s
~ himself last spriag. and shefher ~ ~.
= - e ali.sSze was directed a. the sssrraas,.
u na.i the effect Of s.irrfRg hIra ne 80
seeking 10 recover his lost is1rels
u Eas evident Al the gaeetia1 fhas eset,
= - e eager for The contest a. The ofher
inr thex very quickly settled sgfre dtrer.
eisees about he manner Of the match. ana
siznea the following articles Of azreesnenf
80 ~ thssr fn0nev ia accordance
SEATTLE. W. r., Dec. is. lsss
AFtieles q agreement are entered into
THIS DAY between Peter sehf1usachsy
o. Tacoma, and james n. Faulkner.
q 2. ran Francisco. for wr.ss
ling match n take place In the s.4tv ~ -
Attic on she 18Th DAP OF Deceruher. Isss. m.
Der NE following rules aud rexulassops
0te fsil Grseco Roman. one fall caches
ehtcb-can- In the event Of q third fail -.
ing necessary. the winner OF either 81 TIE
above falls in the shortest iiEae ahail
have the choice. The match & to ~ for 500
side, the simmer 20 tske al
gnfe receipts and pay ali expenses. One
hunared tflopi dollars forfeit a side is this
day deposited with the P0sr IsrEs.Lf,Ex-
ckE COMPANY aud the balance Of the stake
money, $40. ~ to be deposited oa the 2sth
day OF December. at O'Clock D "a. II a
further agreed that no holds he fArrslf
Either party falling 10 deposit the said
stake money Of s259 shall forfeit the 500
now deposited. The decision Of the ref
cree shall be inal. and the stake money
shall be paid snbiect 90 his order. II the
referee cannot b. decided UPON In a quar-.
ter Of an hour after 20 D. M, BY the con
testanis, the stakeholder or Representative
shall appoint him
signed this 10Th day Of December. Isss
PETER SCHUMACHER
J. II, FAULKNER
Faulkner has had two matches with
Acton, the champion middieweiNht OF the
world, since be met sehumaehsY. In one
he was defeated and Ia the second. neither
having secured fall IN hour and s. min
utes, the match was declared a draw. In
the latter match Faulkner was charged
with having bargained with Acton for
draw while Ia the ring. and he was aus
pended by the Olympic Club from mis- po-
sition a. one Of the clabs trainers. lie
was afterwards reinsfaied. the charge not
being proven. He will sumo hfs posi-.
ton on January !. iS.a. Faulkner claims
the title Of champion lightweight Of the
world and says be can throw any mid
dleweiEbt except Acton.
schumacher u somewhat more modest
in biz claims, but IL is known that be II q
very scientific wresuet. lie will enter the
ring NJ l52 pounds while Faulkner will
train 10 i& pounss. IN the previous
match schumacher was limited to is
pounds, bat now there Is No lialt as 80
weight
Both men are very confident Of winning.
and the best and hartisss contested match
Of the KIND ever seen in Seattle may b.
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