St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-23


agreed that they would rather wrestle
on the turf. Some of the older sports
protested and urged that the change
would be unwiSe, because any one
would be liable to slip and throw him
self. This fact was afterwards veri-
fed.
The wrestling, to the American spec
tators, was really the event of the entire
fest. This was feature of sports with
which they had become familiar through
the exhibitions and matches given in
halls and places of amusement by pro-
fessional gladiatorS the past six or eight
years. The style was called Greco-
Roman, although it materially differs
from it. For illustration, in the genu-
inc Gr3co-Roman style of wrestling, a
fall con only be scored by putting down
two points, and those two points must
be either the two shoulders, the two
hips, or a hip and shoulder. The
Turner rulesspreScribe that any two
points of the body touching the ground
is fall. For instance, the same as is
the ordinary custom, or If the
Front of the Body
is forced down. The first bout was be-
tween Neuerenberg and Arens, and it
was good contest, won by the former.
Then the crowd followed the gladiators
to the grass plot, where the subsequent
events took place. Kruger threw Katz
in a trice, and then KuntZ and Nueren-
berg had battle royal. The former is
much the heavier and apparently the
stronger, but the Milwaukee lad has
plenty of nerve and skill. Nuremberg
went after his man with great energy
and the fight was fast and furious for
five minutes. Nuremberg forced the
other through the crowd and out into
the field in vain endeavor to
gain an advantage. Finally, with one
it about to 90 down beneath
an overpowerIng force he caught Nue.
renberg off his guard and gave him
hip and ring lock that brought him to
the ground with violence. Arens had
little difficulty in flooring KatZ, making
two defeats for the latter, and he was
then out of the strife. Then came a
desperate struggle between Kruger
and KuntZ. Each had won fall, and
felt perfectly confident of victory. They
were wary, but finally came together
like two Dattering-ramS, and KuntZ went
down. He claimed foul, however,
saying that Kruger had tripped him.
To the spectators it looked as though
Kuntz had slipped on the grass. but the
judges, despite Krueger's protest, al
lowed the fall, and ordered the two to
proceed to finish. That is, they said
it was no fall. After
A PrOtracted Tussie
Kruger won the bout. Then Nueren-
berg and Kruger were ordered up, but
Kruger kicked because ne had not been
given time to recover himself from the
last struggle. A council resulted in
giving the man time for BREATH ng. but
Nuremberg then said he had been hurt,
and he withdrew. This left the final
bout between Kroeger, who had won
every fall, and Kuntz, who had lost one.
They fought long and hard, but the
Chicago boy was victorious.
The lightweights had their battles on
the gravel of the square. They chose
a sandy point where the earth was not
packed hard. They weighed i'll as fol-
lows:
Charles Heller, Milwaukee, 1873
pounds; Henry Heller, Milwaukee, 1874
pounds; William Busche, st. Paul, 148
pounds; William Erhart. West Mime
apOlis, 1873 pounds; Fritz Webber,
Schweitzer, Chicago, 142 pounds. These
contests passed off much quicker than
was the case with the heavyweightS.
The ball was set in motion by BuSche
and Weber, and the former won. Then
Erhart threw Henry Heller, Busche
threw Charles Heller. Henry Heller
threw Weber, Charles Heller threw
Erhart, Henry was thrown by Busche,
Erhart threw Weber, Charles Heller
threw Henry Heller, and the final bout
was between the st. Paul lad and Err
hart. The former won handily. 1t
was a walk-over for him. He tumbled
every one that confronted him with
amazing ease.
In the heavyweights Kruger won
first place, Kuntz second, and Arms
third, owing to Nuerenberg's with
drawing.
In the lightweights Busche won first,
Charles Heller second and Erhart third.
During the wrestling contests, the
pole vaulting was in progress. 1t is an
attractive sport, and ELECTED considera-
BILE enthusiasm. r. Staab. of the South
side, Chicago. outclassed the others.
He leaped feet and inches. The
next nearest competitor was Henry
Hess, of the Chicago Turngemeinde,
who vaulted s feet inches. This con-
Guided the exercises.