The morning call., 1891-01-24
.CATCH-AS-CATCH-C CAN.
End Of the Olympic's Wrestling
Tournament.
Exciting BOutg Between Cole and Gros-Win-
ners of the Championships The Con-
test on Skates.

The Olympic Clubs annual championship
wrestling tournament was brought to very
successful close last evening. The winners
OF the several classes are:
Bantam-Arthur Kettle.
Feather-H. S Russ.
Light-R. Y Cole.
Middle-E. Gros.
HeaYy-E. Gros.
The contests were resumed last evening
with the concluding of the finish bouts oil
the leather and light weight classes. In the
former Code and Russ wrestled for the su-
premacy. Russ won both falls in five min
utes and thirty seconds and i've minutes and
twenty-seven sec onds respectively. Cole
and Schuster next came before the specta-
tors to contest for the laurels in the light
weight class. Cole had already won fall,
and, having again proved his superiority
over Schuster 10y throwing him the second
time in six minutes and forty-fye seconds,
he was awarded the match aud first honOrs
WITH THE NIDDLE-wEIGHTs.
Middle-weights- contestants for this
event were G. w. AIertes, 14SB pounds, Lur-
line Club: E. Gros. 157 pounds. olympic
II. Is. Graham. I51 pounds, Olympic; r. Y.
Cole, 152 pounds, Olympic. Casey and HaD-
eriy had also entered, but failed to come to
- ) minutes % seconds, and Cole defeated
Graham In minutes seconds. Finals
Grus aud Cole gave an eXcellen exhibition
Of wrestling notwithstanding the fact
that the former had the advantage
Of eighteen pounds over his adversary.
After twenty minutes of hard wrestling,
which was the most exciting feature OF the
evenings sport. the referee called the men
of. ana when they met again, after good
seconds
Cole was taken with cramp in his leg. The
final of the finals was won by GTOS in mill
utes - seconds.
CoNTESTING HEAVY-wEIGHTs.
Heayy-weishts. Entries: g. W. Mertes,
1872 pounds. LnrIine); William NJ N
Schwartz, lIjH pounds (Lurline); ii. b.
Graham, 100 pounds (Olymrlcli Il. eros, l3f
pounds Olympic. BesuIt-MerteS defeat
ed Schwartz in minutes and 80 seconds, and
Gros defeated Graham in 5S12 seconds.
Finals-Gr0s Won two straight tails IN IA
minutes 81 seconds, and 40 seconds, thereby
winning lrst prize.
During a few minutes intermission be-
tween bouts. w. Z. Holloway, Vfce-Presi-
dent made some brief remarks, in which he
cOuplmented the ladies and thanked them
for the honor they had conferred on the
club by their presence at such a splendid
entertainment, where skill and strength
were manifest. Mr.. Holloway praised Pro-
lessor Melhilng for the really excellent con-
ditIon in which he had brought his pupils to
the scene of action.
MEHLING FACING THE MUSIC.
The professor. who was busily engaged
while the Nice-P President was speaking put
ring the finishing touches On- one of his
colts, was surprised when an order came
that he was wanted below. On being
usAered before the large circle of ladies and
gentlemen, some one limited that a speech
was in order The word speech" terrified
the professor and he summariIy bolted to
the inner room.
The situation was finally explained to
hin, and taking a good draught OF fresh
air he again faced the en-my," and
although much peTpleXrd he found words
to thank Mr uol OWaY and the cub, add
ing that he would always ind it a pleasant
duty 10 uphold the interests Of the club
while an instructor OF wrestling.
The gentlemen who officiated last evening
were: JudgeS-D, c. Davis and Q. scan
Ian; timer, !. II. Gilhuly; referee, W. B.
Short.
THE SKATING CONTEST.
Snowden is manif-stly So much superior
10 the other contestants in the six divs'
skating contest at the Mechanics Pavilion
that unless he breaks a leg or otherwise
dIsab leS himself there is no question but lie
viii be the winner
Much Of the interest in the race has been
eliminated by there being no one that can
make race of it with him. lie skates away
from the others with ease at any time. The
others keep trailing along, and as long as
they keep about even they do not seem to
care.
This lack Of competition has had its effect
on the attendance. which last night was
light. SnOWden is, now mat the race Is hall
over 10 miles ahead Of the others. The
score at 10 o'clock last night stood: