Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-05-19
COOPER THROWS HIS NAN
Woiss Downed Twice in |
Minute, 20 Seconds.
HE is THE CHAMPION WRESTLER
The Victor Receives a Tre-
mendouS ovation.
Warren Clubs Crack Wrestler Wins
Additional Laurels by Throwing tho
Champion in His Ciass---The Winner
Carried From the Hall in State and
Feasted by His Enthusiastic Friends.

Feasted by His Enthusiastic Friends.
There never was anything like it before
and probably never will be again in the
records OF Wilmington athletics as the
wonderful victory in Institute Hall Thurs
dayhight OF John Y. Cooper of the Warren
Athletic Club over the champion 125round
wrestler Of the United States i. Weiss, of
| Brooklyn, n. Y.
| 'rhe spectacle as witnessed by the 700
| Wilmingtonans will always remain in
| delible in their memory. The victory was
won in | minnie 20 seconds, although
| probably 30 per cent of those who watched
| the short bout will declare AT this moment
| that the Warren man won the contest three
| times in the three falls he administered to
| the ex-champion within the duration of
| the short minute and half.
| 1t was Il tremendous victory for the War
| rem Club and now places that organization
| in genuinely enviable rank among the
athletic clubs OF the country.
| General Manager Thomas Kane and his
| corps of aids had made excellent arrange
ments for the reception of the public. The
platform in the centre of Institute Hall
had been raised some four feet. Chairs
| were placed in rows at suitable intervals
along each of the four sides enabling every
visitor most convenient and comfortable
| view of the evenings events The seating
| arrangements for the special purposes of
the evening were far superior to what
could have been afforded in the Opera
House and for this care and accommoda-
| ton on this critical occasion when so
many were interested in the special event
the Warren Club committee deserve par
ticular thanks.
The programme opened little after
o'clock in a lively sparring contest between
Simons and Flickinger, 125-pound class,
both of the w. A. q. FlclIinger's long
| Ia Il h1
stood up pluckily. The latter brought the
first blood at the close of the second round.
Just at this moment the Warren cham
| pion, John Y. Cooper, was deserted walk
ing up the aisle towards the dressing room.
Yellsof delighted recognition rolled down
from the crowds in the gallery and for the
moment attention was divided between the
boxers and the noisy courtesies to the
champion
Thenext event was the tS0.pound heavy
weight sparring match between Welch and
McKeogh. also both Warren men. 1t was
rather tame ut first until some one in the
| gallery yawned somewhat tdemoustratively.
The boxers took the hint. The second round
was more lively. Welch, who apparently
was the better man. received two straight
taps on the nose. He took it smiling from
young McKeogh, who is a tyro in the
noble art.
The next event was another sparring
Howard Of the W. A. C., classed as li5
pounds. Howard led the fight with what
tennis men would call volleying. Con
tinuous lightning-like taps were rained ON
Houks physiognomy. The latter stood
the pelting manfully. In the last round
the wizard blows came harder. but the de-
fence was better guarded and Houk was
enabled to put in one or two telling taps
on his lively opponent. II was we'll
fought contest and both boxers thoroughly
deserved the ringing applause they re-
ceivcd.
Nextthe old Wilmington favorite Horace
! Mcdaniel l25 pounds tackled Robert Wool
iery ll5 pounds. This was another lively
tussle at times quite comcal in McDanelrs
cool treatment of his antagonist.
Next followed a sparring match between
two brothers, Elmer and Walter Schlctel,
10 pounds, of the Philadelphia Amateur
Swimming Club. Both are thin, lanky
almost suggestive of the amusement that
followed. Immediately at the commence
ment Walter showed the most laughably
nimhle running tactics In fact he was Il
wizard in his wonderfully successful efforts
at evadng Elmer's blows. To dodge one
he would leap half across the platform and
then dance tip-tocing back. The perform
, ance, so strange to Wilmington experience
sent the spectators into continuous roar
of laughter. Secretary Kerr explained to
his neighbors seated alongside MIN that
, Elmer could strike u blow nj s feet. II
, looked like it and indeed quite necessary
, with such peculiar antagonist. Walters S
pretty stage smile at all his own misad-
ventures completely stdie the heart of the
audience.
Harry Belts next appeared in his grace
: ful Indian club exercises and was followed
in similar performance by John K.
, Mccoy, the second prize winner of the A.
A. u. championship at the Academy OF
Music, Philadelphia.
THE WRESTLING BEGINS.
i Then the big mats were spread and
, | rolled upOn the platform 1t was the
signal for cheers and qualification, for the
wrestling events were what the spectators
waited hungrily for.
, Professional Wrestler William Irvine OF
! Philadelphia, received hearty welcoming
cheer rs he made his appearance, quickly
= followed by Writ Willis and Joseph
Ciirven, 105 pounds the first contestants
a The youngsters made n very interesting
bout which was won in l minute, IL
seconds by Giryen.
/ The next was an extremely interesting
y and wcll-contcstcd match between tho
!, Warren men, William Callahan an6
I Charles Kendall, ll5-pound class. The
latter took the aggressive from the first
The contest closed in a draw in six min
' tites. The referees ingenious efforts anG
ullilCa III oTler 10 see I'LL nc Dptltl ~ gam y
straight Judgment was the cause of infinite
: amusement 10 the spectators.
Y The next bout was between Henry Wolfe
and Calvin Mckaig w. A. c., l0l-pound
f Immediately time was called the contest
: ants rushed AT one another in the lvolies
n way. The referee was kept spinning
around on al-fours. At one moment Nc
kaig had Wolfe well in cliancery. when the
, latter made wonderful somersault, com
y pletely freeing himself. The feat drew
= down loud applause. II was q draw in si1
minutes. This was Wolto's first appear
v ance.
: The next match was between Charlie,
n McFaddcn and Owen Dougherty, w A. C.
125-pnund class. II was q very pretty con
g test and opened lively with Il tremendous
\ test of strength. Dougherty showed
q fine instance of the 'hridgng" tactics
The bout closed in a six-minute draw.
4 WEISS MEETS HIS FATE.
: The next event was the feature of tn,
evening. the great contest between +
j Weiss, the champion of the United States
4 in the I25-pound class and John Y Cooper
h in whom the Warren Club had placed al
its faith.
+ There was short five minutes intermis
\ sion when the impatient occupants of th'
c gallery gave the keynote of anxiety anS
c then the two contestants appeared.
The big hall was Immediately in NJ
n uproar. Yells, cat-calls, shouting ant
Il whistling filled the air, Committeemer
n held up their hands for order-they coulc
}, not be heard. The gallery pounded an,
shfieked in delirium of delight over tn
l. impending fun. Expostulation was n,
Il use, so everyone wisely waited until TIN
|. storm subsidized The sight around the hal
i was worth witnessing. 1t easily outrsnke,