The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-05-13
THIRD EDITION.


John I.Cooper the wrestling athlete
OF the Warren Athletic Club, last
night easily threw j. II. Weiss, OF
Brooklyn, New York, the champion
l25 pound wrestler of the United
States, and carried of the champion
belt The entertainment was held
under the nGsulces of the WaHcn Ath-
letic club, and the attendance wHs
large. The stage was erected in the
centre Of the room and tho seats wore
arranged around SO that all cuald see
what took place.
The first event WIS II l25-pOund box
ing bout between simmons aud Flick.
engeri with the chtuces in fayo OF
Simmons. The following We're the
other events:
Event No ,: $50 pound Loxing boat
between Welch anu !tenuugh, Both
contestants in this event were about
evenly matched.
Event NJ. 8: l4O-pound boxing bout
between &. Huuli and L. Howard
This WAS the most lively event OF the
evenings entertainment.
Event No. 4: l35-pound boxing bout
between Mechanic! and Wollery. Both
men did some clever sparring
Event No. .: l2O-ppund boxing bout
between II, Waiter and Elmer Schlirh-
ter OF Philadelphia. The brothers did
some line boxing, Elmer showing a
EXERT No. i: Fancy Indian club
swinging by Harry Belts.
Event No. /: Fanny dumb bell eNcr-
else by john Il, Mccoy.
Event No. s; 10 pound wrestling
bout between Writ Willis and j. Cir.
ven. Girven weighed live pounds
more than his opponent and succeed
ed in throwing him III one minute and
ten seconds.
Event No. o. lis pound wrestling
bout letween W. Callahan and C. Ken
dali. After wrestling for six minutes
neither contestant gained fall.
Event No. 10: lO3-puuud wrestling
bout between Henry Wuife and L.
hcCaig. This WIS ALEC ii draw.
Event No. II: l2J-pound wrestlil. .
bout between c. McfaIden and q.
Dougherty. luis was declared draw
as neither contestant gained Il fall.
Then came the great event Of the
evening. the wrestling bout netweeu
Cooper and Weiss. Wiliam irwin, the
professional wrestler from PAlu4el.
phia, was re errr. ne wrestler3i were
greeted with loud APPLAUSE.
From the inst Nuoper forced hl-
work and tuckHug Weiss around tie
whist quickly trucd him over, hut
his Shoulders uiu not touch. Coppri
tackled Weiss again, ana threw Mm 4,
the mat but rs H. went down one ol
sitp lttL OIL uNh ltltltb II " III Ill III = =
aud he dllt not soc the flll, but ii was
admitt1d 10y all that Cooper had al
ready won.
For the third ttno Cooper went fol
his man AMI threw linn, but Weiss
turned over on his stomach. but Coop.
eli turned hm over uII ms back, Coop,
CT for the fourth time made a huge II
Tort and Weiss went pump over Oh Hi
shoulder The referee tapped Cooper
on the shoulder and told him hc In,
won. Weiss hal the brllgt OF iii,
nose slightly skinned AMI was out OF
breath
When referee irwin announce,
Cooper AS Tile winner, the crowd Nru
wild. liam ikur 'u,ufs were waved
men chccred nul every one yelled
Weiss afterwards admitted that Ii,
WAS thrown the first time. when -Iisl
eree IRWIN could not see on accom-
OF being struck in the face with Welas
foot
When the eUtert1iumnuL was over
Cooper wa7 placed upon a chair an,
carried Vi Market street 70 tho Hot,
Willis where liz was toIlirred -4ppr
by the Aarrcu Athletic club an,
speeches We're mad" by 9. L. Barnes d
The Prospect Hdrrirrs pf Nav 4nrE
W $, lie Saus1ure uf tine tulamli
Athletic club, Washington - C an
Dr. John CrumuauGh and " lHm +
hurtz of the Warren Athletic cub
Wilmington,