The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-07-25
MUSCULAR MEN,
An Interesting Athletic Per.
Torrance at Forest Park
Friday Night.

Forest park, Friday night was the
scene Of some most interesting and
exciting athletics contests. The spar
ring and wrestling tournament given
by Prof. b. \. McFadden was a most
decided success. Nearly 600 specta-
tors hohored the affair with their pres
ence. and all seemed well satisfied
with the evenings entertainment.
The tournament opened with a
catch-as-catch-can, wrestling bout
of five minutes between Lou
Baptiste and Eld,ed Harrison, Mr..
McFadden acting as master of cere-
monies. These men gave most ex-
cellent exhibition, and the audience
were loud in their applause of APP
proval.
Eli Hawkins next came with a
short vocal solo, with guitar accompa-
niment.
Ed. Bauer and Mr.. Schmidt then
donned the mits and highly pleased
the audience for three rounds.
Schmidt was much taller than Bauer,
but Bauer was game, and held his
own with fine effect.
The wrestling match for
$500 gold medal put up
by Prof. McFaddeh for Watkins and
Block to tussle for, was the next
thing in order. After the event was
announced some little delay was oc:
casioned by one Of the contestants who
was not yet ready. When
they appeared ON the stage, both
men appeared somewhat nervous. and
showed plainly that they had never
had an occasion to be in a gladitOrlal
combat before. Both. however, were
fine specimens of physical manhood
their finely formed limbs, massive
chests and muscular arms were viewed
with admiration by one and all. After
considerable squabling as to who
should act as referee, Mr. Haymen
was ageed upon. Mr.. Hayman made
a neat speech stating that he did not
thoroughly understand the rules, but
would do the best he could. A time
keeper was then selected, and at the
call of time, Bloch and
Watkins stepped on the mat
and shook hands to show that there
was no i'll feeling. The men wrestled
as cody as old time professionals for
two or three minutes. Bloch finally
secured hold, and came near flop
ping Watkins to the floor. This seemed
to excite Watkins, and he went at
Bloch ''hammer and tongs." Zip,
bling, bang, over the mat they
whirled and twisted like a niger
chaser on the Fourth of July. The
audience became wild in their enthus-
iasm, as the two wrestlers Topped each
other around like two demons. Finally
Watkins got a hold; Bloch whirled
quickly out of it and caught Watkins
and forced his shoulders to the floor
amid the widest applause. Time,
eight minutes.
The men then rested ten minutes
and went at it again. The second
bout was almost q repetition Of the
first, only the time was much shorter,
Bloch securing this fall and the match
in three minutes.
The event of the evening was then
announced-the four round glove con-
test between B. A. McFadden and
Arthur Warren, Of Jefferson City.
Warren prove himself to be a very
good man. In build he resembles
the famous Fitzsimmons, and spars as
though he might be cousin of "Fitz."
McFadden and he had it ''hot and
heavy" for four rounds. neither mau
securing a very great advantage over
the other, and at the end of the fourth
the audience were anxious to see them
continue, but that was all they had
contracted to do, 60 it event at that.
The entertainment concluded with
. short bout at wrestling between
Henry Ripken and Lou Baptiete.