Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-01-12
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The Warren Club Representative Gains
Signal Victory in Philadelphia, and
Breaks a Record.

n Signal Victory in Philadelphia, and
Breaks a Record.
At the Academy of Music, Philadel.
phia, Thursday evening, at the annual
championships of the United States,
under the auspices Of the Amateur
Athletic Union, the most startling piece
Of work done in wrestling was in the
125-pound bout between j. klund,
Warren Athletic Club, this city, and
NJ. Reilly, Pittsburg. The after is "a
brother Of the professional and his
coming was hera!ded by his clubmates
and he was said to be star The men
had no sooner got on the mat, however,
than Klund got leg and arm hold and
in seven seconds had Roilly's two shout
ders touching. This is the quickest fall
ever made in a championship com
petition, the best previous being 0
seconds, when w, Horton threw club
mate in New York two years ago. w.
rrolsch, p. A. 5. c., threw j. Markert,
Warren Athletic Club. Time, 40 20.
The appearance of Klund, w. A. G.,
and the defeat of Reilly of Pittsburg
in the wrestling bout by the Warren
| representative was the feature Of the
| evening.
klund has broken the worlds record
for time. lie threw his man in seven
seconds.
| Reilly was advertised all over the
country as sure winner. He is a
brother of the champion wrestler, Reilly
of Pittsburg. II was said that the Phia-
delphians would have no chance with
him.
The instant time was called Klund
made dive and caught his opponent
in yicc-like leg-and.arm hold and
threw him clear over his head. Reilly
was square on his back on the mat in
seven seconds. 1t was the surprise of
tine evening.
1t is signal success for the w. A. c.,
especially as the New York and Phia-
ielphia talent were afraid Of Reilly, he
having won the western championship
With ease.
Markert, w. A. c., also made his APP
pcarauce and held Trolsch, considered
the best l25-p0und wrestler in philadcl.
pAia, j minutes out of the 8 of the bout
1t all shows that the w. A. c. style
If wrestling is Il winning one. II /.
Cooper's style which Is cyclonic.
Klnnd lost to Troelsch in in the finals
Saturday night. Ills friends claim foul. Mr.
Kerr d HE W. A. G.. said I'VE can't III
anything. The decision is the result 0i
having Il local referee. say emphaticHlly
, It was AN unjust decision. The reporter
ut tile end of the rablo, right on line with
, tiie mat, jumped up in their excitement
and cried uu' that the decision was a rlcai
case Of robbery. II was rouudly Kissed.
, The referee allowed 'irurlSch III the frs
six minutes To throw his arm around one
Of the posts, while kluud held him lp ii
the air, absolutely helpless, and when ;
defeat for lFpel~ch was imminent this wa!
allowed until all risk Of his being throw
was ms,ed. He then made Nluna relcast
= Tr0ri.gh and CoIur to the centre Of tLi
l mat, hut did not, as Tho rules require, per
$ mt INN to the same hold.
. No, the Warren Ciup can do nothing
in the way of q protest, 1t would be use
les, i.s the rrieFrres decision is final.
!, "ihe Ittstime Athletic Club of Ncy
y York, .wil protest tho whole meeting !,
= irregular, particularly in regard 10 the IL
g pound wrestling, ~ which they had tw
2 entries, lhis will be On the basis o
y. their not being allowed to do their owl
Il drawing.
II have protested, before in the Bate
walking case, and that Of C0upGrs wrrs
ling, bat neither Of my letters have bee
!, even considered,
7 "hlund's wrestling was simply superb. l. II
- record IS of throw ing Reilly in Z second!
- aud Rerkhcisc ana Nugel in - seconds
!. making an aggregate gt - seconds f
v; three men.
u "lroelsch gets no credit for the ,lecisi9
y over klund, rs the latter showed himse
" an entirely superior wrestler"