The record-union., 1893-06-09
SINEWY STRUGGLES.
Some Fine Wrestling Matches at the
Athletic Club.
Who Won Last NIght-The Medals
VIII Be Awarded After the Final
Bouts This Evening.

Bouts This Evening.
That was delightful entertainment
that the Sacramento Athletic Club gave
to friends at the club rooms last evening.
about $50 ladies and gentlemen assem-
bled by invitation to witness the last
series but one Of the contests in wrestling
by members of the club classes. The la
dies, much to the satisfaction of the club,
outnumbered the other guests.
The wrestling was all good-even that
by the smallest in the juvenile classes
was good. OF course, it was all by anna
| teurs, bat it had the merit of being per-
tectly free from jockeying, trickery and
pretense. The gentlemen who took part
i'll the contests, the boys who wrestled,
also, did SO for all there was in them, evil
IDENTIFY. If there was any throwing Off it
was impossible for the spectators to de-
tect it-but there was none. 1t was a gen
ulne contest throughout, in one OF the
most important branches of manly ath-
letics. That the club has conserved its
practice until such degree Of excellence
has been attained is highly creditable
to it.
President George H. Clark presided as
Master OF Ceremonies. The referee was
Il. q. Cole. Judges, V. S. McClatchy
and j. G. PiersOn; Tmekeepers, IL. d.
Gamble and Thomas Dwyer. Scorers,
Charles German and f. w. Whitmore.
The first bout was between members of
the bantam class ll7 pounds, j. IL.
Fettes, lO7, c. Il. Bauer, lis pounds. 1t
was won by Bauer, who got fail in %
| seconds ahnIJt ChqrD a TnGEln
for short one as anybody need wish to
see. The next, same class, }. +. Morris,
ll6, and Ill. kubenstein, ITO pounds. 1t
was hot contest. In the first grip
Rubenstein had his opponent one Shout
der down after several handsome locks
and fine struggles, but Morris won the
fall in 1880.
The next pair came from the light
weight class l40 pounds and was be-
tween J. Spanjer and A. Y. Scheppelman,
each l31 pounds, Scheppelman was down
i'll the first bout on one shoulder, but i'll
The second Spanjer won the fall; time,
2:23.
Then came the first of the Juvenile
class, of which there are three divisions,
seventy, eighty and ninety pounds, re-
spectively. Jed McCIatchy, sixty, and
Ii. Senf, siXty-nine pounds, were the
contestants. No bout of the evening was
contested more doggedly or created 50
III llCu InGIllulGuL ana downright inter-
est as this between these little fellows. 1t
lasted eight minutes and forty-nine sec
onds, and was flor blood" clear through.
Little Jed was shoulder down a half
dozen times by the heavier contestant,
but he Topped ana worked out OF his di-
lemma in away to bring out rounds ofap-
plause. The pertinacity with which he
stuck to his work and with which he en-
deavored to put down his larger oppo-
nents shoulders was as pretty Il sight
and as merry a one as can be imagined.
Master Semi was too long-limbed and
large bodied for little Jed, who went
down at last The next of this class was
pair composed Of James McClatchv,
sixty-two, and c. McMann. sixty-three.
The brother of the tough little fellow in
the previous bout was downed in fifty
seven seconds by Master McMann.
Return was then made to the light
weight class, and II. Payen 1877 and A. V.
Scheppleman l37 grappled. In Los Payen
won after very handsome tussle. Mas
tiers B. Weissman 50 and B. Dunn IS, of
the Juveniles, grappled next, and Dunn
won by very clever throw in q sec
onds.
The feather-weight class Q25 pounds)
was then introduced in the persons Of L.
II. Cox l23 and c. f. Bauer 1l5. Cox
won in 7:l5!, after one of the prettiest and
most calamity contested Of battles, Then
juvenile class, had set-to, with Lenoir
winner in 3:l34, he putting down his OPP
ponent's shoulders and scoring fall in
a throw and a cramp over that won loud
applause.
W. Donohue 15S and II. j. Spanier 1871,
Of the middle-weight class Q5S), locked
conclusions next, and Spanier won the
fall in $50, amid a storm of applause. 1t
was done in the finest lock of the even
ing to that time. The juveniles came to
the fore next, in the persons of c. Doug
lass rs and c.. Geibel n, the latter winning
a fall in IA seconds. w. Welch 80 and b.
Lenoir 100, of the Juveniles, then met,
and Lenoir put Welch's shoulders to the
canvas in 800 seconds. J. Welch "A and c.
Laauser 70 contested for SOB, doing some
very fine work for boys. Laauser won
the fall. G. Douglass rs and C. Lowell 70
then appeared, and Lowell won the fall in
1:5O in an exceedingly clever and we'll
contested bout.
The closing contest was between mid
dleweights l.. Payen and A. V. Schep-
pleman. Payen is the knottier and
sturdIer of the two, Scheppleman the
longer-limbed and quicker. The bout
was the best contested of the programme
1t was one of those amicable, honest
struggles between finely muscled and
we'll built men that awakens admira-
ton to the verge of enthusiasm. Payen
was badly blown after the second Crap
pie and played for time whenever he
could. He finally caught his opponent
in one of the most peculiar and unfortu-
nate locks, for the latter, ever seen. He
lay upon his side, his back to his oppo-
nent, with both of Scheppelman's arms
pinioned hopelessly, one between his
legs and the other under his body and
with his victims body bowed over his
own. In this position, by sheer back
strength, he forced Scheppleman's Shout
ders down and won the fall in 1907
amidst hurricane of applause. The bout
was credit to both men.
V. 5. McClatchy, just before this set-to,
in a neat speech presented to J.. Payen
the club trophy as its champion in box
ing in his class, and the club trophy to
Ii. J. Spanjer as best boxer in his class.
In delivering the trophies in behalf Of the
club he stated that one of the aims was to
cultivate the art of boxing legitmately
and for self defense, and as an admirable
athletic exercise. Az taught and prac-
ticed by the club it was without any OBJ
lection, and the club was sollcitous that
ladies should attend on boxing nights
and see for themselves that it is lust as
creditable and manly as wrestling or any
other legitimate athletic exercise.
The Judges announced that the wrest-
ling tournament would close with to-
nights exhibition. All the best WrestIers
have now been chosen by their winning
in each class. and tonight they will be
pitted for the championship in this order:
Bantam Q17 pounds)-C. 4. Bauer, rs;
J. +. Morris, Ito.
Light l40 pounds)-H. j. Spanjer, 1877;
J.. Payen, I37.
Juvenile 40 pounds)-H. Sent, 60; c.
McMann, IS; B. Dunn, 6S.
Feather us pounds)-E. II. Cox, 125;
r. Alexander, Ia.
Juvenile 80 pounds)-D. Lenoir, 100;
c. Lenoir, 100.
Middle q58 pounds)-H. J. spanjer, 1877;
L. Payen, l37.