The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-26
The men who entered are as follows:

Saturday morning Tremberth and Will
Williams were matched and the latter
won. Will Yates and ones we're matched
and Jones was the winner. Pollard then
gave his back TO Will Williams. John
Kelly and Will Rosemergy were
matched and these two light weights
made an interesting contest. Kelly was
the winner. Dooley was matched
against Rosemergy and easily threw him.
la the afternoon the wrestling Tor
standards was continued and il was after
! O'Clock when the tournament got down
TO eight men for the prizes. The first
contest was between Yates and the
smaller Of the Williams brothers. IL was
hard fought, Yates playing a good deal
on the defensive, but having finally TO 90
down. The next bout was between the
two heayyWeights, Wills and Williams.
Wills was on the defensive all the time,
but it took his big opponent quite a
while before he played Wills out and the
latter gave him his back.
Yates was matched against Rowe and
alter several bitches threw him. Will
liams and Harrington had pretty go
in the second round and Harrington cas-
lily threw bis man. Two lightweights,
Resemergy and Warne. had a go and the
eormer won. Rowe was next matched
against HALEY. There were two hard
eouts aud neither had fall and Rowett
and Ferguson went into the ring in the
second round. Rowett threw his man,
but hurt his leg so badly that he was IN
aole TO do any more wrestling. Rowe
and HALEY went at it again and the lat
ter won. This finished all the wrestling
for the sixteen standards.
Fisher and Tremberth we're matched in
the second round and Flsher quickly
threw his man. Dooley took about one
minute TO do Rosemergy. In making up
the standards the committee found they
had three men too many. HALEY and
Yates agreed to get out il they could
wrestle for 50 purse, This was hard
fought match and HALEY won. Jerry
Will Twoby and Joe Ziehr were then
matched for the third round. The con-
tests had now simmered down to eight
men and the winners OF each bout was in
me for one OF the prizes. Ziehr and
Twohy had hard battle half dozen
bitches being tried and no man going
down. Will Martin and Dooley were
then matched and they had it hot and
heavy, but neither would go down. After
number Of bitches they were given q
rest and Zehr and Twohy went at it
again Ziehr finally threw his man.
Dooley and Martin came in then and
Martin gave his man pretty toss.
Will Fisher and Tim Harrington then
went at il. 1t was n short contest and
Fisher quickly threw his man. This put
Ziehr, Martin and Fisher in line for prizes,
with Rowett and Bert Williams to wres-
tie ia the third round, The committee
then announced that Rowett gave Will
liams his back. There was loud call
for Rowett, but he would not enter on
account OF his leg. This left Williams
and the three light men to wrestle for the
prizes.
Ziebr and Martin were first matched.
It was pretty contest, but the formers
strength held him in good stead and he
threw Martin. In falling Martin injured
his ribs and was unable to enter again.
Vie put up q fine contest against Ziehr
and showed himself scientific man in
the sawdust.
r;sber and Williams were matched,