The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17
DWYER Won UARDILY
DEFEATS REINHOLD sCHOTT, THE
WATERFOWL Ran, IN A
CLOSE CONTEST.
THE FIRST AND THIRD FALLS,
WHILE THE SECOND WAS SECURED
BY THE BADGER STATE
ATHLETE.
WAS A GOOD WRESTLING MATCH,
And Enjoyed by n Fair Audience
at tho St. Paul Athletic
Cub.


defeated Reinhold Schott, of Water
town. Wis, in the tch-as-catch-can
wrestling match held last night in the
rooms Of the st. Paul Athletic club in
the presence Of an interested crowd Of
possibly 100 or more spectators. The
match was best two out Of three falls
for 500 g. side, Police Gazette rules,
two points down, and the st. Paul man
won the contest handily, capturing the
first and third falls in seventeen and
nine minutes, respectively. Schott,
who acted on the defensive throughout
the match, won the middle fall in
eleven minutes and a half. Prof. ]. L.
Snyder, Of the Athletic club, acted as
referee, and E. ]. Herman held the
watch. 1t was $50 o'clock when the
men appeared, Dwyer in blue and
Schott in wine colored trunks. Her
man Smith attended Schott, while
Dryers interests were looked after by
Capt. Frank Whitmore, Of the salvage
corps.
After shaking hands the contestants
felt each other out for five minutes be-
fore Schott finally went to the mat.
but on his face. Dwyer took the Of
fensive from the start and during the
next few minutes Schott wriggled
away from several nasty holds. The
Wisconsin man, although a shade
lighter than Dwyer, warmed up a bit
and appeared ready to take advantage
of an opening, though he preferred to
remain on the defensive. Time after
time the st. Paul man put fierce holds
on his antagonist, but the other Sue
ceeded in getting away from them. AT
the end Of ten minutes there was little
advantage, although Dwyer was doing
most of the work. He put Schott upon
his head, but when the latter came
down he kept his shoulders off the cam
vas. After fifteen minutes Dwyer gave
his adversary a pretty flying fall
which Whitmore instantly claimed for
him, but it was dlsallowed by Referee
Snyder. Dwyer put on the half-Nel-
son, but could not quite make it stick,
Schott refusing to be laid out. Not to
be discouraged the ST. Paul man tried
the trick twice again, and the last time
down went Schott with a half Nelaon
and a crotch-lock. He put up a bridge
and struggled valiantly, but Dwyer
applied the helch-lock, broke the
bridge, and won the first fall in IT
minutes and Is seconds.
After a brief rest and rub down. the
men reappeared. 1t was touted that
the Badger had a bit up his sleeve, and
this notion was strengthened when he
took the offensive and started after t1ie
other. I1e soon, however, returned to
his f3VoSite position on all tours on the
mat and allowed Dwyer to try his tao
tics again. Dwyer put him down at
full length, but on his face until his
antagonist again assumed his favorite
position. He avoided a skillfuIly
worked hip lock, and in the mix up
which followed courteSies were eX-
changed Snd both men came to a stand.
The st. Paul man was doing most of
the work, while Schott seemed a bit the
fresher Of the two. SchOtt could do but
little with Dwyer, although he made
several plucky attempts. In a series of
very quick movements, first at a stand
Rnd then on the mat, Dwyer appeared
to have Schott at his mercy, when Of a
sudden Schott whirled and, lifting
Dwyer off the floor, flung him down
toward the mat. His left shoulder
struck, and he rapidly turned over to
the other side, Schott having a leg
crotch and an arm roll on him.
Schotts second claimed the fall, and
the referee allowed it, explaining the
rules under which the men were wrest-
ling allowed a flying fall. 1t was ac-
complished in eleven and one-half min
utes. There~was some demur, but Prof
Snyder gave his decision, and the
match was one and one with the adj
vantage slightly in favor of the st.
Paul man.
The audience was thoroughly inter
ested when the Wrestlers came on for
ha in ct CHI
siderable ginger and evinced a deter
mination to end matters without more
ado. At it he went, hammer and
toEgs, but the other man just managed
to avoid being thrown. Mr. Dwyer
handed him what promised to be a
fairly pretty flying fall, but it failed,
and after few more narrow ShaVes
from a fall Dwyer attempted a double
Nelson, but the Badger broke away
from it. The st. Paul man set his
teeth and prepared for a final effort.
Building up to a half Nelson and body
hold, he landed Schott squarely on his
head and heels. The Wisconsin man
made stout effort to either turn over
Or break away from the vise-like hold
but he was caught, and his adversary
merely frightened his hold and tired his
man down to q fall in from ten to
fifteen seconds, in nine minutes and
fortyfiVe seconds.
The winner was greeted with much
applause and was challenged to
match by ]. c. Quinn, with whom the
details will be arranged probably to-
day. Just before the match the spec
tators were treated to exhibition
matches between William Still and AL
fred Juhre and between Captain Whit
more and Prof. Snyder
Pugilist Indicted.
nTrTc nan grand iury has