The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-08

The pwyer-Fischer wrestling match at
Conover hall tonight promises to be one
of the most interesting of the winter
series.
1t will be a mixed match. one fall
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., ore Cornish, and
the winner of the quickest fall to have
thte choice of the third. The match Is
for a 5000 purse, and is given under the
auspices of the st. Paul Athletic club.
Fischer it was who threw Dwyer Tues
day night last and the st. Paul man IS
determined to turn the trick on his OPP
ponent tonight and win back the lan-
rels lost on the previous occasion
Fischer is confident of his ability to Sc
cure another victory and Will make
Dwyer work hard.
In addition to the big event there Will
be several preliminary contests. George
O'Brien and William Mcdonald will
box three rounds; Prof. HASTEN and
Prof. Mallett are down for hve min
ute fencing bout; Webster and Juhre
will wrestle. and the Burns brothers
will give an exhibition with the gloves.
Some other events will also be ar
ranged.
For the benefit of those who are igno-
rant of the provisions of the CORNISH
rules governing wrestling matches IN
=. Cornwall. Eng, and which have oeen
approved and adopted by CORNISH
are published herewith in full:
Rule Each contestant shall wear knee
breeches or trunks and shall wrestle with
bare feet. Each wrestler shall wear
Jacket which shall be made of canvas.
very loose and strong at the collar ana
cuff. The sleeves TO be eighteen to twenty
two inches long from the shoulder seam.
Rule Each wrestler shall shake nanos
with his opponent before each bout, and
shall let go and catch-as-catch- can in the
jacket
Rule S-Any hold is allowed except cross
collar or two collars in one hand, and each
: wrestler shall change his hold as often as
he shall see fit.
Rule 4-If any wrestler lets either hand
touch the ground to save himself from
falling it should be considered foul. and
he must be cautioned that should he do
it again the referee shall declare fall
in favor of his opponent. If either or both
wrestlers fall on one or both knees they
shall break holds and shake hands and
catch again.
RUE 5-No kicking above the knee and any
wrestler so kicking his opponent after one
caution by the referee shall forfeit the
match and stakes.
R-le 6-To decide what is considered a fall
at this style of wrestling a contestant
shall throw his opponent fair on his back.
|. so that two hips and one shoulder or two
shoulders and one hip SHALL strike the
ground at the same time to constitute a
fall. Under no circumstances shall the
referee decide fall unless either the con-
testant commits a foul For instance, il
a wrestler falls and IS rolled on his back
- by his opponent, it shall not DE considered
fall.
Rule Each wrestler shall choose one UNI
pire, said umpires to be impartial men.
and the umpres chosen and the wrest-
lers shall choose the referee, and all dis
putes or fouls claimed by the umpires
shall be decided by the referee, who shall
also be impartial man.
Rue S-Any wrestler who shall butt.
scratch. strike or offer to strike his op-
ponent during the contest shall forfeit all
claim to the stakes or gate money.
Rule 9-No wrestler shall be allowed to rest
between bouts without the consent of his
opponent. unless he is injured by his op-
ponent. shall he rest more than two
minutes between bouts and five minutes
between falls.
Rule 1G-Al contests to be decided by the
best two in three. or three in five falls
Redruth, Cornwall, England.