The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-27
[ .,,er Won the Match
P |WS.,t',rday at the St.
Ipatrick's Hall.
| mad a Very Easy Task
Rowett Three Times In
3 !. , "'su,e. and sS sec"nd'.rre-
...,,,aries Were Good.

Fo'd'' wrestling match between
rns !" Dsver and Jack Rowett. The
sa q, aid not begin to eonsres "Ss-. at
'sa I'M until nearly 10 o'clock. Shortly
na 49,, t,me Mr.. Smith of Lake Lin
VI ' S.'0osd to the front OF the stage
. . that as preliminary to
NM II the evening, Beam OF Port
s'''' and the michigan Kid" would
~ S Ia., rounds. The fuse in the electric
e. an the stage had burned out and
~ sss some delay in making the
~ The audience becoming impatient
ia ~. d, the boxers to begin, which re
~ was complied with. As the men
.a0.d onto the mat on time being
y, II was easyily to be seen that
~ had the ADVANTAGEOUS the kid"
N in weight and reach, and were any
i, but evenly matched in those re-
.,,s Init in science Snyder was his
nj i not his superior. Some verv
'v,r work was done.by both men and
Z we're frequently applauded by the
5sucs. Snyder's clever lodging
nussd the sports greatly. At the end
,hs Iour rounds the referee called the
atch draw.
Shortly alter the boxing match Dwyer
me ont Of bis dressing room and the
\ oI selecting a referee was begun.
n was some little difficulty in making
selection, but Mr.. Harry James oil
spcock was finally decided upon. The
Itnctou OF timekeeper fell to the lot oil
\. Miller, who had the only stop
itch 10 the hall. Shortly before the
krm was chosen, Wick O'Connell,
ktg Of ceremonies, stepped on the
bee and introduced Mr.. Anderson oil
bIn Bay, who issued a. challenge to
winner OF the match to wrestle catch
atch-can style for a purse OF 800
d the entire gate receipts. This an
IEement brought forth great ap.
IL was 1l.20 before the wrestlers took
er places on the stage and time ca led
bth men we're in good condition and
Oked evenly matched so far as weight
BID strength were concerned. Alter
Wing about the mat a few moments
Ger got hold of Rowett and soon had
on the mat. Dwyer on getting his
ponent Oh the mat soon got his favor
scissor hold whenIit was all up with
pvett, Dwyer throwing him a pretty
IN just minutes and so seconds act
wrestling After short rest the
%Ame together again and it took
Faiew moments for Dwyer to have
man on the mat again. This time
yer did not have such::an easy time oil
@ Rowett repeatedly broke holds
u looked impossible.to do. Dryer
" got another fall in 8 minutes and
onds' On coming together for The
"a Don't Dryer like In the two previ
SCOUTS by fast and clever work had
man on the mat again in short order
Fysgot his fayorite scissor hold and
eaudlence thought for a time it was al
WIN howett. but he finally broke the
Vnd got away amid ;. loud cheering
'0 went ut him again with ven
ance and at the end OF 8 minutes
O'su another fall aud the match. II
" pwyer just 20 minutes and 20 sec
'' actual wrestling to win che match
'ue referee declaring the mattel
IVY Dwyer the audience fairly went
auu IL was some time before ID xyer
stepped to the front OF the stage
Nv Os heard. When quiet was finally
a0red Dryer announced that he would
''Ot Anderson's challenge to wrestl,
la' Dollar Bay or any other place 10,
amount OF money. Rowett also
oat and in few welI-chosen word,
10'edged his defeat, the only reason
gave was that Dryer was a much bet
n 'a@o'as-catch-can wrestler than him
ne also stated he did not make |,
.sl'y Of that style Of wrestling. bur
y" was ready at any time to wrestl,
: S @au 10 the world for any part o
,"O Cornish style.
.'.' although clever wrestler
I'm nv n 10 1t at any stage Of the gam
u. !, YER who is considered at thu
b,,a 40 10 pest man Of his weight in tn
ine decision Of the referee, VIII,
uered the best-posted man in thi
IN catch-as-catch-can wrestling
Iins ,ue pest Of satisfaction and every
4 w went of smoothly and with decor
bd,, .a' exact date on which the Dryer
y bss00 : match is to come on has no