The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-09

Prof. NJ. ]. Dwyer INDICATED him
self in the eyes of the sporting public
of st. Paul last night by defeating
Charles Fischer. the Chicago wrestler,
in a mixed match, one fall catch-as-
Catch-can, and one Cornish
Dwyer won both Of the falls, the first
Catch as-catch-can) in eighteen and a
quarter minutes, and the Cornish fall
in twelve and one-quarter minutes.
Fischer did not show up as we'll as In
his match with Dwyer last Monday
night while the ST. Paul man displayed
great activity and did all of the ag-
gressive work.
Referee Whitmore decided by tossing
a coin that the first bout would be
catch as catch-can. Both Dwyer and
Fischer were given hearty reception
by the large audience.
DWyer went at his man from the
start energeticaliy and soon secured a
hammerlock on his opponent, bringing
him to the mat, and it looked as if the
chicago man must yield to the ter
rible strain. But Fischer made a pref
ty bridge, and to the surprise of all
wriggled out from under Dwyer, break
ing the dangerous hold.
Fischer got a scissors hold on his
adversary, but was unable to use it
successfully, and after a series of holds,
With hrst one man on top and then
the other, DWyer picked the heavy Chi
cago athlete up and threw him over his
shoulders off the mat. Dwyer worked
fast and scientifically, securing a num-
Der of hammerlocks on his opponent,
only to be baked by Fischer, whose
tremendous strength saved him from
an early defeat. Fischer worked en-
tirely on the defensive, but he broke
one hold only to be caught in another.
Suddenly Dwyer grasped long look
ed-for opportunity and got a hammer
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broke the hold, and his act was warm
ly applauded. Dwyer tried three half
Nelson and crutch holds, the last one
being successful for he forced Fischer's
sturdy shoulders to the mat. Time,
1871 minutes.
Referee Whitmore announced that
the next bout would be Cornish style,
fall constituting two shoulders and
hip or two hips and a shoulder. The
men wore loose canvas jackets resem-
bling the blouseS worn by John China
| man. Cornish wrestling will never be
favorite with the ST. Paulites. This
| fact was apparent last night, when the
| eyrations gone through by Dwyer and
| Fischer were hooted at. The style is
almost identical to the method in vogue
| among game cocks in fighting pit
and the audience was plainly tickled
! when young man in the balcony gave
vent to rooster call.
| lfSL DWyer would Trip his opponent,
! and then Fischer would retaliate by
| bouncing Dwyer to the ground. AS
neither of them landed according to
the rules constituting a fall, two min
utes intermission would be given, and
then the men would go at it again.
Both were warned by the referee
against using the jacket collars as a
means of strangling their adversary,
which method they proved adopts at
Dwyer was by far the best man at
| the Cornish style of wrestling, and
| finally threw the Chicago man over his
head with body lift and grape vine
Time, 12A minutes.
Fischer stepped to the front, and in
his quiet way said:
II have no excuses to offer for being
| thrown. I thank you ALL" Y
| Although the German did not public
ly complain, he was handicapped by an
| injured shoulder, which occasioned him
! considerable pain during the match
| The principal event of the evening
| was preceded by a programme of en-
PERTAINING athletics including boxing
and wrestling.
1t was announced at the conclusion
| of the contest that Dwyer will meet
! Dan McCloud. the renowned wrestler,
in this city within the next ten days