The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-03-28
TWO LIVELY CONTESTS.
Wrestling Bouts at the Columbia
Athletic Club.

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Athletic Club.
There were two lively wrestling
contests at the rooms of the Colum
bia Athletic club, on the second
floor of the F. M. O'Hara building,
last Thursday evening. Leonard
Boyer was the victor in the first, or
catch-as-catch-can contest, while
Walter Simmons was the hero in
the second or Graco-Roman con-
test.
The first contest was between
Leonard Boyer and Will Bradley.
It was the best three out Of five
bouts. In the first bout Boyer
landed his man in about a minute,
after having made a splendid ma
neuvre and grasped Bradley'by the
legs, picking him up and placing
him on the floor. In the second
contest, after about three minutes
of struggling, in which Boyer at
tempted to throw Bradley over .his
head by sliding under the latter
and throwing him forward, himself
touched the floor for all three points,
the shoulders and hips, and the
bout was given to Bradley. The
third bout found Boyer working
for his incompatible under hold.
He dropped to the floor and in a
moment brought Bradley down.
Both men got body and neck holds.
and by half Nelson lock Boyer
brought Bradley around on his two
shoulders and hips and was given
the round. Bradley was given the
fourth round on sudden jerk, in
which Boyer was taken off his feet,
brought to the floor, and in a roll,
in which both men passed over the
carpet several times, the judges de-
cided that Bradley had brought his
man to the floor fairly
The fifth bout was declared a foul,
on account of Boyer having landed
his man while the two were off the
carpet. 1t was a superb test of
strength and skill, however Boyer
watched his opportunity for some
time, and grasping one of Bradley s
legs, raised him into the air and
then to the floor, both men falling
at the same time and taking several
rolls. The excited crowd of specta-
tors broke into the ring and insist
ed that Boyer had thrown his man,
! but the judges refused to declare
that way, and after the crowd was
hushed the men continued, and after
two minutes of struggling and
wheeling on the floor, Boyer, by a
clever hold extending from under
one of Bradley S arms to the back OF
the latter's neck, brought him over
and fairly to the floor. This bout
was declared a foul, on account OF
Boyer not throwing his man on the
carpet, and after minute the last
bout commenced. Bradley was en-
couraged to waste his strength by
Boyer, who allowed Bradley to jerk
him around the floor for ten min
utes, after which he went to the
floor on his knees, made a sudden
grab for his favorite under hold,
raised Bradley from his feet,
dropped him to the floor, and after
a couple of exciting moments
brought Bradley to his hip and
shoulder fairly. One Judge de,
clared him the winner and the other
disputed the decision, and amid q
great cry the whole contest was de-
clared a draw and the money was
divided
The second contest was between
Frank Wilcox and Walter Simmons
best two out of three. Graco-R Roman
Both boys were wiry and agile, but
Walter was too much for his Older
and larger contestant, and threw
him twice in succession, at ont
time very nearly breaking Frank
arm, by the violence of the throw
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