The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-02

y large and enthusiastic crowd of
spectators was present at the Scranton
Bicycle club rooms last night and saw
NJ. J. Dwyer of this city defeat Frank
Gehle. of Piuiia, o.. the middle weight
champion of Ohio. in a catch-as- catch
can wrestling match. Dwycr threw his
man twice, consecutively. 1t taking
him twenty-ninc minutes to secure the
first fall and twenty minutes for the
second. A side bet of 500 and the
gate receipts so TO the winner.
Dwyer then accepted the following
challenge from Charles Leonard of
Newark, N. j.. which was received yes
terday at The Tribune office:
Newark, n. j., Nov I.
Sporting Editor, Scranton Tribune, Scranton. Pa.
I challenge the winner of the GehleDwycr
match at 15s pounds. for 5000 side.
Charles Leonard.
The winner of last nights match de-
clnres himself willing to meet Leonard
within the next ten days. at the BIZ
cycle club for 5000 side and is ready
to post his forfeit. Gehle, the loser
of the match put up a splendid en-
tipition hut was unfortunate in hav-
ing a fit Of sickness after the first fall,
and this he claims weakened him very
considerably.
The contest was in the Bicycle club
hall room. A large wrestling mat was
placed in the center Of the floor and
around this in circle were arranged
the chairs for the spectators. Prompt
ly at o'clock Announcer Charles Fl.
Schadt's bulky form was seen in the
doorway, and he then advanced to
the mat. followed by the referee. John
Jones. Of North Scranton, and Gehle
and Dwyer.
CONDITION OF MATCH.
Mr.. Schadt announced two falls out
of three and strangle hold barred
We're the conditions of the match, and
Il troduced the referee and partici-
pants in the bout, to the spectators.
He then read the telegram from
Leonard. and Gehle sprang to his feet
and exclaimed: "If I win this match
will be pleased to meet Mr.. Leonard,
at an early date" The two wrestlers
then threw off their robes. Time
keeper H. s. Godfrey gave the signal,
and the men were at it. Gehle wore
red trunks and Dwyer black, and
from the waist up both men were
stripped. each of them showing pair
of magnificent shoulders, and big
muscular back knotted with punches
of prominent muscles. Cehle weighed
in at 1G2 pounds and stands about S
feet. II inches, while Dwyer entered at
las pounds. and is fully three inches
shorter than his opponent. Dwyer's
build is far more stocky than that of
Gehle.
Tho latter maintained, throughout
the tWenty-nine minutes preceding his
fall. d stubborn. hard fight, and time
after time made desperate efforts to
get leg hold on Dwyer. Several times
he got his grip, but the local wrestler
by clever. elusive tactics again and
again managed to slip away from the
big Germans grasp. The latter placed
his greatest reliance, evidently, in these
same leg holds and made use of them
repeatedly during the contest. He was
careful, also. on the defence and man.
aged to break DWyer's holds, until at
last the latter secured a combination
leg and neck hold and after a few
hard work pressed Gehle's
shoulders squarely against the mat,
and as Referee Jones held up his hand
to show that one fall was secured by
the Scranton man, a burst of applause
came from the interested crowd of en-
thusasts.
GEHLE WAS ILL.
After fifteen minutes intermission the
two men again took the mat. In the
interim Gehle had Il violent attack of
illness and complained of feeling
grogSy. He gave no evidences of it,
however, and several times before the
fall secured what looked like deadly
holds on Dwyer, who, however, man
aged to cleverly wriggle out of his
grip every time. Twice the Ohioan
brought every one to their feet by
seemingly having sure fall. but the
culturist was too fast for him, and
after twenty minutes hard wrestling
Dwyer got u leg and arm lock on Gehle,
and pinned the big fellow to the mat.
Amidst much applause and cheering
he then announced his willingness to
meet Leonard, and was then handed |
the wager money. which had been de-
posted with The Tribune.
This is Dwyer's second match with |
Gehle, the two men having met two
years ago. They then wrestled about |
fifty minutes without either man Sc
curing fall. when Gehle's finger was
broken, stopping the contest.