The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-18
HjaImar Lundin Forced to Lower
His CoIors to the Cleveland
Wrestler in a Bruising Match
in Mechanics Hall
THE WORCESTER MAN
SHOWED GREAT GAMENESS
Attempts by His Second to Save
the Probable FraCturing of an
Arm FroWned Upon by the Suf-
fering Giant-Services Of the
Police Needed

After the most bruising finish ever
seer. in either prize ring or on wrest-
ling mat in this city, Hjalmar Lundin,
the husky Swedish exponent of the lat
ter game, went down in defeat before
Thomas L.Jenkins, the American cham
pion ch-as-catch-can wrestler last
night. The match was pulled off in
Mechanics Hall before an enthusiastic
crowd of 1900 spectators, most of whom
were Lundin's warmest adherents. The
champion, jenkins, had many admirers
among the audience and his perfor-
nance when he threw Lundin for the
first fall in 41minutes and for the sec
ond in SO minutes 80 seconds was
greeted with great applause.
Lundin was game to the core and
when his second jumped into the ring.
and by his action forfeited the match
he being willing to throw up the sponge
to save Lundins arm from being brok-
en-, Lundn ordered him from the ring
and he struggled with all his strength
to avert defeat But he was UP against
a stronger wrestler and he had to sub
nit to the inevitable. The scene at the
ring side Just previous to- the last fall
is hard to describe. With the men on
the mat straining every nerve and all
their muscles at their highest tension,
Jenkins slowly but surely getting the
better of his antagonist, Oscar Sund-
strom, seeing the plight of the man heI
was seconding, jumped into the ring
twice. The first time the rebuking
words of the spectators and those of
referee, John Anderson, sufficient but
the second time Sundstrom refused to-
leave the ring. George V. Touhey, man
ager for Jenkins, reached into the ring
and securing a grip on Sundstrom's
leg attempted to pull him off the plat
form.
The latter resisted and for a Few
moments a fight was imminent. THE
spectators crowded about and some
threatened to lay violent hands on
Tuohey. A free fight was anticipated
until the police forced their way into
/ the crowd and quelled the disturbance
Sundstrom was compelled to leave the
/ ring and the men continued their
struggles on the mat. 1t was ter
rife struggle and one that held the at
! tention Of the gathered sports
Lundin was clearly going in the last
fall when Jenkins worked the hammer
lock and wrenched his arm up his back.
He had Lundin pinned so the latter
could not move in his own defense and
had to make with every movement
that Jenkins wished. Lundin's hand
was in such a position that the terri
BILE grip of Jenkins pinned 1t so that
all blood left ii and II appeared limp
and inert. The expressions on Lundin's
face was agonizing one and showed
the fearful strain he was undergoing.
He was game to the core, however, and
with bloodless lips tightly clenched
tried with all his powers to escape from
the hammerlock. In his endeavors he
gave his other hand almost involuntar-
lily to jenkins and the latter had a
double hammerlock.
Jenkins did not want this hold, for
In getting ii he was forced to allow his
hand to be locked in Lundin's arm
which would interfere with a clean fall. |
He allowed one hand to go and worked !
for a half Nelson. 1t was with these |
two holds that he finally forced Lundin |
over to the mat. The latter made one |
despairing effort and bridged Jenkins !
threw his entire weight three times |
upon the bridge and with each succeed |
ing thud Lundin grew weaker and at |
last collapsed to the mat with both |
shoulders touching the carpet. Ref
cree John Anderson tapped both men |
on the back and awarded the last fall P.
and match to Jenkins
The two gladiators took their places
in the ring at 9.17 o'clock. Joe Rick
ert acted as second for his fellow
townsman, Jenkins, who weighed in at
1856. Oscar Sundstrom seconded Lun-
din whose weight was 1877. Robert
Tate timed for Jenkins and John p
Holmgren for Lundin. John r. Rob
inson announced the match to be
straight Greco-Roman, struggle hold
barred but jaw hold allowed best two
In three falls.
The pfeliminaries to the big match
were the matches wrestled by 140
To-, IL /
Englund wrestled Is minutes, the for
mer winning on points. Victor Lund-
gren and Arthur Nettlebladt wrestled
to a draw and on the toss up to see
who should go against the winner of
the first, Arthur Nettlebladt won. 1t
was Nettlebladt VS.. Nettlebladt, and
the referee declared it a draw.