Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-22
WITH THE WRESSLERS.
George Bothner Proves Himself g
 Clever Wrestler.

was decided at the new Turn hall, Eighty-ffth street and Lexington avenue last night. The contest was between George Bothner, instructor of the Knickerbocker A. O., and Jack Me Cormack, the Philadelphia pugilist and heavyweight wrestler. Mccormick and Bothner met under catch-as catch can rules, and Mccormick cssaycd to throw his lighter adversary twice in one hour. Besides $25O in stakes they wrestled for division of the gate re- ceipts Mccormick outweighed Both ner by fifty pounds, and this, coupled with his great strength and reach, was quite an advantage.
 Notwithstanding this Bothner proved a surprise The local man not only stayed the limit but during several stages of the struggle he came near throwing Mccormack. Bothner wrestled with rare skill and judgment He was in no way timid and hroke holds with comparative ease and deX- terity. He allowed Mccormack to do the greater portion of the wrestling in the earlier part of the match. Near the close. when Mccormack was wis ibly fatigued, he showed his hand, ard d UOuOL luSCu iilo AA1OAA'@k' that he was great wrestler.
 Fully 1,200 persons were present when the event of the night began. At the finish of the contest Mccormack was much distressed,s while Bothner looked quite fresh.
 Four preliminary bouts were put on. The conditions in these were best two out of three falls in fifteen minutes, with a rest of one minute between each fall. The initial pair were Jake Weber, former instructor of the hnick- erbocker A. G., and John Milligan of Harlem No fall was gained in the time limit and the verdict was q draw. The style was catch-as-catch-can.
 Eberhard Hahn of the Bronx \. C., and Jack Williams of Chicago next clashed They were announced as wei terweights. The style was Graeco- Roman Hahn won the first fall in five minutes with three-quarter Nel- son. Williams won the next ill two minutes and Hahn got the match by winning the last fall in three minutes. Graeco-Roman rules also characterized the next contest. The principals were Phil Krieg, the trainer of Paul Pons, the French wrestler, and Henry Kramer, known professionally the ssTerrible Iceman." The pair were we'll built and in the heavyweight division.
 They labored assidiously, but neither could get a fall in the fifteen minutes and the decision was draw. Billy Miller, Pastime A. O., and Louis Joost, of the Young Mems league, followed ln catch-as-catch-can bout at l2o pounds. They wrest1ed to a draw.
 It was nearly Il o'clock before Both ner and Mccormack appeared on the stage. Tom SharEey and Steve O'Don- nell had charge of the Philadelphian. The ex-sailor was heartily received. Billy Brown and John Piening, the Butcher Boy,'' looked after Bothner's wants. The Pastime mans appearance was the signal for loud yells, war whoops and cheers. Ernest Roeber was the referee. The contrast in the weight and height of the two men was apparent. Mccormack lowered over Bothner by fully six inches.
 The strangle hold was barred. Mccormack naturally assumed the aggressive. He began by placing his whole weight upon Bothner. He got full Nelson and held Bothner in a tight grip. Mccormack worked with might and main and succeeded in turn II | when it seemed as if -Bothner would be thrown George by a clever move, eluded the Philade1phian's grasp and | fell plump upon his stomach out of | harms way. Mccormack then ln- I dulging in other tactics.
 | He went for Bothner's legs and man. aged to get a good crotch hold. He lifted Bothner partly from the mat, but Bothner again got away. Then Me Cormack tried for a body lock. Plac- ing his arms firmly around Bothner's $ stomach he jerked his man forward, putting his entire strength in each jerk. Although it was seemingly a | trying ordeal for the local man Both | ner took his medicine gamely. Seeing ] that this did not do any good McCor- I mack played for a full Nelson He failed in this effort, but in his next at tempt he caught George by the right wrist He almost turned this into a l hammer lock. However, Mccormack l could not sustain his advantage long, l for Bothner with alacrity broke the hold.
 Bothner's clever evolutions were con- 1 stantly applauded.
 I At the end of the first half hour Me | Cormack was still working hard, but with no apparent advantage. He was l fast tiring. At the thirty fifth minute 1 he got full Nelson and brought Both ner almost square1y on his back. Al l though he utilized all his strength and skill he could not keep Bothner dowA long enough to count.
 Mccormack again got another full | Nelson. but Bothner squirmed out of it adroitly. Then he bounced upon Me Cormack, who was tired, and came within an ace of putting the bulky Philadelphian down. Mccormack was contented to let Bothner force matters and the Quaker had all he could do to hold his own. BOthner harrassed Me Cormack by going after him relentless ly.
 He nearly threw Mccormack on three occasions, but the latter's weight was against him. This enabled the Philadelphian to break some danger ous holds and save his reputation
 The final minute was lively, and when
 Bothner was still unthrown at the fin.
 ish there was loud yell of approval. Leo Pardello, the Italian wrestler
 who is meeting all corners at Miners
 Bowery theater this week. undertook
 to throw two men last night. He sue ceeded in downing his first opponent
 Young Jeffries. ill 4 minutes and 37 seconds He failed however to throw I Carl Schmidt. and the latter was
 awarded the verdict. Both bouts were
 interesting.
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