Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-05
FINAL BOUTS OF WREST-
LlsCs TOURNAMENT.
Logan Contestants Do Not
Appear for Final Contest,
Forfeitlng all Contests to
Local WreStlers.

The first wrestling tournament in
the sporting history of Missouri Val
ley was brought to q close Saturday
night, and to use an expression of
".Iosh Billings" "The people kinder
like IT..
The final bouts of the two nights
contests for the championship of Har-
rlson county IN the respective classes
occurred at the New Theatre Saturday
night, the various contests being Wit
messed by a crowd that almost filled
the theatre. The tournament was q
success from every standpoint, the
only feature tending to mar the pleas
ure of the affair being the failure of
the Logan contestants to appear IN
the finals but it was simply case of q
disappointed audience being won by a
decidedly interesting entertainment.
Every young man entered in the
various contests. was a pupil of the
local physical culture school, conduct
ed here by Prof Eddie Robinson, and
their physical development and power
attested the great wonders accomp-
lshed by thorough and scientific train.
ing In his boxing costume Prof
Robinson looks every inch an athlete
and the grand example of what physi-
cal culture will do for one who takes
an active interest in the work.
RESULTS OF SATURDAY. NIGnT's BOUTS
LIST Bout. Entries Hugh Cook and
Carl Hanson. Wrestled 10 minutes to
q draw.
I'd Bout.-Final contest in boys
special class. Entries Fred Fensler
and Harlan Amen. Decision given to
Amen in 10 minutes and 30 seconds.
3d Bout.-First for Welter weight,
championship of Harrison county.
Entries Alex Moore and Earl Beagle
Bout won by Moore in II minutes and
10 seconds.
lth Bout Entries VIM. Harmon
and Carl Lehman Bout declared
draw after 20 minutes.
9Th Bout. Three round glove con
test between John Sullivan and Prof.
Eddie Robinson.
9th Bout. Second contest between
Moore and Beagle. Won by Moore in
is minutes and 20 seconds, giving him
medal for weller weight champions
Ship
eth Bout. Exhibition wrestling by
Prof. Robinson and Bert lie Bron of
Omaha. Contest declared draw.
9Th Bout. Fancy boxing contest be.
tween Earl Beagle and Bert LIE lSron.
Although every bout was Interest,"
ing, in fact so much so the greater
portion of the audience was standing
cheering their favorite contestant on
to victory, in almost every bout, the
9Th bout, the three round boxing con-
test between Prof. Eddie Robinson
and John Sullivan Jr. was really the
event of the evening. This was the
first opportunity the Valley people
have had of seeing tie clever Prof.
Robinson Sin action" and while he did
not give the audience any great quanti-
ty, what he did give was the true Nc.
Coy in quality. for seldom if ever have
the Valleyites seen such display of
speed and cleverness as the Professor
gave during the three rounds of the
contest.
For young man of his age, exper-
;ence and training Mr.. Sullivan made
a good showing against his clever
competitor, showing conclusively to
The audience he is possessed of quite
fund of information III the art of chit.
stop and get away"
Bert lie Bron, an Omaha pupil of
Prof. Robinson, is the amateur cham
pion welter weight wrestler and boxer,
of the state of Nebraska having won
that title in the recent tournament
given in Omaha by Mr.. Robinson. In.
his wrestling contest with Robinson he
put up a eaver fight against the clever
and powerful Professor.
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