The Saint Paul globe., 1903-11-13
SHOW NEW SYSTEM
OF SELF-D[FENSE
Japanese Experts Entertain
Guests of Samuel Hill With
Unique Exhibition.

Club men of st. Paul and Minneapo-
lis to the number of 200 gathered in
Odeon hall last night the guests of
Samuel Hill, to witness an exhi-
bition of f'ji jitsu,' a Japanese system
of self-defense and wrestling presented
by Y. Yamashiter and S. Kawagachi,
proteges of Mr.. Hill. The exhibition
was purely an invitation affair, and
the movements of the two wrestlers
were explained to the spectators by
Mr.. Hill
In opening the entertainment Mr..
Hill explained that the Japanese ath-
letes were educated from childhood in
the mysteries of il jitsu-that they
were members of religious sect which
has foremost in it's teachings the art
OF wrestling and self-defenSe.
Yamashiter and Kawagachi proved
capable entertainers, and their perfor-
nance won them round after round of
applause. Arrayed in the garments of
their religion the two Japs came onto
the stage and at a sign from Mr.. Hill
began their exhibition. YamaSh1teF ap-
peared as the master of the il jitsu
system and Kawagachi offered himself
as a willing subject sr1H
Wrestling Features New to Americans.
They started by presenting numerous
difficult catches and holds, many of
them strange to the American wrestler.
First the two athletes worked slowly
to allow the spectators to observe the
different moves necessary in perform
ing the feats, and later after Mr.. Hill
had fully explained the moves to his
friends the two gave a most interest
ing and fast exhibition of the wrest-
ling game.
The straight wrestling was followed
by an exhibition of self defense that
aroused to daring point the timid man
who fears the holdup artist as he makes
his way from the car to his home.
Turning himself into a highWayman,
Kawagachi, holding an imaginary gun
| in his hand, proceeded to stick up
Mr.. Yamashiter, only to have that gen.
tleman, who at first stood with hands
high in the air suddenly grasp him
and throw him over his head and onto
the ground. Before the highwayman
could move his would-be victim had
his gun hand and, as Mr.. Hill explained,
in position to break the wrist.
Several different moves invented to
discourage the holdup artists were
shown, and this was followed by an
other wrestling exhibition. In this sec
ond exhibition Kawagachi rested and
the guests were called upon to provide
subjects.
Local Athletes Participate.
M. Doran' Jr. was the first to respond,
and after arraying himself in the gar
ments of the il jitsu Mr. .Doran allowed
Yamashitef to hurl him around the
grass mat, trusting entirely to Mr..
Hills promise that he would escape
injury.
M. Boeckman, who holds several
medals for athletic work, followed Mr..
Doran, and in Mr.. Boeckman Yama-
shiter encountered a more pronounced
resistance. The two gave an excellent
exhibition Of the wrestling game, and
though Mr.. Boeci1nan was no match
for the Japanese his hard fight won him
the enthusiastic applause of the spec
tators.a Mr.. Hill related several in
stances where Yamashiter had his
hands full in handling American and
English athletes, but he declared that
Mr.. Boeckman had eXcelled them all
in his work on the mat. 7Tu