New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27
FAST WORK ON THE MATS.
amatcw U'reStlcrS Meet for Sap
Elementary Cham pionSlipS.

Better amateur wrestling has not been seen IN
hhe cIty this winter than tie bouts at St Ba-th0lo-
news gymnasium, Third-ave. and FOrty-second-
o.. last night The contests were for the supple
snentary Championship Of The Metropolitan Asso-
citation O. Tire Amateur Athletic Union. ). J.
q Brien. ~ the New-York Athletic Club. was the
referee and the wrestling committee was made ID
srom The representatives OF seven clubs. with F
-. Ruben. % the st. Georges Athlete Club. IS
chairman. James + Sullivan Charles J. Dieges.
e. The Pastluc Athlete club. and john s.eil. or
the NeU-T0rk Turn Nereir, were the timers. The
winners are 10 81 n s.. Louis
SIX classes Of wrestlcrs competed. from those in
the bantam weight l05 pounds 10 the rnid6-e
Neght mer. in The l5S-pound class. Henry Span
Ter Of the National Turn Verein. and J. Tesing q
policeman. gave the best al around exhibition.
They appeared In The weller v-eight-1t5-pound
plaes Each man had wrestled in the seuli-fnals.
Enarte- having met two more men than Teslng.
when they came together on tho mat FOR the final
bout
Testing was o. the aggressive from the start. his
ur7ouevt giving him the hardest kind OF work 70
g. "a telling hold. 80 conclusion Was reached IN
first bout. so the referee ordered another. II
WAS not unu The last ten seconds q the bout that
Uesug was able 10 turn spau5er with a half Mel
ton. IIe got the decision. but many believed that
had sraujer been fresh he could not have been
Soaten. The summaries:
ouc-Aunarel and pound class rs- semi aal wen
= q. yi,h a double WING l1-- Time 5.4I%. second
A.
tss. 4'' iss '0-' WIZ q max -''-s-1 '0-l -'H'e'
onshua. ed-sa1- lfreen-Bound elsss-Tst sezai-ansI
~ a. Ha0--iak Grace A. o. p. Pfelfe- Mott
Bond seminal won fy George Aehnert. National Turn
herel- Gustav Baues. National Turn Eorelr with
crotch hold Time. N.2lA. Third seui-fEal by
q. Neru.rf. National Turn Rereln from ~. Il Nelson.
g. George A. g.. -ltl halt Nelson. Time. -
one ..- 3-et-srl tytVe pound Class-Farst semi
Prs 1y Z. DCrnbach National a. O.. W. Cark
tastue A. referees decision Time. GOO Second
f.ml-r1a. by Nf1 Pasti-1e a. C.. from n Pu--
ZINE 257s5. 4. WesteI. National Turn Nerela. drew
One -tflrtv-fve pound class-First semi
rnsl hv = McI.eer. National T--l Feren. from T.
Ehsr - Ba-thol7meEs q. = TIE loser threw himself
ty n s1arter National Turn Ve-cin from " Evans.
aee a. ~. referees decision az time lrlr- Tine
oeh-a-ss ars-so-tv-hve-rouns class C.-zt -e--fnsD
bNon oF q IrFrE ST. George A. c., ron 9. Grimm
kesue A. rs" M referees 5e-.s'on IN time limit Tine
- Se,o7t semi sus'-Wcr by II Sral1er. National
NsreE from A. Z-hcL National Tura Fcreia. with
ons-Agarsd- a-i-ift,s qft-a'1n6 class larst semi
s-se-er National Turn Nerein. with wing and ro4
o.. yve-pouna class oaual)v0n BY
rff National Rereln. from Il. S-ar5er VA
b1la Tr1 re-efr on -efer-es decision. Tins ID 90
natarn weight 0o5pountl class (dna-)Won ~ George
k.it-L National Turn Neren. from Julius Eaabrlch.
49, A H. Time ga
Abode weight t15S-pouns, class Cenau-von h william
Feffnar. Ncw West Side A. c.. from A. NaenRer, 81
adrihra'-es-s referees decision. Tine 1870
q, epe-a. weight u25 pounds fnnlt-Won by } Nfaot.
EG.ne A a.. from August Nester. 1r., National Turn
Nec- Tine 1880.
Ore sundre3-ardf orty-fv--ouud class Cnnsl)-zv,o ~
Z Dcai-g. a. @ ens--e-
Iona Iu-n Nsrein referees decision. Time. 1900