The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-25
CUBAN WONDER
WINS FROM GERMAN
Gets Two Out of Three Falls
and Retains TitIeof Worlds
Champion.

In a wrestling match, characterized
by fast work from beginning to finish,
Clarence Bouldin, the Cuban Wonder,
won two out of three falls from Max
Luttbeg, at Mozart hall, last night,
which gives him an undisputed claim
to his title of the championship mid
dleweight wrestler of the world.
The German, handicapped as he was
by the Cuban's weight, showed himself
to be just as fast and just as scientific as
the champion, and the first fall went
to him after twenty-one minutes of
the fastest mat work ever witnessed
in the Northwest.
After the splendid showing made by
Luttbeg in winning the first fall there
were many who believed he would de-
feat the Cuban and wrest from him the
championship title, but the Cuban
worked like a fiend in the second bout,
and had the Germans shoulders pinned
fairly to the mat in just eight and a
half seconds. The third fall he secured
in ten minutes, his weight and strength
being more than Luttbeg could cope
with.
From the very instant the two
Wrestlers shook hands there was some
thing doing all the time. Neither took
any chances on his opponent getting
dangerous hold, and it kept the large
audience busy following the fast work
of the two men. The Cuban was the
aggressor the greater part of the time,
although there We're numerous occa-
sions when the German had him on the
defensive.
Time after time both men worked
their way out of perilous positions, and
had it been a match for points it
could never have been decided to suit
more than half of the spectators so
divided were they in their opinions OF
the two men.
After about twelve minutes OF fast
work the Cuban secured crotch and
half Nelson hold on the German, the
same hold which won for the champion
in his match with McAuley, and It was
thought the German must surely yield
to the strength Of his opponent. just
at the time when scores of the Ger
mans friends had given up, the fast
little New Yorker released himself and
was on top Of the Cuban.
Once again the Cuban secured this
hold, his faTorite, but the Geman broke
it. and Bouldin was once more put on
his defense. The Cuban broke some of
the Germans holds in most startling
manner, but finally the little Fastener
secured a half Nelson and body hold
from which the champion could not
extricate himself and just as the time
keepers watch licked off the twenty
first minute, the German slowly but
surely pinned Bouldin's shoulders to
the mat, and Capt Whitmore. the ref
6pnlornd i'm e
first fall.
Less than half minute before the
fall the Cuban had broke full Nelson
which the German secured by light
ming like work, but he was unable to
break the combination hold which
Luttbeg secured in an exchange of po-
sitions.
The Cuban won both of his falls by
securing a wing lock, which he quickly
changed to a body hold, finding the
combination more effective against the
German than the half Nelson and
crotch.
Both men were well tired out at the
finish of the match, and beth declared
themselves satisfied with the result
Luttbeg said he had lost fairly and
had no complaint to make and Bouldin
paid the little German the compliment
OF saying that he was the best man he
had ever been up against.
The preliminary event between Steve
Koen and Al Juhre, of the Amateur
Athletic club, went the limit of fifteen
minutes without a fall and was match
well worth Witnessing
Before the championship match com
menced Referee Whitmore, in behalf
of James McAuley, challenged Lutt-
beg, and the German accepted the
challenge. The match will be pulled
off some time about the middle of
April. While Luttbeg was at the Star
early in the winter he took on Nc
Auley twice, and failed to throw him
in fifteen minutes either time. Mack
has already gone into training for the
match and hopes to be able to win
from the German.
Between 500 and 700 witnessed the
match last night.