Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-19
HANSEN WINS
MATCH WITH
LEONHARDT.
Local Man Takes Two Bouts at
CatCh-as-Ca Can
Style.
LEONHARDT WANTSM MORE
Would Have Local Dane Train Down TO
MiddIeweight and Go on for Champion
ship Bout-Hansen Says He is Willing
to Go and Match May be Arranged-Bls
Crowd on Hand Last Night.
.LEONHARDT WANTSMORE

H. P. Hansen defeated Charles
IIeonhardt in straight wrestling
match in Grand Central Palace last
night. 1t took three bouts to decide
the match, Hansen winning the first
and last. The hall was packed and
everyone was satisfied with the ey-
hibition
The match was mixed style with
pin falls only to count, and the
strangle hold barred. 1t was $50
O'Clock when both wrestlers walked
to the mat. They were introduced by
Frautz Pascal, the Prussian champion
wrestler, who acted as referee. The
first bout was in catoh-as. catch can
style.
For fully five minutes after they
started each tried for the neck hold
Twice Lsonhardt got it, but Hansen
broke away. Then the Dane got the
body hold, and down they both came
to the mat with q crash. Both work
ed for the body hold, suddenly Hansen
shifted and got the hammer lock. He
turned Loenhardt over, but the New.
ark man bridged and got away.
Again they we're Mt 1T, each try ing foi
\ mold. The Dane broke away from
several tight neck holds and by q
quick movement got on top. The
Dane got the full Nelson and arm hold
this time, and Leonhardt had to come
down. The time was fourteen min.
| utes and seconds.
Ten minutes rest was then allowed
the wrestlers, after which the second
bout was started. This was Graeco.
Roman style. Leonhardt was very
careful this time, and in the eyes OF
tina crowd. the Dane had him, worried.
For some time each refused to tax c
the hold that the other gave. Finally
Hansen got Lsonhardt by the arms
and with movement new to the
crowd and to the surprise of Leon
hardt, had him on his knees. The
champion after some tough work got
out of the hold and was on top. The
Dane allowed him to work and for
over fifteen minutes the man from
Newark tried to turn Hansen over.
When Hansen had about enough OF
this work, iie broke away, and both
wrestlers we're on their feet, facing
each other Finally the Dane 4
shoulders went to the mat, time A
minutes.
| Again ten minutes was allowed the
lwrestlers. The style of the next bout
was chosen by Hansen, as agreed that
the wrestler getting the quickest fall
should have the choice of the last
bout. Hansen chose tch-as-catch.
can. They started in and in just five
minutes and ten seconds Leonhardt
was put to the mat, the hold being
the full Nelson.
After the match Leonhardt made q
speech in which he said that he was
defeated fair and square ana had nc
kick coming, Tut that he would
wrestle Hansen at any time, Graeco
Roman style at 1853 pounds for q side
bet of from 81 TO $4,000
Hansen told News reporter that il
Charles Leonhardt could train dowr
to 1853 pounds he would do so too.
In the preliminaries Henry Axer
and Walter Mathiasen, of the Dnnisl
Sociable A. c., wrestled catch-as
catch-can style for half an hour with
out fall. The match was declared 8
draw. Frantz Pascal was the referee,
and H. P. Fox held the watch.
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