The Washington times., 1905-01-04
|TBALI 8 BOWLING 8 RACING s. ATHLETICS g BOXING
Wrestling Had Boom
In Year Just Ended
Sport Was Encouraged in Washington and
Elsewhere-Frank Gotch Undisputed
American Champion

| by the Cuban Wonder" McCaulev
| secured the first fall but his opponent
won the second and third. St Paul
March le-Frank Gotch. the champion
heavyweight wrestler, In handicap
match, defeated Chris Person. the
strongest man on the Pacific coast.
March n--Tom Jenkins defeated John
Pienins in mixed-styie match. New
York
! March 1s-Jack Munroe. the pugilist.
won handicap match from NJ D. DWy-
err Munroe secured the second fail
which gave him the decision. Richmond
Va
March 22-Bouldin. the ..cuban Won
der" defeated Charles Moth in mixed
match. The first, catch-as-cat eh-ean
went 10 Douldin. The second was Graeco-
roman style. which Moth won, and the
third was secured by Bouldin at his fav-
orlte style, eatch-as-catch-can- Mime
apo1is, Mimi
March 22-John J. Rooney. the Grip
man. defeated Peter J. Wiser. the Boer
wrestler Wiser stands 8 feet inches
in his stockings. Rooney is feet 10
inches. tall and outweighed his adver-
sary by five pounds The first fan.
Graeco-Rornan. was won by Wiser i,
Il minutes. Rooney got the second
atch-as-cateh-can. In 4 minutes The
third was TO be chosen by the man win
ping the quickest fall Rooney chose
his favorite style, and won it in min
utes and "a seconds. Chicago, III
March 4.-Clarence Bolldin, Cuban.
fai!s. st; Paul. Mimi
March 2e-Pugilist Tom Sharkey lost a
match with VI. j. pwyer by falling TO
throw his antagonist twice in one hour
Snarkey secured one fall. but could not
repeat the trick within the specified
time Richmond. Va
April S-Charles Methfessel won
ma ndtcap match with Max Luttbeg. of
cincinnati. the lightweight charnpion of
America. Cnder the agreement JIItrbse,
was 70 throw the local man twice with
IN an noar- Methfessel lost but once.
aEd II took 36 minutes to do the trick
milwaukee, Wis
april u-Champion Frank Gotcfl threw
Inn harrington, winning the second and
| third falls easily. Butte Mont.
april 14-Jack Munroe. the pugilist
Cauley, St Paul. Mimi
April i4-Gtis Scholiein defeated Har-
vey Parke, IN two straight falls, Bal
april l5-George Bothner and Eugene
drenolay wrestled hours and Is min
utes without 8 fan. Montreal, Ont
April 2o-Charley Rogers defeated
E f-1l SeiVa in two straight fails, Buff
April 3o-Tom Jenkins defeated 1acl-
Clayton, in straight falls. London, Eng
May 2s-Tom Jenkins defeated Sandy
. Munre e IN two out OF three falls. Glas-
June n-Dan Mcdonald defeated Tom
Wallace, Sioux City, s. D.
Two Feathers. Vancouver, 3. c.
Jane leGeorGe Hackenschnnidt de-
ieated Tom MeInefney, London. Eng
June 2LFrank Gotch defeated Jim
Parr in two straight falls, Buffalo, n. Y.
June Se-Harry Muidoon defeated A |
Mas in three of five falls. La Crosse,
July George Hackenschrnidt de-
feated Tom Jenkins. of America, in two
straight falls, mixed style 1t was for
I G,.s championship s5 OF the world. London,
July 2e-Frank Gotch defeated John
Berg In handicap match. catch-as-
catch-can style. Seattle. Wash
August 6-F'rank Gotch defeated Dan
. Mcleod IN a catch-as-catch-can
match. taking two of three falls. Van
August SJohn Billiter won handi-
cap match from Max Wiley, the latter
failing 10 throw Billiter Toledo, Ohio.
ma august .ng t slim lin PAR lost handicap
throw him twice as agreed. Utica,
October Frank Gotch defeated Dan
Mcleod in two straight heats. catch-as-
catch-can. Vancouver, B. c.
October Jim Parr. Of England, de-
feated Reinold schott in handicap
October Il-Jim Parr defeated Reinold
Sehott in handicap match GAINESVILLE,
October 17-Charley Rogers defeated
Maupus, the Frenchman. in two straight
falls. mixed style Buffalo, N Y
October 25-Farmer Burns won from
| "Gripnan Rooney, of Chicago. In two
OF three falls. Davenport, Iowa
October 26-Al Alderman won from
Max Wiley on a foul after forty min
utes work. Toledo, Ohio
Harvey Parker, defeated Eugene
Trembiay n straight fails. Lowell.
Mass.
December 13-AleX Swanson defeated
Harvey Parker in a catch-as-catch-can
match. New York city
December 16-Tom Jenkins won from
Buzayeli. the Algerian, on a foul, after
TWO hours OF wrestling San Francisco,
Cal
December 29-Fred Beel threw Amerf-
Gus three times in Baltimore.