The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-08
WRESTLING.
"Americus" Defeated by Newcomer
and Lis ErstMhlle Manager Is IIappy.


Wrestling has been resumed at Baltimore
and jud King by the crowds that attend the
various bouts, the sport IL In favor once
more. The other night In that city Gus
Sehoenlein better known ~ "Americus,
met Fred Beeil OF Wisconsin In finish con-
test best three out Of five falls. The result
Of the contest was a big surprise. for Ameri-
Gus was thoroughly beaten. Up TO Beells
advent in Baltimore little or nothing had
been heard about him. Scloenlein eV-
IDENTIFY regarded him os novice ana Went
into the fray In q listless fashion His friends
made him warm favorite and some money
changed hands, Beell took three straight
fallR The first was gained in | hour and
minute. with a crotch hold. the second in
, hour and 10 minutes with half Nelson
and the third in minutes. with waist lock
The bout was fast one throughout. The
Wisconsin man was in prime shape ana
showed considerable knowledge OF the art.
He was on top of Amer!cus all the time, ana
I'm point OF strength and science made the
Baltimorean look cheap. Most OF the time
Americas acted on the defensive. When he
did 60 on top It was merely to get tangled
in some kind OF n hold which resulted in his
h.,,v thrown Schocnlein's downfall was a
sour roe Of much qualification to Charles
Weiss Americus's former manager When
Schoenlein became known he deserted Weiss,
II u said although the latter is credited with
having brought him ont. Weiss discovered
Beell took him to Baltimore and backed
him liberauy
George Bothner announces that he has two
matches on hand The first one VIII take
rlaoa IN n couple OF weeks and viii be with
r,nu Selyn. the Italian giant The contest
IL TO take place at Paterson and Selva has
undertaken 10 throw Bothuer twice in one
hour Mt cntch-as- catch-can style Bothner
al.o expects TO meet Eugene Tremblay, tho
On madam expert. at Montreal in February
The pair met last April and wrestled four
hours and eighteen minutes without ioil;
Bothner ia INDUCING in bowling 70 Keep m
trim. He says that the exercise ~ great ana
that no will be we'll trained ~ we uIne ms
contests are held. Bothner ms ueNeIoped
NV FoiIowing the example Of Frank Gotch. the
present catch s-catch-oan heoVxwelghdt
champion. Tom Jenkins IL also out with a den
10 meet Jim Jefries in tho ring. Jenkins
bases his challenge on the fact that ne knows
something. about the many Rrt. JenkiIs NJ
his private bouts he nus ulsPlhyeu sciehoe
and hitting powers. When 1oung torDett
trHined In this city for some OF his scraps at
Philadelphia. he, used TO put on the gloves
with jenkins and the latter showed eNcehent
form. He has the height and PHYSIQUE gu
right, but is Handicapped by me TACT that ne
hsa only one eve jenkins lost his eye many
Years 20 when he was employed In rolling
min out West The injury does pes, no. no., s injrt
think that II JefTries ever lands squarely on
his glass optic Jenkins viii bemore NJ for the
bnsnitol thpn for n drawing room. jenkins
is training hard for, his match with JACK
Carkeek which. by the way. IS TO be decided
a, Son t-rancisco this month. The contest
promises 10 be an interesting one.
Max Luttbeg Of this city is al present in
The Nest doing we'll Luttbeg Is acknowl-
al rs ono OF the best catch-as- catch can
experts i'm the world. When he Is trying
there are very few wrcstlers who can beat
him Inttbeg was not very popular in the
Fast because he talked too much. He had
habit OF reyiling his riyals and for this reason
Ienkips how TO grnpple. and has turned out
many clever knights OF the mat. lie eN-
pects to 60 TO san Francisco IN few months
aud try his luck there.