The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-05

side. Ticket specula tors took advantage
Of tho occasion and gobbled up all the choice
coupons selling them 20 tardy arrivals with
profit. The spectators got the exoTbihnt
price asked for their pasteboards. Most
Of their profit came from the reserved seats.
for tho occupants OF the boxes got their oou-
pons IN advance. There were les OF these
boxea with a seating capacity OF over 1000
Tho arrangement Of the seats reminded
the old-time sports Of the good old Horton
law days. when boxing was a leading diver
sion in this State. There was the same wild
enthusiasm. the same old anticipation and
reu MON OF friends.
Old patrons were there. Close 70 the ring
siue we're Tony Pastor Marshall p Wilder,
Jesse Lewisohn. Al Smith. Dayy johnson,
Joe ulln.snn, Chris Dalton. Samuel Fita-
patrick. Mike Donovan, Dave Holland, Gus
iluhlin Johnny O'Brien, James z. sullivan!
Harris, Al Woods, Paddy sullivan. JACK
Edwards. Bnly Finer. George Considine, Tom
There we're many Of the fair sea. present
last night. They took a decided interest in
wrestling event held 10 this city since the
first contest between loussouf and Ernest
For weeks HackenscHrnidt and jenkins
had been IN training, and the ieats OF strength
credited 20 the Russian Lion Nere flch
sort OF specimen Of humanity he was. Both
men are OF massive build and endowed wirh
great strength and endurance .,,,
In last nights essay IL " as sald that llacken-
schmidt was trying style Of wrestling that
he was not wholly conveHant with Greco
Been able 70 beat his oppone si' I, IN such Dc.
cisive fashion as 20 establish hin as the best
exponent Of Greco Roman wrestling In the
Ills bout with jenkins last night was ct
catch-as-catch-can style. This was their
second meeting the first one being in London
last Wheu midi
turned the winner In two straight falls.
Arrangements were made % seat 1000
preliminary was put on about .oOo spectators
were present, and the crowd Kept coming
p"au record was the fayorite az 20 I. Yet
at these figures very few large bets were made.
Jenkirs's supporters, despite the fact that
mans preferred style insisted on l to "a,
and in some instances got It.
As e weight, there was ly difference
schmidt WEIGHED 2os. pounds and jenkins
200 pounds Jer kins had the advantage OF
Feet 10 inches ard JcnkinS Feet il inches,
The match was g. finish, best two OFT Of three
f1s to S9oCt nG mar bout va, Vas 70 stS art
Tlorric Barnet was referee in the pre-
snseRmdt end s sSI R Gsa Of ches
llacEensohmit gained .he first fall in. ~.
Young Maldoon and Jack Harvey OF BrooEiyn
nevt appeared They wrestled twenty min.
utcs at cRtch-as-catch-cau, and the bout
was stopped TO make room for the stellar
AZ o47 jenkins and Hachenschmidt took
Ss G ,ps 5 Tim Hurst NbT was tff TsfeTs
Hughey Leonard Of the New York Athletic
Club. Johnny ECkhardt acted as tiTnekeeper
watch for the Russian. Jenkins was handled
bv Clarence Boulder, while Hacke nsch midt's
chief second was Joe Rogers, known as BABY.
i nh ~ oh Uh Nvua n IA n =
side. and Fred IBsSii, the western WI wrestler,
each ohallen Red the winner.
indulged in the usual iddllnR at the start
Then the Russian showed his strength by
showing Jenkins OF at will. Jenkins missed
crotch tS Sod AhoR a5ss T broke
Je5fi,1S fsl to The t6H mSt after ;d eyqdPGs
sn TS tried to ift Jenkins in tho ar
but Tom guarded himself by keeping his left
leg close 70 Hackenschmidts crotch. ready
At the fifteenth minute rough tusss
ensu I'd IN which Jenkins went on top. but
after, minute the lion broke away inme;
all sorts Of neck and body holds on JENKINS,
brt failed " connect. Jenkins got side
broke Il easily ard. RrasninR jenkins around
the body raieed the american above his head
and brought him 70 the mat in hurry, jenkins
Hackepschmidts agility was marvellous
AM no holds seemingly were too powerful
tired and brought into requisition ali o.
his fayorite tricks. none hoWeyer. vas
Nelson az the end Of tie Sf minute
his launches,
But Haokcnschmdt bounced on h'm,
quickly applying q similar hold. He turned
jenkins on both shoulders, but net long
enough % convince the referee that II was q
BE man; This time there was no chance
- He made made a hard 3D. but Intellectual effort
20 escape. but II vas useless, and the Russian
Lion sSiS.d The first fan in 81 minutes ana and
staggered 20 bis chair weak and crestfalen.
Alter an intermisslon OF fifteen minutes
the aggTessof, He rushed jenkins around
the ring with such vciOusness that Jenkins
S Ee9 e taSs to sS h Thfh Seey
eohmidt's legs. but instead the Lion caught
Jenkins around the shouldeTs ard almost
jenkins eapslzed HGckenschmidt by div
inE for the foreigners legs But the Rus
70 even bulge bis man jenkins arose nom
plussed. He was all at sea and began rough
house tactics,
HacEenschmiidt's head became %edsed BE-
tween Jenkins's LETT arm and body, but by
slow GeSrees and pure strenEth haessenss
brou ght jenkins over his head and dung him
20 the mat, jenkins turned on his stomach
Nelson. which he apparently WAS after.
Hackenschmidt again raised his man above
his head, trying TO gain back hammer IN
mid air.
Past work was INDUCED In IN the next Ave
minutes. Jenkins tried all the tricks he knew,
but none Of them scored He got several
dangerous locks on Hackenschmidt, but was
unable 10 hold. At the twenty-hrst minute
Hackenschmidt had a full Nelson on Jenkins.
When he got Il Jelkint was close 20 the
ropeS. but the Russian edged around and had
jenkins partly over Tom, however, slipped
away. fhe Russian did not give his man
any quarter. He went after the aAme hold
and managed 70 get half Nelson, Slowly,
but surely the Lion got over the others
arm and locked II 80 securely that jenkins
covld rot even bring his legs into play.
Finally, jenkins went over on one shoulder
and HAckenschmidt, SEEING his opportunity,
feel on top Of the Clevelander. Jenkins made
a half bridge, but the Russian crushed II apd
the match was over. The time was p ptn-
utes 4 seconds Jenkins's seconds had 20
carry him out OF the ring. He was ghastly
pale and az limp as a rag,
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