Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-16
WRESTLING
LUNDIN TOO
 MUCH FOR PONS
Met in Hartford Lat Night, Swsde Wen the Match in Two
 Straight Falls.


 din downed Carl Pons twice at the Auditorium last night, using com btnatlon crotch hold and half Nelson for each fall. It was a good contest all the time and the good-sized crowd frequently howled with delight as the men sQuirmsd ont of what appeared to be deadly holds. Pons weighed close to 190 pounds and the Swede was several pounds over 200. The Frenchman was very clever but he is not as powerful as Lundin and the additional weight of the latter told
 After the match had been decided Pons stepped to the footlights and said that he was the Graeco- Roman champion and wanted to wrestle Lun- din at that style, but Lundin refused He said he would like match at his fayorite style. This speech brought Lundin out of his dressing-room in q hurry and he made brief address in which he said he would wrestle Pons at any style that the latter desired.
 While the men were peeling off Jim Barnes of Springfield stepped on the r0strum and announced that he would like to challenge the winner of the bout, the match to be pulled off either here or in Springfield. Barnes wres- ties at 15S and is shorter and constd- erably lighter than either of the oth- er. Lundin would not reply to Barnes until he was disposed of Pons as he said he wanted to finish one job before he took on another. After he had won he said he would wrcstie Barnes, but he could not say when he would tackle him as he is awaiting word from Chicago about 2 match out there.
 There was brief preliminary be- fore the star bout. A New Britain wrestler named Philip had agreed to meet Charles Olsen, Alfred Ander- sons 2O0-pound protege, who is only 20 years old and as strong as a bull moose, the conditions being that Ol- sen was to flop Philip to the mat in fifteen minutes by Bob Magonisars watch. When It was time for the curtain-raiser no Mir Philip was to be seen. Professor Scavire threw himself into the breach in great shape and was himself thrown twice in five minutes. The professor is waiter ill a club here and gives boxing lessons at night. He does not claim to be much of a grappler and Manager An derson said he was entitled to great credit for going up against the Park ville giant. The professor Is cclOrcd and weighs 145 pounds. It is hoped he didn't throw the dishes around the way that Olsen slammed him about the mat last evening.
 When everything was ready for the main go. the big grapplers posed ln a Damon and Pythias attitude for Pro lessor Dudley, who wanted to take q fiashIight of the athletes and the triple row of hot sports that circled the stage. The pan wouldn't flash and he didn't get a strangle hold on the ap- paratus until the second bout was nearly over and then there was flash and a column of smoke that ascended to the cupids that ornament the ceiling.
 Lundln and Pons did not jose any time when the referee gave the signal for the contest to begin. Lundin made grab at Pons' black bang and Pons mussed up the blonde Marcel wave on Lundin's head Then they went down together. with Lundln on top. Both men work hard and good holds were broken almost as fas. as they were made. Pons was very agile and he was often applauded for the clever manner in which he bridged and wriggled out of danger oous holds. When Pons was work ing over Lundin he shook him to and fro and the big mans flesh quivered like jelly. But the Frenchman was not strong enough to hold Lundin down long. After wrestling thirty seven minutes Lundin got crotch hold and half Nelson on his man and it was all over
 After a rest of fifteen minutes they went at it again. A short time before the deciding fall Lundin went at his man fiercely and slammed him over several times. He finally secured the hold he wanted and Pons was gradu- ally pressed down until the referee tapped Lundin and signIfied that the match was over. The time was 21:i3. The winner took a per cent of the net receipts and the loses a per cent About 5OO were present and the crowd was considered a good one for such t.H ,,t.vht