The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-09

Jack Scully, acting for the Independ-
ence Athletic Club, was very busy yes
terday and has signed up four men
for two splendid affairs for the time
when the feet returns from Samoa.
j. H. Schindle, champion heavy
| weight wrestler of the combined At
lantie and Pacific fleets, will meet
Sailor Roberts here in a wrestling
match and L. Frommer of the Tenues-
| see will meet Jack Shurlock in if
teen round go for the welterwe;ght
championship of the Pacific fleet.
These are two very classy events and
will, no doubt, draw a large crowd of
fans to witness them. The wrestling
and the boxing will both bring out
men that are way up in their class not
only in the Navy but from a world
standpoint, and they will be hummers
from the word go.
Sailor Roberts has great name here
as wrestler and his confidence in him
self and courage was clearly proved
when he accepted DIR. Rollers offer
which fell through on account of the
dereliction of the other two men who
were to appear on the mat on the same
evening.
Schindle, of the Maryland, is only a
young man, being 90 years of age.
He has made great record for him
self as a wrestler and capped his long
| list of victories by winning the cham
pionship of the combined fleets in the
heavyweight wrestling class, weighing
only 1872 pounds at the time.
Schindle is stockily built fellow
with a powerful neck and strongly
muscled limbs. His chest is full and
solid and his shoulders have quiet
slope down to the arms that tells OF
tremendous strength and activity.
He is about five feet six inches tall
and is built from the ground up. There
is no suggestion of awkwardness about
him and one can see that his muscles
work easily and freely and that he can
move with lightning speed when put
to it.
He was always fond of wrestling and
used to do much of this work when
he was quite youngster. He joined
the Germania Turnverein in Baltimore
before he went into the Navy and
there learned much of his present skin
on the mat. He broke into the pro-
fessional ranks in that city and had
an easy time with all the middling |
wrestlers up to very heavyweights.
When famous wrestler such as
Farmer Burns would visit his town |
with an offer to forfeit $50 to any
body that could stay fifteen minutes
with him, young Schindle was always
there to take up the challenge, and lie
has copied off many handy :" City +"
in that way.
He has wrestled with Farmer Burns,
Shad Link, Gus Schoenlein, known as |
Americas, and even stayed twelve min
utes with the famous frankie Brown,
known as t'The Wrestling Mystery. =
Besides this, he has defeated number
less of the small fry, and with this
record and his comparatively light
weight he must be corking good
wrestler.
Perhaps the trophy that Schindle is
most proud of is the Baltimore Cup,
which he won before the Nonpareil
Club of Baltimore for the
of Virginia. lfe was
quite kid at the time, and everyb ,dy L
who was interested in the outcome Of
the tournament thought it wonderful
feat for so young wrestler.
Schindle will be worthy opponent
for our husky young man from the Iro-
quois, and we may be sure thar the
two viii put up an exhibition on the
mat that is well worth going to see.
Fast welterweights
The bout between Frammer ana
viii also be hummer. Young
Frommer is well within the weller
weight limit and can box comfortably
1t 142. He has met many men 5yh0
him considerably and has
never lost decision.
He defeated Duff of the Tennessee
n Hampton Roads aboard the latter s
hip. greatly To the surprise of the
friends of the hard-hitting Scotchaal
While the advance fleet was lying in
san Pedro harbor he had couple of
BOUTS in that city and bested the mel
Weighed him at least ten pounds ami