Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-22
WRESTLING
Luudin Had the Time of His Life in Match With the Big
 Frenchman.

RaouI De Rouen won the hardest and toughest wrestling match of the season in Montreal, Friday night. The following details of the bout are giv- en by the Montreal Gazette:
 The Swede was In better form than he has ever shown here, and proved the best opponent De Rouen has met at Graeco-Roman style. He was in perfect condition and stood up to the big Frenchman in a way that took the latter's breath away number of times.
 De Rouen was d very angry wrest- Ter throughout the greater part of the match, and several times lost his head when the crowd booed and hiss ed the rough tactics that he tried on Lundin' Lundin was rough in his own way; when the referee was not in a position to see what was going on he was vigorously digging his ell bows and fists into De Rouen's ribs. The Frenchman went up in the air and alternately Sneeic Oetentatlous- ly and waved his arms wildly as the crowd hooted him. For some mys- terious reason the sympathies of the crowd, mostly French Canadians, went against the man from France last night.
 pr Gadbois had a pretty lively evening of it as referee and scored a hit when he tossed De ROuen around like nine-pin on one of the many ncin 1rhi it1, to listen to orders to break. De Rouen was caught off his balance when the referee seized him by the shoulder and the doctors feat of roll ing the big chap around was not as wonderful as it looked. But it made a big hit with the crowd to see the 240 pounder tossed about by the little referee
 This happened in the third ten minute period preceding the first fall. Most of the trouble was crowded into this bout. De Rouen lost his temper early and showed a desire to hoist Lundin over the ropes onto the piano under the stage Lundin stood it a couple of times and then got mad in turn, and finally De ROuen was thrown helplessly over the ropes on the north side of the stage.
 The two mixed it up in lively style throughout the match. and the crowd was kept in a great state of excite ment Once De Rouen handed out a stiff right to the jaw that put the Swede under the ropes. Lundin was cool here and rising to his feet, went back into the game without visible show of temper. On the other hand anything that Lundin did seemed to provoke the Frenchman, and from the start he was looking for trouble
 De Rouen won both falls on waist holds taken from behind After throwing the Swede and falling with him, De Rouen rolled him man, and won the first fall in p minutes. and the third in IS minutes Lundin in each case put up a fine resistence, and was not downed the second time until he had been rolled five times in swift succession.
 De Rouen opened himself to the hold that brought about the fall won by the Swede. He took too much of a chance in a roll and was countered smartly and pinned to the mat in twelve minutes. It looked in this bout as if Lundin brought his legs into play in scissOring De Rouen' s left arm, but the hold and the fall were allowed by the referee
 It was a lively match at all stages and both men for big fellows showed great ability It is said that it was probably De Rouen's last match in Montreal. He will leave Sunday night for the west, where he has a number of engagements during the holidays, and may not return.