New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
SPIRITED BOUTS ON NAT.
Wrestlers Tussle for Honors at
Cham pionship Contests.


final championship bouts OF the Metropontah
Association of the Amateur Athletic Union. held
last night at the Boys Club. 10th street and Ave-
nue. A. The bouts all spirited and exciting.
and the competent officials present ran them OIL
rapidly.
Martin Iludeck of the Educational Alliance, and
H. Chelstrop of the Svea Athletic Club. furnished
of the most exciting contests of the evening IN
the f5s-pound class. Ludeck is built something on
the lines of Hackenschmdt while Chelstrop was
nicknaned Frank Gotch by the spectators. The
men wrestled two six-minute bouts without gain
Ing fall. They were then ordered to go another
bout OF three minutes, but still there was no fall
At the expiration of this period the referee de-
clared Chelstrop the winner, and his decision was
greeted by cheers.
rhe unexpected happened in the 135-pound class
when A. s. Rubin, of the Grace Athletic Club, was
defeated by A. ]. Batter, of the Svea Athletic
Club. after two minutes and fifty seconds OF
wrestling. II Alberts and II. Schwartz had the
spectators yelling and standing chairs during
the fifteen minutes that they wrestled In the lVo-
pound class without fall Alberts got the de-
cision for his superior work
Johnny Helm the n5-pound intersettlement cham
pion and ex-champion in his class, was deefated by
g. Mehnert during three minutes and twelve sec
onds of very fast wrestling.
The big crowd enjoyed the bout between d.
Wortmann, of tine German-Amercan Athletic
Club, the 145-pound champion, and NJ. Verify, OF
the same club. The waltzed around the ring
to the tune of the Merry Widow waltz,
whistled by the spectators, for fourteen minutes
and two seconds before Workman secured fly
ing hold and threw Verify. E. n. Payne, of the
Northwestern Athletic Club badly surprised
when G. Guendot of the German-AmerIcan
Athletic Club, defeated him in minute and
forty-f1ve seconds. J. Gunderson, of the Dover
Sporting Club, the present champion, defended
his title against Guendot. The summaries follow:
ne-hundred- -and-fve pound semi-inal bouD
r. schway. Boys Club awarded decision over s. Sci
bel Union settlement A A. a IiIne' m r;eho,o gU1 r
awarded decision over Theo Lauer. Boys Club Time
Final bout-H. St Bartholomew Athletic Club,
defeated schway BOYS Club nme Is 1s trap
Mehrnert National Turn Veren defeated NJ solomon,
second bout Helms. BOYS Club, defeated R. swan
son. Harlem Young Mems Christian Association Time
Third bouts. selector Educational Alliance drew a
bout, Helm Rqgs ns glas sas defeated
Final Bout MehfnsTt National Turn Verein. de
pound cIass-Fi-st bout
G. Bauers National Turn verein defeated j. Gulecksen
Rusgsnd St BqTthoI9%eT hsd9g Asnso ssist
T third d bout-P MTda St Bartholomew Athletic Club.
Nj Weman, Inters ettlement Athletic Club by
Third bout-D Mahoney St George Athletic Club.
First semifnal bout-C. Bauers National Turn veren.
d. Mahoney, St George Athletic Club Time
Athletic Club defeated P. Wrde ST Bartholomew Ath
Final boutECus Bauerr National verein awarded
decision over R. Rugsend, St. Bartholomew Athletic
Club. Time, 1850
A S Rubin. Grace Athletic Club defeated A Swenson,
Second bout-A. Karl. Harlem Young Mems Christian
Association. awarded decision s Fleischer Educa
Alliance. Time. 600
Third bout-A. Butter, Athletic Club drew a bye
final bout-A s Rubin. St George Athletic
Club. A. J. Butter. Svea Athletic Club Time,
$50
Final bout-w. II Kari. Harlem Young Mems Chris
Association defeated A. S Rubin, Grace Athletic
Club. Time OBS.
hundred pound class-First bout
Workman German American Athletic C>ib. Awarded
decision !. Krug. National Turn Verein Time'
900
bout-M Vert German Athletic Club. defeated
r. Tisney. George Athletic Club. Time $40
Third ut---E. Haltner. Boys Club. drew bye 49,
semi final boutM Weiiy. German-A American Ath-
Club defeated r. IIuttner, Boys Club Time: S:l
Final Wortmann, German American Athletic
Club. defeated n Weilly. German-Amerlcan Athie'ic
Time. 1902
one and-ffty-e eight pound class-M Iudeck
Alliance defeated A. Peterson Dover Sport
ing Club Time 45O.
Second bout-P. Peterson National Turn Verein: was
awarded decision ". A Widmaier. 81 George
Club. Time 900. ,x.,
Third II. Chestrop, Gala Athletic Club defeated
2:os Epstein i"s'"A' 1''ll'e''' 'o.
Fourth bout-H. Anderson Dover Sporting Club, drew
FIRST sem-fna bout-M Ludeck. Educational Alliance,
Final bout-H. Chelstrop. Gala Athletic Club. was
decision NJ. Ludeck, Educational Ali
Heavyweight ciass-First semi final bout-G Guendt.
German-Amercan Athletic Club. defeated F. NJ Payne,
Northwestern Athletic Club Time. 1:45