New-York tribune., 1908-04-12
FAST WRESTLING BOUTS
AMATEURS SHOW SKILL.
Foster, of Yale, No Match for the
Metropolitan Champion.
JAY GOULD.

Excitement prevailed throughout the trial bouts
Of the national amateur wrestling championship
contests at the Madison Square Garden Concert
Hall last night J. Gunduson and G. Gundert, two
heavyweghts with titles, upheld their regulations
by winning quick falls.
GInduson who entered from the Dovre Sporting
Club. met Arthur G. Mather OF the Medford Boat
Club. of Boston In less than half a minute OF
sparHng the men came together, and Gunduson
with half Nelson threw his man in exactly one
minute. The winner is the present national cham
pion.
In the other bout Gundert, who recently won the
metropolitan heavyweight title, threw Graham Fos-
Ter, OF Yale in the remarkably quick time Of twelve
seconds on neck hold
There were seven classes in all--the 105, 15 LIS.
135 145 158 and heavyweight. Every class received
large entry. and the general interest was greater
than in 4 number OF years. Only fall was
necessary for man 70 qualify. The summary
follows
Buffalo 7. NJ g 4, defeated Harry Alberts, St Bar
tholoHew \: c, on work; time, 600 Teddy sauer
with scissors hold; time 0e. Robert Schwartz, Boys
class-Janes ?. MeaEh-
er Buffalo y n G. A. defeated wiila9 BOO rhe7z s.
Keegan. Rochester Y. NJ. c. A, defeated John Hem
West SIDE = c A, defeated George kaufman, National
7 v Newark =. =, With a roa ia!; Enne, IL Ii
ia George Mehnerc, National 7. " Newark. drew a
Cnehundreo 6no-tU erty1ve-pound claEs-Oscar swan
Settlement Athletic Club with bar; time +55 Gus
Bauers National TU-nVerein, defeated Howard Foley
Memorial Athletic Club washington. with double ann
lock: time 0:4S S 4 Dole Yale University defeated
? AIirdeu Bartholomew Athletic Club. with half
es-S cub defeaed ! Has5snson Swedish Gymnasium
Club Of Boston. IN work; time 900 c. Faish, BOYS
e Patersoa 7:' = j. With SCISSORS hold tine. 4i5
Heavyweight cass-Geo-ge ". Smith, Ge-TnanAr-1e
ce1 Athletic Club defeated \ Cohen Alliance Athletic
Cub Win counter Wig aad arm l9ok; time Gil5.
NsI6g~ Ned+or6 Foa- cur Boston with haIf-Neson ana
Club defeated Graham Foster. Yale University
with back lock. time, O:l2. -,
Yale University, defeated z. = House. Buffalo Young
Ae1's Christian Association n work tine 500 sam
Svea Gvnrastic Club with haIt-Nelsor time. 2:21
Charles R-arr, National Tu-n-Neretn defeated Her-y
J Prynus Bedford Young Men Christian Ass2elation
Guard Washington. G. defeated J Schmidt St
George Athletic Club, n work time 600 J. Peterson
E+a-eal Young Men Ca-lsan Assocstion. aeIe&teo
1asrc Club. With crotch hold time. o;48 Andrew 4
Karl Harlem Young Mems Christian Association DE-
fe2Jed = 5 Ruben Grace athletic Club. with neck lock
time, 5=5 Harry Ste!n-1erz. CerrcarAlerIcan Athletic
Club defeated George Kaiser Young Mems Chrtsan As
National Tura-Vere detected William 5p!'Fer, ST
George Athle-ic Club. win haIf-Nelson Tine
rr=-r1- -orry-fve-ncuu5 rIsss-Efsr TVIey-
Cers--Arne-icau Athletic Club defeated Gus Ribsreeu
81 George Athlete Club with half-Nelsor and c
-e :5s Re- Nen5slssohn Educaonal A1'iance Athletic
vyo-E tine GOO Ta,r rt-r Ns-ionaI -Lrnve-en de-
To~-s11. Ge-narA-erioan Athletic Club, dereated s
Gust Union Settlement Arr@rtc Asso"isti0n vH o--tch
4ssoo,zrl7u. Bu-'alo defeated = Iockhea6 Narionql
rard Athletic Association, Washington IN work:
-1fcv-eiErt-pound cIass-CarI Arda--
scn svsrtsh rvr0nasrio Tub Eost0r 6sf.a-ed .. "
- e+o5t M1It @ Ha1en c hhe: LIB " hs,f1Nelso1 and
= Peterson Dare Sror-tr% club in wo-k: time. 500