The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-21
NEW YORK A. @. WRESTLERS.
Some Lively Bouts and = Doctor Needed
for One Contestant.

Members OF the New York Athletic Club
had q pleasant time last night watching the
clubs annual wrestling championships,
Five classes were arranged for the amateur
grapplers, Ii5, 1876, i4S and 1853 pounds and
heavyweight. One OF the most scientific
opponents Of the night was ", p. Baxter.
winner in the 1886 pound class. He lie a little
man. full Of grit and well yersed In the tricks
Of attack and defence. Though he failed
to throw his man in the final he got the YER
dict by his aggressive tactics,
The final Of the i5S pound class was SEN
s%atlonal. Wood and Messing sprawled about
for about four minutes, when Wood rushed
his man on tha mat with a side chancery
and Messing fell plumb In front Of the first
row Of seats, Wood brought bis elbow on
Messing's throat and choked him down.
Messing complained Of his throat and he
had medical attention for some time after.
ward. Only two entered for the il5 pound
featherweight, and after a lively setto wright
beat Enright IN a little more man a minute.
G. R. Woods, Jr, was the, only dual winner
OF the night. He captured the titles for the
las and l5s pound classes.
There we're only two entries In the il5
pound class, c, X, Wood. Jr, and r. II Burch,
Jr, and they opened the nights sport. They
wHggled around each other for the full ten
minutes, Wood won on actual work. j.
In the 1SS pound class r., 4. Pierce and
n. T. Jaeckel, Jr., we're the opponents in
the first bout, They went at each other Ike
Wild cats and paved, scraped and pulled
each other for six minutes. After they had
worked each other out among the spectators
they we're ordered to the centre OF the mat,
The bout was declared a draw, and Pierce
withdrew In favor Of Jacket Baxter won
the second bout from May. leaving the former
and Jaeckel for the final. which went the
full ten minutes. Baxter doing the more
effective work.
between y. L.. Smith and Charles Hemchein.
made lots OF fun for the spectators, They
spared for fully two minutes until there
were cries OF Give EN- the gloves and
Grab him by the Leg" Smith was the first
TO get a grip and catching Hemchein around
the waist tried to stand him on. his mead;
When they locked on the mat Smith seemed
TO be more expert In the different holds ana
after four minutes he threw Hemcheln WIN
Campion in the final. There were some
hot exchanges In the sparrine line, when
suddenly the men came together ana olnlth
1attened ON Campion on his face and hands.
All the aggressive work was done by smith,
to whom was awarded the bout and the
championship
first bout in the 1855 pound class, They 9p-
reared 10 be evenly matched All the holds
and tricks in. Hughey Leonard = repertoire
were tried without effect. Olson won on work.
olson met {. r. Woods. who previously had
won in the iiS pound class, in the second bout.
and II was a tame setto. After the full ten
minutes were exhausted II was declared a tie
las Pound Glass, Final (. r. Wood. W. deieated
FIJI. Burch, IT,, on wsrk. Time. 10 minutes.
iSPound Clas-First bout, F. 2. Pierce and y
?. Jaeckels, Jr. a tie. Time, 10 minutes. second
bout. VI. p. Baxter defeated l.. ". Nay, Time,
S minutes IS seconds. Final bout. W. p. Baxter
defeated X. r. Jaeckels on work. Time, 10 minutes;
lis Pound Class-Final-L ". Wright defeated
d. IL. Enrlght with full nelson. Time, l minute 10
seconds. ~
W. Beaver. Jr, on work, Time. 10 minutes See
ond bout-F. Olsen and G II. Wood a ue. Time,
Ia minutes. Extra bout Won by Wood. No time
taken. John Z. Messing a bye, Final boui-C. R,
Wood defeated John z Messing Win a side chan
Gerry, Time, I minutes 20 seconds
HeavyN eight Class-First bOut-K. J." smith
defeated Charles Hemchen. Time. ! minutes 20
seconds, Final bout Z. / smith deiea'eu (" L.
Camplon on work. Time, 10 minutes,