The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-09-11

lterday and has signed up four men
flor two splendid affairs for the time
IL when the feet returns from Samoa.
A J. H. Schindle, champion heavy
weight wrestler of the combined At
lantic and Pacific fleets, will meet
Sailor Roberts here in wrestling
match and L. Frommer of the Tenues-
see will meet Jack Shurlock in a 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 ont
anen that are way up in their class not
only in the Navy but from a world
I standpoint, and they viii be hummers
J from the word go.
Sailor Roberts has great name here
Z, as a wrestler and his confidence in him
N Wand courage was clearly proved
" G., he accepted DR.. Rollers offer
fell through on account of the
manaojto appear on the mat on the same
ship IS {ng'
>Snr,.Ahindle, of the Maryland, is only a
pSNSikg man, being 80 years of age.
= has made a great record for him
as a wrestler and capped his long
of victories by winning the cham
nship of the combined fleets in the
bvyweight wrestling class, weighing
" 1872 pounds at the time.
SSchindle is a stockily built fellow
18th a powerful neck and strongly
uscled limbs. His chest is full and
old 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
Ind is built from the ground up There
S 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 skill
|, on the mat. lie broke into the pro-
fessional ranks in that city and had
an easy time with all the middling
,,, 10 varu bao
A. When famous wrestler such as
&Srmer Burns would visit his town
IN an offer to forfeit $50 to any
HDNy that could stay fifteen minutes
Ok!h him, young Schindlel was always
\ Nere to take up the challenge, and lie
hYyis copped off many handy "ffty''
korI that way.
+ y lyle has wrestled with Farmer BuIns,
ahad Link, Gus Schoenlein, known as
.Imericns, and even stayed twelve min
cines with the famous frankie Brown,
mknown as "The Wrestling Mystery
nSsesides this, he has defeated number
hSss of the small fry, and with this
Iord and his comparatively light
" ght he must be corliing good
tfstler.
eiiferhaps the trophy that Schindle is
Est proud of is the Baltimore Cup,
hich he won before the Nonppreil
VJlthletic Club of Baltimore Tor the
championship of Virginia. lie was
+ l.f mite a kid at the time, and everyb 'dy
Tho was interested in the outco'pe of
fJfhe tournament thought it a wonderful
A Feat for so young wrestler.
4 Schindle will be worthy opponent
~ for our husky young man from the lro'
quois, and we may be sure that the
two will put up an exhibition on the
mat that is well worth going to see
Fast welterweights.
\ The bout between Frommer and
Shurlock will also be hummer. Young
II Frommer is well within the weller
weight limit and can box comfortably
lat LAP He has met many men who
{outweighed him considerably and has
Never lost decision.
He defeated Duff of the Tennessee
I in Hampton Roads aboard the latter
|, ship, greatly to the surprise of the
V friends of the hard-hitting Scotchmaa
While the advance feet wasslyin9 IN
San Pedro harbor he had a couple 81
bouts in that city and bested the in
4 domitable Aldo the Turk, who nut
4 weighed him at least ten pounds an
HIS name for being one of the har3
est singers on the Coast.
While off Pensacola, Florida, he me-
VI A. big colored man who went by th'
clfnbastic title of Peter Jackson
5,9ior. This big man thought that h'
ibid outlast the sailor and so made
fpulation that the rounds be of fv'
fhutes' duration. Frommer agreed
this, and the big man, who weighed
early ITO pounds to Frommer's 1tl
bounds, quit before the end of the
second round.
Other men he has defeated are Harr,
Estratton OF the Louisiana, whom III
bested in a six.round 60 aboard th'
Alabama, and Hoskins Of the Wiscon
sin, over whom he gained ten-rouui
decision aboard the Tennessee.
Jack Shurloek outweighs him I
4 trife, but they viii box within tn,
welterweight limit and the bout SHOULD