Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-01
LOCAL WRESTLERS
WILL GO NORTH
THREE EXPERTS OF [. A. A. C.
TO COMPETE AT SEATTLE
RETzER AND ALLEN ARE STAR
MAT ATHLETES
Third Man Not Definitely Decided On.
Treloar Believes Boys Have
First Class Chance to
Win Honors
BY CHARLES JERNEGAN

At the Los Angeles Athletic club the
utmost confidence is felt in the three
wrestlers who will represent that or
ganization at the northwestern wrest-
ling championships, to be held about
the last of August at Seattle. Wrest-
ling Instructor Al Treloar has had the
boys under his wing for the past few
months, and, encouraged by their great
showings at the recent bouts held dur
ing Elks' week at Ascot park, believes
that they will be successful in gaming
for Southern California her share OF
laurels in what really amounts to a
national championship. Wrestlers from
all over the United States will be pres
ent, and should the boys make good
they will probably be sent to the ma
tional championship contests at New
York next April.
Il believe said Treloar, that at
least two of our men, Retzer and Al
len, are without equals in the country,
and | shall be greatly disappointed If
they do not annex every honor in the
classes which they will enter. If they
win at Seattle, as l firmly believe they
will, we shall, in all probability, send
them to New York in April. From
there 1t is but another step to the
Olympic games. Anyway, there is no
harm in hitching our wagon to star.
Boys Are in Form
The athletes who will journey to
Seattle to take part in the northwest
ern amateur wrestling championships
are George w. Refer jr., Dick Allen,
and either Hal Maurer or George w.
Isaacs. Retzer, who wrestles at 1856
pounds, showed his class in the coast
championship contests held during
Elks' week at Ascot park, when he de-
feated Parker of the Olympic club, who
has been considered by many as being
without a peer Although Ret2er at
the time of his bout with Parker
lacked experience, he has shown such
marvellous Improvement within the
mast few weeks that Treloar places
great confidence in his ability Retzer
will meet Parker again at Seattle, and
It is believed by all who witnessed the
last contest and who have noted the
formers improvement that he will
have an easier time of it than before.
Dick Allen, who is perhaps the star
of the L. A. A. c., although he has
been in but three contests, weighs
about 235 pounds, is very strong and
exceptionally quick. Allen easily threw
Otto Walfsh of San Francisco, who
has held the coast heavyweight ANA
teur wrestling championship for three
consecutive years. Although Allen
lacks experience, those who have seen
his work believe that owing to his
great size and strength, he will have
no difficulty in winning from all comers
at Seattle.
Undecided as to Third Man
The third man of the trio which will
accompany Treloar to Seattle has not
been definitely decided upon although
the choice lies between Hal Maurer ana
George w. Isaacs. Both of these boys
were defeated at the Ascot park con-
tests, this being largely due, however
to inexperience Maurer, the welter-
weight who wrestles at 145 pounds, lost
to Duncan of the Olympic club, the
cleverest amateur who ever trod mat
on the Pacific coast. Duncan, who won
three classes-in many instances giving
awav many pounds in weight-met his
most difficult opponent when he Crap
pled with Hal Maurer. Isaacs lost to
Kicks in the same tournament for the
same reason, and although at first
Isaacs and Kicks appeared to be very
evenly matched, Isaacs perhaps having
a shade the better. he made several
blunders which Ricks was quick to
take advantage of. Both Isaacs and
Maurer have been training vigorously
since their defeat at Ascot, and should
stand a good chance with any wrest-
Iers of their weight in the country. The
how who makes the greatest improve
ment and who trains the most consist
entity will be taken by Treloar to Sc
attle