The Washington herald., 1910-03-09

| Four of Washington's athletic oTganiza-
lions will be represented in the intercity
wrestling championship finals. between
this city and Baltimore, In Carroll In
stitute gymnasium Friday night Last
night. after preliminary bouts. in which
the Central Y. n. c. A. had six men
entered. Gallaudet College. three; Me
mortal Athletic Club. four and Kendall
A. c. one. each OF these had a man
qualified for the finals with the Baltimore
grappleTs. The Memorial 4. c. will be
| represented by three men, however. as
the two members Of their club who were
entered last night were the only con-
testants in their respective classes. and
as a consequence did not have 10 meet
any one last night.
MOsey VIII BE In Finals.
Followers of wrestling in this city viii
be glad to hear that W. B. Messy, The
plucky lightweight from Gallaudet Col
lege, won his bouts last night, and will
have a chance TO defend his title as
amateur champion of the South against
the Baltimore wrestlers Owing to the
fact that there were four entries in the
15J-pound class. the winners OF. the two
bouts had to meet each other TO deter
mine which should represent this city in
that class Friday night. After throwing
\ l. V. Wiehle, Of the Y. NJ c. A, in
his first bout with a scissors hold and a
half nelson, he was obliged to meet T.
p. Mayhem, another Y. NJ. c. 4. Crap
pier. who had won his bout with J. II.
Connolly, of the Memorials, on points,
and he managed TO Outwrestle his Op-
ponent so thoroughly that Referee Pat
o'Connor gave him the decision on points
after six minutes of hard work.
One of the most severe bouts of the
evening was that between w. B. O'Brien,
of Gallaudet, in the 145-pound class. The
two had both won bouts with their op-
ponents earlier in the evening, and owing
to there being four entries had to meet
each other. The pair went six minutes
to a draw the first time and when they
met the second time it was one of the
most holly contested struggles Of the
evening, with the possible exception Of
the Mosey-M Mayhem bout, The referee
gave the decision to the Memorial CRAP
pier at the end of the second go because
he showed more aggressiveness than the
Gallaudet man.
Bailey, however, deserves credit for the
pluckiness displayed in both his bouts.
He weighs only 1S5 pounds. and entered in
the 145-pound class for the sake of the
college, hoping to make the finals, which
would have given Gallaudet man In
both the 1S5 and AS pound classes.
The bout between Z. S. Wiley, of the
Kendall Athletic Club. and Gilbert Isack-
son, of Gallaudet, in the 15S-pound class.
was gruellng in the extreme, both men
breaking several raeking holds that
seemed to be irresistible Wiley, who had
defeated ]. Rudnick. of the Y. NJ. c. A..
in a previous bout, finally obtained the
decision on points.
The bouts were capably managed by
Prof Maurice a. Joyce. who is chairman
of the wrestling committee OF the South
Atlantic Association of the A. a L. Pat
O'connor refereed. and ]. C. Merking was
the timer.
The summaries:
l9s-pOnnd ciass-J. NJ. Wilson, Y. NJ. c. A.. threw
f. H. Hughes. Gallaudet with body lock and neck
hold. in 2.l5
ll5Dound class Conly eutrl Edward Goucher
Mem. A. G.
l2,pOund class (only entry Chris Gavin. Mem
a. c.
lss-poand class-In the finals W. r. Messy. Of Gal
laudet won in six minutes points from T. p
Mathew Y. NJ. C. A.
Hs-pognd clas5-In the finals W. r. O'Rrien
Men, A. c. won on points in nine minutes from G.
II. Bailey
sss,~,d .ias L c WILL Iy..4,, . ~
from c. Isacison. Of Ciallaudet nsacsson had drawn
a byl. in six Minutes on points.
Heavyweight class-touly eatry) Robert E. Conley
GsllaHdet.