The Washington herald., 1910-02-25
MEMORIALS ON TOP
Well-knOwn Club Captures
Wrestling Tourney.
ARE THREE-TIME CHAMPIONS
GaIIaudet and y. VI. c. A. Tied for
Second Place I'm Tournament Under
Bouts Are Interesting and Holly
Contested from Start 10 Finish.

Winning three bouts out of eight in
the finals of the amateur wrestling tour
nament, under the auspices of the Ma
tonal Guard Athletic Association and
the Memorial Athletic Club, the latter
last night. won the tournament, making
three straight victories in the last three
years. Gallaudet College and the Y, NJ.
C. a tied for second place. with two
bouts to their credit, and the Miltiamen
came third. with one.
When O'Brien, of the Memorial Club,
succeeded in throwing Byington, a Y
NJ. G. A. man, entered from Georgetown,
in the I45-poand bout of the evening,
with a half-Nelson and a scissors lock
across the head. in 4:55, it gave the meet
10 the Memorial Club, which had already
gained two victories-J. a. Allison, of
the Memorials. having thrown C. Rose,
after the match had gone 10 three bouts,
with body-lock and half-Nelson. and
G. Gavin having won from Simpson. of
the Guards. after three grueIing bouts,
being awarded the decision on points
The most exciting bout OF the evening
was that between T. P. Mayhem, Y. NJ.
c. a. and W. B. Mosey. of Gallaudet
The two have often met before. and have
long been keen rivals for the amateur
championship OF the District. The pair
went six minutes TO a draw, and in the
second bout Mosey threw his man with a
scissors and back-arm hold in 40.
The bout between ]. Rudnick. OF the
Y. NJ. C. A, and G. Erickson, OF Gal
lauiet. was very close. and Gallaudet
claims a raw decision. Rudnick threw
his man on the edge of the mat with a
half-Nelson and body lock, and the Gal
lauGet man claims that he relaxed be-
cause his shoulders were on the floor
and not on the mat There seems to be
little doubt, however. that the match be-
longed TO Rudnick. He is a novice at the
game. this being his first year. and he
wrestled all around Erickson, who is q
veteran. throwing him IN the second bout
in IA
The heavyweight bout was hard fought
while 1t lasted. Connolly. OF Gallaudet.
succeeded In throwing NJ. B. Turner, of
the Guardsman. brother of Joe Turner,
in s;4s
After the contests a ten-minute exhi-
bition bout between Joe Turner and Frye
King took place.
The following are the winners in their
respective classes:
los-pound elass-J. Wilson, T. NJ O. A. threw ].
Callan. VI. A. c.. Eith body-lOek and ehsnoery
hold. in 30.
nSpound eisss-C. l. Burton. n. G. A. A., threw
J. Taylor. n. G. A. A.. with har-lock and chancery
hold. 10 2sS.
10 pound class-J. T. Allison, NJ A. C.. threw
c. Ross. \. q. A. A. with body-lOck and half
Nelson after three bouts.
lZSpound Case. Gavin. II. A. C.. Won On points
from g. 7. simpson. \. c. A. A.. after three bouts
la5-pcInd class-W. B. Messy. GaIlsHdet. threw
T. 7. Mayhem. Y. NJ c. A.. with a scissors and
backznn hold IN 40
A5pound eass-w. o'Brien. NJ A. c.. threw B,
ByingiOn. GEORGETOWN. with halfNels0n and scis-
soTs hold scTOss the head. IN So
lis pound clsSs-J. Rudnick Y. NJ. O. A. threw
q. Erickson, Gaflsudst. with body-Icck and half
Nelson n the second bout. n z.4-
Heavyweight clRss-R. Connolly Gsliaudet threw
W. B. Turner. \. g. A. A.. with hali-Nelson and
body-lock, IN 2;46