The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-13
GOOD BUNCH or
MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Gehring, Miller, yokeI and Sutor
Claim Wrestling Title

Wrestling fans are training their
eyes on remarkable struggle for
supremacy among four OF the great
est middleweight WrcetlorS that have
been developed since the younger DAYS
Of Fred Recl the giant killer
Gehrine. Miller. Yokel and otto Sn:.
er loom on the hornzon as great cor.
tenders for the highest honcrs tina.
the wrestling gam" can bestow.
l'ntll two years ago Walter VIII
loughby and Henry Gehring remained
supreme in this division OF the game.
Like Netchel and Papke in the h"ydaN
of their careers, these two remarkable
performers had the field to them
selves with the passing of Freddy
iiccl To Il heavier class
And then out OF the Most came the
! bohemian Yokel, vcritabc giant
among the little men Of the game Like
Lochilvar of old, this squat, thicksct.
ull,Gceked little man rose and dcficd
all of his class.
l'lppanily and with careless con
'i'l'iA'Nf mn 'iNIli MS NllNtAti w tHN
To meet this comparatively UNKNOWN
man of the mat. At the end oC three
hours they carried Gchring from the
mat. He was not a beaten man It's
true; but the great Cleveland man
viii perhaps never forget the terrific
struggle in the high mountain att .
tude.
Then camo suddenly. like ajax 10
Tying the lightning, the challenge
cf Walter Miller. He, too. hurad his
| def at the middlewcights and de-
clared that he would wrcstle the best
among them.
This was shortly after the little s..
Paul boy had beaten most of the best
wcltcrweights in the country and was
beginning 60 discover that it was
rather difficult for him To make the
weight limit Of that class.
Miller was laughted at. even his owr.
townsmen ridiculed the idea Was II
not always thus with the prophets az
home? Then came the draw with Geh-
ring and the defeat Of Yokel 1T st.
! Pouland, L. and behold the middle
weight class grew into the busy
brigade Of the wrestling world
This season otto Suter has followed
the example of Miller and mas thrown
his hat into the rins. Like Miller this
boy has been ranked with the greatest
n the world. He wrestled the little
Pole memorable draw cf three stern
hours and seven minutes. 1t was tn
longest match IN the history Of Mil
lCr's career. The match came to all
unyomplCtcd end when the humane Of
liccr of ST Paul stepped in and or
dcrcd the police to stop it.
Md 50 there are Miller, Gchring,
Yokel ana Suter.
Each Of these boys advances rca.
sons why he is the rightful claimant:
Of the middlewcight crown.
Miller says he wrcatlcG draw with
Gchring and defeated Yokcl and had
his last match with the SAT- Lake City
WONDER decided against him.
Noknl says he wrestled even with
Gchrirg and beat Miller at salt Lake
city.
Gehring says ne won the title from
Walter WilloughEy. the Mclen, Wis.
man, ana that he hos never been de-
deated since then.
otto Suter SAWS that he has wres-
He'd draw with Gehrn though the
bout was stCpred--nnd that he has a
draw with Walter Miller one al the
claimants Of the title.
Two Mstehss Arranged.
TWO marthcs have already been ar
ranged with view Of settling the
doubt now existing REGARDING the
championship. Walter Miller has been
matched with otto Suter fer a bout 10
be staged In Duluth on Nov ~ and
fer boat between Mike Yoltel Of salt
Lake city and Walter Miller at Duluth
IN DIV. :. II is expected both matches
viii be of interest The winner IN
Ibis elimination series will be pitted
"a, airst Cchrng for the championship.
Hell Devil Sk,llman of Nassau. is