New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-30
LIVELY BOUTS ON THE MAT
Newark Wrestlers Garry Home
Three Metropolitan Titles.

Five Of the six champions successfully
defended their titles in the final bouts OF
the metropolitan wrestling championships
of the Amateur Athletic Union at the
Bronx Church House last night. The Ma
tional Turn Nerein, of Newark carried off
three Of the titles. in the los, 10 and l5s
pound classes.
Gus Bauers. the national and meuopoh-
tan title holder. mot n tartar in william
StrobaCh. an unattached athlete in the 20
pound division. During tho regulation
period Of six minutes Strobach proved so
clever that Bauers was on the defensive in
the last two minutes. At the end the ref
cree ordered an extra period Hardly IA !
they locked arms when Baucrs sent Stro-
bach flying to tho mat with a thud and.
working a three-quartcr nelson. downed his
opponent in 20 seconds
William Smith, Of the New York Athletic
Club, who met John Krug. Of the National
Turn Ncrcin. in the is pound class, was
disqualified for his refusal TO obey tho
command of the referee.
Krug had a double arm lock on Smith,
who had worked his way off the mat. They
were ordered on the mat. but Smith per-
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get the double arm lock hold After the
referee had ordered Smith to allow the hold
and he still refused ne was disqualified.
Emery W. Payne, the all around athlete
Of the Franklin Athletic Club, after being
the aggrcssor for eleven minutes against
Edward Kaino, Of the National Turn
Verein. in the heavyweight class, was
finally thrown. with a body hold, in 1870
after two extra periods Of siN and three
minutes each.
The summaries follow:
100 pound class final bouU-Georg~ To, ior.
National Turn Nerein. thre" &. Benson SW'd-
ish American y. Co. with d hali-n'i-on. Ilm''
iia-pound class final bout Louis ,EuFstero,
Grace \. c. threw J.. EhikiiiS, HEIdte'oit
Y NJ C. A. with a crotch hold. Time, l:l6.
pound class ChHal bOuU-Gus HaueIs. Ma
tional Turn Nerein. threw ". Strobach. unai
tached with a three Quartor-nelson, IN extra
i%-round class odrst semi fnaD--A. G.. Andor
son. Norwegian American \. g., awarded rel
crec's decision on work over G. Carlson. Sw'd
'sh-Amercau \. c. Time, 500 Second semi
nnal-S Fleischer, Educational Alliance, Re
ceived referees decision on work over =. Hahk-
man Educational Alliance Time. d.o"
Final bout-A. c. Anderson. N0QTw'slan amer
lean 4 c. threw : rTeisch"r, Educational Al
lance, with rolling fan. Time, %.
l45 pound class final houu Gus peterson
Harlem Y NJ. c. a. threw G. Skogland, Nor
", giau-A neIicaH \. G.. with on"-h,rf nelson
ana crotch hold. Time" 40
l5S-pouud class ,nrst scmi-dnaD-W. smith.
New York A. G., received rofcreo's decision ON
work over NJ Nelson. Harlem y VI. G. A., after
extra period. Time. 400
second semi hEal-J. krus. National Turn
Ver,in. threw L. Hatchheld, Harlem ! NJ e.
A. with q crotch hold. Time. ! 80
Fral bout-W Smith, New York y. g., WAS
disqualified for failure TO obey referees orders
and title awarded TO T. Krug. National Turn
Ncrein.
HcayyHe eight class ,arst semi-GnaD-E Eaiao.
Finrieh.AUcricsu A. c.. threw II. Fursl 49,
GEORGE :. g.. with a further arm hold. llm.
-.
second semi nnal-E. y. raync. Franklin A.
g.. ancw bye.
Final bout. Kaino. Finnish American = g.,
threw ~ y. Payne, Franklin 4. -, with 4 body
hold Time. 1870