The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-21

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Birmingham Athletic Club officials are turning their attention to the coming national wrestling championship meet, which will be staged here April 5 and G. This will be an amateur event. awarded to Birmingham at the meeting of the A. A. U. in Boston last winter.
 The B. A. c. had this event last season and made splendid success of the af-t fair. The entry list was large, some of the country's best athletes competing for the titles. Bill Streit, chairman of the athletic committee of the B. A. C., says many wrestling promoters in big cities have signified their intention of entering teams in the meet here this spring. Streit Is confident this years entry list will greatly exceed that of 1919 in number of grapplers entered to compete in the dif- ferent events.
 The championship of all classes will be decided. From the 1os-pounders to the heavies, over IFS pounds men for every division will be entered.
 Gary, Ind, walked away with most of the titles last year, but competition will be much keener this season Gary of faciais have written that they intend to bring last years team back to this meet.
 B. A. c. officials have engaged com potent instructor to take care of the training of the local team. Railroad Routt, professional grappler. is now in charge of the B. A. c. wresters, and has already begun work on his team
 Routt has had considerable experience as a grapp1er, and should turn out K good team to represent Birmingham, con sidering that the best of material is avail able. Local amateurs are training hard for the tourney, and the B. A. c. team will be made up of the best of these.
 At present it looks like the local team will be made up from among the fol- lowing grapplers: Berry Copeland, Pou, Hendricks, Harrington, Johnson. Fine feldt and Candy.
 Berry and Copeland are 10S-pounders. Both are High School boys. Copeland has had some experience in the squared ring, while this is Berrys first year in grappling.
 Copeland is the lad who put up such a battle against the nationall title hold CT from Gary last season. He has plenty of wind and strength, and this year seems to be better than last He would make good man for the B. A c. Sol BerN is triyng to beat Copeland out of his place on the team. and really stands fine chance to do so. Berry and Copeland have met twice before, and Berry came out at the big end of both affairs. How ever, Copeland, with a little more condi- tioning, would put up about an even bat tie with Berry. Both boys may be en- tered by the local club.
 Pou is a 125-pounder. He is slim of build, but like willow reed. seems to be able to stand up under considering maul- ing about Pou would make a good man for the B. A. C. He is cousin of Big Hoss'' Candy, who is heavyweight grap- pier for the club.
 nendrfcks is the same young man who put up such a good battle against Mike Forbes, who holds the amateur title of Birmingham in the welterweght class. He is a mighty good grappler. both aggressively and defensively, and can now down most of the opposition thrown nis way.
 Johnson is national title holder sn the 1s5-pound class He cleaned up every thing in sight in this class last season, and stands fair chance to duplicate this season. b
 Johnson is small of build. but con- structed along solid lines. He possesses a pair of powerful shoulders and arms, and in addition has store of ring knowledge that is little short of wonder full Johnson is a boxer as well as wrestler, and has been keeping in condi- tion lately by training for the southern boxing tournament, which ne LOOK part III here last week.
 s.Biscuit' Harrington. Schoder and Shugerman are three likely looking young sters Routt is expecting to obtain at least one varsity man from this trio or hopefuls.
 s.Big Hoss'' Candy, captain of the team, is the clubs best in the way of wres- tiers Candy has had several years ex- perience in amateur rings, and is pretty we'll known nationally as wrestler. Re got his start as a grappler by appearing on the preliminary programmes of the bouts which used to be staged at the Jefferson Theatre.
 He was runner-up in the A. B. F. tour nament held a year or so ago He is liEft heavy, and will wrestle in this class for the club. Finefeldt. a heavyweight, books good, and should develop into a first-clase wrestler for the B. A. C.
 The B. A. c. wrestling team will get down to work some time this week. The { erapplers have been conditioning for over \ month, and when Routt takes charge of the class actively this week the work will be increased. About two weeks re- main in which the B. A. c. team must round into condition for the national tour ney.
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