The New York herald., 1921-11-24
LILJEHULT LOSES
ON MAT IN GARDEN
Metropolitan Succumbs il
Final of 1876 Pound Class
to COstar Sardelias.

Madison Square Garden last night was
the scene of still another division of
sports when the wrestling. weight lift
ing and gyrnnastic carnival OF the Met
ropolitan Association of the A. A U.
was held there.
Twenty-three bouts in Ave classes
made up the wrestling programme. The
large number OF entries necessitated the
use of two mats.
After defeating three men in preliIn-
inaries. Second trials and semi-fnals,
Carl Liljehult or the New York A. c.,
metropolitan champion, succumbed to
the ability OF Costas Sardelias of the
Greek American A. G. in the final Of the
1876 pound class. Sardelias was given
the decision of the judges at the end OF
l5 minutes on points when neither con-
testant could secure a fall.
Carl Benson. Swedish American A. c.,
national and metropolitan champion in
the 10S pound class and distance runner
Of note, won first prize in the 118 pound
division. lie threw S. Iklar Of the Glen
coe A. c. In minutes seconds in the
first round and then pinned the shoul-
ders Of A. Streichler, y. NJ. II. A, to
the mat in 5 minutes fat in the final.
Three gymnastic events were con-
tested on the side horse, parallel bars
and horizontal bar Curt Rottman of
the New York Turn verein. holder Of
FIVE national titles and national all
around champion, could do no better
than a first in one. In the horizontal
bar event the champion tool. first, with
S901a points. beating Frank Kriz Of the
Bohemian Gynnastic Association, who
finished second. with 1854 points.
Kriz. former champion and high
scorer for the American team at the
Olympic games last year. took first prize
on the parallel bars with 5s3 points.
Rottman vas second with 56S points.
Rottman was compelled to bow to T.
Hansen, Norwegian Turn Society, and
Joseph Sadlo, u clubmate on the side
horse. Hansen scored $40 points. Sadlo
Just nosed out Rottmon for second by
one point. 554 and 553 markers respect
lively. The summarizes:
WRESTLING.
ItS Pound Class--C. Benson. Swedish
American a. c., threw S. Ikiar. Glencoe
A. c., minutes 3 seconds: A. Streichler,
Y. M. II. A., drew bye.
Final Dout-Benson threw Streichler. s
minutes.
i25 Pound Class--A Dialestes, unattached.
threw G.. Targue. Seventy-first Regiment.
2 minutes 80 seconds; G. Mulinos.. Greek
a. ..
stathis. Grcek-American a. c., in 10 min
utes.
rinal Bout--Dialestes won on points from
Mulinos in 10 minutes.
i3j Pound Class, Catch as Catch Can--J.
KirsliInan, unattached, threw 9. Smith. I'M
attached. in minute IS seconds; c. Lille
Il. Malinos. G 'eekA American. A.. c.. in 10
minutes: G. Plianconis. Greek American
a. C.. won on points from X. Johansen.
Norwegian Turn Society in 10 minutes; a.
Licht Boys Club. threw n. Schlesinger. Boys
Club. in minute 40 seconds: G. Sardelis.
Greek American A. G.. won on points from
minutes.
Semi i-finals-Lnjehu,t threw Kirshman in
2 minutes u seconds; LilJehult won on points
from Piarcons In 10 rlinutes. Sardeli3 threw
Licht In minutes II seconds.
FINAL Bout--Sardelis won an points from
Liljehult In 10 minutes.
1lJ Found Class. Greco Roman Wrestling
A. Koski, Finnish-American a. c.. threw
A. Levine. unattached. In minutes fs sec
onds: G. Hiltunen, Finnish American a. G..
won on points from Y. Jchannesson Swed-
l-Amer!can A. c.. In 10 minutes: @. Delin.
Swedish American A. O., threw =. karol.
Bronxdae A. C., in minutes so seconds:
Semi won on points from
Koslsi In 10 minutes; Delin drew bye.
Final Bout-Hitunen won on points from
Delin IN 10 minutes.
lenbach. New York A. c.. won on points
from 4. Williamson. East Side y. NJ.
C.. A.. IN 10 minutes A. Berguist vikins a.
c., threw g. w. Strack, newark, 1. NJ. -
A. minutes 10 second. a. Cotsis, Greek
American A. c.. drew bye.
Sem. -Finals--Cotsis won on points from
Berienbach. In 10 minutes Gerguist drew
a bye.
Final Bout-cotsis won on points from Ber-
guist ir - minutes.
GYMNASTICS.
sGc Ho;Te--wor iy Il Hansen. Norwegian
Turn society. with 80 points: j. Sadio, New
York Turn Vercn. second. with o54 points;
c. hoffman, New York Turn, third, Will
55S points.
Parallel Bars-Won by Frank Kriz, Bo-
HI rnian Gymnastic Association. with osa
points: c. Rottman. New York Turn Ferein
with sos points. second II. Blum. swiss
Turn verein, with 53s points. third.
Horizontal Bars-Won by Curt hoffman
New York Turn Vercin. with 590ia points
r. Eriz, Bohemian Gyrnrastic Association
second, with 5T5iz points. NJ Wandrer
Philadelphia Turngemeirde. third, with 5fI
WEIGHT LIFTING.
Hesyywelght Class--Won by A. Hammer
berg, Swedish American a. G., 2t5 pounds
y Msiioris, Greek American A. c.. second
22j pounds: 7. Neroutis, Greek American A.
c., third, f15 pounds.