The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-08

events OF the afternoon and the even
ing program commenced promptly at
p. m. That everyone who visited
the fair grounds during the evening
got his or her moneys worth there
Is no doubt. The evening card was,
in the opinion of most people. the
piece de resistance of the day.
That people, men and women alike
enjoy wrestling and boxing was evil
csnced by the mass of people in the
grandstand and those who gathered
about the ring. which has been
erected temporarily. Women became
enthused over the boxing events anu
cheered with equal vehemence on
the race track with the most ardent
wrestling and two boxing bouts and
the grand display of fire works
brought the days festivities to a
close.
Brother Against Brother.
The George twins, Alfred and Ed
win appeared in the first boxing bout
| for four rounds. The boys are evenly
matched, and the fight was fast
and furious from beginning to end.
Archie was knocked down in the
second round. but sprang to his feet
into the game with still more vigor
than ever. Referee Roger Morehart
declared the match a draw.
The biggest thriller Of the entire
day was the wrestling bout between
Wallie Anderson of this city and
Stanley Aitkin Of Chicago. In the
face OF rough tactics used by Aitkin,
Anderson proved that he is by far the
better wrestler. He won the first
thirty five seconds with a crotch
hold. Aitkin won the second fall in
two minutes and fifteen seconds with
a head chancefy. From this point
on to the end of the bout Aitkin lost
his temper and roughed 1t through,
but without avail, for Anderson got
him for the second fall in two min
utes and forty five seconds.
Bystanders Were Sore.
The bystanders did not at all
like the tactics used by Aitkin, and
the ring. 1t was with difficulty that
he and Anderson were kept from 60
ing at it hammer and tongs with
bare knuckles AitkIn became so
angered at a number Of small boys
that he snapped his towel at them.
Deputy Sheriff Macbeth told AirKIn
that he would have to behave, and
Aitkin struck the deputy sheriff on
the mouth. Mr.. Macbeth grappled
with the angry wrestler but special
police jumped in and put the melee
to an end For time things We're
indeed exciting, with every one yell
ling and angry men struggling back
and forth. Later in the evening
Aitkin excused himself to Deputy
Sheriff Macbeth for his unbecoming
actions, and said that he had lost
his head, under the belief that he
got the worst of a decision to rough
tactics to meet and defeat his oppo-
nent.
The boxing bout between Kenneth
Hoerr and Sergeant c. Nichols was
of short duration. The sergeant who
recently suffered from heat pros
tration while at Camp Lorentz, Fort
Smelling, could not stand the gan or
Hoerr's sledge hammer punches, and
took the full count Of ten in the
second round. This was after he had
been f1oored by tremendous right
and left to the jaw. This was a
clean knockout.
Adolph (Spider) Schauer and Ed
die Vogel went to the mat for the
last wrestling match of the evening.
This was a clean bout. Eddie knew
all of the time that he was no match
| for Spiders" Drawn and muscle, but
he stuck to the game as best he could
"The Spider won both falls easily.
but in doing so used manly and clean
| tactics, and the crowd was well sat
isfied. Schauer is finely developed
man, and above all gentleman both
in and out of the ring.
J. e. Reynolds, who had charge of
the boxing and, wrestling events,
went to a great deal of trouble to
bring together contestants with fame
both with the mits and on the mat,
but at the last moment some of these
had failed to put in an appearance.
Thomas Sullivan Of Duluth, who is
'said to be a whirlwind, was to be
:; matched against Spider Schauer,"
but he did not show up. Eddie Vogel
agreed to go on in the bout and buck
up against the giant Spider as best
he could. There was another wrestler
who seems to have had a case of
cold feet" at the last moment, and
he too failed to show up for the
bouts.
Mr.. Reynolds, in a statement to-
day, said that he regretted very much
that the stage upon which the wrest-
! ling and boxing bouts took place was
not elevated. so that the spectators
could have obtained better view of
the contestants. This will. be done the
next time a card like that of last
evening will be pulled off at the fair
grounds.
Rodger Morehart is deserving of
great credit for the GOODNESS and
Judgment with which he acted as ref
cree in the matches above mentioned
He understands the game from A to
q and made his decisions without
fear or favor. j. H. Macbeth was
time keeper.
]. H. Macbeth, as manager of the
speed department Of the big show
yesterday, is to be congratulated for
the success with which the races
were carried out. He was ably assist
ed in his work by Captain Frank
Nenno, James Grierson, and Clifford
Thro as judges, and Troy Himmel
man, p H. McGraw and Fred Fisher
as time keepers.
The traffic on the streets yesterday
was the heaviest ever seen here
There were thousands and thousands
of automobiles in motion all of the
time, and despite this fact the Man
kato police handled the same with
such dexterity that there. were nc
accidents. The Mankato police are
indeed to be congratulated for their
good work yesterday in handling the
crowds.
+ rey-Meyer.
A very beautiful wedding was
that of Clara M. Hildegard Frey and