Word: bouts
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Finney. For ten minutes they worked in vain. Then they rested. Five more minutes they worked away, and then they were each given a hold by the referee. Bowen threw Finney, but lost his hold in falling, and the fall was given to Finney. The third fall and the bout was won by Bowen, who secured a combination hold and threw his opponent in 4 minutes...
...second bout was between A. Z. Bowen, '85, 154 lbs., and C. Guild, '86, 155 1-4 lbs. They had not wrestled long before it was evident that Guild was both stronger and more scientific. He won the first fall by getting a hip lock at the end of 3 1-2 minutes. The second fall was taken by the same man at the end of 9 minutes. Both men were on the floor, with Guild on top. He turned his man over by a half Nelson hold. The final bout came later, but is given here...
FINAL MIDDLE-WEIGHT WRESTLING.Bowen, '87, and Guild, the winners of the two trial bouts, next came together in the final bout of the middle-weight wrestling. Both are about the same height and weight, and are among the strongest men in college. Guild obtained what looked like a fall, but it was not granted by the referee. The first fall was won by Bowen by a neck hold, in 7 minutes. On coming together for the second time, the men sprawled out of the ring continually, and could not throw squarely enough to get a fall. The referee gave them...
LIGHT-WEIGHT WRESTLING.This was the most interesting contest in the wrestling events. It was well contested, and not so very even as to be wearisome. F. S. Churchill, '86, 138 1-2 lbs., and W. Austin, '87, 139 1-2 lbs,, contested the first bout. Churchill is shorter and far more muscular, but he lacked science. Austin showed considerable science, but not enough strength to secure a single fall. Churchill soon threw Austin, who formed a beautiful bridge, and succeeded in turning on to his stomach before Churchill could make either of his hips touch the mattress. Another throw made...
FINAL LIGHT-WEIGHT WRESTLING.F. S. Churchill, '86, and C. N. B. Wheeler, '86, the two winners of the trial bouts, contested in this final bout for the cup. They were of the same weight and build, but Churchill was a little better developed. He secured the first fall at the end of one and a half minutes, by a neck hold. Churchill also took the second fall by a body hold at the end of three minutes. This gave...