Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 March 1912 — Chicago Grappler Won Match From Indiana Welter Champion. [ARTICLE]

Chicago Grappler Won Match From Indiana Welter Champion.

A small crowd witnessed the wrestling bout Saturday night, the principals being Joe Collins, of Chicago, and Billy Schober, of Indianapolis. Collins is a wrestler of national reputation, while Schober holds the welter title of Indiana. It was by far the very best bout held in Rensselaer, and every spectator was enthusiastic in praise of the work of both mat men. They worked like beavers from the tap of the gong and it was a contest all the way. The first fall went to Schober in 29% minutes, securing with a half nelson, and crotch hold. The second fall went to Collins, with a bar nelson and scissors lock on the body in 5 minutes and 15 seconds. Collins also secured the deciding fall in 23 minutes, with a scissors on arm and body. The curtain raiser was interesting, too. Leßoy Baldwin, whose home is at St. Cloud, Minn., and who is visiting in DeMotte, hooked up with Guy Ropp, of local fame, and won two out of three falls. First to Ropp in 10 minutes, second to Baldwin in 3 minutes, third in 1% minutes. In the second bout of the main fight Schober's front teeth came in contact with Collin’s head, broke the tooth and tore the scalp. A challenge was read at ringside from Billy Stewart, the erstwhile would-be from Parr. Schober is considered the best in Indiana and wrestles rings around Sam Murbarger, who showed here a great deal last winter, so that challenge is a joke. Polos, the Greek, who has taken on a lot of weight and experience the past year, may be Schober’s next opponent, the bout taking place here. There is some bad blood between the two and a crakerjack of a match will ensue if they are matched.