Featherweight, Freestyle (≤135 pounds), Men

Ben Bradshaw was the 1903 AAU Champion and came in as the favorite. He won his first two matches by falls, but in the final, he had a difficult match against Ted McLear, with Bradshaw winning gold by decision. Bradshaw won his third AAU title in this class in 1907. This is the only 1904 Olympic class for which there was a known match for third-place, with Charles Clapper winning the bronze medal by defeating Frederick Ferguson by a quick pin at 0:54. Ferguson and Clapper had lost to Bradshaw in the first two rounds, so it is likely that the third-place match was some variant of a Bergvall Tournament. Clapper would become 1906 AAU Champion as a lightweight.