The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-15
DAKOTA BILL vAnou1snED
How 0 New York Wrestler Aston
ished the White Piners.

abDnt IN q mover manner.
w. J. Tompkins. alias Dakota Bill. /
is one Of the mos, expert wrestlers in
this vicinity. He stands six feet two
inches and has been victorious iii nu-
merous ruff and tumble wrestling
bouts. He weighs 1870 pounds, and
is looked upon as a tough customer to
handle.
While Dakota Bill was playing draw
poker in the dingy barroOm Of Gold
Nugget lately. tall. burlv athletic,
accompanied by two friends. walked
in.
The visitors called all hands up To-
drink, when the conversation turned
upon the subject Of wrestling. The
landlord pointed on. Tompkins To the
party, and informed them that he WAS
the champion. and that he could
throw anything from badger to
yoke Of oxen.
Ill bet 500 that l can produce n
man that can throw him." remarked
one Of the strangers.
YES" replied the tall stranger. I'll
bet 5000 that he cant throw ne twice
= day.
The landlord said If Bill would take
hold he would back him for 5000 To-
wres,le anybody in Nevada Terri
tory.
After a warm but friendly wraDgle
the match was made, Dakota Bill
agreeing To meet the Unknown. The
stakes $3.50 a side; were posted. and
i, was agreed that the contest should
he decided promptly. In the mean
time the mattel, created quite breeze.
and thousands were wagered on the re-
suit. Dakota Bill being the f;,voriie
at three to one, owing io the fac,
thar the Unknown was comparatively
| a stranger.
TIE time for the contest arrived.
Ligc Kirby a noted run AMI catch"
wrestler If Gold Hill was chosen ref
cree. The conditions were collar AMI
elbow, hest three IN in five. The In
known. when stripped. proved to he
Is equally well bull, AMI mere mus-
cular than the champion. Bets were
living on all sides when the men came
forward for the first round and odds
Of 800 and 500 were freely offered
on Dakota Bill.
All being ready. the men closed
and fierce struggle enSued. Dakota
Bill soon threw the Unknown. amid
the cheers Of the motley assemb'age
of Transfers. miners. and dIgacrs, who
had cnngrcgated in large numbers
to hack their champion. The round
lasted thirteen minutes.
After short rest the men came 10
gether again. Betting was $40 to SO
on Dakota Bill, and the two friends Of
the stranger accepted all offers. The
second round only lasted few min
u;es when the Unknown tripped the
Nevada champion and threw him over
his shoulder with tremendous force To-
the ground. The scientific manner
I i'm which the Unknown threw Dako;a
Bill gained him few more supporters.
and vet Dakota Bill was the iavori,e.
and the betting was bri>ker than ever.
The third round proved long and
desperate struggle. lasting ID minutes
when the Unknown was dashed TO the
ground, and Dakota Bill awarded the
third fall. amid huZas and cheers.
Dakota Bills stock now went up, and
; to l was laid that he would
win. The odds were readily taken.
and Dakota Bills friends were jubi-
I liant.
The fourth round progressed quietly
for few minutes, when the Unknown
gave Dakota Bill sudden twist and
ierked him on his hip. The Nevada
champion made a desperate effort to
release himself, but his twistings and
struggles were of no avail. The In
known held on, raised him on his
shoulder and threw him heavily.
Dakota B;ll landed on his head and
right shoulder. and was cleverly placed
on his back. The fall was awarded
to the Unknown. The match then
became quite interesting. Dakota
Bill was terribly shaken up by the
last fall. vet he and his friends were
still confident that he would win.
and the landlord still offered odds on
the result.
Each had now gained two falls. and
and the two friends Of the unknown
offered odds that he would win.
The last round was sharp, short.
and desperate. Dakota Bill got the
advantage, but the Unknown handled
him warily. and again threw him on
his head, to the surprise of Dako-
Ia Bill and the gamblers who mad lost
thousands on the result.
The unknown proved to he John
Mcmahon Of New York. the cham
pion wrestler Of America, who has
figured in numerous contests east Of
the Rocky Mountains. Tompkins
had but recently won a large sum
from Cool Manly, the noted gambler;
and, knowing that Tompkins would
always wrestle for gold dust, Manly
engaged Mcmahon to 60 down with
him to wrestle Tompkins, who did not
know Mcmahon. The miners were
greatly surprised when they discovered
who the unknown was, and they claim
that Tompkins has as much chance of
throwing California pine a. McMa-
hon,