Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-12
ANOTHER TUSSLE
BETWEEN MILLER AND MCLAUGHLIN.
A StubbOrnIy Contested Stuggle at Balti-
more, Thursday Night, for $1,000
and the Championship
The Result a Draw.

BALTIMORE, April 1.-THE much
talked of match between Colonel ]. II.
Mclaughlin, OF Detroit, and Professor
VIM. Miller, of this city, came off here
last night at the Academy Of Music.
The rules governing the contest were
catch-as-catch-can above the waist, with
use of legs in tripping. The stakes
were $1,000 and the championship of
the United StBtes, all the door money to
go to the winner. Despite the unfavor-
able weather, the large auditorium was
filled with an enthusiastic audieuce, the
record Of the men being well known.
Great interest was taken in the match.
The referee chosen was Captain \. A.
Palmer, of New York. Judges for Nc
Laughlin, Matt Grace, of New York;
for Miller, A. T. Houcn, Of Baltimore.
The men came on the stage at $50 p. NJ,
both looking like giants of strength.
Miller's weight was 1913 pounds, Nc
Laughlin's 220. In the first bout Nc
Laughlin, after preliminary handling,
began forcing the contest, and, getting
the waist holds on Miller, lifted and
threw him two or three times to the
stage, but failed to obtain any signal
advantage, as the doughty Miller sue
ceeded in slipping from his grasp.
Once Miller fell prone upon his head,
and for moment appeared dazed by
the force OF the fall. 1t was momentarily,
however, as the next moment he had
his antagonist on the floor. The latter
lay spread-eagle fashion, and Miller
failed 10 move him. In this way the
struggle continued to be a most stub
born one, the Detroiter doing most of
the work and vainly striving to get the
Baltimorean on his back. He got neck
hold, and was on the point OF getting
Miller where he wanted him, when the
favorite formed a bridge and twisted
from his grip. so the first hour passed,
first one and then the other apparently
winning an advantage, when the referee
called time. Both retired for fifteen
minutes rest, without either getting
fall.
After resting fifteen minutes the CON
test was resumed by repetition OF the
former movements, the Detroitergetting
two or three favOrite holds, but Miller
squirming like serpent from his hands.
Mclaughlin began, using his feet freely
in the hope OF throwing his antagonist
by clean fall, and in this he was also
unsuccessful. Miller's dogged determi-
nation was equal to the great strength
and superior weight of his burly rival
who began to show signs of fatigue. The
Baltimorean became aggressive by a Sc
ries of neckhOlds, which were unsuccess-
ful, and the second hour passed without
fall.
After fifteen minutes rest, at ll:07
the men again came on the stage. Mil
Ter was fresh, but the Detroiter was
slightly flushed. Neck holds was the
opening play, followed by body grips,
and considerable spirited work was
done. Finally Mclaughlin tripped the
Baltimorean, and following up his adj
vantage, put Miller's shoulders to the
floor winning the first fall in two hours
and sixteen minutes. Immense cheer
ing greeted the fall. The second bout
presented little OF interest. Miller threw
Mclaughlin by back-neck fall. Time
of bout, eighteen minutes.
The third bout was long and stub
born. An hour was consumed, neither
gaining the fall The referee informed
the audience that he would allow the
wrestlers thirty minutes after their re-
turn to the stage, and neither gained
fall would declare the match draw.
For the fourth bout the men returned
ts the stage at l:35 A. NJ. After half
hours unnteresting struggle, the re-
ieree declared the match draw. Great
dissatisfaction prevailed. Tim. OF the
match, ) hours and 80 minutes.