The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-27

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1so8 Psi1ayS Daily
BATTLING -WRD0TLDRS.
eecond Day of the Cornish Sports.
At least twice - many SPECTATOR
were present yesterday Ut the second
days wrestling matches under the Cor
ish rules Q. ON the first. - was men,
toned, the grounds are In the rear Of
the warehouse Of J. A. Moss 4 Co.. and
have . capacity for ~ many
more - they held Yesterday.
The scene was much the same, the srr-
M we'll covered With ssw dust, the
Miners Union hand on the right Of the
judges stand, refreshn,ent bOtl, next
the entrance, aud the hundreds Of esgrl
faces, most Of them with sturdy COr-
nish features, ranged around on the
tiers Of seats.
The theory Of these matches ~ put In
practice here In that for what IL termed
the First Round, ~ many names can lie
entered % desirxble. These are paire.i
OK according to weight aud fitness by
the judges. In the First Round for the
series beginning Wednesday last 12s
n,en were entered, making 81 pairs.
OF these 81 pairs the vlct0rs are again
matched In pairs, making 81 fresh
wrestling events. This process IL co'n-
tinued until only four men are le t, who
wrestle today for the four prizes, each
man being required to throw two Of his
three opponents.
In the second round, which began
yesterday, Williams and Johns, Evan
Lewis and Henry Lenn6n, William
Pascoe and Edward Edwards were first
matched against each other, but for Va
rious reasons these matches could not
come off. The first two men who stepped
into the ring were Larry Gleason aud
Sam JefYty, the former Of whom came
out victorious. Then White downcd
Thomas Davy, and after that came one
Of the most interesting events Of the s.
ries, . match between William .obe,
weighing US pounds. and Henry Mich
OILS, weighing 195 pounds. Nichols was
. little the taller of the two men. The
sticklers, Messrs. John Pascoe, William
Thomas and Henry Roberts called time
and the fun began. Before the men ok
hold, and in this style OF wrestling talk
ing hold is q very important feature of
the sport, the judges announced that no
'fagling" or playing would now be per-
mitted, rs the end of the match was
drawing near. Nichols seemed to think
this intended for him, and made some
remarks about the sticklers and their
friends, finally Objecting to the stickiers.
Finally the men locked hold, each SEEM
ing anxious to catch the other around
the right shoulder.
After prolonged struggle which made
it evident that the men were very even
" matched, there was q fall claimed by
Nichols. The sticklers held q consulta-
ton and decided no fall. Nichols then
declared he had won q fair fall, and that
any honest man, turning toward that
portion Of the ring from which there
bad been some talk, would award it to
him. Thereupon an old man arose from
the quarter indicated and anncunc d
that there was no honest man there,
then, since it was no fall. The struggle
was then begun again, terminating this
time in what was claimed as q fall for
Jobe, but the sticklers again decided no
fall. Again the men seized each other,
and after another severe struggle there
was q third fall which the sticklers final.
" awarded to Nichols, not without pro-
tests from the audien"e.
There were other matches after this,
and to-day will be decided the question
Of the prizes, the four who come out
best ,contesting. After this will come
the collar and elbow match between
v. b. Sabin and William Pascoe, nei-
Their one Of whom needs any words Of
to Butte audiences.