Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-03
A Long, Mard wrestie Ends In
Draw.

S.s FRANCISCO, Nov. 1.-The Greco
Roman wrestling match, best Two faiis
in three. for the championship OF the
world and 5000 and the entire gate
,acaipta. betwe n William Muldoon and
CIsrence Whistler, was attended by the
largest crowd that ever assembled 70
witness an atheletic event IN the CITY.
fche appearance of the men was greeted
With laundering applause. CONSIDER
able disparity was noticeable In tneif
buiId. Muldoon being fully head taller
and besides being much more muscular
Il more massive about the loins. Ihey
oot TO work quickly. Whistler getting
Sack hold and forcing the burly police
nan on his knees, and nearly rolling
him on both shoulders. Hardly had
thew reoained their feet when Muldoon
vas AGAIN brought to ali-fonrs, and
then on his head, supporting Whistler
On his back, and twice coming within
an inch of the floor for fall. AfteI
0ropinp about for ten minutes Muldoon
tnok a solid neck hold, throwing the
foundryman over his shoulders, the lat
Tar aIiphting on his seat. he next
seixad Whistler by the neck hold and
sttempted to lift him, but was unable to
al Il. This performance was repeated
several times without effect. In the
next move both men we're on the foor.
WhistIer on top. They bent crab heads
aoa;nst one another until finally
they broke away, only again TO
come together, this time side to side.
Jnst az Muldoon essayod to throw
Wbistlsr over himself, Whistler turned
IN the air and grabbed him by the neck
,-;th his right hand and around the
shsst with his left, and succeeded In
droppinp him on both shoulders, IN
visv Of the whole south side of the nu-
d;encs' The men had reached the ex-
treme south end of the PLATFORM wnen
the fall occurred, and Muidoon, seeing
his disadvantage, turned quickly before
the referee, who was sitting az the otner
end. could see the fall, and rolled on
the platform with Whistler ciinging TO
him. both dropping over five feee, and
continuing to wrestle ON the moor,
vile q wild throng gathered around
thefn. The cry of ''Foul!' Was raises
hv Muldoon's seconds, on the ground
that hs had been seized by the leg, but
the foul vas not allowed. The referee
slao declared no foul. The men got to
vork nj once, Muldoon narrowly escap-
inc another fall, until finally, as Whis-
tlcr attempted to lift him in the air, his
srms slipped from the perspirinR body
81 his antagonist, and he fell to the
Aoor. With the policeman on top.
Whistler was on one shoulder, and
aunare on his seat. II was palpably to
reeult in a fall for Muldoon, which was
anorod IN AZ ,ninut0S.
After an intermissi0n OF ten minutes
work was again commenced, whistler
pettinp front neck hold and throwing
Tuldoon over his head, the latter aliRnt-
ino on his feet. Again Whistler got the
eame hold, this time landing him On
~ shoulder. some claiming two. The
elsin was denied. Whistler next got
hin By the body and neck, and ground
!. hin TO both shoulders. The referee
aenin denying the fall, he repeated the
posformance, and again MS claim was
denied. The men then wrestled on the
nonr for about quarter OF an hour,
whistler finally rolling the policeman
81 tbs stage, picking him up and carry
ino him on again, when they broke
avay. The men had wrestlea ~ min
utss when Whistler picked up Muldoon.
lifted him over his head, and dropped
him on both shoulders with terriiic
force. winning the fall and tieinR the
scors. The widest excitement prevail
"a. The audience jumped into the nam
door, cheering and throwing hats into
the dir, and sigualizing with enthusiasm
tbs flrot fall ever recorded against Mui-
doom. Al midnight the men continued.
The third round commenced nerceiy,
the men grasping firm holds, and tumo
ling and pivoting, each time coming
within an inch of landing the otner
shoulders on the floor, and then whiri-
ING with the rapidity OF lightning 70
their feet. All known looks and grips.
were tried, until Muldo0n, loslng all
temper, for q second time picked az
his man, and with all his strength,
threw him to the floor headforemoss;
Whistler turned in the air and ianoeo
On his left shoulder. He got up again
bat q be reached out for another nolo
complained of q sore arm. Doctors
Lane and ReRensburger stepped on sns
stage, examined him and pronounceo
the shoulder blade broken. Inc scieres
declared the match 2 draw, oespls;
Muldoon's claim that the match shouie
be awarded him. He aVreed 20 Ris'
Whistler $1,000. The truth OF the mat
tsf d that Muldoon fairly lost tns
match by at least three falls.