Little Falls transcript., 1884-06-27
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E ever there was q honest
wrestling match IL that 1 as
Hall between Ross md sorakichii
i Japanese and Scoteh ehman wrestled
about two months ago in Cleveland.
In,8the West Ross Is 4 great man Ie
/ is . baeker 81 prize fighters and other
athletes, and he Is q 1wrsstl Ter himself Of
no mean powers. "a i one time he claim
sed the cham pionship al catch as catch
can wrestling. He IS ak feet high, has
= pair OF enormous shoulders, and is
quick and clever. When Sorakichig
went ont to Cleveland to wrestle with
Boss men Travelled from the surround
ing cities to see the match. Ross felt
good humored He had looked the
Japanese over, and came to the conclu-
sion that he could do him up with one
arm. Sorakichi's head only came q little
above the l,rawny Scots elbow when he
stood alongside Of him. He could easi-
N walk under his arm, and his
weight was forty pounds less than that
of Ross. They faced each
other in Cleveland, and after an hours
terrific work they left the stage. Ross
went to bed to nurse . broken rib, a
spraiiled wrist, and one or two other
slight mementoes of the match. and
Sorakichi went to q hospital for repairs.
When they came up for their second
CONTEXT in New York both men we're in
an ugly temper. They sprang at each
other like bull dogs, and fairly fought
as they Wrestled. Despite the enormous
disparity in size and weight the japanese
held his own with his gigantic antagon-
ist. Sorakichi is the strongest man Of
his size and weight in America, without
the slightest doubt. On the stage the
wrestlers looked liked a giant and a
pigmy striving for the mastery. It
took the giant one hour and four min
utes to throw the pigmy in this instance.
Ross attempted to break the left arm
OF the Japanese once, and would have
done it had it not been for the threats
and misses Of the audience. It is not
generally considered so, but wrestling
is more dangerous, than sparring.
In San Francisco a few weeks ago,
Whistler was. wrestling with Muldoon,
when the latter caught back lock on
him and deliberately twisted his arm ;
the result was a broken wrist for Whist
ler. This broken wrist Of Whistler s
must make Dufur, now champion Of
New England, smile if he remembers
as he doubtless does---his match with
Whistler some years ago in Germania
Hall. There We're very few men pres
ent at the contest, as it was arranged
very quickly and not advertised. The
two wrestlers sprang upon the stage
about o'clock and went resolutely to
work. Each had considerable amount
of money on the match and they wrest-
led for all they were worth. Toward
the end Of the first bout Whistler got
Dufur down with his Dufur's) left arm
twisted behind his back. Whistler
seized the left hand of the fallen athlete
with both of his brawny fists and be-
gan to pull it backward. He was en-
deavoring to hrrt Dufur SO badly that
the latter would have to give in and
drop his other shoulder to the floor so
as to constitute fall. Dufur resolute-
", and with Spartan endurance, with
stood the strain. Tt is necessary, in
order to secure q fall at catch as catch
| can wrestling, to press two hips
and one shoulder, or two shoulders and
one hip to the floor. Whistler was try
ing to force Dufur to the floor by delib-
erately pulling his arm out Of joint.
The men were dripping wet and Whist
ler had his teeth set like a bull dog
Every drop Of blood went from Dufur's
face, leaving him as white as ghost.
His friends begged him to give in, but
he was stubborn and refused. Then he
gasped, gave short cry that sounded
like a woman's voice, and sank half in
sensible on the stage. A small scarlet
spot as big as penny appeared or his
shoulder, and when he was helped to
his feet his arm hung lifeless at his side.
1t was an exhibition of brutality which
I have never seen equalled at a boxing
match. His arm was pulled into place,
and in month time it was as strong
us ever. A man who is thoroughly de-
veloped and in good condition can stand
a strain that will cripple an ordinary
man. Another instance of the dangers
that the wrestlers run has just come un-
der my notice: William Miller, well
known athlete, while wrestling with
Donald Din aie was thrown SO roughly
by the Scotchman that his right leg was
broken in two places. Miller will ba
crippled all the rest of his life. r. r. !: :: q