Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-03-23
THE NEGRO WINS,
Bet Does Not cara the Wrestling
Match,
On a Decision Of ClarSs Magnificent Throw
Over the Shoulder A Fierce
Fight in Earnest.

The referee Is the deciding spirit Of 4
wrestling match and last night be gave one
70 Alex. Gardiner. 1t should have belong.
ed to W. +. Clark, in the opinion Of the
writer, he having won the first and second
falls and Gardiner the third. There was q
great difference of opinion on the second
fall, but from the rsPortorisl table, it not
only was Clark's fall, but WAS a beauty Of
its kind. No reflection On the referee is
intended, for he is good and Demonstrations
referee, but it was Simply a difference Of
opinion in which the writer is backed by
the group of gentlemen who sat nearest
that part Of the stsge on which the fall &C.
CURED.
THE USUAL rALE.
There never was q match Of any kind
about this part OF the country, whether
atLl tic, aquatic or what not, bat the cry
was raised. sold out" So general has DE-
come this habit that it has thrown discred-
il on every match attempted. 1t was TO
surprise, therefore, when it was heard, last
hight, on every side, in regard 10 the TresI-
ing match. However, in the absence Of
sLy proof, the REGISTER is disposed to con-
IrtTlt asquare match. So itgOes Is q
qusre match.
The contestants, IS is perhap. well known
we're w. +. CLARK. Of Buffalo, aad
Alex Gardiner, colorsd, vi this city. Toe
pure was $50 and Police Gazette rules
governed. The only difference between
!ksse rules and those of James, which gov
lined last match, is that the former require
y-rFSi.ipu hftf tho hQrnpa3
dispensed with, other points Of difereDcs
are Insignificant
The crowd 1t Turner Hall was abo ut the
same iu point OF order and size, as that OF
the other match. The referee was also the
ssms, ". 4. Humphrey OF ST. CairsVIlle.
N,i.Rre Sap or was umpire for CLARK aud
George y. IhristmAn filled the same posi-
uUn IoT Gardiner. The men stripped in
tine condition, Clark weighing l193 and
Gtrdire- reduced to 1917. The cos'ume
were The same as in the previous oecasion.
THE FIRST FALL.
Tn nj hardly begun their feintins TO-
u 81 Uu!der aud elbow tall, when II became
GJpsreut Gardner had improved since the
last boar. Ne bal evidently galned 90 Mt.
srs ard WIS making use ef them Tnis
nrOT'edge coupled wish his Immense
strength, put the men nearer an equality
out >ul the negro vas no match for Clark,
NEose skill WAS made The more apparent.
Gardiner saiiuIly parted those l1;ks
tLSt MAD proved 81 ia's the last time. lie
even uied them himself and o. ly the en-
eiicr skill Of tn. Crucss,isn warded them
ell TEen a -IdiAsr tried 10 whirl Clark
- H. feet by sheer brute force and
%, strength he exsrted was
.ir!ty tremendous, though OF no avail.
80, mes Clark got his foot aroual the
- - lsg Of the African and three times
,,'.. GarCutr free himself But who can
49, lis late? The fourth time Clark
49,. e 5 ,ure toe lock. For moment, the
i,.,- .uuS form Of the negrJ quiyered in
. Q h ~ re nd over he went, win accish.
r,.,'ta.. at filling square on his back, which
.,L..:jHies y isil, he slighted on one SIDE
e.. ;.o"ch Clark released him and walked
g. here seemed 10 be some DOUBT. But
a vas dis.ipatsd by the referee, who
promptly gave tie fell to Clark. The
Garkey had released his hold to save him
self, otherwise he would have fallen
square ly on his back and this loOsing OF the
grip, loses the fall under the rules.
Cisrk hurt his right knee severely, In
his fell, by slighting on one OF the rings OF
the canvass, but be rubbed it and declared
himself able to come TO time. The time
aas 10 minutes, so seconds.
DOUBTFUL FALL.
TIE DsNt I.l was sIIGnuJ llAeu dIlN
showed, to the full, the difficulties attending
the position Of reieree IL was caichas.Catch-
cen, ard this Is the fSyOrits fail for sport.
The darby evidently got enough of the
jyipg down game, and he did not try II.
Clark tried it once and then. getting out of
-, did not essay il again. All through the
larky tried 10 come 10 close quarters aud
get Clark about the waist. Had he done so
his gigantic strength would have quickly
ended the f. II, but Clark was too wary for
hat Finally, in this striving. the darky
got too close in the effort and by the most
beautiful skill and hsrCuleGu strength
Clerk seized the gigantic frame OF the negro
aud hirled it clear away over his head and
down with a crash. lt was 4 beautiful
thing, and seen from the reporters stand
seemed to be a square fall. Clark at once
let 90 and walked away, hut the referee
decided il no fall The crowd was divided
on the mep, the negro being the large
Gsyorite, but this fine throw brought down
the house end threatened to dispute the
decision. However q word from referee
goes end 80 did this one. At il again they
went, and in few moments the negro got
4 waist hold on Clark, with bo'h on the
1Oor, and succeeded in dGwnIrg him. The
line vas 10 minutes.
Tue FINAL FALL.
In the final fall the GrGco- Roman, the
strength Of Gardiner gave him an advan-
isge. Clark tried to repeat his great
shoulder throwing act, but failed and
Gardiner gave him a fair and square fall,
aiming the match.