The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-17
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BILL CLARK DOWNS ALEX GaRDNaR
Bat tbs wheeling Man Challenges Hin for Aaothsi
TrIaI-ln Impression that Saturday Nights p
Wrestling Match WAS a Pat " JOB. 81
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dred and fifty people Saturday evening, gath.
cred for the purpose oil witnessing q wrtstllng
match between WIN. F., more familiarly
called "Bill" Clark, Of Buffalo. N. Y, ard
Alex. Gardner, acolored "!eauer" at the city
gas works. The match was made LIS! Mon.
day, and during tho week caused consider.
able talk among the sporting class. When
tho curtain was rolled up shortly after s
o'clock, the scene from the stage was st,ik.
ing one. Nearly every class was represented.
There were few business men, number Of
tony young men, several sporting men,
small bays, mill men, Counellmen and
'loughs," while at the rear OF the hall
cleaned the bright buttons OF several mem.
hers OF the police force. As soon a. the cur.
tain went up there was an approving yell,
and cries Of "IIAis Of u" "0ilsfp' and
'1own In 'front.'" Those Ut the rear climbed
up on the backs OF their chairs, and every.
one smoked. The smoke could almost have
been cut with knifs-the air was blue with
It.; II came from pipes, stogies, cigarettes and
coarse and fine cigars. -,"g0s''',' ri
THE nEYERGE AND THE wRrsTLERs. a@t
In order 10 avoid any confusion or delay
the two contestants had chosen hS referee
before the curtain went up Mr.. W. A. Hum.
phrey, OF 81. Clairsville, 4 commercial tray.
sler who was we'll yersed In wrestling rules.
lie performed his part Of the programme
very acceptably. He first explained In q
brief manner the rules governing each style
Of wrestling and then introduced the wtest-
lers. Both were greeted with applause.
GARDENERS size created considerable COM
ment. The muscles OF his arms, back aud
legs are magnificsntly developed and ss hard
and solid ns those Of an OK. CLARK showed
up in very trim condition. Gardner gave
his weight at lsS pounds and Clark his at
ITO pounds ounces. Both wore white
shirts and drawers and blue trunks.
The first bout WAS collar and elbow, Gard.
ner went down In sH minutes. The second
was catch.as.catch -can, and In minutes
Clark waa laid out fiat and the crowd howled.
The third fall was Gieso-Roman. and again
Gardner threw CLARK. Time tx minutes.
The fourth bout was again collar and elbow,
and again the colored giant went to the Aoor.
Time W minutes. y,
THE DECISIVE ROUND. & IN
Each now had two falls to his credit and az
the match was best three in five, 1t took only
one more to settle 1t. Tho style Was catoh-aL-
catch.can and was won by Clark In 9 min,
utes. Between each bout Yves an intetlnlsaion
OF twelve miputes, no TINT 1t was 70 O'Clock
when the match ended. 7H s'.f@g p
= In Clark's challenge he announced th At be
would give any ono that accepted at $40 II
they could throw him catch ss-catce- Jan,
This Garduer did In the second bout. He
worked hard, and CLARK was sweating freely
when 1t was over. -yE5H6
Assoon as the match ended there was a
rrsh for the stage by Clarks friends. Gard.
ner, In loud voice, challenged Clark for an.
other wrestle right there and then for from
$3.50 TO $500 side. Clark wanted to wrestle
two weeks from then. That was too long for
Gardner aud so they talked until before the
evening was over they arranged 10 sign; ar.
ticles tonight for d match for $3.50 q side,' 10
take place next Saturday evening.
H WAS IT seuAREF 1It%
It is probable that there never was sport.
ing event OF any nature In this city that the
cry OF "hippodrome' was not raised. It
was 80 Saturday night, and, perhaps, not
without cause. There was no money OF any
Consequence bet-eyery one seemed to be-
afraid OF a "job." Many said TINT the Bufa-
10 man would take the first fail; Gardner the
next two, 50 as to keep up the interest, and
then Clark would finish up In qaick order.
They said this before the match began and
wanled to bet that the match would be as
they said. Others alleged that Clark. and
Gardner practiced beforehand that it was a
scheme OF Cla.k's to catch .''Suckers' Be
all this "a 1t may, there was considerable fun
aud The show was worth the money. ~.
Clark is splendid wrestler-a profession
al. He showed that in his lightning.liks
agility, supplsness, tricks aud strength. He
wtestles In Buffalo on The 2S!h with Gala.
CHER, noted wrestler.