St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-06

by quick turn. A few minutes OF inefect-
ual locking and twisting followed. when
Mclaughlin got hip-lock on
his man and threw him neatly on his back.
falling on him but he was quickly rolled over.
IL seemed TO be the general impression in the
audience that Mclaughlin had not won the
fall. but the referee decided in his favor and
the audience took the uecis on with but little
remonstrance. Time, eight minutes.
Second Bout-After a rest of ten minutes,
time was called on the second bout and the
men came together. Dufur looking more
determined than ever and the audience
looked for some hard work. Dufus was on
the aggressive and several times tried TO get
hip lock on the colonel but failed. Nc
Laughlin at last got a grapevine twist on Du-
fur but slipping from the grip Dufur caught
the colonel on his trip and threw him
on his knees and face. IL was magnificen,
work and the audience yelled like madmen.
This sudden turn seemed to fire McLaughlin's
blood and he began to force the struggle. He
picked Dufur up and swung him through the
air at arms length as though he had been
doll but he came squarely on his feet. This
exhibition Of strength was sig
nal for wild expression from
the people. This kind of work didn't please
Dufur, and he pulled the colonel TO his knees
but couldn't turn him. After struggling for
few seconds without serious effect. Dufur
suddenly caught a hip lock and Topped Nc
Laughlin on his back. but he brdged. and
saved himself from fall by keeping his hips
OF the floor. Cries of ''no fall!' "no faIl!r
and the referee decided that 1t was not a fall.
although Uufur's umpire claimed one. Again
| the men came together and inside OF a min
! ute Dufur caught another hip-lock and again
threw Mclaughlin on his back. but he
brldged and the referee decided no fall. This
brought Kisses from a portion of
the audience, but Duplessis explained
the points that constituted a fall
the people became quiet. The men caught
another hold and Dufur IN two minutes sue
ceeded in again throwing Mclaughlin on his
back This time II was apparent to all that
Dufur had won fall, and when the referee
decided in favor of Dufur the people howled
and stamped and clapped their hands. Time:
| 10 minutes.
Third Bout-The third and last bout was
catch-as-catch-can, st. James rules govern
| ing. The men came up fresh. showing but
| little evidence OF their exertion. They
| fought warily for a minute. Dufur at
last succeeded in getting a hanging hold on
Mclaughlin, and attempted to throw him
over his head, but the colonel
| by sheer force brought his antagonist to his
knees and Dufur forced him down on all
fours and succeeded in crow ling him down
on his stomach. He then began TO work to
turn the colonel on his back but unluckily re-
laxed his vigilance and Mclaughlin watching
his opportunity threw his arm up. caught a
neck hold and in HASH Dufur was thrown
through the air and came down on his back
squarely The referee gave the fall to Nc
baughlln amidst the shouts of the audience.
Time. pa minutes.
Mclaughlin was declared the winner of
the match, and stepping to the front of the
stage, he announced that that was the last
time that he would ever wrestle in public
as he had concluded TO retire from the
field. He said Dufur was the best man he
had ever met in the ring. and he retired.
leaving him the champion mixed wrestler
Of the world. He drew from his pocket
the mixed wrestling match championship
belt which he had held since 1870 against
all comers and presented It to Dufur.
who said he didn't feel justified
in taking the belt in the manner that 1t was
given him, but accepted 1t, and thanking
the donor. Sa d he would struggle to defend
it. The men then shook hands and tie
audience went wild. Mclaughlin said he