Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-16
Catch rs Cafch-Can.

OF a the fair grounds last Friday after
noon. as advertised. About two hun
dred spectators witnessed the affair.
As scientific wrestling is new form of
entertainment in this locality, perhaps
minute description of the match will
not be ont of place here.
On the fair grounds, between the am
! phitheater and the Judges stand, two
ropes were stretched, forming a good
sized square. In the middle of this
square large canvass was stretched
on the ground over thin padding of
new hay and fastened down at the cor
ners. This was the magic ring"
Daniel Hewett took his corner of the
ring at twenty minutes past two.
His dress consisted of dark-red breech
cloth. He weighed 1875 pounds, and,
barring the apprehensiye look on his
face, was in excellent trim for work.
Twenty-Five minutes later the Jap.
jumped into the ring. He was fantas-
tic in blue breech-cloth, red tights and
tan-colored shoes, and the scorching
sun shone through his coarse, black
hair that stood on end porcupine style.
A comical smile often lighted his dark,
broad face, displaying Il mouthful of
elegant teeth. Matsada's trainer claim
ed that the Jap weighed only 148
pounds; but he certainly looked twenty
pounds heavier than that.
BRYAN O'Niel was chosen referee,
and Frank Market time keeper The
match was for three in five falls;
two shoulders and II hip or 0ice verSa
(three points, down to constitute fall.
Time was called at nine minutes of
three o'clock. The contestants walked
to the middle of the ring, shook hands,
and looked each other over critically
for few moments, when business be-
gan in earnest.
Catch-as-catch.ca is the name for
getting man down on his back in any
way you can. 1t soon became appar-
ent that Hewett was the stronger of the
two and Matsada the quicker. After
about one minute of grabbing and
lodging the Jap got hold around
Hewett's body and hurled him back
ward with terrific force. Hewett
alghted upon his shoulders, but saved
the fall by keeping his hips from touch
ing the ground and regained his feet.
At the end of three minutes from start
ing the Jap again ran in on Hewett and
threw him fairly upon his back. After
a rest of seven minutes, time was again
called at 3 o clock. From this time on
Hewett steadily grew better, until his
work and wind far surpassed the expec-
tations of his hackers. The Jap was
agile and cat-like and he forced the
battle all the way through, displaying
great science at every turn-especially
in having his shoe unite at the exact
moment his wind was gone. After
wrestling q minutes a rest of five min
utes was-had and then the wrestle went
on. Their sharp. work under a scorch-
ing sun soon drenched the men with
perspiration that made it impossible for
one 10 retain a hold on the osher, and
after nine minutes wrestling they took
another rest of two minutes and resum-
ed. WreStled nine minutes more and
rested three inmates !; wrestled twelve
minutes and rested six wrestIed twen-
ty minutes with aa intermission of
few seconds, and the Jap then declared
that he could not throw Hewett, and
that he must Immediately stop to catch
the train then about due that was to
take him to Winnipeg, where he had a
pressing engagement, and the contest
ants having already consumed one hour
and twenty-five minutes on the second
round without a fall, the referee deci-
ded the wrestle draw and each party
took his 800 and one-half The gate re-
ceipts the latter amounting to S99 20.
The spectators clamored long and loud
for finish OF the match. They had
paid fifty cents to come in ut the gate
and many of them twenty-five cents
more tor seat in the amphitheater ana
they wanted TO see the five falls as adj
vertised-wanted their moneys worth /;
but the Jap was bound to catch that
train, so he gathered his Doodle and