St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-07
CANNON WINS.
The Most Exciting Wrestling Match
Ever Witnessed i'm NIiuueauoliS

sit was the best and most interesting
wrestling match 1 ever witnessed" was the
expression of all who went down to the
base ball park yesterday afternoon. The
sun beat down hot upon the canvas which
had been spread in front of the grand stand.
About 500 people had assembled, and the
gaze OF 500 men was riveted to the white
canvas. So they sat for about an hour,
waiting for the wrestlers. There was little
or no betting. Tom Cannon seemed to be
the favorite, and odds were offered on him
with no takers. Finally $50 was put up
that Cannon would win the match in an
hour, and stray dollar here and thele was
nabbed. 1t was few minutes past 4
o'clock when the athletes emerged from
their dressing rooms. They We're stripped
to the waist, and were greeted with mod.
est round of applause. Prof. Donaldson
was selected as referee and Ben Brunswick
was chosen timekeeper. G. W. Ryder re-
quested the audience to preserve
STRICT ORDER,
and the fun began. The Jap at once
opened with all his strength. He Jumped
and jerked, often throwing Cannon to his
knees. Another favorite movement was to
give an occasional butt with his head,
nearly paralyzing Cannon. In the first bout
one OF the butts hit Cannon full in the nose,
and the claret went dripping to the carpet
and all over ike Jap's dusky skin. Tile
match was hard fought. The Celestial is
little giant, and full of sand. He stood
punishment that no other wrestler would
care to take. Cannon's favorite hold was
the arm and hammer lock, and a half Mel
son and backarm lock combination, and he
twisted the Jap's arm up behind his back so
that it seemed that it must be twisted from
the socket. But the Jap is gritty" and
never gives up. He usually made head
pivot turn.
AND GOT AWAY.
1t was by these locks that Cannon won
the match. The summary of the contest is
as follows:
First Bout-The Jap went at once TO tho
aggressive and jerked Cannon to his knees
cannon worked for q full chancery but the
Jap broke away. Cannon then spared for q
back hold, but couldn't make it work. The
Jap was on the alert and he improved an OPP
poftun1ty and had Cannon on his flat side in
a twinkling, but sagacious Cannon was NOT
to be caught, The foreigner went behind
Cannon and worked desperately for five min
uteS without effect. Then, Selling q strong.
arm lock, he twisted Cannon over, but Can
non made pretty bridge and was safe.
Quickly the Jap was forced to the CARPET for
protection, only to break away again and
spring to his feet. Cannon took a cross-arm
lock and. dexterously changing it to chan
Gerry, forced the Jap to the canvas again. Cam
non clin2ing pluckily to the lock- The crowd
feared that Cannon was choking his antaro-
mist, and after regaining their feet a few
minutes later the Jap struck the other in the
face, and Cannon claimed foul, which was
not allowed. Going to work again the Ian
took full chancery aud twisted, but Cannon
secured full under back hold. The Ian
twisted and squirmed like an eel and suc-
ceeded in getting to the corpet on all tours.
Cannon, who had been butted in the nose
bled freely, and the blood choked him. The
Jap had the best of the bout. He took a
chancery and threw Cannon to his side. Can
non brtdged and got away. A half Nelson
brought him back to a bridge, and the Jan
heldhim until Cannon succumbed and went
down on both sholders. The excitement ,vss
intense. revolution of sentiment took
place and the Jap became favorite but no
one seemed willing to back his conclusions
by money. Time, 81 minutes.
Second Bout-This was shorter and was
won by Cannon. Cannon had washed the
clotted blood out CT his nostrils and was in far
better condition. After considerable nre.
liminary sparring, Cannon got behind the jap
and picking him off the ground dashed him to