Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-05-09
LEWIS DEFEATS WANNoP.
h Englishman Beaten an tho Worlds
Championship wrestling Match.

The Englishman Beaten an tho Worlds
Championship Wrestling Match.
CHICAGO, May Swan Lewis, the
STRANGER, y champion wrestler of Amer
lea, defeated Jack Wannop, the Cornish
man and champion of England, in three
straight bouts. Nearly 5000 men and
lads tramped through a pouring rain to
battery d to witness the fun, and an
hour later they tramped back again, VOW
ing that, they hadn't had the worth Of
their money. A week ago Mayor Roche
served notice ON t'Parson' Davies that
unless the stakes of 81, 900 a side were
withdrawn he would prohibit the match.
These conditions were nominally ac-
cepted, but everybody in the big hall
knew the money vas up.
Captain Bonf1eld, Detectives Aldrich
and a score of stalwart patrolmen were
scattered among the audience, and among
the most noted sporting men who occu-
pied front seats were the Jap" Joe
P~endergrast, Trainer Kline and Billy
B%radburn, champion heavyweight OF ILL.,
nois. Billy Dakeman got a round OF ap-
plause when he appeared on the platform
at $50 p. M, and introduced John Nc
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and announced that the match would be
catch-as-catch-can, best three out of five.
In q moment Wannop made his appear
ance and received al enthusiastic recep-
| ton. He wore whiSs tights and brown
trunk, breast and shoulders bare. He
presented a magnificent specimen of
| physical manhood, but his face was
flushed and his manner ervous, and
there were indications-which were cor
roborated by eye witnesses after the con-
test was over-that he had been indulg-
ing in the flowing bowl.
Lewis, bare from neck to feet except
for a gray trunk, followed at his heels
and received just as hearty q welcome as
his opponent. He was calm and self
possessed. Wannop tipped the beam at
100 pounds, and wa seconded by John H.
Howe, of Newcross, iLopdon. Lewis
weighed ITO pounds, and had for asecond
Duncan Mcmillan q well-known wrestler
and ball player. Time was called and
both men shook hands. They were eau
tious and figured for an opening. Lewis
got a partial grapevine, but Wannop got
away. After wrestling for two minutes
Wannop forced Lewis on his knees and
got a good hold, but Lewis got away.
Lewis tried a back hold and missed, but
Immediately afterwards he got a good
grapevine hold which he changed to q
cross-buttock, and turned Wannop easily
and squarely in 6 minutes 90 seconds.
When the men appeared for the second
bout Wannop had discarded his tights.
Lewis got q deadlock, figuring for a
grip, but Wannop got away and getting
q grapevine hold threw Lewis on his
side. Lewis got up and ina moment had
Wannop on his knees. Both men regained
their feet. Lewis secured a grapevine
hold, but Wannopl changed it to q hip
lock, and threw Lewis, nearly getting
hin down, Wannop tried to get q neck
lock but Lewis put him away again.
The ~"Strangler'' again secured a grape
vine-lock, but Wannop changed It to a
hip-lock and partly threw his opponent.
Lewis turned over and, getting Il half,
Nelson, forced Wannopt to a bridge. After
a short struggle Lewis got a hammer
lock, which DE changed into q hsIf-N
son. thrbFsng the Englhshman etraight