San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-03-02
THE WRESTLERS.
Their Immense Strength and skill
Again Exhibited.

Their Immense Strength and skill
Again Exhibited.
The wrestling match between Greek
George and John Graham for $3.50 a
side, drew packed house at the FASH
Ion theatre last night. The match took
place as advertised, beginning at 1880
o'clock. Greek George, who from the
start to the finish was the fayorite.
seemed to be much the better man OF the
two and acted on the aggressive
throughout. He was not as active as
Graham nor did he resort to as many
tricks, depending more on main strength
than anything else.
The first fall was to be catch as-catch-
can, and was won by George in IL min
utes.
The second fall was Greco-Roman
style, and was won by Graham In 0
minutes 40 seconds.
The third and deciding fall WAS won
by George in ii minues 10 seconds, and
he was declared the winner.
During the iGtermission between Sec
ond and third falls, Graham challenged
Duncan g. Ross, the champion collar
aud elbow and harness wrestler and
was in the audience, replied to Graham
In quite an insulting manner, and then
George challenged him. After
good deal Of CUFF on both sides,
the wresilers were called to their work
and Ross was left to enjoy the fun.
Both Graham and George want to meet
Ross, for whom they seem to have but
little affection, on account OF previous
buarrels, and Ross says he wants to meet
Graham. He says nothing about the
Greek, 1t 10 hardly probable, however,
II the match can be arranged between
either of the champions, as there seems
to be too much blowing all around.
After the house had been closed
and the dancing commenced Greek
George and John Graham went
up stairs to make q settlement OF
some money due one of them. Soon az
ter an awful racket, as II the house was
coming down, was heard, and directly
Greek George and Graham came rolling
and tumbling down stairs, George in
the lead and Graham after him. At the
bottom of the stairs in the barroom they
clinohed with Graham pummeliDg
George In downright earnest. Assist
ant Marshal Cardenas was present and
arrested the two men for fighting,
taking them over to the bat cave
where they gave cash bonds to appear
before the recorder this morning to
plead to the charge Of fighting. This
morning the second match began, the
scene being laid In the recorders court
room. A large audience was present
and Recorder Adam, acting as referee,
called time at half-past nine. The police
explained they had to catch.as-oatch-
can both George and Graham and ex-
planned the facts of the fight as de-
tailed above. The referee in just two
minutes decided that only one
round was necessary and called
time. The fight was declared a
draw. both being equally guilty, though
only Graham pleaded guilty. Each was
fined $40 and the receipts were handed
over to stakeholder Shsrdein, who gave
each of them the remainder OF their cash
bonds after deducting the fines. AL
most another fight took place after these
gay sporting gentlemen had left the bat
cave precincts. George had agreed, af-
ter the fight last night, to pay
Graham's fine, it seems, and Cap
tain ShardeiD, not knowing this,
deducted the two fines from each mans
cash bond. Graham's cash bond had
been put up by his hacker, Mcguire, and
when they all left the station house
Mcguire found he was $40 out on the
game, and feeling not quite sure that he
would get paid back, demanded OF
George the return of his money on ao-
count Of the agreement. Receiving a
negative from George he complained of
the matter to Captain Shardein,
the men were called back and
George gave up So to Mcguire,
and all then left, perfectly salts.
fed, except George, who was out $l5
and did whip his man after all. Capt.
Cardenas called after them that If they
did not leave town In "a hours he would
run them in again.
So ended the great wrestling match,
hippodrome or no bippodrome. The
public can take their choice. To this
paper it looks like hippodreme all the
way through. InteDtly watching the
two men last night when wrestling, sew
eral strong neck holds we're taken
by both men that could, If done
ION the square," have resulted in only
strangulation aad fall. When those
terrible locks were made, land they are
admissible under the rules, the men did
not seem to be strangling, but the arm
Of the holder would gently relax, the
other fellow would get his wind and
slip his head out of the grip as easily as
possible. Then the division of the
money after the show, which resulted in
the fight lends considerable color to
Duncan Ross charges that they are both
hippodromes.
Ross is not accompanied by the Irish
Giant.