The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-08
The Champion Of the Coast Too Much
For the Middle
Weight
rha Tan Was In Poor Condition
But Made q Game
Struggle.
A Small Attsndance-rhs Jap win Gs
East and Take . Good
Rest.

opera house to witness the wrestling match
between William H. Quinn, the champion
of the coast, and Mstsada K. Sorakichi,
the middle weight champion Of the world,
At $50 E. T. ZeiRler, the Jap's manager.
appeared on the stage and announced that
the principals had decided upon Duncan
Mcdonald AZ the referee. Whenever Dunno.
consents to act in this capacity he is always
greeted with manifestations of approval, as
he was in this case. John Worth acted as
time keeper. Quinn was presented to the
audience first. He was in splendid condi-
ton and weighed $50 pounds. He COM
planned Of slight cold, however. Matsada
came next and his cough could be heard all
over the house. "He's in horrible shape"
said Zeigler in the wings. Sorakichi was in
no condition to go on the pad. He had
bad cold and was constantly Wheeling
during the contest. A good many Of those
present in the audience thought that in the
last fall Quinn acted in brutal manner by
throwing himself several times on the Jap.
When asked about this after he had won
the match he said that he did not
hear the referee declare fall, but stopped
as soon as his second touched him
on the shoulder. It certainly would have
been brutal act If he was aware that fall
had been declared. Quinn is clearly the
such tactics. His trainer, McCann, watched
the proceeding very closely. and says that
Mcdonald did not touch Quinn on the
shoulder, to indicate that he had won. The
referee stood behind Quinn, who could not
see him when the former waved his hands
As soon as Matsada was helped to his
chair the crowd rushed upon the stage and
there was some little excitement for few
minutes as it was thought he had been
badly injured. DR.. Kellogg examined him
in his dressing room. The door was locked
minutes before the stage was cleared. The
Jap was taken to The Helena and put to
bed. His manager says that Mat. is very
wilful about training and that he
caught cold by not taking the
proper care of himself while exercising.
Matsada says that he thinks he will 90 east
and take six months rest before be does
any more wrestling. This determination he
made last night upon the advice of ply
stefan.
Quinn had everything his own way in the
contest. At the call of time they came to-
gether, Mat. coughing badly and looking
minute, with Quinn straining the Jap's
neck with half Nelson which the latter
broke, following this up by breaking an
arm hold as the men sprang to their feet
again. They were soon down again, the
Jap securing reverse body lock. He
pumped against Quinn's powerful ribs, but
apparently made no impression and only
exhausted himself. When he got tired Of
the work he peered over Quinn's shoulders
to look at his brace. While he was doing
this Quinn turned and caught his opponent
with strong neck hold, which MRtsada
slipped out Of and again the men were on
the ir feat inafanf xhov wQra 6OVyn
again, Mat. on his hands and knees, Quinn
having him in o reverse body hold. After
toying with him for q few seconds the big
fellow straighted up with the struggling
Jap in his arms. 1t was combination hold
of half Nelson and crotch lock from
him IN the air two or three seconds and
then dumped him on the pad rolling both
shoulders on the canvas. 1t was q plain
fall that everyone present could see. The
time was six and half minutes. A rest
of twenty minutes followed.
At the second call the Jap secured a neck
hold which Quinn easily broke. In the
first part Of the bout the men were all over
the pad and sometimes off it. The Jap
started out to cut the pace but he lacked
the steam. It was nothing but waiting
dent, TT the jap Wheeling ike sn broken
down race horse. Several times the Jap
secured full Nelson's but Quinn simply
raised his head to break them. He had the
Jap in the air half dozen times butqui Ok
spins saved Matsada.
At one time Quinn had his opponents
feet up and head on the floor. ''Spin,
Mat" said ZeiRler, and again he was out Of
tight place. The coast champion then
administered some choking to tho Jap,
after which he picked him up and let him
fall few times. The Jap commenced
splitting blood and time was called for one
minute. Then came the winning fall and
in which it was thought that Quinn was
publishing the Jap after the former had Sc
cured the fall. To the spectators it looked
brutal as Quinn's $50 pounds came down
upon the upturned breast Of Matsada, who
was bridged, but it is doubtful if it was any
worse than that terrible stranRle hold that
the Jap had around Quinn's neck q week
ago and which he retained until the big
fellow was as limp as rag. Men who
know Quinn we'll say that he would not re-
SORT to any such means if he knew that the
decision had been made. This bout lasted
twenty-five minutes. There was some
question about the fall, but the referee gave
the match to Quinn.
Two Butte Men Caught
New York, Sept. 7.-Maurice Gilbert, o +
Butte City, Mont, and Frank Bernice, of
tbs same CITY, arrived on the steamer La