Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-10
GRECO-ROMAN STYLE.
The Athletic Events Which Delighted an
Audience at the Opera House.
A Wonderful Aggregation of Athletics, Most
of Whom Forgot Their hanly shapes
and Yaunted science.

Last night the athletic, Graco-Roman wres-
Ting match came off at the opera house and
Capt. Shields won in two straight falls.
Before the main event came off there was o
little preliminary skirmishing by lesser lights,
some of them very much less-for instance,
q pair of red tights came out and eI-
ecuted the double shuttle with tom5stone-like
agility. Then small, ugly-looking cyclone
from the city on the gulf had . catch
tough from the old Bay State. The cyclone
knocked the pilgrim out by getting two downs,
Then there was a four-round match between
Irving and Porter. In this the Pilgrim dis
tInguished himself by appearing as referee. He
posed as the champion l35 slugger from Boston.
He removed half Of his teeth, put marbles in his
mouth and talked Choctaw to the charmed audi
ence. He hourished Waterbury watch in his
hand and delighted the audience with his
manly shape. The audience applauded and
said rats And the Pilgrim with the shape
was pleased.
Then he switched the marbles and announced
a sparring match between Lewis and o. Bryant
O'Bryant was the cyclone and Lewis was
''skeeter'' from the Jersey mud fats whose
arms could only be traced in the dash Of the
pilgrims Waterbury. The match was for four
rounds and was given to the cyclone. The
''skeeteT' slapped his face all over the stage.
The ''skeeter, - if be a0atjpues to chew gum in
the ring and exercise his present science will be
terror. He gould have knocked the referee
with his Waterbury out tooeasy last night. He
should have done it, too.
Then the red tights with the double shuttle at
tachment had match with he pilgrim, and it
don t make any difference who won.
At this point Professor Will Willie came for
ward ana announced that the curtain would be
Tung down until the carpenters clapboarded up q
hole in the carpet, which had caught fire from
the fash OF the pilgrims Waterbury.
The audience tied, took q smile, and wait
ed. Then the cuEtain ran up and the athletes
appeared. They wore excellent shapes, but it
was evident thai Shields was the heavier
man. Dave Saith was the referee, and
in Just seven and three quarter minutes
the professor was on his back with both
shoulders frozen to the carpet. The galleries
became hilarious for the captain, who was the
fsvorite. In the second round the professor
took the offensive, but was soon in his old posi-
tion and it only took four minutes and half to
freeze him to the floor again. The captain was
declared winner.
Willie stepped to the front and offered $3.50 to
the man who would meet him on horseback
without q saddle. Capt. Shields replied by
stepping up with roll of greenbacks in his;
hand. There may be another match between !
these athletes.
The match last night was for $3.50 9 side.
Willie is from Charleston, S. c., and Shields
from Wichita, Kansas The opera house viii
be occupied next by the Rostel dramatic COM
pany on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights
and Saturday matinee. Both prices and plays
will be popular.