The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1892-11-16
GIANTS ON The CARPET
King and Mcmillan, The Noted Wres.
tiers, Begin Their Match.
WHERE STRENGTH COUNTS
Both Men Struggle Hard for Hours
Tho pavilion Crowded With
9poctators-The End
10 Not Vet.

BUTTE, Nov. l5.-Jack King and d. A.
Mcmillan met tonight at the Athletic club
pavilion in mixed wrestling match for
the championihip Of the world. and il was
the greatest battle between giants that
has ever been seen In Butte or the North
west. Both men were In good condition
and 10 evenly matched that there was no
choice between them. The match was
square and fair, and 1t was worth all the
prize fights that have taken place in Butte
in year. 1t was ap exhibition Of wrcst.
ling such as few people present had ever
witnessed, and tho crowd was the best
satisfied one that the old pavilion has ever
held.
Both men were in good condition and
each ono tipped the scales nj 1876. They
were unable to decide on u referee. Larry
Gleason and Pete Schumacher were
finally selected to act jointly. L. NJ. Rice
acted as timckceper. Mcmillan was sec
ondcd by Mckenzie, and Zeno and Peter
Taguc aud McCuc were behind King. Nc
MILAN won the toss and selected side hold
ms tho first style to be wrcstlcd. The men
put ON the belts and shook hands at $40.
Mcmillan started in by trying to get the
lip lock. but King slipped away from it
work, Mcmillan succeeded In getting King
partly up, but the belt slipped and the
men went down with King partly under
meath. No fall. After the three
minutes rest agreed upon between
hi,chcs. the mon went al il again, with
King on the defensive. In about three
minutes King went down again, but on his
side. King showed his great strength To
advantage in this hitch and less powerful
man would have gone down before the big
Scotchman. In the third hitch Mcmillan
got grapevine hold, but could not catch
King of his guard and let II go. A minute
later he go; the grape again aud had King
half over. but he spread out like an eagle
and Mcmillan could not get him down fair
OH his back. The hitch lasted three NM
utes.
In the fourth hitch King got away from
couple of grapevines. but Mcmillan
finally got a front grapevine and threw
King on his side. In the next three
bitches King seemed 10 gain confidence
i'm himself and gave Mcmillan probably q
harder game than he had expected nj his
fayorite style. The eighth bitch was the
shortest and best. King started in ON the
aggressive and got partial hiplock. Nc
MILAN then got IA grapevine and back
hitch and sent King down on his back.
There were only two points down and the
referee decided il no fall.
In tho next hitch King got q do uble
back neck hold. but was not strong
enough to force his opponent back. The
next hitch was the final and decisive one.
Both mon got grapevine holds. but could
not hang onto them. Mcmillan finally
got grapevine with front lock and grad
II a IA. l..
ing him fairly with three points down. II
took Just an hour and five minutes to dc.
eide this style.
King had the choice for the next style
and selected Cornish. his stronghold. II
was generally thought that King would
win comparatively easy at this style. but
Mcmillan gave him tho hardest and long
est tusslo hc has ever had at his favorite
| style. II took King an hour and As min
utcs to get his long opponent down on his
back, and he succeeded in doing il
| then only after tho hardest kind
of work. Mcmillan was on tho
defensive all the time mud this fact
coupled with his long reach and marvel
ous agility made Kings task n most diff.
| cult one. Time and time again did Inc try
| TO ret his deadly strnngic hold. but Nc.
MILAN slipped out Of his grasp as often as
lie tried IL. King had Nc MILAN up in the
air half dozen times, but as soon as he
lifted him from the floor a pair of long
legs were wrapped around him and lac
could not get him down.
In the ninth hitch King landed McMil.
Ian on the back of his head and one
shoulder with back-crook. and again In
the fourteenth hitch hc had him ncarl,
down tho Same way. In the sixteenth
hitch he got n back-crook hold thai
counted and Mcmillan landed fairly OF
his back with n thud that shook the hall
II was McMillan's next choice
and he selected catch-as-catcli-can style
After a hard struggle King won at catch
as-catch-can in q minutes, forcing Me-
MILAN down with half nelson and ham
mcrlock. This was "A surprise ts
McMillan's supporters, who had expected
him TO win at this style. 1t being
then I 30 o'clock, II was decided
TO postpone the match until this
Wednesday evening, when II will be re
suned at o O'Clock. The styles yet to b,
wrcstlcd are Graeco-Roman and collai
and elbow. There is hardly any choice
between the two men on these styles. The
holders of coupons will be admitted free
and the chances arc the pavilion vii
hardly hold the people who will turn ou
to see the end of this great match.