The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-11
THE WRESTLING MATCH.
Mcleod Defeats Acton i'm Two
Straight Falls.
One Thousand People Witness tie Ca.ch-as-
Cateh-Can Contest - QCeer
Pool-Selling.

The wrestling match. catch-as-eatcb-can,
best two out of three falls, between Joseph
Acton, "the little Demon" and ID. 5. Ne
Leod of NanaimO, was contested last even
ing at tie Pacific Athletic Club, ana was
won By Mcleod in two straight falls.
The articles stated that the match was
for S2l00; Acton having put up Sl100 as
against $1,000 by Mcleod.
There was no restriction as to holds, but
il was noticed during the match that neither
man tried Tor the famous Evan Lewis choke
lock.
Acton in his palmy days scaled 142 pounds
in condition, but last evening he carried
considerable snpertiu0us desh abou: the
stomach. aud must have weighed at least
100 pounds. Mcleod was in fine condition,
and his weight was stated TO be 10 pounds.
The betting was very lively. Tn north
ern sports backed the Scoichman strong.
In the pnOlreoms Acton sold a fayoTite at
SO TO SIG. When the club was reached
Mcleod stock took sudden jump aud he
sold at even money and At this figure the
pool sellers found it difficult TO get Acton
money.
After the Scotchman had won the first
fall, Actions stock dropped almost out Of
sight.
The sports, so to speak. "smelt a mice"
and ActOn's money became very scarce.
McLeod's stock sold at SO to 81 and when
selling at 81 as against SO
ON THE sCoTCHMAN.
After some preliminary work, when both
men were on their pins, Acton was first to
drop TO the CARPET. Mcleod tried to get a
neck-lOck on his opponent. but Acton was
too quick for him and broke away like a
fash. The wrestlers then tugged at each
other for several minutes, when Acton
grabbed Mcleod by the thigh and the latter
dropped on all fours.
Some pretty wrestling was accomplished
on the mat. Acton kept Mcleod under
meath and tried several ways to get ham,
mer-luck on the Sc0tchman. but the latter
was up to snuff and by quick movement,
raising from his shoulder, he got out Of
danger, and after some maneuyering the
ScOtchman was again forced TO play the
under dog.
Acton finally got a half-Nelson on Me-
Leod. which tie latter broke by spinning
on his head AMI dropping fat on the carpet
Some pretty exhibition wrestling followed
with Acton playing the aggressive part.
MLEoD DID NOT OBJECT
To having his opponent do the heavy work.
In fact be remained on the defensive.
The little demon" got a nosebleed at
this juncture and the bright vermillIon
smearei the Scotchman's back and shoul-
ders.
Acton came within an ace of throwing
Mcleod by half-Neson. but in The rel
defensive tactics by hugging the carpet.
Finally Acton tried TO down Mcleod
with all arm roll and the Scotchmau coun-
tered with an outside waist roll. He threw
Acton into a bridge and held him in pre-
cariguS position until ActOn's shoulders
were forced to the carpet, after which the
referee gave the first fall To Mcleod Time
90 minutes.
After a rest of twenty minutes the wres-
tiers again appeared on the mat. Mcleod
rarhr HFlan 10 hnl
which took possession Of the member dur
ing McLeod's training. broke in the struggle
for supremacy a1d smeared the carpet a
bright red. Acton took the aggressive part
the moment
REFEREE HIRAM B. COOK
Ordered the men TO embrace and after a
few minutes work lie had Mcleod in q
tight place, but owing 10 Actions stiffness
In movement Mcleod squirmed away from
DANGER. Age was against "tbe little
demon. The cat-ltke movements Of former
days had disappeared and the famous little
old man found that his days Of successful
wrestling were numbered with the past.
Mcleod, although not as scientific as his
opponent, WAS as agile as n leopard and
found little difficulty in crawling out of
tight places by quick movements OF the
body and limbs.
After twenty-three minutes wrestling
Acton was thrown by full Nelson, and the
match and money was won by Mcleod
judging from the way the men wrestled
no one could suspicion a fake. Wrestlers
have happy knack of covering anything
that would cause suspicion, as was success
fully shown In the old days when Muldoon
and Whistler faxed" this town In great
style.
According to the peculiar way the pools
sold on last evenings match there was
reason for suspicion that the contest W as
not on the level, besides Acton presented
anything but the condition uf an athlete
who had trained faithfully for match
A few men who lost considerable money
on the little demon are very much dis
pleased with the rasult