The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-09
WRESTLING In MIXEDSTYLE
Walker Wins q Second Time from the
Iowa Lightweight, Parker.
Loser, However. Won the Twenty Five. Dol.
lar Forfeit to Weigh in at 40 Pounds
Walker Too Heavy for Him.

Cincinnati. and Harry Parker, of Iowa.
was an exhibition of strength and agility
and of the wrestling art that ought to rave
attracted q larger crowd than it did. As 1t
was. however, the seats of the theater were
pretty well filled. and if there was any lack
of plumbers il was made ND in enthusiasm
when the men were on the mat. Walker
and Parker are lightweights. and they
give, perhaps, q better exhibition TO
the uninitiated than do the larger
men. For the very reason that they are
lighter. they are able to get about over the
mat ct . livelier rate. and the fact that they
were lily moving kept the CROWD III
. good humor, The match was TO be AZ
mixed styles. the winner OF the tossup 70
have the choice of the trst bout. " TO DO
either Greco-Roman or catch-as-catch-can,
the next bout TO be the one not CHOSEN
first, and the man winning q fall III the
shortest time TO have the choice OF tne iass
and deciding bout
Walkers style of wrestling Is Greco
Roman, and Parker Is
The men met once before IN this city In the
tormer sty lie. Walker winning the matcn.
and then Parker challenged ham 10 meet D
mixed STYLES. which WAS the match OF last
night. They contested for a purse OF s5oo
offered by the theater management, ma
side bet Of 500. The men were to weigh In
alto, and q forfeit OF Sz5 was posted Oh
that condition. Last night Walker refused
To weigh, and the forfeit was given over to
Parker. Parker was at weight, but Walker
was something like ten pounds over 1t.
liz was 10:45 when the curtain was ruDg
up. OWL the stage covered by the regn-
latIon canvass. The choice OF the referee
fell on Thomas O'Rourke, the manager or
george Dixon. the cOlored feather-weight.
and 1t proved To be q good one. Nit.
ORourke has q reputation of being one OF
the squarest sporting men IN the business,
and last night he showed O thorough
knowledge OF the sport he was udRlDg, as
we'll as q DISPOSITION TO be fair in all par
t~iculars. The men were called TO the carpet
immediately after the rise of tho cur
tain. Parker won the toss. and chose
catch-as-catob-can style for the hrst bout:
The men met In the center OF the mat. ana
soon went TO IL. with Walker underneath
and playing on the defensive. Parker went
&c him BANNER and tongs from the start.
They wringled all over the mat, first from
one end To the other. and Parker tried
almost all of the holds known To the art.
but with no success. When five minutes
were called both men were breathing hard,
and Parker was still on top but seemed
unable To turn his adversary over. Things
went along In that way for another
i've MINUTES and there was no advantage
Tor either. unless IL was that Parker was
wearing himself out with the hard work.
Suddenly w alker assumed the offensive.
He secured a neck hold and turned Parker
over So that his 1eet were IN the foOtilghts,
where he bridged They were brought
back on the mat. and in h trice Walker had
him back IN almost the same place. when
the bridge was again tried. but Parker
could not hold It. Walker had q half-Nel-
son and q body hold ON hun and forced his
shoulders to the floor. The time OF the
bout was 10 minutes and ID seconds. Par
ker had lost in his choice of sty los.
After the ten minutes rest. time was
called an tho second bout, which was at
Gr&c0- Roman style. The men met and
Walker at once tried to get u neck hold
while the men were still on their feet. He
failed. and they went to the floor. Walker
underneath. They worked hkedemons. and
rolled over and over. first the one being on
top and then the other, until it was almost
impossible for the referee to keep track
OF them. Two or three times 1t seemed
rs If Walker had secured q fall. but Parker
would bridge. spin or break out of 1t. OF it
would result In only q flying one. During
a mix ND Walker rose TO his feet. pulling
the other man with him only to fall to the
mat again. This save Parker q chance to
get q body hold from which the other was
never able to break away. He brid ged on
his neck and sustained II until he won the
plaudits of the house, but be was finally
forced to succumb and the fall WAS
awarded to Parker in seven minutes u
forty seconds.
The man winning q fall in the shortest
time having the choice of the third bout, it
went to Parker. and he chose catch.as-
catch-can. Parker downed Walker with q
leg hold as they met when they first came
upon the mat, but did not retain his adj
vantage long. He worked on the agrees
sivo ell through the bout. until Just at its
conclusion. when Walker got q half-Nelson
and a body hold. which nearly brought
him 20 the floor. Immediately after Walker
got the same hold. and forced his mans
shoulders to the carpet. The time was six
minutes and forty seconds.
Parker leg was hurt in the last round,
and he limped off the stage at it's conclu.
sion AS though it was broken, which was
not, however, the case. Both men made
their usual speeches after the end of
the match. Walker said that il was
she trst time that he had ever gons
out OF bis style TO wrestlo any man,
q that he was more than pleased
with the outcome of the match. He said
that be would wrestle this man at any
style he was d mind to name. for any
amounr and at any time. If he thought he
had not had sufficient Parker said that
Walker was too heavy for him. but that he
was willing 10 meet any man of his
weight at catch-as-catch-can style, as any
time. lt Is not likely that they will meet
again.