The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-03
STRANGLER AGAIN VICTOR
Evan Lewis Wins from R9ber, the
Powerful Gr8co. Roman Wrestler.
With the StrangIe Hold Barred the German
Was Able to Win Both Greco Roman Bouts,
but Lost Three Catch-as- -Catch.Cans
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Special TO the Indiap apolis Journal
NEW ORLEANS. March 2-The Oily mpic
Club opened it's fistlc carnival this even
ing with finish fight between Billy Hines.
of Providence. and Billy McMillin, Of
Washington. The fight. while of but little
interest as prize fights 60. preceded the
event of the evening, the wrestling match
between Evan Lewis. the STRANGER"
and Ernest Reber. The failure of
the club to bring off the Ryan
Dawson fight acted as damper, and not
more than 1,5OO spectators occupied seats
in, the immense arena. calculated to seat
5000 people. OF Hines and his prowess
but little was known, and McMlllin's repu-
tation was founded on his fight with
Tommy Ryan. which he lost in three
bloody, rounds. McMillin knocked out
Hines in five rounds.
AS soon as the fighters and their seconds
left the ring the canvas was spread over
the river clay forming the floor. and, with
but little delay. Lewis and Roeber were
ushered into the ring and introduced to
the spactators.--It was just Q o'clock
when time was called, and both men
shook hands preparatory to their
fierce struggle for the supremacy and Incl
dentally the $500 prize. The first bout
was catch as catoh- can. Lewiss favorite
style. Roeber weighed ITS pounds. Lewis
tipping the beam at 1S5 pounds. Professor
Duffy. who acted as referee, announced
that the strangle hold was barred, at which
Lewis smiled. while Reber looked as if q
great load had been lifted from his mind.
Both men locked arms and Lewis tripped
RRber to the floor securing q half Nelson
which brought the big German over to
bridge, breaking the hold. R9ber acted
on the defensive, lying flat on his stomach
as Lewis tried in vain to secure his fsvorite
hammer lock. After two trials the Strang-
ler secured the hammer lock successfully.
the German squirmlng out OF 1t only TO tind
himself in the embrace of full Nelson
strength the Stranger slowly but surely
bore RGber to the mat, securing che first
fall In seven minutes and six seconds.
At the expiration of the ten minutes
Roman bout. Rpber secured q double
arm hold and Lewis went to the floor TO es-
cape q flying fall. He wigged out of
with wonderful agility, az the Stranger rIe. re-.
good opportunity to throw the big
German when the latter fell to his
knees. Lewis took half NELSON. while
bear his opponent to the floor. At the ex-
pirstion of ten minutes both men were per-
spring freely, and q hold of any kind was
difficult to obtain; A full Nelson
how neatly he could bridge. turn aud get
away. Both men worked like demons.
first one on top and then the other. RRber
secured firmly locked half-Nelson, and.
gradually working the Stranger to a
bridge, bore him down with a shoulder
tug. securing the Graco- Roman fall in
twenty eight minutes and twslve seconds
The third bout. catch can style,
nIn lv rcra uIn in 1aoa
thirty seconds. He secured a neck hold
and with the grapevine gave RGber fly
ing fall. landing him squnrely on bis shoul.
ders:, Referee Duffy failed TO see 1t. and
Greco-Roman bout hal worked the Stran-
gler into q frenzy. With half-N elsop,
Lewis brought R9ber to a bridge. and TAX
ing q leg hold crushed tho German two
points down in twelve minutes and nine
seconds.
The fourth bout was Greco-Roman style.
The Stranger went to work as though his
life depended on ending it In five minutes.
Locking together go tightly that an engine
could not pail them apart. both men went
heavily to the floor. Reber underneath.
RGber slipped away and full Nelson
brought Lewis over and both points down,
Reber winning the fall in twent-four min
utes and forty-three seconds.
The Stranger having secured the quick
est fall had the selection of the deciding
bout and chose his favorlte style-catch-as
C6tCQ-Can. LeWle went AT AtPDcr ike q
mad man, and securing q neck hold and
hip-lock gave Reber a flying fall in one
minute ald three seconds. winning the
final bout and the match. which was for the
ampionship of the world at mixed
styles. At the conclusion of the bout
Reber challenged the world at Gr@co-
Roman style.
Sullivan and Mitchell "Taffy" Each Other.
ST. LOUIS, March 2.-The breach that has ex-
listed between John L. Sullivan and Charles
Mitchell was spanned this evening when the two
met on the stage in Havlin's Theater and warmly
grasped each others hands. The scene that fol-
lowed this meeting was one OF the widest
ever witnessed or heard in a st. Louis theater.
Both ara heart and soul in disposing OF James j.
Corbett, and will do their best to divest the
champion Of his richly deserved title. Mitchell
will be the principal and Sullivan will probably
be his second on the occasion OF Corbett's ami
hilatiOn. When sullivan was Knocked out at
New Orleans last September the first words he ut
tered on regaining consciousness were that In he
| was 10 be defeated. he was glad TO know that an
| American had won the championship. Until
within a few weeks ago he stood by that express
sion. BUTT is different now. John LIS sentiments
have been wonderfully metaphoriZed. and he
| now declares himself for Englishman as
against American.
Charlie Mitchell. George Baird. Jack Nc
| Auliife. and several OF their st. Louis friends
were rendered box at Havlins for the matt