Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-22
GREAT WRESTLING MATCH.
Farmer Burns Beats Evan Lewis
Fought Like a Cyclone.

Chicago, April 2O-The wrestling
match for the worlds championship
between Evan Lewis and Marty,
known MS "Farmer' Burns, was won
by Burns. Lewis won the first fall In
fifteen minutes. Burns the second In
twenty-five; Lewis the third In twenty
two minutes and eight seconds; Burns
the fourth In one minute and Burns
the fifth ana match In ten minutes ana
ten seconds. The match was catch MS
catch can. best three out OF 1--WE falls,
Burns. who weighed 16i pounds, was
In splendid condition, while Lewis, who
tipped the scales at 200, was at fat as n
pig. Time was called Mt S;i5, Burns
started on the defensive at the outset
ana throughout the contest Lewis did
nearly all the work. The greater part
OF the time Burns was on his hands
and knees with Lewis trying to turn
him. Burns cleverly broke n hammer
lock, twisted out OF a half Nelson two
minutes later and then went down with
a hammerlock. Both men started In
easy for the second fall, Lewis par
tlcularly, Lewis was the first 20 as
sumo the aggressive but could accom-
plsh nothing and he went on the de-
fenslve, but Burns seemed to be able
to do more with him. Lewis finally
got hold on Burns leg but the latter
pulled away; both men taking II easy
for few minutes. Lewis got n half
Nelson which Burns broke and with a
quick turn threw Lewis over his bend.
He lifted Lewis bodily several timeB
and finally dropped him on his back.
where after few minutes work he won
the fall with a hammerlock. which
Lewis struggled desperately 10 break.
The crowd, which was four-ffths for
Burns, went wild with delight. Burns
started on the aggressive In the third
round, but Lewis broke his holds MS
quickly as he formed them. Lewis
rushed Burns several times TO the
ropes and once had his man nearly
down. but Burns grabbed the rope and
broke away. Lewis got double Mel
son. which Burns broke. doing the
same thing with half Nelson. Lewis
then assumed the aggressive and
downed Burns with q body hold in n
flying fall. The fall was fair and
square. but the crowd objected so
strenuously that the referee. Charles
DuplessIs OF Chicago. felt called upon
TO make n speech In his own defensc.
In the fourth Burns feintcd for leg
hold. rushed and threw his man like
a Hash with half Nelson. Time. one
minute.
In the final bout Lewis got his hands
tiEntly drawn across Burns mouth and
nose. choking him 50 hard that tho
blood was forcad out OF the "farmer'a'
nose. Burns after three minutes tug
ginF worked loose. and then went at
Lewis like n cyclone. He had Lewis
with one shoulder on the floor. with n
body hold, and when Lewis broke that
Burns lifted him clean from the floor.
trying 10 drop him on his back. He
twice had Lewis with his head 10 the
floor and his feet in the air The nec-
ond time he dropped him quickly. and
in a twlnlSling LOWS half turned with
hammerlock The champion strug-
gled like a wild man. but II did him
no good. Burns turned him slowly
inch by inch. and finally downed him
amid dehfenlng cheers from the 5000
spectators.
"Parson" Davies. on behalf Of D. c..
Mcleod the scotchman. challenged
the winner