Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-04-25

Chicago, April 22.-TAe wrestling
match Iur The worlds championship
between Evan Lewis ana Martin,
Known as Farmer Burns, was won
" Burns. Lewis Won the nrst tdll in
nIteen minutes, Burns the second in
twenty i've, Lewis the third i'll twenty
Two minutes and eight seconds, Burns
the fourth i'll one minute, ana DuruS
The fifth and the match in ten minutes
ana ten seconds.
Ine match was Catch-aS-c atch-can,
best-three-out-of-nve falls. Burns, who
weighed III pounds, was III splendid
condition, While Lewis, who tipped the
DEAN at 200, was fat as prize pig
Time was called ut S:45. Burns started
OH the defensive at the outset and
throughout the first bout Lewis did
nearly all OF the work The greater
part Of the time Burns was on his
hands ana knees, with Lewis trying
to turn him. Burns cleyerly broke u
hammer lock, twisted out half Nell
son TWO minutes later, and then went
down with Il BANNER lock.
BolA men started in easy for the
second fall, Lewis particularly So.
Lewis first assumed the aggressive,
but could accomplish nothing and he
then Went ON the defensive, but Burns
seemed able to do no more with dim.
Lewis finally got Il bad hold on Burns
leg but the latter pulled away. Both
men took it easy tor Il few minutes.
Lewis then got half-NelSuu which
threw Lewis over his head. He lifted
Lewis bodily several times and finally
Burns broke and by quick turn
dropped him OH his back where, after
few minutes work, he won the fall
with Il hamlAer lock, which Lewis
struggled desperately to break. The
crowd, which was four-tifthS for Burns
went wild with delight.
Burns started ON the aggressive in
the third, but Lewis broke his holds
as quickly us he formed them. Lewis
rushed Burns several times to the
ropes, and once he had his man nearly
down. but Burns grabbed the rope
and broke away. Lewis got Il double
Nelson which Burns broke, doing the
same thing with halfNelson Il min
ute later. Lewis then assumed the
aggressive violently and downed the
Farmer with Il body hold in Il
flying fall. The fall was fair and
square, but the crowd objected So
StrenuouSly that the referee felt com
PEELED to make speech in his own
defense.
In the fourth Burns Tented Tor Il
leg hold and rushed and threw his
man like a flash with half-Nelson
Time one minute. In the last bout
Lewis got his hands tightly drawn
across Burns mouth and nose, chok
ing him badly. Burns broke away
but was caught again, Lewis squeez-
ing him so hard that blood was forced
out Of the "Farmer's" nose. Burns,
after three minutes Juggling, worked
loose and then went ut the "Strang-
Ter" like cyclone. lie had Lewis
with one shoulder to The floor with a
body hold and when Lewis broke
that Burns lifted him clean from the
floor trying to flop Lewis on his back.
He twice had Lewis with his head on
the floor and feet in the air. The
second time he dropped quickly and
in Il twinkling he had Lewis half
turned with a hammer-lock. The
champion struggled like a wild-man.
but it did no good. The Farmer
turned him slowly inch by inch, fin
ally downed him amid the deafening
cries of 1000 SpeCtatOrS.
"Parson" Davis, on behalf of ID. {.
Mcleod. the Scotchman, challenged
the winner.