The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-10
He Has Little Difficulty in De-
feating the Texas Wrestler.
A Large and Enthusiastic Audi
ence Witnesses the Contest.
WOODS OVERTURNED.
The Texas Man was at Least
Fifteen Pounds Too Light.
An Injured Hip, Also, Slightly
Handicapped Him.

There are large number of people in
Topeka interested in athletic contests.
That fact was proven by the large crowd
which turned out last night to witness
the wrestling match at Hamilton hall,
between Jack King of Topeka and T. II.
Woods of Texas, which proved a victory
for the Topeka man, There was never a
more enthusias,ic audience at the Olym-
plan games of Greece, for the crowd
rose up and shouted when some unusu-
ally difficult feat was accomplished, a
difficult hold broken or a clean throw
made.
The contestants are both giants. Woods
weighed 1872, while King was three
pounds Zig liter. Woods showed the effects
of recent spell of sickness, which gave
him the appearance of a man over
trained. In fact he was fifteen pounds
lighter than he should have been. He
was suffering, too. from hip which was
wrenched In contest five weeks ago,
and which has not had time to become
strong. King seems to have the advan-
tage in the arms and shoulders. His neck
holds were almost irresistible, and his
general work on the mat showed that
he was quite the equal of the big Texas
man in siren 9Th. King has reason to be
proud of his victory. Woods is no mean
antagonist and there is not a fine point
in wrestling which he does not under
stand.
Both men went to the mat soon after
time was called, Woods, being on top.
Woods nearly turned his man with
half nelson but King broke away
just in time to save himself.
He tried other holds but
failed to accomplish his object gave it
up and called King to his feet. After
parrying for hold both men grabbed
for the head and down they went side by
side. King broke Woods hold and the
fall went to the Topeka man in six
minutes and eighteen seconds.
Both men appeared fresh when they
appeared on the mat for the second fall.
Both were cautious and King kept drop
ping to the mat to avoid hold. Woods
made only single attempt to turn him
and then called him TO his feet and he
made no further effort to turn King.
Both men were on the side of the mat
next to the back of the stage when the
Texas giant caught his man. King tried
for neck hold and failed, and Woods
caught him on his hip and as he slipped
off caught a grapevine and threw the
Topeka man to the mat, fairly on his
back. This was Woods fall in ten min
utes and fifty five seconds.
The third and last time out Woods
when he left his corner. Then the au-
dience witnessed almost what they saw
in the first fall. The same tactics and
both men went down just as they did in
the first fall, and again King turned the
big Texas man and secured the fall
Time ten minutes.
There was one boxing bout of four
rounds which was interesting. Art Long,
a local athlete, and Walt Holtwick were
the principals. Long was dressed in
pair of fancy tights while Holtwick
wore his undershirt and trousers. He
had modest look and he looked as
if he might be afraid. The people
on the stage called him farmer" at
once but he had a surprise in store for
the crowd. He stepped to the center of
the stage and landed cleverly on his op-
ponents face, who ducked when it was
too late. His arm would shoot out like a
telescope and he had things his own way
when the round ended. For four rounds
the boys kept the crowd interested and
the "farmer" proved himself a match
for Long.