Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-07
AND TUMBLE,
Wrestling Match Between
Burns and Mcleod.
FARMER IS CHAMPION STILL.
Wins the Last Two Falls
in the Encounter.
Defeated Californian Issues a
Challenge.
FARMER IS CHAMPION STILL.

Farmer Martin Burns defeated u.
s. Mcleod, the California wrestler,
in the match between the two for
a purse of 81, 900 and the champion
ship of the world and Is per cent #
the gate receipts, at Turner Grand
opera house, Davenport. last evening.
Mcleod won the first bout. and the
champion the other two. thereby
successfully defending his title. Il
was fierce contest, and both men
were bleeding before it was over,
Burns sustaining severe cut in the
face during the last round, in which
DR.. W. L. Allen was obliged TO make
a number Of stitches. There we're
about 1900 people present from the
three cities.
Ed Collins, city editor of the Dav-
export Times, acted as master of cere-
monies, w. c. Westaway, of Moline.
serving as referee. Ed Brady was
time keeper. Burns was attended
by De Marsh, of Dscorah, and Ed
Reed OF Maquoketa, while w. l..
Malone and Ed McCahill. OF Chicago,
acted in similar capacity for Nc
! Leod.
The match began at 1905. Burns
was on the defensive. making sever
al creditable breaks from dangerous
holds. He found that attempts to
turn the Californian were useless in
the early stages, and resorted to
waiting tactics. Mcleod was exceed
ingly aggressive. and Burns was
twice forced off the mat into the
crowd on the stage. A half Nelson
and hammer lock finally forced the
champion down. the time of the
ronnd being % minutes.
The work was lively in the second
round, Burns assuming more the ag-
gressive, but he did not even then
show his customary rushing tactics.
He eventually secured the fatal half
Nelson and hammer loca, 10 which
he had himself sue. N bed in the first
bout, and was awarded the second
fall in 10 minutes.
| The third ronnd, the rubber, was
fast. fierce and furious, AMI the
champion evinced his characteristic
recuperative powers aud endurance.
1t was rough and tumble and even at
the noDentthe Californian seen on
top in the final desperate struggle.
the positions were reversed and q
double Nelson saved to Burns the
championship. Time, 10 minutes.
The conditions were catch SIS.
catch-can. but as both men were on
their feet quite as much OF the tim
as on the mat, the style employed by
both in caritious maneuveripg was
more of the Graceo-Roman style than
any thing else.
Mcleod Wants Another Go.
After the final decision had been
announced, Mcleod protested that
he had not lost fairly, and his hacker,
j. H. Mccormick, announced bis
purpose to back his man again
against Burns for $4,000, or any
part thereof, providing that George
Siler or some flair man." as he said
was agreed upon as referee. Blu. the
crowd was too enthusiastic over the
success Of the Iowa gladiator to give
respectful hearing to the remarks OF
Mcleod or his hacker, and il another
meeting is arranged, it will have to
come through another course of pro-
cedure. the champion being in a pc.
sition 90 dictate terms as he has ir
the past, since getting the title.
AS preliminary to the event, Ed
Ryan and John Anderson, of Moline,
lgave an exhibition in which Ander-
son won the first in eight minutes,
and Ryan the second in six minutes
lCharles Voss and T. Anderson, o!
Rock Island. had an encounter, too,
best two out of three falls. Voss
won the first and third. and Ander-
son the second. John Voss acted as
lreferee in both these matches.
Referee westsvay.
Mcleod is diligently attempting
to create the impression in Rock ISL
and today that Referee Westaway is
a very bad man. This is an exceed.
) ingly poor and impolitic tactic on
) the part of the Californian now tn 1t
the affair is over, aud considering
too. that the charge is but rei.era-
ton Of his utterances concerning
Mr.. Westaway after that gentleman
) otiiciated when Burns defeated Ed
. Atherton's aspirations last winter in
this city. The public. however, will
await any future negotiations that
may be brought about between
Burns and Mcleod with interest.