The San Francisco call., 1897-05-14
WRESTLED FOR BLOOD,
Dan Mcleod Of the olympic
Cub Was Defeated By
Farmer Burns.
01e CT the Grs ST Contests Eve
Hid in he United
States.

Possibly the most exciting wrestling
mstcn that has taken place IN this eoun-
try n many years was decided last Thurs
day evening in Davenp pert, Iowa The
contestants we're Dan Mcleod, formerly
of the olympic Club Of this City, and
Farmer Burns" the champion wrestler
OF the world, who was managed by Dun
ca Mcmillan, an athlete who Is also we Il
known by the sports Of this City. The
following is E description Of the great
contest:
n the first bout the opening was very eau
ti0us. Burns acted upon the defensive from
the start, winning applause by successive
breaks from several dgE gerOus holds secured
By tae Californian The Scotchuan wSz the
agrees OF, sud alters bad mix Up IN vain 10
do some effective work VITA leg hold Nc
LeOd was planted as solid as rock when
Burns landed on top, e1d the efforts OF the
champion 70 turn him over drew laughter
After two attempts he gave Il up and con-
fined himself TO meeting the vicious attacks
OF the Californian, who came AZ him like 2
escape from some very dubious positions.
Twice Burns was forced Of the mat into the
crowd, Waere they were separated bT the ref
cree
Although II had been agreed that the men
should return TO the nat whenever tney got
OF the referees interference, seemed to have
:
ing look ST the Moline UMPIRE ne went etler
the Farmer IN manner which proved that ne
lost his temper. Il the EhirtEIud Mcleod
secured & hold which gaTe him the leverage
Tor halfSelsOn and cross or hammer-loek
with which he forced Burns shoulders to the
ma. after y minutes OF splendid work.
A rest OF about fifteen minutes brought the
principals smiling into the padded arena for
The second trial az strength In this bout
Burns develop ped offensive tactics. He was on
the aggressive End the wo-k was lively After
= IT,
terruptsd by volcanic spplsuse OF the spscts-
tors al close intervals, the husky Big Rock
farmer secured the same hold which the Cali
foruisn had made such effective use OF IN the
srst bout For time the movements OF the
men were be Iildering in their i1ght11ng-liks
rspidfty and McLeod's strength and agility
not only facilitated his escape from some very
critical positions, but also enaDt 60 nim for
some few moments TO assume the offensive.
However after thirteen minutes OF hard work
he haIENeIson and hsumerlock hold secured
by Burns forced Mcleod 5 shoulders tslrly and
s0agrely 70 the mat, making nonors even and
eoncentra ting ali the interest upon the last
bout
the three. and IN fl the wonderful recupera-
tf-e poyers of the Champion were shown TO
perfection. After several minutes OF prelIni-
narv work the Farmer went at his man like =
tiger He Iif,ed him clear on the noor and
landed him on the mat with g side throw
which narrowly escaped being victory Nc
IeOd's tactics were OF desperate character.
While ne cut BuTns LeIt eye N Lle seco1o
bout nT an accidental blow with either his
elbow or nsnd, ne unintentionaiiy, no doubt,
szzravated the injury III the third bout by q
sudden uppercut OF the head, whIeh struck
the Farmer squarely between the eyes
The Is tier was soon bleeding eop1ously from
& gash directly under the LETT eye. as well as
rom the nostriis and cash over the bridge
OF the nose. This seemed thoroughly TO
arouse the phlegmatic champion, and the
style IN which he pIoved up the mat with the
Californian was q caution. Mcleod very
deIterousIy slipped out of some very tickiish
positions, narrowly shutting on some very
fatal holds. Tne wesrisome Work OF getung
away from the CHAMPION was too much for the
Californian, and 1t left him exhausted and IN
no condition 70 resist the Farmers ina
onslaught
For three minutes there was as fierce
struggle a. the history OF the mat ever fur-