The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-15
WON BY THE UNKNOWN"
SAM MURBARGER DEFEATED AT
TOMLINsON HALL LAST NIGHT.
Straight FaIIs-TO-Nights
Match.

Mr.. Samuel Murbarger, wrestler, is Won
dering this morning how it happened. Mr..
Harvey Parker, likewise Mr.. Parkers "un-
known" and a few others, know how it hap
pened, but the probabilities are that they're
not going to tell. Murbarger had the sur
prise of his life last night at Tomlinson
Hall when Ed Adamson, Parkers ''un-
KNOWN threw him in two straight falls,
the first in eight minutes and the second
in thirty-three minutes. The bout was for
a purse of $780, The wrestlers did not APP
pear until $50 o clock. Prior to that time
the audience which collectively had paid
into the box office about $130 to see the
match occupied itself with conversing in
hoarse voices about how quick Murbarger
would win and with walking around and
gazing at Hall Adali, the Turkish wrestler,
who is to meet Duncan Ross at the Empire
Theater tonight. Mr.. Adali had a front
seat, and his manager was kept busy telling
inquisitive people all about how many
pounds of beef Adal could eat at single
sitting, as well as other interesting things
about the big man from the land of the
Sultan.
There were no decorations for the even
ing aside from two lonesome Japanese lam
terms which hung on the balcony railing
as reminders of the Flower Mission fair and
blinked serenely down upon the festivities.
Edward Bingham mounted the stage which
had been erected in the center of the hall
and introduced Jack Rush, of Columbus,
the referee of the match. The next man to
mount the platform was Murbarger, who
was greeted with cheers. Adamson, the
unknown" followed. The referee told the
men to shake hand and get together, and
they did Adamson soon had Murbarger on
the mat, and after several attempts Sc
cured d hammerlOck, followed by half
Nelson, and pinned Murbargers shoulders
to the mat Murbarger wriggled out OF sew
eral tight places, but the Chicago man was
too quick and crafty for him. The time
was eight minutes
After the went to their dressing
rooms Manager Zimmerman, of the Empire
Theater, mounted the platform and made
speech 1t an oratorical gem of the
style peculiar to Zimmerman, and adver-
tised to-nights show very WELL There was
ID touching break in Zimmerman's voice
as he turned to the huge bulk of red CARRIED
humanity by his side, and informed the
audience that it was Hall Adali, the terrible
Turk, one of the "Sooltahn's' pets, who
had ''t'run down everything throwable
from the Bosphorus to the Danube, and
who belonged to q race of wresters who
took failure SO much TO heart that they
would commit suicide rather than endure
the pangS OF humbled pride resultant upon
defeat The audience seemed to take kindly
to the suicide theory. Adali smiled and
bowed strongly resembling an elephant as
he swayed from side to side. Then Mr..
Zimmerman introduced Duncan Ross, who
expects to make Adali feel like ending life's
soulful dream after their meeting on the
mat this evening.
When the wrestlers of the evening APP
peared for the second and last bout Muir
barger did not look badly worried, and
Adamson was as cool as yesterdays wealth
er report. In a minute Murbarger was down
on his hands and knees, and this time
Adamson had more of an argument on his
hands. Time after time Murbarger twisted
out of holds that seemed hopeless for him,
but finally Adamson- secured a hammer
lock and slowly forced his man to the mat.
In doing his left arm came across MUIR
bargers throat, and his seconds and back
ers Immediately raised a cry of foul. The
bout was ended in thirty-three minutes. AS
soon as the referee patted Adamson on the
back to inform him that he had won there
was a rush to the platform, and for min
ute things looked squally, but squad OF
police soon secured order. Referee Rush,
who has been in such unpleasant situations
before, had to have the protection of two
stalwart policemen to get out OF the nail
safely SO great was the wrath , Oh nose nose
so far as to reach for his revolver, and Rush
promptly reached his right first for that
man. After that the two blue-coated chap
erons kept MIR. Rush from harming or being
harmed.
1t is evident that Murbarger in the par
lance of the ringside. "up against it
His friends take his defeat much to heart,
especially those who lost money on him.
They claim that he will protest the decision
of the referee but who they will appeal to
is not stated, as the referees decision is
final. There was lots of talk about Adam
son being ringer" and of unfair treat
ment of AIurbarger last night. but the
Parker crowd simply seems to have been
the sharpest of the two
After the match last night Murbarger's
father went to the betting rooms of Harry
Walker and protested against the decision
of the referee, claiming that his son had
been unfairly thrown. He alleged that
Adamson had used q strangle hold each
time he threw him and wound up by ask
ing that Michael Toomey, the bookmaker,
refuse to pay any of the bets laid with him
Toomcy however, felt that the referees
decision was all right and announced that
all bets would be paid to-day on che pre-
sentation of tickets.