The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-28
Contestants Put Up a
Good Match and the
Audience Pleased.
ROwett Wins Two Foul Falls.
assurns shows Up Well An His Favor
Ato style, Catch as catch. can
Also GOOD In Cornish.


much OF an all-around wrestler in the
three style match last Saturday evening
for John Rowett AM won the contest
without great deal oftrouble. Rowett,
however, put up hard fight, but was at
TOO much OF disadvantage in not being
able TO stay with Burns in either OF the
styles, EXCEPT, OF course, the Cornish.
1t was fairly good exhibition from a
spectators point OF view and the good
sized audience that was present seemed
TO enjoy the match from start to finish.
II was a little after 9 O'Clock when Par
son Pope stepped TO the front and an
nounced the Harrington brothers who
gave FIVE round boxing contest They
svere rather evenly matched, one being a
sittle larger that the other, who was
quicker on his feet. Ii was fast five
noands and they won considerable ap-
piause from the crowd. Honors were
divided about evenly when the last round
was over.
In short time the principals made
'their appearance. Ed Quinlan acted as
second for Farmer Burns, and George
Getchell Will Fisher and John Harris
were in Rowett's corner. Some little
time was taken up in agreeing to the
terms OF the match. Prof. George Will
Aisms was finally decided upon as referee,
hebeing satisfactory to both Rowett and
Burns. AS the time keeper were import
ant officials there was some discussion
as to who they should be. Messrs.
O'Rourke of Z wen, Rondell OF Ishpeming,
and Curry OF Marquette, were chosen to
bold the watches.
Before the first bout, it was agreed that
there should be FIVE minutes rest between
,alls and two between bitches in the Cor
nish style lt was also decided that
Police Gazette rules should govern in all
styles. In the toss for choice OF first
style Burns won and chose catch-as-
ecetchcan.
1t took him just four minutes to get
Ibis fall in this style. Rowett went into
sit with spirit and tried once or twice to
throw thefarmer. but the latter was en-
f-pely to fast for him and in a short time
they were on the floor and that was
where Burns ability showed up to ad-
vantage. Half a dozen times he had
ROwett almost over on his shoulds when
stbeiatter would twist out Of the perdica-
nent, but at last he forced him down on
tihis shoulders and won the first fall.
The next bout was in the Cornish style
Burns PROGRESSED 70 known nothing about
this style of wrestling, but he did know
how 70 hold out in great style and he
intercepted every attempt OF the cham
pion cornish wrestler in America to get a
good hold on him by simply keeping
away from him. Ii was twenty minutes
when Rowett was awarded a fall on a
ionI made by Burns. He had hard work
TO keep from catching Rowett below the
belt and when he did make eioul it was
20 open that Rowett was given the fall.
It was certainly not intentional, but
none the less fact.
The third bout was catch as-catch-can
and it took Burns six minutes to get his
) iall this time. The first time he got in
on Rowett he put him down on the floor
and then it was matter OF time when he
put his shoulders down.
The fact that Burns won his first fall
in a little over four minutes and the Sec
sond IN six minutes the time for both
being less than il took Rowett to win his
Grst iall gave Burns the choice OF the
toird style, but the crowd appeared to
want to see Rowett and Burns at it
again In the Cornish style and Burns
after little talk agreed to this, it being
conditional TO the match.
Rowett did not have much difficulty in
getting the fall but Burns lost again in
foul. going down on his knee to save
himself in a moment OF thoughtlessness.
Burns choice for the third style was the
Graeco-R Roman and he won the third fall
in that style in six minutes thus winning
the match. Rowett seemed to feel out OF
place witwout the jackets.
The farmer showed himself to be very
fast man IN both the Graeco- Roman and
the catch as-catch-can styles and knew
enough to keep away from Rowett in
the Cornish and not risk getting thrown
too early In the game. Rowett would
no doubt have stood more chance OF
winning the match had he pursued the
same tactics IN regard to the bouts he
lost. 1t il certainly evident that the
man who wants to hold of In the Cor
nish style has better opportunity for
90 doing than one does in the catch-as-
csteh-can and in this Burns had the ad-
Bsstage.
The audience was very liberal In it's
applause and the farmer was heartily
.cheered when he got q fall a. was alec
Rowett. After the match Burns stated
that be would wrestIe any man in this
Dars Of the county lor good big purse