The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-23
MORAD ALI FAILED.
Latest of the ''Terrible Turks" Did Not
Do What He HAD Promised.

1t has become a matter of custom, when
speaking of baseball pitcher from whom
much has been expected and little realized,
TO refer to him as an exploded phenom."
and Morad Ali was exploded last night at
the Empire Theater to the satisfaction of
a large crowd. He not only failed to throw
Roeber in twenty minutes. as his manager,
the night before, enthusiastically claimed he
would do, but he forfeited $500 of his Ar
menian managers money and had the salts
faction OF having that person throw his
bath robe over his shoulders at the end
of the bout along with the announcement
that he was a lobster" The expression on
the Armenian's face was one 10 be remem-
bered.
Morad Is the latest of the terrible
Turks" and, by innuendo, stated on his ar
rival here that he had defeated Yousouf, the
original terrible Turk" He Is not so heavy
as either of his two countrymen who have
visited this country. but, if anything, he
is considerably taller Beside Roeber he
looked to be fully eighteen inches taller
than his antagonist 1t was expected, from
the fact that on the night before the Ar
menian manager had asserted that the
Turk had simply 'loafed" on Roeber, in
order to win the money easy that the
Turk would beat Roeber TO a standstil last
night, but, 10 the surprise OF everyone,
Roeber not only proved to be too strong
for the Turk TO throw, but came very near
ly throwing his Oriental antagonist several
times and throughout the bout did all the
aggressive work, being almost continually
on top of the Turk. Like all Graeco-Roman
matches, there was an absence OF quick
work, both men seeming TO rely on their
strength and ability TO secure an advan-
tageous hold and force their opponents to
their shoulders by sheer strength. Ii may
be stated safely that Morad Ali is in no
sense terrible and would not be able to
give Hall Adai even warming up.
The best match of the night, in point of
work and science, was that between Harvey
Parker and Leo Particle. Ii had been ar
ranged that the men were TO wreStle two
bouts, one catch-as-catch-ca and the other
Graeco-Roman, each TO be to finish. The
catch-as-catch-can bout was the only one
pulled off. principally for the reason that
the men fought each other to a standstill
In thirty-four minutes and thirty-two sec
onds. Particles strong hold Is the Gaeco-
Roman game. while Parker is strongest at
catch-as-catch-can. Particle seemed to be
not only a foot taller than Parker, but fully
twenty-five pounds heavier. For twenty
eight minutes Parker continued the Often
sive without any cessation, and, while he
displayed great science, he did not appear
TO have the strength TO accomplish the
moves he planned. Time after time he Sc
cured dangerosu holds on Particle, only TO
have them broken by the latter's superior
strength. Throughout Parker's work was
a pretty display or science ana cunning
against agility and strength. At the end
OF twenty-eight minutes Parker tired
of carrying the war into the enemy's coun-
try and deliberately went on his hands and
knees and invited Particle to do some
work. The latter accepted the challenge and
for about two minutes tried hard TO throw
Parker. but only succeeded in forcing the
latter to again assume the offensive. At the
end OF thirty-four and half minutes both
men were tired and dripping with perspira-
ton. and, after continual urgings from the
crowd n "A drau and
were applauded The first bout of the even
ing was a short one. in which Otto Zeigler,
wrestling partner of the terrible Turk. "
defeated Frank Lenhart. one of Roeber 5
string OF wrestlers. at the end of seven
minutes of pretty work. This was the only
fall of the evening