Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-24
BURNS BEATS TURK,
Hall AdaIi Fails in His Contract
at Tattersall's, Chi.
cago.
DOWNS GIANT ROONEY TWICE

But the PIucky and wiry Farmer Proves
q Fall Stays the Limit and Causes the
Defeat of the suItan's Lion-The Turks
Differ In Action.
Hall Adali, the "sultan's lion"
met his first defeat last night
at Tattersall's in Chicago. While the
mighty Turk was not conquered, he
was given the hardest game he has
undertaken in this country, and failed
to accomplish the task set for him.
j. T. Rooney, the giant gripman, :"
and Farmer Martin Burns succeeded
in breaking his terrible holds and
wriggling from his bearlike hugs long
enough to prevent his gaining two
falls from each of them in 80 minutes.
1t will be some time, however, before
either of them RECEIVERS from the
usage they received. The Turk
gained two falls from Rooney and one
from Burns and then the latter was
compelled to go on with but little
rest, and for 80 minutes he fought a
battle that was truly desperate for
every moment of the time. The last
five minutes of the match was marked
by a scene of wild excitement. The
match was under Police Gazette rules,
catch-as-catch-can, strangle hold bar
red when an opponent was down.
Flying falls did not count.
The hour-and-a-half was occupied
as follows: Hall Adali gained a fall
from Rooney in 30 minutes; Hall
Adali gained fall from Burns in IS
minutes and % seconds; Hall Adali
gained. a second fall from Rooney in
3 minutes and seconds; Hall Adali
failed to gain his last fall from Burns
in 80 minutes.
Turks Differ In Action.
Three minutes were allowed between
falls, hut this time was taken out of
the limit allotted to the Turk. Those
who expected Hall to handle his men
as Yousouf handled Evan Lewis were
disappointed. In action the two Turks
differ widely and if the Burns match
was ON the level Hall suffered by
comparison. While he seems to know
every move and trick of the game, he
depended largely upon brute strength
and his ability to disable his man by
squeezing the wind out of him.
Rooney first faced the Turk and was
soon on the mat. The Turk secured
a waist hold and was soon nearly off
the mat. Referee Siler had to make
them get back, and then Hall ineffec-
tually tried a half Nelson. When
Rooney twisted out of it the crowd
cheered itself hoarse. A moment
later he was doing head spin, and
another hold was broken. Then the
Turk grasped him around the body,
and, laying his 253 pounds on him,
began his giant hug. He varied it
occasionally by showing the gripman's
head on the floor. Several times he
secured fair holds. but when the crowd
Kissed he smiled and good naturally
gave up the hold. In turn the Turk
tried the bar lock. the half-Nelson.
quarter-Nelson and a variety of leg
and waist holds rarely seen. Rooney
fought gamely and succee led in break
ing or wriggling out of every danger
Gus position CAfter 80 minutes,
in which the Turk did little but lie on
the gripman and pump the wind out
of him, he secured a quarter-Nelsoa
and Rooney gave up the fall.
Farmer is Downed.
Burns had not been at work mo-
ment when the Turk threw him clear
through the ropes and on the floor.
1t was unintentional, however, and
the lion was the first to assist the
farmer back to the mat. Burns
adopted runaway tactics, and the
Turk raised laugh by motioning him
to come to him. When he grew tired
of chasing he made a catlike spring
and grasping Burns by both legs
doored him. Twice in two minutes