The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-02
MATCH ENDED IN A ROAR"
Only Three Falls Taken in the
Northumberland Contest.
WAS A PRETTY EXHIBITION
The Small Crowd That Attended Pleased
Beyond observation-disclosures Refused
to Go On With the Match-A
Few Challenges.

1t has been shown and beyond any
trace of ground for contradiction that
Butte does not lean in the direction of
wrestling. The people, by their in
clination, showed last night that they
are not in the least hungry for wrestling
matches, be they good, bad or indiffer-
ent.
Those who did not witness the match
last night at the opera house between
Mcmillan and Cannon missed the best
exhibition of skill ever given in this
state. There were probably $50 men
who saw the match, and they We're
pleased beyond expectation. The prin-
cipals are the stars in their line, and
it will be many day before such men
will consent to visit Butte with last
nights attendance staring them in the
face. There was but one regret-the
affair closed with roar" by the van
pushed antagonist.
The match was three in five falls,
three catch -Catch-c and two
Graeco-Roman. Jim Hooper was ref
cree, and Mcmillan was looked after by
Jack Fogarty and Kid Lewis" while
attended to Cannon. Cannon won the
toss up and took the Graeco- Roman for
the first bout. The test began at 9:O4
o'clock, and the crowd saw the pref
test exhibition of skill and endurance
ever witnessed in this city. After few
minutes Cannon got the front half Mel
son and Mcmillan hustled out of that i'll
short order, but in another second Nc
MILAN found himself in the arm hold,
out of which he wiggled in two seconds.
He worked behind and tried for the
strangle hold and got it, but Cannon
fastened the half Nelson, and then the
crowd saw how big man like Mcmillan
can head-spin out of tight place. He
secured the same hold on his man, who
Hammer, arm and half Nelson's
were made and broken in
rapid succession, and Cannon began
to pant like very tired man, but he
was not tired Cannon got a firm half
Nelson and Mcmillan bridged it and
opened up a strangle hold for Cannon,
who fastened onto it, and held 1t until
the breakaway, which was made in re-
Spouse to some ones cry that fall had
been gained. The referee said that
While it was very near to one, he had
not called a fall. The Cannon seconds
showed symptoms of a kick and the
referee gave the fall to Cannon. any
way. The bout lasted 80 minutes.
The next was catch-as-catch-can.
Big Mcmillan looked cautiously
for a soft spot on which to drop his
man. but the cleverer Cannon would
not drop from crotch or arm holds, so
the big fellow set a front half-Nelson
with steel arm lock and laid his man
out in II minutes.
Cannon. being the loser of the round,
took his favorite style for the next,
Graeco-Roman was the style. This
was another splendid show of skill.
For IA minutes the big men struggled
and PARTED, and finally INC" picked
his man up and threw him down, and
there he lay like dead man, all
points down. Cannon's seconds cried
foul. claiming that flying in-falls were
barred. The referee said Fall" and
Cannon refused to go on with the
match. He made speech of eXplana-
ton, and said he would not go against
a man who would do such a thing as
throw a man down on his head so
hard. Mcmillan said he went on the
mat to win if he could, and while he
was sorry that he hurt Cannon, he
knew that he might have received the
same thing if Cannon had been lucky
enough to have secured the same OPP
portunity.
Jack Rowett, who was thrown by
Jones some time ago, stated that he
had posted a forfeit of 500 with Jimmy
Ticket for another match with Jones,
who, he said, evidently did not want
to give him another go. Andy King
was also on the spot with a challenge
to any man of his weight for go
with the gloves.