The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-25
THEOLDSPORTS" SQUEAL"
THOSE BUNCOED IN THE ADAMsON-
MrRBARGER AFFAIR.
Attachment Against Iron. Who Had
$4,000 Up-The Chicago Wrest-
Ter Was Willy.

A suit for attachment was filed yesterday
in Squire Lockman's court TO prevent Will
liam Iron paying bets made in his pool
room on the Murbarger-Adamson wrestling
n atch. The plaintiffs are w. T. Hardy,
Nike Toomey and "Ollie" Lanham. They
alege that the wrestling match was a fake.
The money was tied up" at Irons by
order Of the court and the other poolroom
keepers, except those of the Denison Casino.
decided that they would not pay bets until
the matter is adjusted The assertion was
circulated among the gamblers that the
State might confiscate all the money and
turn it into the school fund. This caused
cold chills. and last night it was said that
the parties had come together and the suit
would likely be dismissed this morning and
all the bets paid or the money drawn down.
There was about 5000 on the match, and
$500 of il was at Irons. The filing of the
suit excited the levee. because it was an
unusual move. The Casino paid the bets
posted there.
The story that was running was that
Adamson had fooled one clique of gamblers.
and around Irons 1T was said that a pool
room keeper was a member of this clique.
Adamson, it was said, went to these gamb-
Murbarger that the latter should LAY
down" He persuaded them to believe this.
it was asserted, and they went to Irons
and put their money on Adamson. They
thought it best however. the story goes.
to "cinch things and they called on Gehle
the referee, and tried to persuade him to
put money on Adamson. Gehle said last
night that he had been approached by this
mol fic nd ut
eral times Thursday, but he had refused to
bet his money. He told them. he claimed
that so far as he knew the match was on
the square, and he was determined to be
straight himself The poolroom keeper
denied that he had approached Gehle, or
knew of it being done. He would make
affidavit. he declared that he was not con-
rned in it. He also denied that he was
back of the suit or had any money on
the match.
Some surprise was expressed that the
gamblers would "squear' when they lost.
This was pointed out as an additional proof
that it must have been frank DEAF and
the gamblers had been hoodwinked. Few
gamblers claim that the match was on the
square. but they do not assert that Muir
barger was crooked. IT was plain that
Adamson was in very poor condition-he
was winded in the nrSt Dout-and IL Is
charged that he did not train for the match.
Murbargers friends declare that he trained
hard. The fact that Adamson is conceded
TO be q better man than Murbarger, and the
ease with which the latter put him down in
the last bout. are together used as proofs
that the match was not right.
1T was case of the bitter bitten said
one land the innocents who put their
money on Adamson as clearly the best man
were fieeced as we'll as the gamblers who
are making the roar"
Attempts to find out how much money,
if any, Adamson or his friends had on Muir
bareer were unavailing. The stakeholder
yesterday paid 81. 900 TO Murbarger's hacker
He declared that so far as he was con-
Cerned the match was on the level, Doth
men having put up a 500 side bet. He
had not been approached" he said. When
this became known it was said That Adam
sons hackers must have bet good deal
on Murbarger in order 10 make good the
side bet lost.
The general opinion seems 10 be that the
recent fakes will put an end to wrestling In
tie city.