The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-07-25
M'CAULEY WINS.
An Interesting Wrestling Match
Last Wednesday Evening.

champion Of the Middle States, and
Jack Curran, middle weight cham
pion Of the Northwest, for u side
bet Of $50 and Is per cent. of the
gatereceipts, was won by the form
er. The attendance was very
small.
The contest was catch-as-catch
can. Strangled holds and flying
falls were barred. The winner
won the first two.out of the three
falls, which decided the event. BY
the terms of the agreement McAuley
was to get Curran down on all
three points, while two points down
would have been sufficient for Cur
ran to have won bout.
It was a contest of gladiators in
the wrestling ring, although from
the first it was plain that McAuley.
VINO weighs great deal the more,
was too much for his antagonist.
He was mountain of human mus
Gle and threw Curran around at his
pleasure, but in doing SO the middle
weight champion, with the agility
Iof a cat, kept his opponent from
bringing him three points down un-
til after a long and terrible struggle
in each Of the two bouts.
Time was called at just $50
/ o'clock. Frank Curtis acted as
referee and DR.. E. "A. Lyman acted
as time-keeper. McAnley and Gur-1
ran advanced to the center of the
padded stage and shook hands
Three minutes were spent in spar
ring for hold, at the end of which
time, quick as a flash, the two men
went to the canvass, Curran under.
Then commenced a six minute siege
Of muscular strength and endur-
ance. Curran remained on the de-
fensive all of the time, and despite
the fact that McAuley got several
good full and half Nelson locks, and
one or two crotch holds. and brought
Curran into the air, or on his side,
the agility of the latter kept Nc
Auley from scoring. 1t was in one
of the attempts of McAuley to bring
Curran over back wards that the
latter, by one of his sudden moves,
tore away from McAuley and both
men again came to their feet Some
time was again absorbed in SPAR
ring for holds, and when the two
went to the canvass, Curran was
under, and then after ten minutes
of throwing around, during which
time CurraD was on top Of his an
tagonist twice, attempting to score,
but in which he made but the slight
est impression on the bulk and
muscle of McAnley, the latter by a
half Nelson and crotch hold, slowly
brought Curran over on his shoul-
ders and hips and was awarded the
bout This struggle was SO slow
that it created but little excitement,
as compared with some of the lively
work previous to the final throw.
The fall was made in 19 minutes, 10
seconds.
Ten minutes were allowed the
contestants for resting. When time
was called both came on promptly.
Hold sparring went on for two min
utes, at the end Of which time the
two men went to the floor, with Nc
Auley on top. At the end Of another
minute McAuley threw Curran
over back wards, but in doing so the
hold was released, and both came
to their feet. On going to the floor
Cnrran landed on top, and struggled
for minute iu attempting to get
McAuley over, but by quick ruse,
the latter reversed the position, and
after q few more minutes spent in
looking for hold, and by precisely
the same movement as that IN the
FIRST bout, McAuley brought Cur.
ran over, and was declared the
winner Of the contest. This bout