Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-22

The opening bout was collar ana
elbow contest between Two heavy
weights. VIM. Johnson If Vermont. In 4!
Gus Ia Rose Of this City. best tWo out
Of three fans. The New England man
Won La Rose secured tn" first fall
III minutes. Johnson doWncd his al
versary in y seconds on the next at
tempt and won tie. third fall ana
match in minutes ana . seconds
George Hothner of the Pastlmc \. &.
Of this city, ana Jack Ryan of Pitts
burg. We're the next pair. Bothner
won.
After a delay Of some 20 minutes
Olsen entered the ring. He looked big
enough to eat Rocber. who arrived a
few seconds later. The latter was sec
onded by his brother. Bill Roeber, Bob
Fitzsimmons and Dan Hickey. Olsen ;
seconds We're otto Petersen. Axel Pet
ersen and Emil Lemmig. sam c. Aus
ton Of this city, acted as referee. The
contestants agreed that no holds
should be barred and that no rolling
falls and none but pinned falls should
count. If hold was not broken in 10
minutes. the referee was instructed to
new hold.
The men shook hands. al $50 o'clock,
and Olsen appeared to be very nerv-
Gus The Dane secured wrist hold
which Roeber broke in 20 seconds.
Both then secured wrist locks but
neither held on for more than a minute.
Roeber finally got a strange hold and
with a back lock threw Olsen to the
floor on all tours. Then Roeber tried
to get a half Nelson but failed as the
big fellow sprang to his feet. After
some fiddling Roeber purposely
dropped to the mat. Olsen secured a
three-quarter Nelson on Roeber but
Ernest broke away from it by spin
ming. Roeber then fioored his man
and attempted to get half Nelson
which was broken after few seconds
work and both men struggled to their
feet ROBBERS arms encircled Olsen
waist and the Dane in his efforts to
break this hold appeared to be at
tempting to dislocate each of ROBBERS
thumbs ROBBERS effort to maintain
his hold caused the blood to rush to
his head and his eyes to bulge from
their sockets. The Danes nose Died
profusely because Of his eXertions.
shortly afterwards Olsen obtained
half strange hold which was broken
and Rober similarly treated three
quarter Nelson. The German then
took up the work ana got half Mel
son on the Dane which the latter
quickly broke.
Then followed a succession of half
Nelson's gained by the Dane, but all OF
them We're broken. Olsen persisted IN
forcing the attack for fully five min
utes before Roeber got a chance to
work on the offensive. With the Dane
on the mat Roeber winked at his sec
onds and smiled confidently. His care
leSsness caused him to very nearly tall
into a strange hold out of which he
Spun. ROBBERS hands became dyed
with the blood which flowed from the
Danes nose and he repeatedly wiped
them on the mat so that he might get
a good hold. ROBBERS efforts 70 en-
circle the Danes body with both arms
proved fruitless and Olsen with seem
ingly little effort pulled himself loose.
After each miXup Olsen presented
both arms in a confident manner as II
inviting attack. He grappled the Ger
man with a two-arm neck lock which
Roeber spun out of. Immediately fol-
lowed a sensation, ROeber obtained an
arm and neck hold which pinned olsen
with right shoulder and hip to the
floor. There seemed to be no escape
for the big fellow as Rober, still MAIN
tanning his hold, repeatedly jumped q
foot into the air. landing with terrihc
force. Olsen broke the hold only 10
fan a victim on the other side. H,oeper
securing a half Nelson which slowly
but surely forced the bigger man 10
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