The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-05-08
AN EXCELLENT MATCH.
Jenkins Threw His Assilant Three
Times But 1t Wasn't Enough.
MOORE's SPLENDID SHOWING
As the Time Limit Drew Nigh He Beca me
the Aggressor and Nearly Threw
His Opponent-Large Crowd
of Sports Attend and
Are Well Pleased.

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| Are Well Pleased.
Billie Moore won out. Tom Jenkins,
of Cleveland, the champion wrestler of
the world, failed to throw Moore the
requisite number Of times in the hour
allowed for the match and the Canton
man landed the money. When time
was called for the end-of the bout and
Referee Sweeney awarded the match to
Moore, the crowd went wild, and his
many admirers rushed to the stage to
offer congratulations. 1t was truly a
great wrestling match. the best Canton
has ever seen, and Moore deserves
great credit for lasting the limit with so
clever a man as Jenkins.
The New Central theatre in East Tus-
carawas street was well filled at 8
o'clock and the regular vaudeville show
of the theatre was put on ahead Of the
bouts and at II o'clock, when the
matches were pulled off, the theatre was
packed to the doors. The first on the
program was a six round bout between
Fred Pollicowski and Hubert Lacy, both
of this city. The bout lasted the limit
of six rounds and was very properly
called a draw by Referee Sweeney.
Neither man was in training and both
were tired out after the first round, but
put up a pretty fair exhibition, consid-
ering the circumstances. This was
Pollicowski's first appearance in the
ring and he made favorable impress
sion with the audience. After the fight.
Lacy announced to the crowd he would
go into training at once and in four
weeks would fight Pollicowski for any
amount of money he would put up. The
challenge was accepted and the two will
probably come together in the near
future. The management Of the theatre
stated they would try and arrange for
the match.
After this bout an ambitious young
man named Jim Briscoe, who halls from
Massillon, came upon the stage and is
sued a challenge to Billy Moore for a
fight, but as Moore has several en-
gagements on his hands, which will oc-
cupy his attention for the next few
weeks, nothing was done with the chal-
| lenge.
THE WRESTLERS.
The stage was then prepared and pad
ded for the wrestling match and when
Moore and Jenkins appeared in their
respective corners. each was greeted
with cheers. The match was to be
Graeco- Roman style, strangle hold
barred. and Jenkins had the privilege
each throw. The first throw was made In
II minutes and seconds and jenkins
succeeded in doing 1t with half Nelson
He rested about seven minutes after
the throw, but it was rest for Moore
as well.
| 1t took Jenkins 10 minutes and 33 Sec
onds to land the Cantonian the second
time, which was done by back ham
mer and half Nelson.
The third fall was made in 10 min.
utes, 1Ok seconds and it was a hall
Nelson that did 1t. Forty-six minutes
4S1s seconds was taken by Jenkins tc
make these three throws, which only
left him Is minutes liz seconds for the
final throw. The excitement was nov
intense and when the men came up fol
the fourth time, the audience was al
most uncomfortable. For the first tim,
during the match Moore became the ag
gressor and came within an ace O
throwing Jenkins and as the time be
came shorter he went again to the de
fensive which he held to the end Of tn,
hour. Jenkins had only thrown Moor,
three times. and he lost the match. Th
crowd was an enthusiastic one ant
cheered Justify for the victor. Mr.. ]. p
Sweeney, Of Parkersburg. w. Va, acte,
as referee and his decisions were fai
and square in every detail and neithe
side had any grievance coming. MI
Frank Custer held the watch and acte,
as timekeeper jenkins strong sui
seemed to be in his half Nelson's an,
during the match had two full Mel
sons on Moore. but Moore wriggled ou
of them.