The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-10-15
BURNS LOSES MATCH

DUkNS lUSIS MAIJ1l
Farmer Burns was Unable to Throw
James II. AIIdredge Five Times
ia One Hour Actual Wrestling.
The wrestling match between
"Farmer' Burns, the champion wrestler
of the world, and James Ii. Alldredge,
our local champion, at the opera house
last Saturday night, attracted a large
crowd, a special train being run to Leon
from Charlton to accommodate number
Of the sports Of that town, and quite a
number also came ON the train from
Humeston and Garden Grove. Burns
had agreed to throw Alldredge five
times within an hour, the match being
for rs and % per cent of the gate receipts
1t was shortly after 10 o'clock when
the curtain went up, and Referee w. G.
Stempel introduced the men and an
nouneed DR.. H. r. Layton, DR.. A. Brown
and G. M. Axes as official timekeepers.
Before the match commenced Burns
gave short talk to the audience, en-
planning how it was possible for man AZ
years old to keep himself in such per-
feet condition, with skin as white as a
child's and his muscles like steel He
attributed it to. his total abstinence
from liquor, tea, coffee, or tobacco, and
also the fact that he never used an oath
might have something to do with it. He
also exhibited the control he had of the
muscles in his neck, arm and shoulders,
it being conceded that the muscles in
his neck are better developed than in
any man living at this time. With the
assistance Of Arthur Cain he also show
ed the different holds used by wrestlers
and what they were called, as well as
showing what was and what was not a
strangle hold, which is barred. His
talk, although made in his crude and
uneducated manner was highly in
tcresting, many saying it was well
worth the price of the ticket.
When time was called for the first fall
Burns went after Alldredge in a hurry
and it was not long until he had him on
| the mat, and in a few minutes both his
shoulders We're down, and Referee
Stempel announced the first fall won by
j Burns in three minutes and 30 seconds.
lit looked as if he was going to make
Iquick work of his man, but Alldredge
had not yet got warmed up, his body
being dry, so that Burns had no trouble
in holding him. The fall was won by a
bar hammer and half Nelson.
1t took Burns 1 minutes and 30 sec
to win the second fall which he won
with double cross bar hold, but ALL
dredge had Burns putting and blowing
like a porpoise. Alldredge stock com
menced to rise when he stayed with
Burns so long.
/ The third fall was also won by
Burns in 10 minutes and 30 seconds
with an arm on back, half Nelson, with
body barred across breast.
1t took Burns II minutes and 30 sec
onds for the fourth fall which was won
with a double bar lock half Nelson,
barred down and this made four falls
which Burns had won in 81 minutes and
20 seconds, leaving him % minutes and
40 seconds in which to secure his last
fall, the terms of the match being that
lit should be one hour of actual wrest-
ling time, the men being allowed five
minutes rest between falls, and it look
ed very much as if he would win the
match we'll within the time limit, al
though Alldredge seemed to be getting
away from Burns easier each time.
When time was called for the final
round Burns went after Alldredge like a
whirlwind. Time and time again he
secured holds from which it seemed
there could be no possible escape, but
Alldredge would make one of his famous
squlrms and get away. Burns tried
every tactic. He stood him OH his head,
tried to pick him up and smash him
down, and at one time had Aldredge in
such position that it looked as if he
must go down or have his arm broken,
but jim finally got away. So fierce and
fast was the contest that several times
the men got clear off the mat, and into
on the mat by the referee. Five
minutes before the time was up Burns
was making a desperate effort to get
Aldredge down, and the latter was be-
ing encouraged by cheers fromall over
the house to stay the limit, and despite
all that Burns could do he did stay until
the time was up and Referee Stempel
] awarded the match to Alldredge. The
Leon man had demonstrated that he
could stand any kind of punishment and
was apparently as fresh as when he
began.
! After the match. Burns said he had
done his best to win, but while he
believed he could have secured another
fall within few more minutes, he said
he was unable to got it within the time
|allowed. He said that Alldredge had
improved wonderfully since he met him
| at Des Moines in August and that he.