The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-08-13
GOTCH WINS MATCH
Defeats James II. AIIdredee in a
Wre sting Match at the Opera
Hall tuesday Night.

uay evening, before large audience,
and was won by Gotch who secured two
straight falls.
The men met i'll this city a few weeks
ago, when Gotch issued challenge
agreeing to throw Alldredge three
straight falls or if Alldrcdge secured a
single fall he won the match. In this
match Alldredge won, securing the
second fall. Gotch at the time claimed
he was caught mapping, and challeng-
ed Alldredge to another match in which
he agreed to throw Alldredge twice
within an hour or forfeit the match.
This challenge was promptly accepted
by Alidredge.
1t was nearly ten O'Clock when the
two wrestlers stepped out on the mat.
w. c. Stempel who has refereed oil the
matches in this city, was agreed on as
referee and Geo. w. Baker as official
time keeper, Marion Woodland acting as
time keeper for Gotch and Ralph Sigler
for Alldredge. The men went at each
other lively from the minute that
time was called, each determined to win
if possible. 1t had been announced that
the match was under Police Gazette
rules, the strangle hold being barred.
The first fall was won by Gotch in IA
minutes and thirty seconds, with q
hammer lock and half Nelson hold, and
to many in the audience it looked as if
Gotch was considerably the best man,
being quite a bit heavier and apparent
" stronger.
After Il rest Of ten minutes the men
were called out for the second fall, and
had only been wrestling for few
minutes when trouble arose. Gotch
does not hesitate to use any method he
cam to win, and secured.a strangle hold
which Referee Stempel called on him
and made him break it, putting the men
Ian the center of the mat again. A
minute later Alldredge claimed Gotch
was again strangling him and time was
called fora few seconds, while there
was calls,of foulfrom all over the house.
Alldredge made a yigornons protest but
was warned by the referee to get down.
ON the mat, and did so, but he was APP
parently suffering from the strangle and
it only took Gotch a couple of minutes
to press his shoulders to the floor, the
official time of the fall being eight
inmates. The hold was described as a
hammer lock under the neck, while
forcing body on chest.
After the referee had awarded the
match to Gotch there was some vigor-
GUS talk from both sides Gotch flashing
a big roll of bills and making all kinds
of wild bluffs as to being able to throw
Alldredge ten times in an hour, but that
was only talk and done for grand stand
play. That Goteh is the best wrestler
that has ever appeared in this city is
conceded by great many, while still
others claim that Alldredge is just as
good, and that he was defrauded out of
this match by foul strangling on the
part of Gotch- There had been con-
siderable money wagered on the match.
and the talk was mostly from parties
who had money On the result.
''It is a Long Lane that has
40 Tuxn."
"You ought to have kept my name out
of the paper
81 never did anything to you SO you
had no reason to print that about me-
The gentleman had been offended be-
cause statement had been printed that
reflected on him. He did not question
it's truthfulness, but he did not like the
idea of being found out.
''Tll get even with you. for it's long
lane that has no turning"
True enough likely, if one lives long
enough, for the mortal who does not
occasionally fall by the wayside is too
good for earth. But why should one
boast of getting even with another?
If in that others line of business
something comes up that in an imper-
sonal way offends fellow man, why
need that fellow man take it as a per-
sonal matter? If his offense was against
public morals he should have been will
ing to pay the price, if the public de-
manded price,. But in this case it
seems that a ray of limelight thrown by
newspaper was the thing that hurt.
He did not regret having engaged in the
criminal sport and did not mind the
arrest very much, but did object to
newspaper making mention of the bare
facts in the matter and his retort was,
"I'll get even with you, for it is long
lane that has no turn
How much good will it do him when
he gets even?- Shenandoah Sentinel.
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