The Mankato free press., 1904-03-25
st. Clair Boy Downs Wisconsin Chap
in Two Successiv. Bouts.
Crowd Is Given a Good Exhibition
of the WrestIers' Art.
Match Arranged Between Victor and
Ted Tonneman Of chicag'.
will Be Contested at Mankato Theatre
on Wednesday Night.
From tuesdays Daily.

From, tuesdays Daily.
Frank Cords, the farmer boy of ST.
Clair, last night defeated Frank McClain
of Edgerton, Wis, the champion welter-
weight wrestler of that state, throwing him
in two successive bouts. 1t was no easy
victory, however. 1t was clearly con-
test of massive weight and Drawn
against skill and science, and weight and
Drawn triumphed.
A large audience of gentlemen, young
and old, congregated in all parts of the
house long before half past eight, the
hour for the rise of the curtain, arriv.
ed. There was no lack of enthusiasm anc
eager expectation, and the mere dis
closing of the stage to view was follow
ed by loud and long applause.
Arthur Schaub addressed the specta
tors, announcing that McClain and
Cords were to wrestle for side bet Of
$50 and the gate receipts, the contest
ant obtaining the best two out of three
falls to be declared the winner.
Before the main contest, however
there was preliminary match between
Ernest Hislop and Joe Mulligan, two
fifteen year old boys. Joe won the first
bout in three minutes and fifty seconds
The two boys went at it like profes
sionals, and both fought like demons fol
the victory.
Now came the first bout of the mair
feature of the evening. Mr.. Schaub said
he wanted the audience to understand
that this match was fought out under
the auspices of the Mankato Theatre and
that it would be fair in every particular
He introduced Jack Woods of Great
Falls, Mont, as the referee; Frank Kieffe
as the official time keeper; Wallie An
derson as time keeper for McClain; and
Billy Frantz of st. Clair as time keeper
for Cords. The strangle hold was barred
In this bout Cords finally threw Nc.
Claim after demoniac struggle between
the two, lasting ten minutes and forty
seconds. Cords weighs IT'S pounds strip.
ped; and McClain 152 pounds. Cheer
after cheer went up from the audience as
one or the other gained the advantage
over his adversary and put him on the
defensive. Cords finally won with the
bar hold
The two fifteen year old boys once
more tried their prowess on the mat
Joe Mulligan once more got the better Of
his opponent, this time in four minutes
and forty seconds.
The second bout between McClain and
Cords was much shorter and far less of a
doubtful proposition. After a contest of
four minutes and forty three seconds,
Cords once more had his antagonist
downed, this time with the full Nelson
hold.
The blood of the audience was up.
The assemblage showed clearly that it
had not had half enough. Ted Tonneman
of Chicago, the champion welterweight
of Illinois, and Jack Woods lost no time
in arranging for match between them
selves, to be fought out just as soon as
they could dress for the fray. Tonne
man put up bet of $25 that Woods
could not throw him in nfteeb minutes.
Woods took it up. The contest on the
mat was fierce, long and indecisive. The
men were almost an even match, though
the general impression was that Woods
was the better wrestler of the two. ST
don't have to throw you," Tonneman re-
marked in the midst of the melee and
placed himself on the defensive, thus
saving his strength while Woods strove
to the utmost to throw Tonnenaan on his
back and win the sos. He had not ac
complished this when the time keeper
announced that the fifteen minutes was
up.
Tonneman had come to the opera house
with the intention of challenging the
winner OF the McClain Cords contest
Cords and Tonneman had a brief confer
ence with Charles Griebel, the manage
of the theatre, and match betweel
the wrestlers was set for Wednes
dav evening and to take place at tn
onera house. This contest will withou
doubt prove as exciting as any that hav
yet been pulled off in the city and ther
+ is much argument and speculation owe
the probable outcome.
During the first bout between Cord
and McClain last night McClain sus
tained a fracture of rib and this pre-
vented him from doing his best in tn
second bout.