Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-06
Charley Ross Was Too Much
For His Heavier
Opponent.
ROAST" FOR PROF. THOMPSON.
Lewis Won First Fall But Local
Champion Took Other Two
Best Ever Seen Here.

The few who attended the wrestling
match at the Grand theater last evening
between Charley Ross and Frank $.
Lewis, ex.champion middeweight OF the
world, were given rare treat. Those who
remained away missed the best event Of
tho kind that has ever been pulled on
here, The match was for blood from the
start: not the least evidence Of crooked
work appearing, and the best man won,
II was battle royal with wonderful
strength, endurance and science pltted
against odds OF weight, strength and ex-
perience. and the former won. Lewis was
much the heavier OF the two, and DEM
two minutes that he is familiar with all
the tricks In the business. The contest
also demonstrated the fact that no man
In the world OF his weight has any IL
cense 10 beat Ross on the mat. The To-
cal man was handicapped In the match
last night He gave away too much
weight. but he played a smooth game and
finally defeated his opponent BY taking
the last two falls
There WAS no exhibition work between
them II was hard lighting from the call
OF time, There were no fancy head spins
and throwing each other up In the air.
IL was nerye.strainng, bone-cfacklng
struggling all the time.
Lewis was greatly surprised In Ross
The local man looked light and easy TO
handle and when Lewis failed to raise
him from the floor, his face wore a puz-
zled expression, He was still more puz-
zlel when Ross slipped out Of strangle
holds half-Nelsons, hammer-locks and
side chanceries. Ross wore his man out,
He set pace that the visiting mat art
list could not keep up and I'VE.
Lewis took the iirst rail- after fourteen
minutes OF vicious work, Several times
during the round Ross escaped from dan
geruus traps but finally Lewis secured
| n half-NelsOn and by his superior weight,
slowly forced Ross to the mat.
After this fail, s. ], Kelley OF the sham
rock Athletic club, offered 10 wager so
and a little criticism, but Kelley Of
course, could not, or did not explain that
he was Offering to wager Ross money.
The latter felt suro OF his man after the
first fall and wanted Mr. Kelley TO place
a few best for him, so there was nothing
suspicious about the AFFAIR,
Lewis was given another surprise In the
second round Ross had him on the mat
In exactly four minutes and half. He
accomplished this by his famous stran-
| gle hold hold that Lewis felt confident
| he could break But once Ross caught
| him in his vice-liko grip, there was Moth
| ing to II but choking for Mr.. Lewis
| Ross held on as long as he dared, he
| had his man completely exhausted and
then. with quick shift, secured o half
| Nelson and arm-lock ana pinned MS man
| to the mat.
Ross also won the next fall, but It was
| after eleven minutes OF terrific strllg-
L. sAaN Nu NJ I. n
| DURANGO came into play lie forced Lew
| Is to slow up some, but the latter was
' always willing: he was no "quitter'
| They fought Ike mad men for an adj
vantage In the last round, Both were de-
| termined TO win. II was The supreme test
In the match, but the younger aud light
| err man won Ross was In dangerous
| paces more than once, and he escaped
| from holds that looked fatal Near the
| end of the round Lewis secured a ham
| mer-lOck, but In some unaccounlaDle
| n amer, the slippery Ross turned out OF
| II . Ross then took the aggressive ana as
| Lewis tried to execute a head SPIN ne
| caught his man IN half-Nelson ana Leg
| lock and slowly forced his man down.
| The match was refereed by Eddie Rob
| irson, and his work was entirely saus'
| fnctory 60 the principals and spectators
! alike. After the match Lewis sald.
| THAT man Ross ia wonder. lie y inc
| best man l tNtI llNN. TVS HNs.Hb." -.
| simply wonderful lie beat me ialily put
would like one more mhten Wluh nm
with a little more time TO get into con.
dition | can speak nothing but woras OF
praise for him.
Ross said. lewis is the toughest prop
0sition / ever tackled ] VIII never again
give, away so much weight. That nun Gun
wpestle all around me In some respects
but my strength and endurance peat NM
| lilo IL entitled to another mAtcn.
before the men went on the mat, Lew
il walked down 10 the footlights and pro-
coeded Ia "rOast" Eugene Thompson.
lewis declared that the local athlete was
n "dlrty knocker" lie then went on To
issie "A challenge ~ will agree to throw
| him three times In one hour for any
| amount up 10 $500" said he. This man
ms tried 10 iniure the game here, ana |
understand no poses as a champion, me
only championship he holds Is that OF
| champion knocker of Utah
Mr.. Thompson was not present ana nus
Version III the affair could not be OBJ
tanned hut the fact that he was absent
was commented on freely and HE friends
wondered why he was not there,
There were two prcllminaries 70 tho big
event Clarence briggs won two straight
falls from T.. l.. pilllngs for the amateur
champlOnship OF the state and j, g.
johnson and Den Aulbrlck gave a clever
Lewis is atln IN the city but win leave
ION Dakor city. Or tomorrow 10 close w
sDno business deals there. lie saws he VIII
return later ana Try Tor another match
With Ross.