The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-22
Caused Great Dissatisfaction Among
terrible Swede's" Friends.
Three Apparently Rolling Falls Were
Termed Pin Falls.
Mahkato Man Lost Last Nights Match
in This Manner.
The Wrestling Match Was Long and
Closely Contested.
From FRIDAYS Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
The wrestling match at the opera
house last night between the Terrible
Swede" of this city and Frank Cords of
st. Clair resulted in victory for the
latter, although the friends of the '.Ter-
rible Swede" do not feel that the referee
was just in the decision that lost him
the match. The event was pulled off
under the auspices of the Mankato
Athletic club, and was we'll attended.
w. j. Edwards, boxing instructor in
DIR. Cookies gymnasium at Minneapolis,
was the referee, Frank Kieffe was
official time keeper, Fl. Thielman of st.
Clair kept the time for Mr.. Cords, and
w. H. Anderson kept it for the "Ter-
rible Swede." The latter's second was
Dennis Albert, and Charles Russell of
Eagle Lake acted in like capacity for
Mr.. Cords.
1t was agreed before the match that
strangle and lace holds should be barred,
and that only pin falls should count,
that is, both shoulders should be held
squarely down on the mat.
Both wrestlers were in good condition,
although the advantage in this regard
| lay on the side of Cords, as the "Terri-
BILE Swede" had returned only the day
before from four days trip which de-
prived him of much rest and prevented
his training The terrible Swede" was a
little larger and heavier than his antag-
onist, and he exhibited more strength
and more science, but less agility and
less endurance. He was on the defensive
nearly all of the time, forcing Cords to
do the most work, and the latter did
very little Sinking. In fact, the audi
ence was well pleased with the work
and spirit shown by the st. Clair man,
who is a stranger on the mat in this
city.
The first bout opened at $3.50 p. m,
and was won by the Terrible Swede"
in eight and one-half minutes, with a
hammer lock that was irresistible.
During the fifteen minutes intermis-
sion, the Kaufman brothers, young boys
of this city, gave short wrestling ex-
hibition for points, and showed that they
may be stars on the mat when they get
to be older.
The second bout was a brief one, and
was won by Cords in two minutes and
six seconds, with crotch and hammer
lock. The ruling of the referee on this
point caused the first dissatisfaction of
the evening, as it was a close question
whether it was a pin fall or not. The
shoulders of the Terrible Swede" were
not pinned down so that he was not
able to instantly turn upon one Shout
der. If the definition of pin fall is
that both shoulders are to be held firm
ly down upon the mat for an interval
of time, then the referee was in error in
his ruling, and should not have called
it fall.
The second intermission was enlivened
with a couple of two minute bouts with
the gloves for points between Frank
Thompson and Henry Madison, members
of the Athletic club, and they did some
excellent work.
bn h;rI La%xr |,
was an exceedingly long one, lasting
one hour and thirty-seven and half
minutes. Both men showed signs of
fatigue long before the bout was over,
but it was finally won by the Terrible
Swede" by half Nelson hold that left
no uncertainty about the result.
The fourth bout was won by Cords
in thirty three minutes and fifteen Sec
onds. The fall was the same kind as in
the second bout, and the decision of the
referee gave great dissatisfaction to the
''Terible Swede" and his friends, and
the Terrible Swede' at first refused to
proceed with the match, but was finally
persuaded to go ON with it.
The fifth bout was won by Cords in
forty one minutes and forty-three Sec
onds The Terrible Swede" was on the
defensive throughout this bout, evident
ly trying to wear out the st. Clair man,
but the latter seemed to be made of :
rubber and refused to be worn out. The
final hold was said by the referee to be ,
a half Nelson, but his decision met with
the same criticism as in the second and
fourth bouts, as it seemed to be the
general opinion that the fall was roll
ing and not pin fall.
There was not little complaint, as
there had been before, but the referee
to gain the attention of the
audience long enough to say that he had
no interest in the outcome of the match
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