The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31
RUSSIAN THREW TURK
IN LESS THAN A MINUTE
Modrali'S Arm DiSlocated at FL
bow and Hacken-S Schmidt De
clared the Winner.
TRIED TO BREAK A HOLD
Turk Drove His Finger Nails in
His Opponents Nostrils
During Bout.
TRIED TO BREAK A HOLD

LONDON, Jan. 30.-In a Graeco-Roman
wrestling match at the Olympia tonight
for the championship Of the world, a purse
of $4,000 and a side bet of $500. George
Backenschmidt, Russian, won the first fall
within one minute from Alarmed Madrali.
a Turk. Madrali's arm was dislocated at the
elbow and Backenschmidt was declared the
winner of the bout
The Olympia was crowded by thousands
Of Londoners. whose interest had been
aroused by reports concerning the prepara-
lions of the men for the match, which had
been going on for several weeks. Both men
took the mat apparently in the pink of con-
dition, Hackenschmidt weighing 20s pounds
and the Turk 224. Hackenschmidt was five
feet nine inches tall. ffty-two inches chest
measurement, eighteen inches biceps and
twenty-eight and a half inches thigh. Ma
drali's height was six feet one and a half
inches and he had a more heavily built
torso. His measurements were: Chest, fifty
two inches; biceps, eighteen inches; thigh,
thirty inches.
At the ringside the betting was to 4 on
Madrali. When time was called both men
spared for an opening. Hackenschmidt
slipped in, securing a neck hold, and Ma
drali took like hold over the arms of the
Russian He quickly shifted, however, and
tried to break the hold of the Russian by
driving his fingernails into his opponents
nostrils with the object of forcing his head
back. Hackenschmidt shifted his hold like
lightning and caught the Turks wrist. In
trying to force his arm around for back
hammer Madrali's arm was dislocated at
the elbow. The Russian then threw Ma
drali heavily, while the Turk was barely
able to resist owing to his injury The ref
cree quickly declared the point a pinfall.
The actual time of the bout was forty-one
seconds.
There was considerable disapproval shown
a a nllpk
much heralded bout. When the men stood
up and Madrali displayed his disabled arm
the Kisses changed TO cheers for the Turk.
Charley Mitchell, George Dixon and Pedlar
Palmer, the pugiliSts, were among the
sporting element present There was
scattering of fashionables, and even some
women were noticed among the spectators,
and many theatrical persons, including Ar
thur Wing Pinero and Squire Bancroft,
witnessed the bout.
HaclSenschmidt is generally known as the
Russian Lion" owing to his physical de-
velopment and untarnished record.
Madrali, who recently was favorite
wrestler of the Sultan, is popularity known
the Terrible Turk" 1t rumored be-
fore the match that racial antipathy would
be shown at the meeting.
There has been remarkable revival in
the interest in wrestling throughout Eng
land during the past few weeks, and every
music hall in the city is running wrestling
turns. Several of them have held tourna-
mentS In which Peril Carkeeke, Joe Can
non, Armand Cherpillod. Tom Connor, Paul
Koch and other heroes of the mat have
figured. Hackenschmdt and Madrali have
been starring in rival halls meeting all
corners, mostly ambitious amateurs, and
offering to forfeit various sums if they
failed to throw anyone within fifteen
minutes. Hackenschmidt lost $125 in this
manner during the present week, a stall
wart Irishman named Peter McInerny stay
ing the time limit and taking the money.
Hackenschmidt insisted on a match to
finish with McInerny and the next night
badly defeated him in thirteen and one
half minutes. The provinces are in no wise
behind London in the wrestling fever and
there have been series Of tournaments
of greater or less magnitude throughout
the United Kingdom recently.