Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-23
WRESTLING.
THE JAP
CRIES OUT
The Jiu-Jitsu Exponent is
Badly Battered by the
Chicago Professor at Ash.
vile. N. C.-The Jap's
Tale of Woe Nay Be Car.
ried to the State Depart.
ment Soon.


ment Soon.
Washington, Sept 23.-If the plans
Of one Hirano, a Japanese student at
Yale, and for the last few months
manager for Prof Ono, a famous ex-
ponent Of Jiu-jtisu, who was badly
battered up in wrestling match in
Asheville, N. c., on September I, do
not miscarry, the state department will
be asked to take action concerning
three dislocated fingers, one swollen
head, blinded eye and a dislocated
jaw, all of which are the property of
Prof Ono.
Prof Ono is still in Asheville, recov-
ering as rapidly as possible from the
damages sustained on the It'll, and,
backed by the most influential citizens
of the town, says Hirano, is about to
bring suit against Prof Olson of Chi
cago, who was the other man in the
ring that night, and Referee Shonefield,
gymnasium manager, from New Or
leans.
Hirano says that "Olson' is not the
right name for the man who ham,
mered Ono so disgracefully. His cor
rect name, he says, is James Kelly
Muldoon of Peoria, ILL., Besides those
two names, Hirano says, he has at
least thirteen others. He enumerated
a few of them when seen last night.
Hirano says he is not foolish enough
to think that he can get this govern
ment to go after an indemnity for Prof
Ono, but he says that the police pro-
lection at Asheyille that night was bad
and he wants the attention of the gov
ernor of the state called to that fact,
so that in future matches of the kind
will be carried on with full regard of
the rules of the game. Hlrano thinks
that If the state department will take
sort of action things would be con-
Quoted according to Hoyle and the Jap
anese god of jiu-jitsu the next time
Ono performs, If, indeed, he is ever
able to go on the mat again.
The wrestling bout, which was to
have been a scientific exhibition of the
Japanese art of breaking legs, tenn
pered down TO a gentlemanly sport,
and the Occidental style of wrestling,
was given In the Asheyille grand opera
house before 1000 people,. 1t was a
big event, and the house was worth
about $1,000. Some of the seats, those
on the stage and in the boxes, went
for So per. At S:15, according to Hi
ramos story of the affair, the two prin-
cipals, Ono and Olson, alias MuRloon
and thirteen more aliases, got together.
From the very first Olson began taking
0no's fingers In his hands and twisting
them. He butted -Ono's head with his
and scratched at his eyes, indulging
now and then in the gentle art Of
gouging.
Hirano tried to get to the mat. as a
place there had been promised him by
Shonefeld, the referee; but the crowd
kept him back, and the two or three
policemen who were there struck him.
Ono was at a disadvantage. He can
not speak a word OF English and was
therefore unable to protest to the ref
cree who, Hirano says, gave Ono the
worst of 1t clear through. But Ono
was game. He kept 1t up for an hour
and fifteen minutes, when Shonefield
called 1t of because Ono was blind.
The really pathetic part is how Hi
rano was kept out OF the ring, and that
involves little history. Some time
before this Ono had defeated Giant
Frisbee from Madison county, y. c.
Frisbee weighed 800 pounds. His
friends were sore over his defeat, and
they travelled In a body to see the Ono
Olson bout. They sat on the stage, in
the So seats. and bet good money OH
Olson. There they were, $50 of them,
covering the stage and all of them Oh
sons friends. incidentally, those Mad
isOn county boys were big. husky lads
from the mountains, and Hirano does
not know much about jiu-pitsu. When
he saw what was happening to his
friend in the ring he tried to get to
him, but he was forcibly stopped The
policemen would not help him any.
HIrano said that II was a whole lot
more brutal than any prize fight that
ever happened.
When II was over Ono was worsted
and with a head twice its normal size.
The citizens were very indignant about
Il all and are standing behind Ono in
his fight for reimbursement Of some
sort. Hirano remarked that Ono Is
losing all kinds Of money. He intend
ed 10 rest a week or two and Then ac-
cept another OF the many challenges
he received after downing FTisbee. He
will not be able to do anything again
for a long while.
Hlrano said that the only reason that
Ono did not pick Olson up and break
an arm or a leg. as can easily be done
by iiu-jItsu. was that he is a perfect
gentleman and would not do such a
thing. even II he himself were being
half killed.
Ono got $500 out Of the match and
Olson received $500. the remainder
going TO the manager Of the opera
house.