The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-03-23

faction although Two Feathers claimed fall in the
ond bout which was passed up.
The fall was hardly pin and the opposite
side and not in time by Devanney, that with
the roll which allowed Mac' to break the lock- it APP
peared as al flying fall.
Clever Jack O'Ne gave his share of the entertain
ment in a manner which him applause and proved
great treat to the audience.
O'Neil had posted 800 that he could throw seven
men. inside Of an hour of actual wrestling time
Nobody but Jack knows how close he to losing
that hundred at time. AS it he had min
utes to to figure out how escape
he had from an unexpected quarter.
ONeil started out with John Lee of IIyard weight
225 pounds, and threw him in five minutes. Jim Hart
100 pounds went down in four minutes, and Charles Gu
gat Wauconda $50 pounds put up sufficient strength to
last seven minutes A. Samson, Montana, AS pounds
lasted nine and half minutes and things looked well for
Jack who began to take his time and do grandsand
freaks with his opponents
But the next man up was Max Anderson of Spokane
who gave his weight 200 pounds Max doomed up just
about twice big ONe but the latter, sizing up the
big frame and awkward movements of the Swede grnned
with delight he thought of the fall of the mountain.
But it was once that ONeill had another guess.
!
| The big Swede developed strength that amaz
ing and, although he did not know how to it against
O'Ne the aggressive, he right at home when it
to resisting the usual perunctory tricks with which
! O'Ne started out.
Jack sized up the extraordinary strength of the
and at started in to do business by main force. But
he couldn't split the wood.
The Swede would Just exert himself and all of O'Nels
cleveness in the grandsand plays would prove useless
Jack got worried finally and started in to crush the
big fellow, who would simply throw up his head like a
bull and lift ONe clear fro mthe floor when the latter
tried to pin him down.
lack landSO on Ando
neck with force sufficient to cripple ordinary man.
but the Swede would toss his head and ONeil would roll
off sideways, much surprised wrestler.
This bypay continued until Jack began to figure out
the time and ask what he had left 1t pretty close
figuring and he went at the big fellow though he would
tear him to pieces.
With trick he managed to force a hammerlocl on
anderson, but that usually rapid method of downing
failed the Swede able to hold himself off the
floor with the terrible arm breaking hold on him.
ONeiIl was compelled to struggle along the best he
could like fox terrier worrying on top of st. Bernard
until it finally became serious question of time. Then
Jack took long chance breaking the big fellows bones
and squeezed in the hammer lock for all he worth
That brought the big fellow but until the last
wtsood before the bones began to crack. 1t took
NELL IA minutes to do the trick
Joe Heinrich went down in eight minutes and Leo
Martin put up pretty go and was the most punished
of the SEVEN going down in seven minutes.
Ole Marsh was introduced before the main event
started and in speech declared he would bet any part of
$1,000 that he could throw either Mcmillan or Two
Feathers Marsh issued challenge to the winner, and
stated he had his forfeit money posted
Tonight at the Comique Pat Devanney and C. T. Irby
of Ritzville will wrestle catch as catch can
o
Barney Muln and Indian Joe Gregg are in tough luck
The pair to have fought at RitzvilIe tomorrow
night At special meeting of the city council yesterday
permission to hold the fight there granted and ap
proved by the mayor and councilmen
But this morning Sheriff ellison stepped in and de-
clared he would not permit the fight to be pulled off owing
to prejudice against the Indian.
1t is likely that attempts will be made to
match the two men who have had such difficult time in