The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-18
BURNS AND GRIFFIN WERE THE WINNERS WaSem-DemetraI Match is Not
 Yet Decided AN EXTRA EVENT T0NIGHT l Griffin and Hackenschmidt Will Meet In One Fall at Greco-Roman
 Stye-Much Interest
 Manifested
AN EXTRA EVENT TONIGHT I

The continuation of the Wasem-Deme- tral match from Tuesday night. the first fall between Farmer" Burns and the Great Da1s," Jess Westergaard and the second Gritfla-Hacksns,hnlidt fall were the events pulled O at the Jefferson the atre last night in the wrestling tourna- ment. Never before ?k. there teen sc many famous wres.lers brought together. All three matches were of exceptional in- .erest
 In the first event Of the evening, the fall between Wasem and Demetra', the two men again showed their compar tive ability on the nlnt. Both men were in good condition and several times the position of each was serious, The time was limited to one hour and a half, however, and this was not sufficient to end the battle.
 Throughout the match It seemed to be now you've got him, now you haven't v between the two wrestlers. The sport was clean and fast. When the time was called at one hour and twenty-five minutes the hottest part of the match began. The az gressivelass of both men was fierce and determined. At one time Wasem came near downing the Greek with hammer lock, but with tilis exception, neither of the men wore placed in dangerous post tions. The fall was ended at 10 o'clock by Referee Miles.
 Farmer" Burns Speaks.
 Farmer" Burns stepped before the foot lights to make comment on the match. He said
 T have seen at least 10,0oo wrestling matches in my life, but tine one tonight is the best ever Wasem was in bed for five days not over a week ago, and how he put up such endurance is beyond me.
 q have noticed during the course of the bout that there was a considerable num- Der of dlspleasing remarks ma de by mem- bers of the audience. Such expressions as Kill himr Break his neekn and many others that are not in place, and should be stopped by the police. Wrestling is one of the most manly forms of exercise. It developes every muscle from the toe to the top of the head and through the awful strain the men must become exhausted.
 When they stop for d moments breath then some one in the audience begins with their bright remarks. These wrestlers are human and tire like all other humans. On the other hand, some tnlnk they are brutal but they are not. It is all in the game. Most of those who make the bright remarks are chronic cranks, and could not hold out three minutes under the strain of match
 ns-Westergaar5.
 The second fall, between Burns and Westergaard. was undoubtedly the most scientific ever seen in Birmingham. It was Burns on top from the beginning and there was never a moments inactiv- ity on the pat oe either man. Wester- gaard put the Farmer" to the mat only twice an1 tIe duratioh of his ,nomentary victory was short, indeed. After the first ten minutes Burns was on top of the Dane practically all the time. He secured one hold after another and followed each up with a more advantageous one, never giving his opponent one minute of rest, until the Dane was 'all in" Although he recovered himself from several tight places 1t was easily seen that he had no chance against Burns.
 Finally the popular veteran turned Westergaard over on his back and with double grapevine hold on the arm with the legs, a half-Nelson with one arm and a crotch hold with the other, he touched his shoulders to the mat just twenty four minutes after time was called for the beginning.
 Griffin Beats Hackenschn1dt.
 The last match in which Griffin and Hackenschmdt were the contestants, was probably the fastest and most exciting of the three. It turned out in favor of Griffin after twenty-three minutes of hard work This is the second fall Griffin has won from Hack in the tournament catch -catch-can, and gives him the series Griffin won with a scissors hold | on the head and toe hold
 Hackenschmidt stated that he had been beaten fairly in both falls and had nc | complaint to make. He said that he had met Griffin at his style and challenged him to fall in his Hacks" own style | that is, Greco-Roman Griffin accepted and the match will be pulled off to- night as a special feature Only one fall will be made.
 TonlaIts Events.
 The schedule of events tonight is that beginning at S:30 o'clock, Demetral and | Wasem will try tactics for one hour in an effort to close the match started Tuesday. Following this, the second fall l of the tournament between Burns and