Bisbee daily review., 1906-06-16
ANDERSON WINS Takes Two Straight Falls From Local Champ, in Short
 Order. IS NOW CHAMPION
 OF CALIFORNIA.
Proved Master of Rasmussen at Every Stage of the Game. PreIiminarieS Were Good. Baney'S Sweeping Def.

A. Anderson won the lightweight wrestling championship from Harry Rasmussen last night in two straight falls, demonstrating that he is the most clever, the strongest and fastest wrestler that has ever been seen on the mat here. He won his first fall from Rasmussen in the remarkably short time of minute and seconds. The second he took after hard-fought battle in minutes and seconds.
 Wrestling has received a fresh start in Bisbee. Last nights match was free from any semblance of graft or fixing" and the small house that wit messed the defeat of Rasmussen was most pleased at the exhibition of science.
 It now develops that Anderson di" rot come here a dark horse ov anv means, to the men ,-ao went behind him with I~r- meey. He is said to have been the lightweight champion of California, having wrestled under the colOrs of the famous Olympic Club oL San Francisco up to the time WheA that magnificent club house was de -stroyed in the recent earthquake.
 Two good preliminaries were fought out. the first between Murdock and Stohler. being won in two straight falls by the former. Murdock weigh ed in at 13S and Stohler at 136 pounds.
 MurC0ck is the man whom 1t was claimed could throw any three men in Bisbeetwo straight falls on the
 same mat in the same evening. lie did not show any ability to do any such thing last night. He is husky, but falls far short of having the science to defeat several men known to the wrestling game here.
 Bert Hurst covered himself with glory by getting two straights from Jack McKeever. Both men weighed 145 pounds each.
 It was nearly 10 o'clock when the principals entered the ring for the main event of the evening. Both looked in perfect condition. Rasmus-
 sen, if anything, appeared to be lit | tie finely drawn. They lCsc no time in g.t;ing doTn to business.
 Anderson stepped in. close to his
 man, and clapping his hands in front | of Rasmussens face, rushed him. get i ting a neck hold that brought Rasmus- sen to the mat in iiS time. IL was l apparent that Rasmussen was up l against a man who knew what he was | there for and who intended to VIII. | Rasmussen was able to make but a poor defense against Anderson and l lost the fall in l minute and seconds. 1 There was a claim that Rasmussen
 was nOr fairly thrown, but witnesses ! in the front. of the house and in the 1 boxes all claim that the fall was a | clear Cre.
 Anderson adopted exactly the same
 tactics in the second round, rushing 1 into close quarters and fighting for q
 hold Rasmussen played on the de i fensive nearly every minute of the round. and once, when be forced An 1 derson to assume the defensive, the 1 latter squeezed out of tight hole 1 like lightning. Rasmussen showed up l immeasurably better on the defensive ! in this round. but there was never a | moment when he had show to get i the morey.
 Betting was lively before the main | event, there seeming to be prepond 1 erance of Anderson mOne- in sight. After the first fall, wagers of $5O
 to s25 on Anderson found no takers 1 Once, in the second round, Rasmus- 1 sen and his seconds claimed foul Cn the ground that the strangle hold
 which had been barred, was being
 used by Anderson. The claim was l disallowed by Referee Varney. AS
 a matter of fact, the hold which seem
 ed to shut of Rasmussen's wind was 1 half-Nelson and was clapped onto him | c., o,,;olyl1- that AOdp-SDU'S forearm