The Washington times., 1906-12-16
BARR BEATS hACKE.Y
IN STRAIGHT FALLS
Gains First in 81 Minutes
and Second in One
Minute.
BIG DIFFERENCE IN WEIGHT
Winner About Fifteen Pounds the
Heavier-Great Defense by
WashingtOnian,

The real Eddie Barr. middleweight
Cincinnati wrestler. decisively beat Rob
Roy AlaCkey the welterweight champion
OF the South. at Washington Light In
fantry Hail last night.
Barr gained the frst fall in thirty
seven minutes on a half nelson and
knee lock. The second fail was gained
in one minute by a knee lock and body
hold
1t was one of the best matches seen
In Washington in long time. and, al
though Mackey lost, he did not suffer
i'm prestige. Barr was known as mid
dleweight and says he can do ljS pounds
when the purse makes IL worth while 20
train hard, but last night he weighed
about l65, and possibly more. Mackey
weighed about l50, and as they were
equally experienced. the difference in
avolrdupois made "a handicap which
Mackey could not overcome
Barr Always Behind.
knowing that he was much the strong
er Barr did not indulge i'm any fancy
business. but started 10 win as quick
~ as possible by straight nelson holds.
When he had his man in a dangerous
position he would get busy with his
legs and help the cause along with the
scissors. lie was not exceptionally fast
except when Mackey tried 20 assume the
offensive. when he gyrated like a dickey
bird and went through a series OF eyolu-
tions which invariably ended with
Mackey again on the bottom. Barr is
proud cf hls ability 10 keep behind his
man. and was not going to allow
smaller opponent TO turn the trick on
him last night. As a result AIaclev vas
not behind once in the proceedings.
Mackey has always been known as a
clever man on the defense, but last
night he was even better than usual
In the first bout he escaped from five
or six desperate situations by his ability
10 turn suddenly. Twice when Barr hal
him within an inch or two Of the max
with holds from the hont ne wriggled
out OF danger just as Referee Pat O'Con-
Tor had his hand raised to slap Barr on
the back.
How Falls We're Gained.
The first fall was gained when il was
largely because Mackey had become
worn out with the steady. uncea asing
Erueling at the hands of his burly oppo-
Hent His neck had been twiStel into
as many lines as "a map Of ocean ..ur-
rents, and ever and anon Barr had
lifted him up and squashed him Violently
upon the mat wherefore - was aWcary,
and there was not much surprise when.
at the end of ground ..mblng 6xhibi-
tIOu, Barr got the half nelson u oTlE
again, caught Mackey IF has balance,
and fell upon him Cor fdH. The time
was JhirJy-seveu minute. bus one min
ute had been taken for q rest when they
had rolled of the NAT ten minutes be-
fore
As soon as they appeared for the sec
ond argument il was apparent that
Maclley was all in. and That Barr was
peevish. The Cinciaasu man grabbed
Mackey from the FROM and, after Jus-
sling for nearly a minute. BlTT's foot
suddenly shot out MacReys feet went up
iu the air. and before il was realized
what had happened ,he stronger in our
midst had the local light sIGeIciod.
Guy Surprises Hoover.
Mackey constantly sought the edge of
the mat when he saw breakers ahead
and saved himself number of times
by this trick, as Referee O'Connor
stopped the proceedings when either
platform, claiming that it Handicapped
the grappler with the waving props. and
that was true, but it delayed the game.
In the first preliminary a new as
piranJ for mat honors appeared in Err
nest Guy After a shrewd struggle
he was thrown by Young Hoover be-
cause he did not keep his eye on his
number. When they got together again
Guy gave Hoover the surprise Of his
life by throwing him in two minutes
and forty seconds with a half-relson and
crotch hold. In their third meeting
Hoover was more careful, brought his
experience into play and won the fan
and the match. Guy is wise, and VIII
bear watching.
Spalding Beats Beckett.
Jack SpaIding threw Cleve Beckett in
10 minutes. and again in 80 minutes in
tho semi-windup. They were two good
bouts. fun Of action, but Beckett, like
Mackcy. had a penchant for the edge
OF the mat and was roasted by the spec
tators. Spalding showed excellent form
and will soon be appearing i'm star en-
Easements TO uphold his claim 10 the
featherWeight championship of the Dis
trict, which title. according TO f. Law
renee Phillips, the gentlemanly announc-
er. rightfully belongs 10 Spalding.
Beckett is a willing worker and. despite
his little failing about crawling over
board when hard pressed. is becoming
popular because of his unwillinguess to
be discouraged by a little thing like de
feat
Pat O'Connor sent an emissary 10
Baltimore yesterday To see Charley
Weiss about matching Joe Grant with
Barr. Weiss answer was thai Grant
would take ON the Cincinnatian If he
would make $50 pounds at p. m. As
Barr could nor make that weight with
out thorough course of typhoid fever
and few amput8tiOns. il Is not likely
there will be anything doing. Barr said
he would make 15S pounds at p- m
II a Sufficiently large purse were offered.
TUCKER PREDICTS GOOD RACING.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. Dec. 15--After try
ing out eleven of sixteen yearling thor
oughbreds ne purchased at Sumner sales
for 1907 racing, Robert Tucker. who de
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