The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-06
Wonderful Fall.

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 Wonderful Fall.
 Scientific wrestling and an exhibition of marvellous strength and endurance was the feature of the first fall. For twenty minutes the two splendid wrestling cham. pions tossed about the mat, and every person in the theatre was compelled to rise to his feet to give his enthusiasm free rein. Never was there more strenu- ous and heartfelt applause in the Jeffer. son theatre
 It was evident from the first that Burns intended to do away with the handicap that the forty pounds of surplus weight gave Westergaard by playing on the de- fensive, hoping to wind or tire the big fellow out. In this, he failed. The fall went to Westergaard with all honor, he, throughout, having played on the aggres- slve, forcing Burns again and again to the mat. But never did the shoulders touch
 Finally. the supreme test came, and Burns had Westergaard nearly to the mat. The audience rose to its feet and en- thusiasm was exertng itself in strenuous applause. Burns was the favorite and Burns was winning. But holdl The Dane is rising He is free, and Burns, in turn, Is in a precarious condition. It was by bringing every trick that he possessed into play that the Farmer" saved him. self and again assuming the aggressive, the dove of victory was about to settle about his head, when the Dane by a su- preme effort arose from the mat, sup porting by his neck alone the 169 pounds that tenaciously hung to it. Then again, as quick as a flash, was Burns forced downward, downward. until it was seen that he was doomedl The Farmer arose again a defeated man.
 Burns Victorious.
 After the scientific Burns was downed in the first fall everyone about the mat thought that the Dane was the better man. But when the next fall was begun, and it was seen that the Farmer" had assumed the aggressive. and was break ing every game that the big fellow at tempted, hope was revived, and finally when at the conclusion of five minutes, the big fellow was stretched upon the lidi al blOhtu 6iduldlOI, llle lIltIuS or the Farmer" could not be restrained The theatre resounded with cheer after cheer. Men surged about the stage, and patted the skllful man all over the body. Burns was the favorlte. and when he showed that his skill was still in evi- dence, his following was delighted.
 The fearful inroads that the vicious as- saults of Farmer" Burns skill had made in the tremendous bulk of muscle and strength that characterized the work of the Dane was shown unmistakably when the third test had come. The big fellow did not have the wind and the endurance that the Farmer possessed, and this fact was his undoing. The match was a fearful one both men putting forth their every effort and making use of every de- gree of science and skill which long ser vice had gained for them. But never was the Farmer in danger and when at the end of twenty-three minutes he got another of the fatal hammerlock holds, the exhausted strength of Westergaard which, when fresh. had saved him on more than one occasion was not able to overcome the inevitable. After the match was concluded Farmer Burns declared to the audience that Westergaard pos sessed more strength than any other man whom he had tackled, and offered his opinion that if the Dane had the knowl- edge of wrestling that he did, no man in America would be his equal.
 Preliminary Events.
 Prof. c. II. Miles under whose aus pices the event occurred, arranged two clever preliminary matches. The first was between Charles w. Dorman and Ben Houditch. both wrestlers being young sters about 16 years of age. The match went to the second named in thirteen minutes. Both contestants performed well and were given credit for fine efforts
 The second preliminary was between ''The Young Turk" and Buck Dewitt,