Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-06
FARMER BURNS THE WINNER
Secures Two Out Of Three Falls from Pan,
English Champion.
AFTER THE AGGRESSION At THE START
Parr shows More speed and Greater
strength but the Foxy Farmer
Tires Him Out and Lands
Last Two Falls.

Farmer Burns OF Big Rock Ia. champion
won from Jim Parr, champion of England.
in catch-as-catch-can wrestling at the
Auditorium Tuesday night Burns winning
two out of three falls. While many had
expected the Farmer to win there were few
at the Auditorium last night who thought
he could throw the Englishman after the
end of the first fail. Parr seemed to be
the more active of the two and also to
have the most strength. but those more
familiar with the game could see the
Farmer was playing on the defensive aud
letting the Englshmau do most of the
work that he might tire out and thus give
the Farmer the advantage as the bout
progressed.
Parr won the first fall in twenty-onS
minutes and from the speed he displayed
and the great strength sof neck he showed
there were few Of the $500 present who
thought for minute the Farmer would
have any chance to throw him. But those
who had seen the Farmer wrestle before
knew that he was simply laying of and
letting the Englishman wear himself out
while he took the defensive. The fall made
by Parr came as surprise TO Burns, who
was put down so quick few knew how 1t
was done. Parr was back of the Farmer
on the mat when, with a quick move he
jumped up and caught the Farmer around
the neck with leg hold and by the use
of his legs alone pulled Burns to a position
where he could force his, shoulders to the
mat.
Pnrr IL Rough.
They spared at the beginning for an adj
vantage, which Parr was first TO get and
Immediately took the offensive He was
quick as fash and the crowd soon saw
that Burns had game on his hands Parr
soon had the crowd against him by his
rough tactics. which many. did not seem
to realize were permitted by the rules OF
the game. They roasted him on the head
holds he insisted upon getting on the
Farmer, who is always great f1vorite
with an Omaha crowd, Parr was so strong
at the start he was able 20 break full Nell
sons which the Farmer would fasten upon
him and seemed more active and stronger
than Burns Burns got away from a hard
half Nelson in the FIRST fall as did also
Parr, but Burns finally succumbed to the
scissors hold which Parr fastened upon
him with his legs, The first fall took
twenty-one minutes. .L.
Burns took the aggressive as soon as
time was called for the second fall and
soon had Parr at a~dlsadvaptage from a
crotch hold but Parr got away Parr soon
after squirmed away from half Nelson.
Burns kept on the offensive and tried con-
tinually for a crotch hold but finally got a
toe hold which he combined with a half
\ Nelson and twisted the Engllshman to the
mat in thirteen minutes. -,,.
| EngIishman VIsibIy Tired.
The applause which resounded through
the vast auditorium when Burns won the
| second fall was deafening and continued
for several minutes Burns won the third
fall in twenty-four minutes. Parr mad vis-
IDLY tired and was-not aggressive as he
was at the start and had lost some OF his
steam. He also got the crowd down on
him by his roughpess. Burns Immediately
took the aggressive and came within an ace
of getting the same hold he had won the
second fall with. but Parr broke away
Burns also got a straddls hold, but PRrr
twisted away. Again he had the English
man all but down with half-lSeison, but
twice he got away from that hold. Burns
finally got a half Nelson which bent PARIS
head way forward and twisted him to the
mat in twenty-four pinutes from the starr
of the last fall.
\ The winner was challenged by Franz
Gotch. who is the champion OF America
Pete Loeb refereed in his usually satisfac
tory form -- -.s
The preliminaries consisted Of a ifteer
minute exhibition between Gray and Johan
son Of Omaha, which resulted In no fall
fifteen minute exhibition between MiiIei
I OF Des Moines and Billings OF Omaha
which the latter won in the last half min
ute of the time. and an exhibition b.
Raymond and Charles Burns, the II am
13-year-old sons OF the farmer,
\ The Pete Loeb quartet furnished tn
music by singing selections during the IN
teTmissions.