The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-19
DEMON WINS
ONCE AGAIN
Nashville Sports Crazy Over
the Game.
one THOUSAND DOLLARS
Will be Given to Winner in
Spring Festival Match.
Fred Bartl Formerly Of This City
Having Things Very Much His
Way, in Dixie Land.

The Nashville, Tenn, American
OF Sunday has the following to say
OF Fred Bartl, who recently cut
quite a swath in the local wrestling
game. Demon" according to a
letter from his manager, Ed Finley,
will enter the wrestling events at
the annual spring festival in that
city under the colors OF the Nash
VILE athletic club. A purse of $1,000
has been offered for the winner by
the business men of Nashville.
Fred Bartl is still unbeaten as a
wrestler so far as his stay In Nash.
Vile is concerned.
In by far the fiercest and mosr
spectacular match of the season the
'"Demon" beat Alex. Christensen. of
New Orleans, Saturday night at the
N. A. G.. The bout was catch-as-
catch can, and IL took three falls TO
decide the winner. Christensen sent
his lighter opponent to the mat for
the first fall after seventeen min
utes OF very fast work. After STALL
ing off one of Bartls great rushes,
he secured hammer lock over the
head and the hold was one not to be
denied. Bartl tried hard to bridge
|out, but Christensen brought all his
strength into use and the little fcl-
lew went down.
Early in the bout the old cut In
Bartl's ear was reOpened and the
grueling he was receiving was evil
IDENTIFY very painful.
When the men came up for the
second fall they went at 1t like two
liens. Bartl was very vicious. At
every opportunity he punished the
Southerner for all he was worth.
rhis had It's effect. Christensen
weakened under the strain. Bartl
received an awful ramming in the
right side about iiye minutes after
the start. This took the wind out
o. him for q minute or more, but
as quick as flash he got half
Nelson and arm lock on the big fell
low. TIE Demon" to weaken
christensen slammed his man to the
floor repeatedly. The latter began
- die away and at the eigth min
ute Referee Lawrence declared Bartl
the winner OF the second fall.
With the match even up. the large
'r0wd, which had been kept at a
high pitch from the start, let up O
yell that was doubtless heard many
blocks away. Such enthusiasm has
never been shown in the N. A. G.
gymnasium. 1t was still either
mans match.
Bartl opened the third round
with, whirlwind tactics. Christensen
also showed speed. They rushed
each other before they finally went
To the match, Owing TO losing the
first fall. Bartl was more careful
and he took no chances. Chris
tensen. though, had him dangerousl,
close to the mat couple of times
only 70 let him bridge out. Their
TOO fast pace was more telling on
hi mwith the result that when Bart
did get a scissor lock over the head
ard a hammer. Christensen had ne
strength left TO fight 1t of, and he
stopped In eighteen mirates.
| From the outset of the match II
appeared as II Christensen would be
q sure winner. lie was stronger
than Bartl. had the weight in hii
favor and looked every inch thu
champion at the game. Bartl was
the better conditioned and excelle(
in knowledge, and II was this poin
THAT did the trick. Christensen di(
not have the finer points with him
He sadly lacked science. He wai
also bit timber and would invar
iably let Bartl go too deep with hi
holds.