Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30
BURNS TOO MUCH FOR PARR
English Champion Gets FiHt Fall and the
Farmer the Next Two
PASR INDUCES IN ROUGH TACTICS
First one Goes Thirty-siE Minutes,
but the latter Two Are Won BY
the Big Rock Farmer In
short order.

Farmer Burns the hero Of Big Rock,
again demonstrated his superiority over
James Phrr the English champion. at the
wrestling game when he bested him two
out OF three falls at the Auditorium Friday
night before a crowd Of 1000 people. Parr
won the first fall in thirty-six minutes and
Burns took the next two in fifteen and
thirteen minutes.
The match was a repetition OF the former
match. when Parr won the first fall and
Burns the next two. On that occasion
Parr made the excuse that he was not in
condition because OF having travelled for
several days to reach Omaha, but last
night he had no excuse TO offer, for he
had been In the city several days in prepa-
ration for the match.
The first fall was as pretty an exhibition
of two giants struggling for supremacy as
one would wish TO see or as one could
find in many days travel. Twisting,
sduirming and tusseling with might and
main these two gladiators fought II out
for thirty-six minutes 1t was a different
exhibition than was witnessed when Burns
met Gotch, for then the Farmer was on
the defensive all the time, but here was
case Of two men evenly matched, with
first one In the advantage and then the
other.
PnFr ROuGhS 1t.
Farmer Burns, always a favorite in
Omaha still maintained his enviable po-
sition in the hearts of the sport loving
public. Parr, on the other hand, was Kissed
several times because Of his rough tactics,
some Of which seemed unnecessary and
some Of which he had to use to extricate
himself from some hard position in which
the Farmer had forced him.
Fighting for the first advantage they
struggled for several minutes before either
had the other down and then the Farmer
got his arms entwined around the English
mans waist and put him TO the mat. Parr
soon wiggled away and twisted and tugged
until he got a neck hold and almost twisted
Burns down, but the Big Rock hero was
equal to the emergency and got away.
The Farmer jumped for an advantage, but
Parr caught him unawares and with
grapevine and a half-Nelson soon had a
bar lock and put the Farmer to the mat
in thirty-six minutes
The next two falls were Of shorter dura-
ton. When the men entered the arena for
the second bout there was no preliminary
foolishness, but both went at II hammer
and tohgs. The Farmer got crotch hold,
but Parr, by persistent kicking, some OF
which landed in the Farmers face, forced
him to let lose. Parr showed great strength
on several occasions by the manner in
which he would extricate himself from
some Of the Farmers holds. Burns finally
got a crotch hold, pinioned PARIS head
with his legs, then secured q toe hold which
he coupled with a half nelson and put the
Engllshman down in fifteen minutes from
the call Of time.
The last fall took less time than either
Of the others, with both men lighting hard,
first one having the advantage and then
the other. Burns soon got a crotch lock
which Parr was unable to shake OF and
forced him to yield in just thirteen minutes.
Preliminary Contests.
In the first preliminary JohansOn won
the 1rst fall In two minutes and his OPP
ponent. McGraw, won the second In seven
minutes.
For the second preliminary Powers and
Morgan were pitted. Morgan won with a
half nelson and hammer lock in eleven min
utes
Light OF Tekamah and Billings Of Omaha
were the contestants for the third prelim-
mary but the city lad proved himself the
better in six minutes from the start
| The Harry Counseman troupe OF acrobats
! gave a splendid exhibition and won merited
! applause Counseman made a decided hit
| by giving an imitation of a wrestling
match all by himself. He worked half
nelson's and toe holds on himself to his
hearts content.