Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-01
BURNS IS TOO STRONG FOR wAssEM
Latter Finished Wrestler, bu
Farmer wins just the Same.

Latter n Finished Wrestler, hut
Farmer Wins just the Same.
Farmer Burns won from Oscar Wasem
at the Auditorium Wednesday night IN
straight falls the first fall being made IN
twenty minutes and the second in forty
four minutes. Burns had his hands luIl 70
throw Wasern. as the later was the
strongest defensive wrestler seen IN Onhahd
since the revival of the wrestling game
He got away from many hard hold when
Farmer Burns had fastened upon MIN, put
on the other hand he was not strong
enough to do any damage to the Farmer,
who took the aggressive from the start
to finish. Burns secured an advantage AZ
the very start, but Wasem was able 70
squirrn away. Wassem then secured run
Nelson but It awaited him nothing as the
Farmer was able to break It as soon as ne
wished Burns secured a hammer lock and
a half Nelson, but Wasem was aglle
enough to suuirm away. The Farmer soon
followed this up with a crotch hold and
a half Nelson, but again did Wasem evade
the trap set for him. Burns added a toe
hold to a half Nelson and hammer lock,
hut Wasem succeeded in twisting out OF
an The Farmer finally secured a half
Nelson and a hammer lock on which he
was able to make good and Wasem was
forced to the mat in twenty minutes from
The second fall took forty-four minutes
with the Farmer on the offensive most OF
the time. At one time he pretended TO be
looking at something on the canvass mat
when suddenly he made a dive for Was
SENS legs and soon had him down. but
The Farmer was by far the more agile
of the two and after most mix-ups he
| Toned between his two legs and after mo-
ment's rest would start for another hold
with which 70 conquer ms aove i,sii y;,-o,,
! but when the Farmer had sufficiently
rested he simply raised his neck and broke
| the hold. At another time Wasem had a
| nun Nelson which Burns turned TO his ad-
| vantage and soon had Wasem on the de-
| fensiYe Burns finally got hammer lock
and half Nelson which were just. right to
force Wasem to the mat after forty-fouT
minutes of hard struggle.
The first preliminary was between Hari
| of Des Moines and Gray OF Omaha. They
| wrestled a fifteen minute exhibition with
| no fall. HarS was the larger. but Gray's
activity Offset this advantage.
| giant named Hookup of Malvern, Ia.
| undertook to throw any two Omaha
wrestlers in ten minutes. He weighed %
pounds and put Thompson to the mat IN
4 Wood got the giant hooked with a hammer
| lock and almost forced him to the fiool
at the start, but the giant soon reversed
Considerable interest attached to the pre-
liminary between Charles and Raymond
| Farmer Burns. These Youngsters gave Al
/ exhibition OF real wrestling and although
the crowd was with the smaller boy tn,
! larger won two out Of three falls.
| wrestling makes men peaceable," sale
/ Farmer Burns, and Is the only game a
| which two brothers can play without
| quarrel"
| Peter Lock refereed the big match ant
/ as usual gave entire satisfaction. Farmer
| Burns refereed for the boys and acted a.
| second 20 both.
| Manager Gillian OF the Auditorium hai
| arranged for a wrestling match which A
| attracting more than ordinary interest 70
/ next Tuesday night between Farmer Burn
\ and Jimmy Parr. farr Is considered on
| Of the top notehers in this country at pres
| ent and Is the champion Of England II,
/ Is the only wrestler who has been 10 IN,
mat with both Hackenschmidt and Gotch
| Parr Is the challenger Of the winner OF IN,
Burns-Wasem match. He will wrestle IN,
| Farmer for 1.O00 side and gate money.
Matt Simmer issued a ringside challeng,
| Wednesday night 10 the winner for ;
GraAcO- Roman match, at which Waseu
| thinks Simmer the best there Is
The wrestling matches which are nov
being held In Omaha are attracting man,
] OF the sport-loving citizens from III,