The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12
About Fifteen Hundred People
HoWIed Protest and Swarm
ed Around Ringside, Hoot-
ing Official.
ANOTHER BOUT ARRANGED
BATTLE NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT
WILL BE FOR LIGHT HEAVY
WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BELT
HELD BY DEMETRAL.
by Tort.)

When Greek Meets Yankee" was
the title of a stirring meiodrama pull
ed off last evening at the coliseum.
Principal parts were taken by Messrs.
Demetral Olson and Referee LaSalle.
The cast included the Richmond po-
lice department, Sheriff Meredith and
about 1900 excited taxpayers. for the
mob scene at the close of the last act.
Demetral was declared the winner
by Referee LaSalle after he and Olson
had each secured a fall, through the
most desperate kind of wrestling. La
Sales decision that Demetral had
won the final fall was unpopular with
the crowd and the uproar that ensued
listened like Georgia lynching bee.
The ring was promptly and enthusiast
tically stormed by about five hundred
fanatics. The police, however. got
under the ropes first and the mob was
held at bay.
Mr. Olson in his kimona, wildly pac-
ed the ring protesting loudly that he
had been held up and gone through,
and the crowd wildly cheered his elo-
quent words. When Demetral and La
Sale offered explanations boots and
yelps greeted them and under police
escort they retired to dressing room.
Before doing SO, however. Olson tried
to shove LaSalle under the ropes and
the two men came to a clinch. but
were pulled apart.
To Meet Again.
After the excitement had died out
Olson and Demetral got together and
after some preliminary heated and
descriptive language, arranged another
mill to be pulled off here next Friday
evening. Olson will bet $500 against
Demetral English light heavyweight
championship belt. This agreement
was made with newspaper representa-
tives as witnesses.
The match last evening was an ex-
callent exhibition of fierce but skilful
wrestling. Olson secured the first fall
after thirty minutes of grueling work,
securing hammerlock hold on the
Greek. In the second bout Demetral
came back at Olson like tiger and
;fter eight minutes of desperate fight
ing the Greek got half scissors and
a grape vine hold and slowly forced
Olson on his back.
The Mob Scene.
Then came the excitement. The
third bout opened with Demetral rush
ing Olson like a Kansas cyclone. His
rushes for couple of minutes were
repulsed by the Yankee, who, with a
sheer OIL his face. repeatedly pushed
his open hand in the Greeks face.
Once Olson hurled him under the
ropes but the Greek came back at
him. clinched. and with dull thud
they hit the mat-which spurted saw
dust. Up and down. over and under.
the two men rolled and tossed like a
chip on a stormy sea. Once Olson
got crotch and arm hold on the
Greek and slowly bore him over on his
back. Olson evidently thought he had
won fall as he raised his hand to
Referee LaSalle and called his atten-
ton to Demetrals position. but La
Sale shook his head. Ten minutes
later the Greek got a scissors and
head hold on Olson but it looked to
the crowd that Olson was successfully
resisting this desperate hold. How
ever Referee LaSalle patted the Greek
on the back--the sign of victory.
When Demetral broke his hold Olson
was bridged, the soles of his feet and
the top OF his head being his supports.
His shoulders were a good six inches
above the mat. The storm scene de.
scribed above then ensued.