Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-18
HISS CHAMPION
FOR CRUELTIES
IlU-JITSU PROVES DISGUSTING
CONTEST
BRUTE STRENGTH AGAINST JAP
ANEsE SCIENCE
Crowds Greet Big Irish Winner with
Storm of dlgnatlon-Littie Nip
ponese Wrestler outcIasses
His Opponent

The first jiu-jltsu contest ever pulled OIL
in Los Angeles, which occurred at the
Chutes park yesterday afternoon, proved
one of the most horrible and disgusting
sights ever witnessed here by sportdom
Cruelty and brute strength matched
against science marked the game.
The champion, so declared, was Missed and
hooted by the crowd at the conclusion oil
the contest.
Fukamuachi, the Japanese matched
against Leopold McLaglen, was twisted and
tortured severely and suffered extreme
agony, at one time trying yainly to cry for
mercy, but unable to speak
About 1900 people gathered at Chutes
mark to witness the contest between
McLaglen and Fukamuachi. Although
McLaglen received the decision he was
outclassed by the japanese.
McLaglen is about feet inches tall
and weighs 215 pounds. The japanese
weighs about 1856 pounds and is about
5 feet inches tall.
The decision was given the lrtshman
when the Japanese gave up in the sec
ond round, claiming his thumb. when
had been previously sprained, both
cred him.
The men faced each other on the mat
at 1929 o'clock. The Japanese started
things by giving McLaglen one OF the
nrettiest throws made during the bout.
The contest had not progressed ten
minutes before cries of stop the bout!
and "Rottenr were heard from many
parts of the bleachers.
Before the first throw was recorded
the big crowd was thouoghly disguised
and many of the spectators requested
Sergeant Adams to stop the bout, out
the sergeant said he had no 1ur1sdlc-
ton to stop it, although he would like
to.
The Japanese was using every trick
known to the game, while the big Irish
man would chase him around the ring
and make grabs for one of his oppo-
nents' limbs. When he got hold of an
arm until it seemed as though he
and fall upon him, then take the limb
in and the referee proclaimed him the
whole strength into twisting and
squeezing it until the Japanese cried
for mercy.
Tries to Signify Suffering
The Japanese wriggled himself loose
from many of these holds. but at last
the Irishman got hold of his right
wrist and, throwing the Japanese, lay
on his chest and began to twist the
arm until int seemed as though he
would twist it from its socket. The
Japanese's face was turned toward the
bleachers and the crowd could see the
agonized expression upon it as he tried
vainly to speak and let the referee
know he was beaten.
Many women were scattered among
the audience and they got up and left.
One woman said:
"It is the most blood curdling thing
I ever saw. I thought we would see a
wrestling match; this is terrible
During the flve-minute intermission
between throws the Irishman sat in his
corner telling the newspaper men he
would surely "break an arm" in the
next round.
One of the police commissioners was
standing near the ring and said:
Football is a parlor game in COM
parison to this. 1t is "a blot upon the
good name of Los Angeles to allow any
such thing to occur, and especially on
Sunday. 1t is the first thing of it's
kind I have ever seen and it will be
the last"
When the Irshman was presented to
the crowd after the Japanese had given
it and the referee proclaimed him the
champion wrestler of the world" cries
of take it away" and Kisses were
his greeting.