The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-26
Carl Busch Wins Wrestling
Match from indianapolis
Lad Last Night.
SPOR ..EETe TIL FAVOR.
TERRIBLE TURK WHISTLES WIN
NER NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT AND
LARGE CROWD is EXPECTED
MATCH INTERESTING.

After a beautiful exhibition OF
wrestling, witnessed at the coliseum
last evening by a wildly enthusiastic
crowd of men, women and children,
numbering between 100 and 500, Carl
Busch in the third bout put his adj
versary, Frank Prindle to the mat
with full Nelson hold after six min
utes of most strenuous work. This
was the second fall of the evening to
the credit of Busch and Referee Ken
meth Craig declared the German cham
pion the winner.
The result of the match was NOT en-
tirely satisfactory TO the crowd which
favored Prindle, the hurley American
athlete However no one had a COM
plant to register as Busch was clear
~ entitled to the victory, proving the
craftier and more experienced of the
two men.
The sport was fast and furious, es-
pecially In the second bout when Prin-
Gle. by most desperate work master
Cd the German, stretching him prone
on his back. Throughout this bout the
crowd OF college football rooters.
In the first bout PrindJe had Busch
in several tight places and the crowd
implored him for a fall. Finally Prin-
Gle got vicious SCISSORS hold cn the
German and appeared TO have cinch
for a fall, but the crafty Busch as
Prindie reversed him, head downward
suddenly writhed out Of the hold like
an eel and the crowd reluctantly ap
plauded him for his clever work. AT
ter breaking this hold the fortune If
battle changed for the Garnan and
after the men had been Gu the mat
for twenty-three AMI half minutes
Busch got the Indianapolis 10y in a
full Nelson and the fire was out"
In the second bout Prindle fought
desperately, throwing TIE German
about like chip on an angry sea. AT.
ter eighteen minutes Prindle mastered
Busch and with a half Nelson forced
him to the mat for the court. IN the
third bout Prindle went in tired but
the German was still full of ginger
and disposed of the Indianapolis lad
in six minutes. with full Nelson
hold.
Notes of the Match.
Ali, the Turk will meet Busch al
the coliseum next FRIDAY rhe Turk
will outweigh the German by twenty
pounds and SO as to make the match
even, it has been agreed to wrestle
mixed style. That is both Graeco-Ro.
man, Catch-as-catch-can. The Turk
growled little over the Graeco-Ro.
man style, saying it was out of late
but agreed to meet Busch in this man.
ner
Just before the first bout a short
stocky looking lad jumped into the
ring and offered to take on anybody
his weight. He stated that he was
Harry Wylie. feather weight champion
of Philadelphia.
Ali the Turk. after the second bout
climbed into the ring aud was intro
duced to the crowd by M Carlson
the promoter. Ali offered to wrestle
both Busch and Prindle next Friday
evening.
Prindle, after his defeat. motionec
to the crowd for silence. When he
iained its attention he stated that hs
Was out of condition and had onl,
been able to get in four days training
Il fought the best | could under sucl
conditions" he said The crow
cheered him. Busch in broken Eng
lish stated that he had beaten Prindl,
fair and square and that Prindle'
statement was a babys act. TIL,
crowd listened to the German impa
tiently
Referee Craig, who is local news
paper man. officiated in a most salts
factory manner. His only faux pa
was during the second bout when h.
leaned on rope, breaking down
corner post and precipitating himsel
into the lap of rabid Prindle supper,
err.
The crowd that witnessed tn
match was a large one considering tn
fact that the match was the introdue
ton OF wrestling into the city and Blu
little was known of he sport. Howe,
er. the game proved decidedly popr
lar and next Friday night the fan
will be out in force.
Prindle weighed in last night a
about 1S4 pounds. Busch was min
pounds shy of this mark but he mad
up for this handicap in weight by 81
perior cunning and ability.