The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-27
YOUNG G0TCH BEAyEN
AGAIN BY S0MERVILLE
The Buffalo Boy Got the First Fall In
His Fayorite Style, Grecc-Rcman,
But Was No Match for Barre
Boy in catch-as-catch-can

But Was No Match for Barre
Boy in catch-as-catch-can.
The largest crowd that ever ATTENDED
wrestling match in this city gathered
at the opera house last night 10 witness
the mixed bout between Bob Someryille
the Scotch champion lightweight, who
Is residing here, and Young Gotch ol
Buffalo, N. Y. AS in the previous bouts
since coming TO this city, the honotl
went to somerville, who won the last
two falls Of the bout and the match.
Somerville had wrestled Young Gotch
once before here and defeated him, and
last nights match was arranged accord.
ing TO the latter's own plan. IL was
agreed that one fall should be in the
Greco Roman style Of wrestling, which
is Goteh's favorite, and one fall in the
cateh.as-eatch.ca style, the winner OF
the shortest bout TO have the choice OF
STYLES for the third and deciding bout
Gotch won In his style after hard
tussle, and Someryille made quick work
in the others.
At nine o'clock the referee. Eli Bour-
don OF Claremont, N. H., announced the
main feature OF the evening aud explain
ed the nature OF Greco Roman wrestling,
stating that instead of flying falls, pin
falls only would score a fall as is the
cateh.as -cateh-can. He stated that 6otch
was never thrown at the 6reco-Roman
style.
Both men were loudly applauded, as
they stepped 20 thermal and were intro
duced. Gotch appeared to have several
pounds the advantage in weight over his
opponent and was trained to Q much
finer point than when he last Appeared
in this city several weeks ago. Gotch
won the toss and chose the Greco Roman
style for the first bout. As the men
advanced to the center of the mat there
was a lack of that sizing up hesitancy
seen when men who have never met
draw conclusions, and both started into
the game with will from the start.
Somerville did not assume the de-
fensive, as might have been expected
from the conditions Of the match but
tried as hard as Gotch TO secure advan-
tageous holds. The men took hold after
hold with no lasting advantage for either
This continued for 50 minutes when
Somerville seemed to stop his offensive
work and let Gotch do the work. Gotch
got full body hold on his opponent and
seemed about TO force him to the mat
but Somerville wriggled out just after
the timekeeper called forty minutes,
Gotch again got full body hold on the
and succeeded in forcing his
shoulders to tho mat and holding them
for the required three seconds.
After a few minutes rest the men re-
work, Somerville being in bis element
at the catch.as-cateh-ean style The
men were both working equally hard.
Gotch escaping from Someryille's holds
by superior strength wpilsssslsa- Scotch
man was always ready to wriggle out
and get counter hold upon his oppo-
nent.
During the first few minutes Goteh
continued to take bis part of the often
siye work as well as Somerville. but
then he began to assume the defensive,
with the intention perhaps of lasting
more than 40 minutes and getting his
choice Tor the style OF the third bout.
But he was unable to stand the holds
Of Somerville and was forced to the mat
Tor fall at the end OF is minutes, when
the Scotehman got him in three quar-.
ters Nelson and leg hold.
When the men took their places for
The third and final bout, both looked it
rs at the start. Gotch started aggres-
sively and attempted hold after hold,
but he found Somerville there with
just little better each time
and within few minutes he was again
working ON the defensive. Somerville
seemed to have new trick In store every
few minutes and would spring it as
surprise upon his opponent. AT the end
IF Is minutes the Scotch champion got
sotch in body scissors and half Nelson
md succeeded in gaining the fall and
match
Two preliminary exhibitions were Civ
N before the main match last night by
ocal men, George Jacques and Charles
8ixby gave a clean, fast. l0-minute ex.
libition to draw. w. r, Jameson ana
louis Jacques went onto the mat for
! l5.minnte exhibition, but Jacques only
asted six minutes, when Jameson won
! fall with full body hold and arm
oek
The referee announced that the man.
lger of Young Adams, who challenged
at the conclusion OF his bout |
With Perelli a short time ago, had decid. |
d not to put his man against the Scotch. |
nan for $500, as was agreed, and asked |
hat Somerville meet him within three |
weeks for the Sl00 forfeit, which was al |
eady posted. Somerville signifed his
Willingness to meet Adams for the 800. |
nd stated that 1t must be within three
weeks, or he should claim the forfeit,
uvmay