Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-22

As a elimination of the wrestling
match" last night between Dan Sui
livan and Eddie O'Connell, fans IN
this city are thoroughly salmoned
on the wrestling game here. IL is
claimed that Dan Sullivan, knowing
O'Connell had him thrown before the
bout started. played kid, and Referee
Grant, who has been Sullivan's train
ing partner for some time, gave the
match TO Sullivan, declaring O'Con-
nell took the strangle-hold twice,
which was barred for the match.
After the two preliminRries be-
tween Smoker and Briggs and Gra-
ham and Lake, the two professional
men entered the ring, and the crowd
sat back with the expectation OF
witnessing the fastest wrestling bout
ever pulled of in Salem, but after
two minutes OF wrestling, Sullivan
began claiming he was being stran-
gled by O'Connell, and continued this
mntil Referee Grant simply warned
O'Connell a few times, and then
called the match on In Sullivan's
favor.
A well-known ex-boxer and alround
athlete, formerly sparring partner
with Dan Sharkey, and who Is strict
/ ly onto the tricks and turns OF
wrestling, said last night that Sulli-
van was nothing more than "a poor
cuss with q yellow streak clean
through him." and that every time
an opportunity afforded, he would
throw Sullivan. and that Sullivan
fully intending to drop into that
hold and then holler about II In such
a strenuous manner that Grant would
warn O'Connell, who. at every stage
of the game, was working after a
hammer-lock or toe-hold, and IN a
very short time, had not Sullivan
croaked as he did, would have stood
him on his head FOR the match with
ease, II he wanted to.
Before the wrestlers went to their
dressing rooms Eddie O'Connell ad-
dressed the crowd concerning the ex-
tremely childish actions OF Sullivan,
and Grants apparent intention "a
throw the match to Sullivan. Then
the crowd came tumbling over the
! footlights. and the assortment of cpl
thets hurled at Grant and Sullivan
. came thick and fast. Grant abso
Z lutely refused to call all bets on, OF
4 the gronnds that Sullivan was giveI
the match in a fair, square way, ant
that O'Connell was to blame for tn
outcome OF the affair. The GROVE
did not take this frail bit OF "ofiicia
announcement" to their bosoms a
all. and Grant was given a good
round call-down by several' fans
+ from both Portland and Salem, unit
4 finally he beat it for Portland.
While talking with Eddie o'Con
: nell In HIS dressing room, after Tn
match. he told the newspaper me
that he was very sorry the mate
turned out as II did, and that Saler
. fans deserved nothing but the bes
OF sport. He said that he coul
. thrw Sullivan. and that Sulliva
knew he would be thrown before h
; entered the ring which caused hiI
q 10 lay down as he did. IL Is prett
I evident o'Connell did not intend {
I win the match.
i The fans last night thought o'Cor
! nell straight. but. after taking ever,
I thing into consideration this morI
y ing. they have come to a differer
, conclusion. Why did O'Connell pc
I slst in taking the hold he didY Wh
y did O'Connell say he Thought CAM
y bell was gong 20 referee and the
1 select l.. A. Grant. OF Portland. whe
! he knew Campbell would not be O
Z hand Ave days ago, and also refui
= to accept Harden, OF Chomawa, OF
= OF the squarest referees In the bus
= ness? IL looks queer 10 see O'Col