The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-03
Took Three Straight Falls
From Adams
TOO WILYFOR WINDSOR BOY
Bixy and Shepard in an Exhibition That
Ends in Draw--Still More
Challenges for Bob
SomerviIle.

The expected happened last evening
when Bob Somervile, the Scotch light
weight wrestler. defeated George Adam.
Of Windsor at the opera house
Somerville proved too willy and strong
for the Windsor boy and took the mattel
il. straight falls. The men took their
places on the mat shortly before nine
o'clock after one fall Of i preliminary
match between Charles Bixby OF Barre
and Young Shepard Of Calemont, N. II
AS the men took their places ii was ap.
parent that while Adams was taller
Semeryille was stronger built and there
Was not much difference in their weights
Although Somerville was apparently
stronger, Adams was slippery as an eel
and wriggled out Of some bad holds
Adams worked on the offensive very lit
tie o. the time and it seemed two 81
three times within the first few minutes
that he must Be forced to the mat for
"a fall. Tie managed to wriggle out un-
I'll Sumeryille got him IN d leg and toe
hold which he was unable to escape and
his shoulders were forced to the mat
for fall The time Of the fall was rs
minutes and 10 seconds
Upon the appearance of the men for
the second bout Adams Immediately as.
sumed the aggressive while Someryille
was taking ii easy and letting the Wind
sor man work Adams lasted on his
offensive tactics but few minutes al
biz breath gave out and SomervilIe be-
gan to get in his work
Someryille could throw his opponent
easily by superior strength but the lat
ter was able 10 keep his shoulders from
being pinned to the mat BY his agility.
AT the end OF l6 minutes Of work SOM
erville got Adams IN a scissors hold and
arm lock- SomeTYille was forcing
Adams arm up behind his head and It
seemed that it wonld be twisted out Of
joint when Adams quit giving the sec
ond fall ard match to Somerville.
Charles Bixby Of this city and Young
shepard Of ClaTemont, N. It'll, gave an
interesting exhibition before the main
match and between the bouts. The boys
were scheduled to wrestle for 80 minutes
IL neither gained d fall, or the match to
be best two in three They were even
ly matched for height and weight and
gave fast and interesting exhibition.
Bixby won the first fall with q half Mel
son and arm scissors IN IL minutes. The
second fall went 70 shepard with full
body hold at the end Of JIG minutes. This
match was declared draw.
Challenges galore We're presented last
evening, all Of them aimed at Somer-
vile. The first was contained III let
ter and in it Nicholo Romani styling
himself the "undefeated Italian wrest-
Ter" challenged Somerville to wrestle
him at any time within four weeks or
any man IN the world at las pounds.
Young Gotch. who has twice been de-
feated BY somefyille, also challenged
Somerville to another match. best three
falls in five. This match he specified
was to Be mixed, first fall Greco Roman
and second eateh-as-catch-can tie vim
ner Of the fall in the shortest time to
have the choice Of the style Of the next
fall.
Jack Williams of Boston was also
present and. challenged somerville for
any amount Of money, agreeing to
threw him twice in one hour, the match
to Be made al catch weights.
SomerYille said that he was willing
to meet Romani at any time, bat that