The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-01
SAILOR" MACK
WAS THROWN
Added to Bob SOmeryille'S
Victims Last Night
I'm TWO STRAIGHT FALLS
The Sailor Was Active and Clever, But
the Science Of the Champion Proved
His undoing--A ccllar-snd-
elbow Match.
I'm TWO STRAIGHT FALLS

Bob SomerWlle. the lightweight cham
pion catch.as -catch+can wrestler, won
his sixth match since coming to Barre
at the opera house last night, when be
threw sailor Mack Of New York twice
in succession. A good sized audience, in
Guiding several Of the fair sex, was pres
ent and had the pleasure OF witnessing
one Of the fastest bouts ever seen in
this city
Somerville won the first fall in 35
minutes with his famous body scissors
and arm lock, to which SO many wres-
tiers have succumbed. The second fall
was made al the end OF IS minutes
with a half Nelson and toe hold
The main bout was started at 9.25
and as the men came forward and we're
introduced il was apparent that Mack
had the advantage over the Scotch cham
pion Ia both weight and height. He
was AZ least two inches taller and would
probably outweight the champion BY 10
pounds,
There was none Of the usual parleying
when the men came to The mat and both
worked with a vim to get a hold. II
was apparent in the first few minutes
81 the match that, in Mack, Somerville
had found a strong and active opponent
one who WAS able and willing to do his
share of the aggressive work Mack APP
peared the stronger and got ont Of the
Scotehmans holds with apparent ease
fof the FIRST few minutes. The latter,
while not appearing 70 exert himself,
slipped out pf the sailors holds easily
BIZ his superior skill and ability at the
game.
This continued for o fnh half hour,
with neither man gaining much apparent
advantage. until Somefyille, seeing his
opportunity, caught his opponent IN
BODY scissors and then getting a lock
on his arm forced the sailors shoulders
10 the mat.
Upon their second appearance the men
started with a rush and il was apparent
that both were willing 20 make the
second fall a quick one. The wrestlers
took hold after hold in rapid succession,
but each parried the Others attempts.
slipping from the locks Twice in the
first ten minutes Mack got Somerviile
in body scissors holds in combination
with arm holds, and IL looked bad for
the champion, but be showed his usual
ability and agility and as his shoulders
were pressed almost to the mat he wrig-
gled free.
At the end Of the first 20 minutes,
tie sailor appeared to b losing bis vim
ana somerville began to work the hard.
en- He succeeded ID getting 3 leg hold
81 the sailor and then whifled him
around in a giant swing that took his
remaining sand from him and made him
comparatively easy to throw at the end
Of Is minutes.
Ell Bourbon Of Claremont, n IT., ref
creed the main bout and announced at
the end Of the match that Somefville /
would wFestie Frank Leblanc Of But
faIo, at Montpelier tonight,
A Collar and Elbow Match.
IN Difference to some Of the lovers
OF the old style collar and elbow wrest
ling, preliminary match was pulled off /
between George e Downing Of Barre I
and David Spieer Of Montpelier, both /
tx -ehampions Of Vermont Spieer show
ed his longness and his iankness when /
he too his place On tie mat arrayed In
the pan0ply Of wrestler of the old I
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tha weight that he lost In height be /
made up in girth and there was not much /
difference Id the weight Of the two vet
Grams,
The men took the prescribed holds and l
they proceeded ia dance around id what /
looked like variations of the Merry
Widow waltz. So they advanced, re-
treated ana side stepped for Is minutes
with neither gaining any apparent al
vantage
Then they rested for 10 minutes.
When they made their second appear
anee they got busy at once and at the
end of two minutes Downing got hold
and trip that proved The Montpelier ex
champions undoing and the latter was
thrown Then they rested again. They
we're On the stage JUST d minute and
halt the third time whom Downing broke
Ills hold and a fall was awarded to
spicsr. Referee II j. slayton then am
aouneed that Che match had ended In
i draw.
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