Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-04
PUBLIC MUST BE PROTECTED
Acting Chief Says Foreigners Mat Tactics
Are DisgracefuL

Raoul de Rouen. the giant French wrest.
Ter, has been barred from public matches
In Chicago by order Of the police as a re-
suit either Of his inability or his unwilling
ness 10 heed repeated warnings given him
cleanly.
Acting Chief Of Police schuettler yester-
day ordered the police department not 10
grant any more permits for wrestling
matches in which de Rouen is billed as an
attraction. BY this means ii is expected
10 protect the public Of Chicago from
further exhibitions Of the Frenchmsn's bru-
tality and lack Of skill. The chiefs action
was occasioned by de Rouen's rough work
at the Chicago Athletic association against
Demetral on Saturday night and against
Mahmou at the Seventh Regiment armory
on Monday night.
i do not want to hurt clean wrestling at
all said the chief. Il consider scientific
wrestling a good sport and think it should
be encouraged. ] have warned the French
man twice. told him Saturday night
something would happen.
u have seen de Rouen in two matches
and both times ne acted in a disgraceful
way. i don't think he can wrestle fairly.
] saw him trying to strike the Turk and
even the referee. ] thought the referee in
the armory match did right to award the
flrst fan TO the Turk on a foul / saw the
Frenchman throw his opponent over the
ropes and / think he tried TO throw himself
No more permits will be given this fell
low to wrestle in Chicago. This is for the
protection. Of the sporting public.
story of Chicago Match.
Here is the Chicago Tribune's report OF
the match that led the police TO place the
embargo upon the big French hulk:
In one of the toughest and most brutal
wrestling matches ever. seen in Chicago.
Yussiff Mahmout, the Bulgarian, defeated
Raoul de Rouen, the Frenchman, in straight
falls at the Seventh regiment armory Mon
day night The Turk was given the first
1854
The match was scarcely ten minutes old
before the Frenehman started the dirty
work for which he lie becoming noted He
slugged the Bulgarian whenever he came
within arms reach. and his other methods
Of foul wrestling brought round after round
OF misses from the largest crowd that ever
has seen a show at the new armory. And
il was this dirty work that gave Mahmout
the first fall on a foul.
At the conclusion of the first fall, which
was awarded to Mahmout in S7JS by the
referee for continued fouling and brutal
work, the FreDchman paced around the
ring like a wild bull" striking everybody
who came within range of his fists. He
dashed over to the Buigarian's corner in an
4endeavoY to strife the Bulgarian. but was
restrained from doing 50 by Antoine Pierre,
Mahmout's manager He then sought Ref
cree Fleming and showed and pushed him
about the ring until he was finally quieted
by his manager, George Kennedy.
Then he was told that unless he refrained
from his understandable tactics and agreed
TO wrestle fairly the bout would be called
off and the decision given to Mahmout
His ultimatum brought forth another storm
of wrath from the Frenchman, but he &C
oepted il.
At the start Of the second session II
looked as If Rouen would live up TO his
agreement. but after the Bulgarian threw
him to the mat he again started his brutal
work with elbows and fists. Finally,
through pure accident, Rouen fell through
the ropes and landed heavily on the edge
OF a chair. When. he got into the ring
again he complained OF being hurt.
Mahmout Immediately took advantage OF
his opponents seeming distress, picked him
lup. slammed him TO the mat, pinning his
shoulders down with a scissors and head
lock in 9.54.