The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-13
SOMERYILLE WINS.
Uses Giant Swing in First Bout.
White Had the Nose Bleed. Catch
as-Catch-Can Match Was Poor.

as-Catch-Can Match Was Poor.
Bob" Somerville of Barre added
another scalp to his trophy room on
Friday exening in defeating Frank
White of Marlboro in straight falls,
the first in 80 minutes and the sec
ond in q minutes. The collar and
elbow match was a disappointment.
James O'Nel of Montpelier and w.
F. Banister of Randolph were pit
ted against each other and after
locking heads and prancing around
the floor like quadruped for few
minutes there was a stir or two and
it was all off. Referee Downer Civ
ing the match to O'Neil on account
of Banister losing his hold. The am
ateur catch-ac-catch-can match be-
tween Young French Montpelier, as
he was introduced by Referee Bour-
don and Young Bixby of Barre was
the first course on the mat menu
and the ten minute bout was fast
and interesting. Neither got fall.
At the end of the match French
challenged Bixby to q match, the
best two out of three to a finish.
The main bout was an interesting
one although it was evident that
Somerville was the stronger and
would get his man sooner or later.
There was practically no difference
in the weights and White was the
best man with his legs that Somer-
vile has been up against and a far
more aggressive wrestler than La
Blanc, who was here a week ago.
White is machinist by trade and is
said to work every day. He is good
clean wrestler, clever and strong,
but hardly in Somerville's class. His
nose commenced bleeding before he
had been on the mat five minutes,
scene of tragedy. Between the
bouts White lost considerable blood
and his breathing was affected dur
ing the match from this disagree
able source. The first fall came
following "a giant swing, Somerville
then attaching his scissors hold to
the body and using the pump until
his arm lock pinned his opponent to
the mat.
The second bout started in fast
and White made some remarkable
escapes from combination locks be-
fore Somerville got the crotch and
neck hold that laid his opponents
two shoulders on the mat after 81
minutes.
After the collar and elbow bout
had been given to O'Neil Dave
Spicer stepped to the foot lights
and challenged in behalf of O'Neil,
any man in the United States at 100
pounds for from $10O to $500. Eli
Bourbon, the referee, listened to all
these promiscuous challenges and he
finally came out and accepted
O'Neil's challenge ONeil said that
he wanted time to think it over.
Fritz Hanson, the weller weight
champion of the world, sent in a
challenge to any one of his weight
which was read. He is a Swede and
recently defeated Williams of Brock
ton at match in Barre. Bissonette,
a Canadian, who defeated Robert
Even in Barre some time ago, is
sued challenge at $50 to 1856
pounds. Sailor Mack of the Battle
ship Louisiana, who was recently
defeated by Somerville, sent an
other challenge through Referee
Bourbon for second match. He
said he was defeated fair by Somer-
Vile, but that he was in poor con-
dition and thought he could trim
him.
The match in which there is the
greatest interest is one which it is
hoped can be arranged between
Tremblee, the Canadian champion
and Somerville. There is an effort
being made now to bring about this
match if the weights can be made
even. Tremblee is a fine wrestler
and minc most 0f hic matohac