Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-15

ring and Immediately began Stralgnt
arm tactics in an effort to worry Nah
mout The Turk, however. met him
half way and the men seemed to be
evenly matched in the matter Of
strength. Yussiff seized Goteh's neck
in an effort to bring him to the mat.
but the champion thrust him away
with the heel of his hand. Gotch then
tried for standing deadlock, but his
hands slipped from the Turks bullet
shaped head Yussiff then rushed at
.Gotch with straight arms and rushed
him half way across the ring. Next
he tried for waist grip, but slipped.
Half Nelson Does Business.
Gotch rushed at the Turk and seized
him by the waist. but Yussiff saved
himself by selling the ropes, Gotch
slipping to the mat. The American
was up like flash and, diving for
Mahmout's leg, flung him to the mat,
and like a flash secured further arm
hold, which he changed like lightning
to half nelson and crotch, with the
vast crowd yelling like mad for fall.
Yussiff struggled furiously to break the
grip, but the American actually was
the stronger of the two men and slow
lily but surely forced his dusky oppon-
fent's shoulders towards the mat
Yussiff, in a last desperate effort,
seized the ringside rope, but the ref
cree was ION the job and the Turk
loosened his grip. He squirmed in
vain, and Gotch, with an exhibition of
tremendous strength. pinned the Turk S
shoulders squarely to the mat. win
ming the first fall of the bout in ex-
Iactly eight minutes.
The crowd was wild with enthusiasm
over the sensational work of the cham
piOn and cheered wildly for 10 min
utes.
Second Bout starts.
The second bout began at 11:27
Gotch waved his hand to the Turk and
| then advanced confidently TO the is.
sue. Mahmout showed do or die
spirit, attempted leg grip three times
| on the American, but Gotch was too
strong and fast for him.
| The champion rushed and secured a
double bar grip, which the Turk broke
Yussiff countered with waist hold
and rushed the champion to the ropes
and then sent Gotch to the mat. First
Trying plain body roll and then lift
ing the American bodily, he tried to
throw him in the air, but Gotch cir
cumvented him by twisting his legs
about those of the Turk. Gotch then
jumped away and broke the Turks
grip by sheer strength
| The American was the quicker and
got behind the Turk Immediately, try
ing for his favorite toe hold. Yussiff's
bare foot afforded him but little pur
chase, however, and the Turk ESCAPED
by leaping from the mat. When Gotcf
apparently got hammerlock the ref
cree ordered the men to the center OF
the ring and gave Gotch the hammer
lock- Mahmout twisted away, but the
champion was on him like flash and
securing half nelson and a crotch
flung him on one side.
| Turks Shoulders Pinned Down.
The Turk escaped what seemed :
certain fall by rolling. Gotch. how
ever, was merciless, giving him no res
and working half nelson's. crotch grin,
and bar holds in lightning succession
Mammoth clearly was outclassed. bu
struggled with desperation and game
ness. Gotch next tried a crotch an,
half nelson and pressed one shoulder
to the mat The Turk straight arme,
him and escaped but his respite wa,
only temporary, for the America,
laughinSly again secured his favorit,
half nelson with ease and pressed tn,
bewildered subject of the sultan tn tb,
mat, winning the fall and incidental,
retaining the championship in 9:1O.
The PreIiminaries.
In the preliminaries Eugene Trem
blay, lightweight champion of Canada
defeated Ted Tonneman of Chicaco i,
straight falls in 2432 and I2:33 will
"a full nelson the first time and re
peating with a crotch and wrist hold
Henry Gehring, middleweight of CIeye
land, downed Charles PostI of BuffaI
with head lock and crotch hold i,
2f;o5, but was unable to win secon,
fall and Referee Dick Fleming Gale,
the match a draw.
Fred Beell and Henry Ordeman1
wiestled IS minutes to a draw in tb
other match.