The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-23
S0MERVILLE THREW
YOUNG GOTCH TWICE
Awarded The Match Last Night After
an Extremely Interesting Bout,
Although Young GOtch Got
First Fall.

Bob somervilleI tho champion light
weight wrestler of England who has re
Gently come to this city, added another
victory TO his long list last evening
when he defeated Young Gotch in what
was probably the best exhibition OF
CO tch as ca tch-can wrestling ever seen
In this city. Somerville proved all that
was expected OF him, clever, scientific,
strong and able TO finish the grueling
match apparently almost as fresh as
when he stepped onto the mat for the
first hold.
Gotch outweighed the Scotchman,
probably by at least 10 pounds, but
what the latter lacked in weight be
made up in ABILITY. Somerville usual.
ly wrestles at 1870 pounds but was
considerably over this weight last night
and Young Gotch tipped the scales at
1901 pounds
II was nine o'clock when Ell Bourden,
the veteran wrestler Of Oaremont, N.
H., who refereed the bout, stepped to
the mat and introduced the men. The
bout was announced at catch weight,
winner TO take all As the men step
ped to the front they were apparently
about evenly matched except for the
extra weight that Gotrh was carrying.
Both worked slowly at the start and
feinted for holdsj but nothing that re-
sembled fan took place during tho
first is minutes.
After Is minutes the men warmed
TO their work, and most Of the time
t,sora "A, -. H. xaa& s.hfft..f, IN
their feet very seldom. For fully 10
minutes the match continued In this
way with no advantage apparent for
either man and then Gotch got Somer
Vile fast in head scissors and toe
hold and appeared to have the Scotch
boy bested but the latter wriggled
free. Gotch kept trying the toe hold
and finally secured one in combination
with full body hold with which no
was able TO pin Someayille's shoul-
ders to the mat after AS minutes Of
work.
Upon their second appearance both
men appeared fresh. They tented for
holds for several minutes before going
down on the mat. Someryille took the
offensive and twice in the first nine
minutes appeared to have Gotch pinned
TO the mat, but the latter's immense
strength brought him cut. Somerville |
finally twirled Gotdn around in giant |
swing and while the latter was still |
dased from The whirling, jumped and
caught his arms in a double leg nelson
and forced his shoulders TO the mat Sc
curing the fall in II minutes.
The applause that followed this fall |
was almost desfeDing and showed
plainly that Somerdlld was easily the
fav0rite of the crowd.
Ae the men came to the mat for the |
third time, both were showing the a.
fects of the previous bouts 10 some ex-
tent. Somsrville appearing the fresher
of the two. Several times the men be-
came excited and pushed each other |
from the mat and once or twice had |
to be almoet forced back by the re-
feree. Both men worked like fends and |
hold after hold was taken and counter.
ed with lightning rapidity. Somerville
to ba warming to his work |
while Gotch was somewhat distressed. |
Three or four timea in this first is
minutes of the bout Somerviiie had /
his heavier opponents shoulders on the /
mat but WAS unable 10 hold them the |
required instant. Somerville then be-
gan doing all Of the offensive work and
had Gotch putting like porpoise. He
secured crotch hold and halt Nelson
and for several seconds, (lt seemed like
a minute,) he was showing his oppo.
nenta shoulders down to the mat until
finally he succeeded in pinning him,
and was awarded the fall and match
at the end Of n minutes.
Upon the conclusion OF the match
Gotch stepped 30 the front of the stage
and announced that SomervilIe had
beaten him fairly and that he would
like another match with him in three
or four weeks at f40 pounds Fritz
Hanson, the Swedish champion, has au-
thorized The Times to state that he
will guarantee to throw Somerville
twice in 90 minutes, for sids bet and
winner to take all the receipts.
The largest crowd was present last
evening that has attended any Of the
at the opera house this season
and the applause tended to show that
the wrestling game, at least wrestling
Of that kind that the men showed last
night, is fully appreciated.
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