The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-14
Washington Wrestle Proved too
Strong for His Worthy
Opponent.
TYSER A WONDER
Most Scientific Wrestler Ever Seen
on the Mat in Rich
mond.

Joe Turner, of Washington, won
from Charlie Tyser. champion middle-
weight of the West. IN their finish
match at the City Auditorium VI ednes-=
day night. in two straight falls. CATCH
as catch can style, The first fall came
in forty minutes and thirty five sec
onds, with head scissors and toe hold,
and the second fall was gotten in
twenty three minutes and fifty seconds,
with a toe hold and half Nelson.
While Turner and Tyser weighed
in at 156 and S52. respectively, 1t APP
peared that the Washington wrestler
outweighed his opponent by fifteen
or twenty pounds. Tyser, who appear
ed to be almost a weakling beside
the champion. proved to be u marvel
of strength and science and ne as
gumed the aggressive from the begin
ming of the match and had Turner
on the defensive the better part of
the first bout. He repeatedly secured
bad holds on the champion and APP
peared to have him at his mercy sew
eral times, but the Washington man
was able to extricate himself by his
great strength.
Turner seldom secured good hold
on the Westeruer, and when he did so
he was compelled every time to relax
Tyser used with telling effect every
time Turner had him In trouble.
The match was by far the hest that
has been seen here during the present
series, and except Turner himself, Ty-
ser was the most scientific wrestler
ever seen in Richmond. He seemed
to be familiar with every fine point
of the game and was able to break
away from the most deadly holds with
seeming case. 1t was on the offensive
that he displayed the most talent. and
there was seldom moment during
the first bout when Turner was not In
danger of being thrown. Tyser did not
possess the necessary weight to turn
the trick. He displayed marvellous and
surprising strength In the shoulders and
arms and had the agility Of cat.
Recognizing that the men were not
evenly matched as to strength and
weight. the audience seemed to be with
the Western man from the beginning.
His knowledge Of the game and un-
expected display OF strength won for
him many friends and he received
much encouragement all during the
match.
Pseudo AchnAed Was Here.
Hassan Omar, the Turk who wrent-
| led Turner in Lynchburg some time
ago and who waa caid to be Carrie
I Achmed who, with Turner, was M
yoived In carrying on 4 series of fixed
matches In the State, was present ~
/ the match Wednesday and at frs,
! glance. all who have been witnessing
/ the matches here and have seen
Achmed, knew that they were dtfferenl
! men, While the men have q resent
blanc a. to face. In body they are "a
much apart As two men can well be
physically they are in no way similar
| OF the two Achnfed IN about twice AZ
/ powerfIi.
The officJ.s of the regiment are
/ considerably perturbed over the re-
| port published in several papers on
it tended to show that the matches
here are not straight and has ma
tarially iaiured the game in Rich
mond.
Coed Prelirninaries.
| Four good prelimtnaries precedeH
/ the match. Young Herbert threw
| WiIdtare in one minute and thirty
| I've seconds. Roberts, d middleweight
was thrown by Davis In four minutes
and eve seconds. Landruni was
thrown by 1onng Herbert in two min
utes and i've seconds.
ktnc and Turk Draw.
II, a match fixed TO 60 fifteen min
| utes, Frye King and Hassan Omar, the
Turk who waa said to be the same
as Carre Achmed, wrestied to q draw
Neither OF the men was able TO secure
t fnft in the prescribed TINS.
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