Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-12
bic DANE DOWNS DE- ROUEN
EWestergaard Wins Wrestling Match
in Two Straight Falls.
BOUT TOUGHEST ONE so FAR
Frenchman Loses to IOwan in Thirty
Two and Twenty-Nine Minutes
---Bil HOkuf Throws
Three.

Jess Westergaard lowered the colors of
France Thursday night at the Auditorium,
when he won IN straight falls from Raoul
de Rouen, the time being s2:S5 and 29:l4.
Seldom has such rough match been Wit
messed in Omaha and Referee Griswold
was forced to give the first fall to Wester-
gard on foul. The second was won in
fhollow fashion on head hold and ham,
merlock.
"Frenchie' was unable to keep his hot
temper from exudlng at times and he dis
played his disposition several times. but 1t
did not seem to bother Big Jess, little
unnecessary roughness cost de Rouen the
final fall. He was pushing his hand into
Westergaar1's face when Jess walked right
into the trouble and grabbed a head hold,
from which the Frenchman was unable to
extricats himself for five minutes at the
end OF which time he found his shoulders
on the mat and himself exhausted. The
long arms Of the Dane entwined his head
and Westergaard held onto that powerful
hold until he secured hammerlock. which
he later released to use his free arm in
forcing the Frenchman's shoulders down.
Rough Work begins.
The Frenchman started the rough tactics,
but got decidedly the worst OF the DEAL as
foul and cost him the second fall by giving
Westergaard an opening which ended the
match. DE Rouen seemed the more power
ful at the start, but at the finish Wester-
gard seemed the stronger of the two. His
elongated muscles seemed to stand the
stIain better than those of the more power
tul looking antagonist
DE Rouen was behind the greater part
OF the first fall, but he was unable TO Sc
cure. u successful hold on Jess. This
angered him and he started to pull hair.
1he referee ordered him to stop, but he
only struck out at the referee ana con-
tinued his work After having his hand
pulled out of Westergaards haii several
times, the referee had to take a hand, and
after using force in vain to make the
Frenchman stop his rough tactics, he gave
the tall to Westergaard
De Rousn showed his fire eating dlsposl-
tion during the first fall, when he insisted
on having the best OF an argument.
Frenchie was behind. but In mixup Jess
got behind, and then they went through
the ropes.
Point for Referee.
When they came to the center OF tho
mat Frenchie insisted that Jess go to the
mat and let him behind The referee knew
1t was not right but could not talk to
the Frenohman except with his hand.
Westergaard showed his fairness by getting
down on his knees in the center. but the
referee would not allow II, SO they com.
promised by taking fresh start, all stand.
ing.
During the second fall the -Frenchman
showed clearly that he can wrestle fairly
II he must and there was little rough
work
Bill Hokuf won his match in IA minutes
and seconds. which was considerably less
than the hour in which he was given to
throw three competitors. Luther Grove
lasted just forty seconds for Big Bill went
at him like a bull and with a hammer
lock and halfNelson soon had him pin
ioLed
Jack Meyer stayed for 7;2O, when he went
Gown with head hold. and Schwager
wrestled for 500 before he too. had to give
way to the deadly hammerlock.
Ralph Razadell an Austrian wrestler
won his match by throwing both Joe Pos.
pisil and Paul Hoge in less than half al
hour. Pospisil stayed for l715. when a
head hold finished him, and Hoge lasted
for 1880