The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-03
DEMtlRAL- PERSON MATCH
HERE RESULTS IN A DRAW
Wrestling Match Saturday Night
Stopped by Police at Midnight,
With One Fall to Credit of Each
Man-Lehto Challenged.

champion OF the world, and Chris
Person OF Duluth, Pacific coast cham
2ion, was not finished Saturday night.
owing to orders from the sheriff that
the bout should not be continued af-
ter midnight Sheriff Byers, Under
Sheriff Sheridan. Deputy Sheriff Car
roll and Chief Of Police John Thor
of Hancock were present to see that
the mandate was obeyed.
When time was called the contest
ants had each secured a fall apiece
and had gone about twenty-five min
utes of the third round which would
have been the last. Person won the
| first fall in forty eight minutes, dur
ing which time some very fine work
was displayed. each wrestler showing
a thorough knowledge of the game and
slipping out OF some holds that looked
as though they would be decisive In
bringing one or the other OF the strug-
Cling men with their shoulders to the
Mat. After a twenty minute intermis-
sion wrestling was resumed and In
forty-seven minutes the Greek had his
man down and was given a fall. An
other intermlssion of about ten min
utes was followed by the third bout.
starting at about half past IL. 1t was
apparent that the men would have to
work faster than in the two previous
bouts in order TO reach n decision be-
fore midnight. After it had gone about
fifteen minutes both men were down
on the mat and were working harl
apparently to finish. Person at one
time nearly had his man down, when
they rolled off the mat, and went back
to the center OF the ring. 1t had been
decided before the start that when
either man rolled off the mat or went
against the ropes that the contestants
should go back to the center. This
resulted in the men taking their posi-
lions facing each other again, and In
the balance OF the time before the
match was called, neither one again
went down.
The sentiments and sympathy of
the crowd appeared to be with Per-
son, who was shorter and slightly
lighter than the Greek, and about ten
years the senior of Demetral, who APP
peared to be about twenty-six or sew
en- years OF age The weight Of the
latter was about 1877 and that of Per-
son 1872, a difference OF five pounds, al
though from the appearance OF the
men IL might be considered much
more.
+ A brief fifteen minute preliminary
bout was given by Eskola and Pulppo
of South Range resulting in a draw
Ole Oleson of Calumet refereed both
this and the main contest, and Peter
j. Keils acted as time keeper.
Immediately following the conclu-
sion of the last bout between Deme-
trail and Person, Jacob Tolonen, man
ager for Karl Lehto, asked whether
Demetral would challenge Lehto. U
having been stated that the Greek
would take on Lehto If he won th'
match. Doc Reed, Demetrafs manag'
err, said that the challenge held goot
and that furthermore, the Greek would
agree to throw Lehto twice in an hour
! Mr. Tolonen said that his man dit
} not desire any handicap but would b'
backed to throw Demetral in
straight contest. A friend of Leht'
arose and told the crowd that HI
would put up a hundred dollars OF
Lehto's ability to defeat the Greek.
Not to be entirely shut out from
| L.
front of the stage and said he though
that Lehto would be a good mattel
for anyone. Not desiring to butt in, III
said, on the arrangements for tn
Lehto- Demetral match. IL there wer
: any other young local wrestlers wh'
would like little practice he woui'
take on any two and agree to throw
both in an hour. Tolonen accepted
his challenge in behalf of @. Gronlun'
and X. ]. Wiirtanen. two well know
local wrestlers. Person continued nj
speech at some length and would hav
; gone on longer only the crowd showe
disposition to get home. Person wa
little sore about a remark that som
one made during the last bout whel
> someone had shouted from the ring
side to "get busy and do some wrest
: ling" Person said the man who call
: ed out couldn't know much abou
wrestling, II he thought that the con
testants ought to be lying on the ma
all the time. He cited an instance
how Hackenschmidt and an opponer
in one match had been wrestling wv
hours and had only cen to the mat tw
. minutes in all that time
There was a crowd of about two nun
dred present at the match Saturda
evening.