The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-05
TURNER FORCED
THE FULL ROUTE
Carre Achmed, the Turk, Proves
Himself a Marvel of Strength
and Science.
WON MANY FRIENDS
Champion Forced to Extend Him.
self to Take Two Falls Out
Of Three.
MANY

In one Of the greatest wrestling
ever held in Richmond, Joe
Turner. champion middieweight of
America, threw Carrer Achmed. the
Turk. two out OF three falls at the
City Auditorium Monday night.
The sporting men OF the city were
to witness a hard fought
match. but none were looking for such
a bout as the one witnessed. the
Turk proved himself by far the most
worthy opponent Turner has ever met
here, and from the beginning of the
very esaa- those
most familiar with the game could
determine which of the men would
finish with the highest honars. Achmed
marvellous strength. which
the bout seemed to some
what overbalance Turner'S slight ad-
vantage In science Of the game. Time
after time the Turk had Turner In
dangerous holds. from which the cham
pion was able 10 extricate himself only
by a wonderful exhibition of agility.
The first fall went to Turner. with
:. nelson with the legs on the head and
q toe hold, after an hour and three
minutes of furious wrestling. The
Turk used the lex scissors and arm
holds on Turner's head with telling
effect and several times before the
first fall he had the champion In dan
gerous positions.
Turk Takes Second.
Achmed took the second fail with q
leg scissors on the body In ten min
utes and ten seconds. He held the
champion. In this powerful grip for
fully five minutes before he finally
weakened him into submission. When
the Turk secured this fall in such
quick time his stock took "a sudden
rise and spectators had full realiza-
ton that he had an even chance Of
winning the match and the title.
Furious Third Bout.
The wresslers naked II UP in the
third and deciding bout of the match.
Both set q fast pace from the be-
ginning and each man WAS lightning
like In his agility. First one and then
the other was held in a dangerous
hold from which he freed himself
when seemingly ut the mercy OF mas
opponent. Everyone present thought
the match was over when the TURK
finally got Turner again In the deadly
scissors hold on the body with which
he secured the second fall. He kept
the champion In the hold for several
minutes and Turner was vislbiy
weakening, when, with an almost sa-
perhuman effort, he freed himself ana
assumed the-aggressive.
Turner finally secured the hold that
finished the match. Immediately FOL
lowing another dangerous hold IN
which the Turk had him, he secured
a yise like scissors hold on Achned. al
the same time getting the toe hold,
which assisted him in getting the hrst
fall Such pressure was put on the
Turks toe that he was IN agony ana
was forced to submit The winning
faif was secured in eighteen minutes
and thirty seconds, the wrestiers hav-
ing consumed one hour, thirty one
minutes and forty second In actuai
wrestling.
Turk Makes Friends.
Appearing In Richmond for the hrs'
time and without a friend In the CITY,
Care Achmed, by reason OF his great
II atch with Turner Monday night and
the clean sporting instinct he exhibited
throughout, won for himself host OF
(, lends here among the best or the
sporting element of the eity- At tff
lightning of the bout the cheering
and encouragement was all for Turner
but as IL progressed many began to
come over to the Turks side. and be-
fore the last fall the spectators seem
ed evenly divided in their choice OF the
winner.
Turner Is we'll known as clean
wrestler and one who never takes part
in any but straight matches. He Is
marvel OF strength and agility and as
tounds spectators with the high class
of his work. Turner's opponent Mon
day night was one OF the most worthy
he has ever met In hts class. Achmed
however, was seriously Handicapped
by reason OF bad toe, which was
nearly broken in match In Baltimore
Friday night. II was BY working on
this member that Turner secured botf
OF his falls. the pain being 30 grea'
that the Turk was obliged 70 submit
In the last fall he wtthstood the pair
with wonderful nerve for several min.
utes and was at last forced to sub
nit, as tho pressure continued and his
agony became untearaole.
Immediately after the match the
toe was examined by physicians and
found to be- in d very bad condition
IT In quite probanis that Achmcd will
mt wrestle again until the toe 10 much
better, as II puts too great handi'
cap upon him,
Several good preliminaries preceded
the big match. the best OF these beint
between Holt and Davis. OF the Regi,
ment. There was only one haif pouns
difference In the weight OF the men
r,...s.. ,.,nt .t,auw IN NJ 1EH and Holt a