Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-02-22
DONOVAN WINS
TWO FALLS AND
MATCH SUNDAY
Anderson Gets First Fall, But
Is lnjurd and Loses the Next
Two After a Very Hard
Struggle.

In mat battle that lasted over an
hour Sunday afternoon. Jack Donovan
succeeded in taking the second and
third falls from Emil Anderson, the
local fsvorite, after Anderson downed
Donovan for the first fal in IS min
yates. IS seconds.
Anderson at the start seemingly had
the better OF the argument. In the
second fall. however, he sustained a
severe rupture just before Donovan
put his shoulders 10 the mat. Though
the injury was exceedingly painful
and had TO De bandaged between falls.
Anderson stuck gamely to the finish.
though every movement caused him
paia. The final fall was not made
by Donovan u,til sifter > minutes OF
the hardest kind of work
LocSl sports are today minus sew
eral hundred dollars as a result OF bet
ting heavily. Donovan and his man
ager. A. J. Edwards. aside from the
side bet must have cleaned up close
To $500. Even after Anderson got
the first fall he went about with the
utmost conf dence plecing bets in
the audience of from IS TO s25. some
times ct to 1. other times at even
money. From Andersons showing in
the first fall everybody laughed al
Edwards. told him he was easy" etc.
As il happened. however. this was
one OF the times that somebody else
Travelled in that class.
Those who occupied seats on the
stage. however were inclined TO dis
pute Referee Nelson's decision liz
awarding the second fall to Donovan
Some claim that Anderson ''bridged. s.
and that at any time only one shout
der was on the mat Referee Neil
son awarded Donovan the fall twice in
this one round The first time the
crowd put up such q howl thar Don
evan did not aecep, the fall. but
moment later Referee Nelson claimed
both shoulders touched the mat
There was a protest. but Anderson
claimed he had ben thrown. It was
at this time that he sustained the
rupture which viii keep him in the
hospital n week or ten days.
There was considerable rough work
throughout the bout and much 81 |
feeling between the two men. s..d the !
statement that il was a "grudgs" af- /
fair was more than borne out Dono- 4
van offered TO shake hands al the
CT each round. but Ander
son would slap the hand aside and I
plunge into the fray. Several times
they repeated the tactics ha were so
noticeable at thei- first match, ex-
changing neck-slaps frequently with
blows that had something more than
the love-tap" proposition behind
them
Prior TO the match a concert by
the Copper Queen band was given /
Then DORIS and McAlnster wrestled |
an exhibition in their usual clever |
style
John Dillon ana com Blackburn |
then settled a disupte Of long stand ,
ing b. wrestling Cumberland-Wes
moreland style, an exhibition which
has not before been seen in Bisbee
They both used to be champions in
their class back in England. tom
BiackbCrn threw Dillon twice in sue
cession. 4 number OF Englishmen
We're on hand and well pleased
the attendance was rank. the gate
receipts not amounting to much over
a hundred dollars. The attendance
proposition probably seals the doom
ot the wrestling game In Bisbee. as
at that figure a promoter can't make
expenses. Anderson received as his
share , per cent Of what was left
after expenses we're paid.