Arizona republican., 1910-06-01
JEFFR|ES WINS IN FINE MATCH Big ESpPessman Thrown
 Only Twice
 RETURN MATCH ASSURED. Handicap Was Too Heavy For Al Conference.-The Clever Wrestler Could Not Break Into Jeffries' Stubborn Defense

Before an enormous crowd that howled with delight at the exhibition, Zand Jeffries, a local wrestler, won the match from Al Christensen. cham pion of the south, at the Majestic theater last night. According to the handicap, Christensen was to throw Jeffries five times in an hour. In- stead. Jeffries won the first fall and Christensen got but two falls. If the men had been evenly matched, Jef- fries would still have had a fine show of winning it. for there were several times during the course of the mill when Jeffries might hav5 turned Christensen to the mat had he not been acting on the defensive.
 The first throw came after four and a half minutes of wrestling, and Jeffries won it, much to the surprise of the spectators. Even Christensen seemed surprised and took another look at the man as though he was trying to recall him in his mind. The next fall came in five minutes, and this time Christensen won. The third fall was after twenty-three minutes of the hardest sort of mat work. and again Christensen won. At this point in the match the betting was about even. There were many who thought that Christensen was daily ing with his man and that later he would throw him over his head IT toss him far out in the orchestra over the bass drum.
 But nothing of the sort happened. The prophecies that Jeffries could not last much longer were not verified in the least The grilling he had re- ceived did not seem to tire him Tn the least and at the close of the contest he was as fresh as his oD- pOnent.
 Thirty two and half minutes Of the time had been used in the first three falls and for the remainder of the hour the two gladiators struggled for the mastery. The match closed with Jeffries still on his feet.
 A preliminary match between a pair of bantams kept the crowd still for a few minutes. The bout was not very interesting, as a small ,red-head- ed boy named Blackston Adar seemed to be rather outclassed by Jack Retz- Ter, who got three straight on him. There were cries for the big men. and then Jeffries, weighing about 190, walked in. He appeared to be the popular favorite, for everybody yelled at him and told him just what to do next Christensen then came on, trim and magnificent as an Apollo. Jef- fries probably had the better of him by three or four pounds. It was an nounced' that the strangle hold would be barred. Daniel Walsh was selected as referee Chris and Jeffries shook hands and then Chris requested the referee to ask Jeff to pare his finger nails, which were over long. This was gladly complied with, and time was called at two minutes after g.
 There were some in the audience who almost pitied Jeffries. for they had heard so much about the prowess of the other man that it looked like a sacrifice A swift surprise came almost at once for Jeffries nearly threw Christensen, and the gallery howled. Then Jeffries caught Chris jensen about the back. threw him to the floor and with a Nelson turned him over.
 In the second round Christensen was a little more cautious. It was not going quite as he expected. He knew at once that he had very se- rious proposition to face and he went after it craftily. His maneuvers were far quicker than Jeffries' and his skill greater, but the precipitation made any kind of a hold difficult to main tain. Christensen all through played the fairest sort of a game and never quit smiling. even when he knew he was up against a man who had been all through the game before. Chris jensen tried for leg holds, but failed, and then in a breakaway Jeffries went to the mat and Christensen turned him over with a half Nelson. He used his left hand and did it with apparent ease
 All sorts of holds were tried in the next round. Christensen tried again and again for head holds. but they always slipped away. Jeffries fought on the defensive and made little ef fort to throw the other when he had him down. Jeffries nearly got fall out of him once. but Christensen twisted like snake and whirled on his head. To some it looked like a fall, but evidently did not appear so to the referee. Then again Christen sen turned Jeffries over with a ham, mer throw, but Jeff was so quick that his shoulder was free of the mat After wrestling for twenty three minutes. Christensen suddenly threw Jeffries with a head hold and laid him flat out on his back It was the last throw of the night
 With a little over twenty-five min- Inf Iaff in xuh fr Toff times. the outlook began to look very dubious to the many packers of the champion. He went at the task val iantly and kept it up to thes last, but there was no more even money at fc Ofo oF