Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-28
MAHMOUT PUTS
TOMMY" ON MAT
Des Moines Cyclone No Match
for Turk in Wrestling Bout
at Davenport.
ALIEN HAS AN EASY TIME
Illinois Rail Splitter" Fares No Bet
ter-Return Engagement Is
Arranged.

In a spectacular. scrappy wrestling
match last night at the Burtis, Oaven-
port, Yussif Mahmout, the Bulgarian
wrestler, demonstrated his superior
skill as a mat artist by putting "Cy-
clone Tommy" Thompson of Des
Moines to the mat in two successive
falls. The first fall was made in
just IS minutes and 40 seconds, and
the second In a little more than half
that time, minutes and so seconds
In the first fall, which was accom-
plished by figure half nelson. the
Terrible Turk. took his time, testing
his opponents strength and points
Thompson. who weighs at least 50
pounds less than does Mahmout. was
simply overpowered by the superior
weight Of the victor. The second fall
was accomplished with a crotch and
half nelson hold.
The agreement between the prinCi-
pies of the match was that the Turk
should either throw Thompson twice in
in 40 minutes or forfeit 500. The large
audience which witnessed the exhibi
ton, has seldom seen a better one. 1t
was Mahmout's first appearance be-
fore a tri-city audience, and the skill
which he displayed, won the admira-
ton of those present. Thompson, who
before has wrestled in the tri-cities,
was greeted warmly by the audience,
and throughout the contest the sym
pathy of the greater part of the as
sembly was with him.
"RAIL SPLITTER" TRIES LUCK.
Another interesting feature of the
bill for last night, was the match be-
tween the Turk and a farmer from IL
linois who styled himself as the I'll
licnis RaiLSplitter" As in other ex-
hibitions the Turk has agreed TO
throw any man of the tri-cities or vi
cinity in 10 minutes for less. or for
| felt $40 for each minute over ten. The
! hig, husky "Rail-Splitter" lasted on
ly one minute and fifty seconds.
Mahmout will appear again before
a tri-city audience. as the hackers of
the go of last night have signed a
contract for his appearance in Daven-
port, March IA. Just what the bill
will be for the evening has not been
| decided, but an effort will be made to
bring Leo Cordello. the italian wrest-
! Ter here. He is a strong and skillful
wrestler and would be a coed oppon-
ent for the Turk.
THE FAT MEMS CHAMPIONSHIP.
The tri-city fat mems championship
is still undecided, for in the match be
| tween Hugo Beckman of Davenport
and Fred Gruby of Moline, there was
no fall by either man. The two heavy
weights struggled for full 10 minutes.
with no advantages for either one,
and as they were a little bit winded
by that time, time was called. Beck
man weighed in at 2051a pounds. 1t
was great sport to watch the giants
in this tussle.
| Young Englund of Moline the light
weight wrestler proved his skill In
downing Young Norman of Davenport
in two falls. The first was in five
minutes and the second in three min
utes
Tom Cannon OF London, who for
merly held the heavyweight cham
pionship of the world, and who at
present is trainer and wrestling part
ner for the Turk. made a curtain talk
last night, in which he told OF some of
the Turks engagements. Cannon, 10
years ago. was well known as the
holder OF the heavyweight title.