Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-25
PERKINS NEVER KNEW WHAT
HIT HIM WHEN SULLIVAN
GOT BUSY.

PERKINS NEVER KNEW WHAT
HIT HIM WHEN SULLIVAN
GOT BUSY.
The following story on the "Mys-
ferrous CONDUCTOR who will wrestele
in Devils Lake, comes from Grand
Forks:
Some time in the far distant future
one certain VIM. Perkins, now of Park
River, N. d., and who, according to his
own declarations, came to North Da.
kota to get" Doran, the Crystal
wrestler, may be able to look back to
the events Of Saturday night, August
10, and smile-but that time will be
long in coming. just at the present
time it is no laughing matter for Mr..
VIM. Perkins-whoever he may be or
wherever he may have come from.
The joke is all on Perkins-and it IS
too good to keep-and that is the rea-
son that Park Rivers wrestling fans
and the Crystal wrestling fans and
a few others who have been wised up
are holding their sides today.
Challander, the "Mysetrous Conduc-
tor" played the role of the Gun
known" opponent Of the aforesaid
VIM. Perkins-and he did it so grace
fully and so successfully that it was
several hours after the wrestling bout
of Saturday night that someone got
onto the joke-and the cat was out
Of the bag. Dut-for the story.
The Deep Plot Laid.
Perkins reached Park River several
weeks ago and he had been there only
a short time when he made known his
presence to Doran-challengin the
latter to a finish match. But Doran,
who handles wheat, felt that this was
no time Of the year for him to lay off
and train for wrestling bout, so he
matches CIV. z. Sullivan for a go
with Perkins, the event to take place
August 10.
1t was when the Challender handi-
cap match was pulled off in this city
that the plans for the Park River
event were definitely worked out, with
Challender scheduled to go to Park
River in the role of "W. Z. Sullivan
and meet the mighty unknown.
Saturday morning Challender hied
himself to Crystal, and that evening
Doran, promoter Of the match, es-
corted Challender and number of
Crystal fans to Park River for the fun.
Sullivan Unsophisticated.
The meeting of the two men was in
teresting, as was the laying of the
preliminary arrangements. introduced
as Sullivan, Challender had little trou-
BILE indicating to his opponent that he
didn't know much about the game,
and when it came to question Of
dividing the cash, that was left en-
tirely to Doran, "Sullivan' declaring
that he knew little about the manner
in which those things were arranged.
So Doran and Perkins conferred
with the result that the winner was
to take all the gate receipts. They
amounted to only $27.
And so the men went to the mat.
Just what struck Perkins that gen
tlcman probably is unable to explain
even at this time, but the match had
been going only a few seconds when
he found himself down with his
shoulders pinned to the mat. The
referee, however, failed to give the
fall Immediately, and "sullivan "look-
ed up to see where Fthe referee was.
In doing so he allowed Perkins to
raise one shoulder slightly, but he was
Immediately sent back again. The
same act was put on once more, but
on the third occasion the referee call
ed the fall. The match had been on
exactly one minute-sixty seconds.
The double crotch and bar arm had
been used on him.
Another Minutes Work.
Perkins was not satisfied and ref
erees were changed, and the second
round was on. A half scissor and
face lock-and Perkins once more was
star gazing-and one more minute had
sped by.
Two whole minutes of wrestling had
been given the Park River crowd, and
Perkins evidently felt that they we're
entitled to more of it, making obiec-
tions to the face lock with the result
that "Sullivano conceded to give him
a third fall.
And one more minute of wrestling
was given the crowd-for it required
just sixty additional seconds to put
the Park River aspirant for mat hon
ors on his back. A crotch and scissor
on the head did the work.
Then the Revelation.
And then came the unveiling.
dlh hlpcr CrOWQ De-
gan to wonder who this "Sullivan -
was A short time later when Chal.
lender was seated in safe with about
thirty or forty others in the place,
well dressed, smart appearing young
man entered the place and walked
straight up to Challender.
Pulling forth newspaper repro
duction of cut of Challender and
laying it before the latter, the new
entrant wanted to know 'twho that
fellow was.''
"Why,'' replied Challender, "can It
yon reads 1t says there that he is the
"Mysterious Conductor
"Huh," replied the investigator,
"he looks to me as though you and he
might be the same person and I guess
that is the fact Good night"
Going to Pull His Head of.
But there is also another interesting
sidelight, as it is only short time ago
that Perkins essayed to secure a
match with Challender, telling the lat.
ter that he had come up here to "getn
Doran; that Doran refused to meet
him but had matched him with one
Sullivan; and that, after he 'tpulled
the head off this Sullivan Saturday
night" he would be after Challender.
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