Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-07
MAbEE HANDS NEAT
SURPRISE PACK
TO OLSEN
Big Swcdc Loses Exciting
Match TO Oklahoma Farmer
Who Shows Surprising
Form and Agility.

\ neat li'bc surprise package was
handed 10 Young Olsen last might by
Roy Mab'o the orstwhilc Oklahoma
farmer Who has shown the excellent
Judgment 90 have tho words "Alhu.
queruuc. y NJ engraved on his vlsi,
Ing cards. aud Who nov claims Eats
city ~ his hone. The handicap given
thc local lad Bog Olsen was too much
aud be lost 10 Maboc In one OF the
fastest and livCiicsl bouts ever seen
Ia ihis City
The crowd was not what h should
have been bu' those Of the faithful
who did 60 uut we're amply rewarded,
and made up iu enthusiasm what they
lacked In numbers. Mabee ruled q
hot layuriic with the crowd, and The
cheers given him by his supporters
seemed 20 encourage him greatly. Tor
during nearly all OF the go he was The
aggrc,sor. and gave his opponent lit.
tie time to work out any OF the sci
h. Is famous
Under the agreement between the
two men Olsen undcrtook to throw
Mahco twice within an hour. and one
fal, gained 10y Mabee before this was
accom- llished gave him the decision.
A. The two men faced each other aud
shook hands II waA easy To see thai
The decided advantage OF weight was
with the 81 Louis athlete. but as
the bout proceeded II became appar
cnt thai this was almost ii not entire.
~ equaliled by the much greater
quic.lnoss of The Albuquerque boy.
For iyc or ten minutes the NO men
tct each other OUT. aDd then they
went al II hammer and iopgs and
several times Olsen squeezed out OF
close places by the narrow est possible
margin He showed himself an expert.
encod wrestler. however. and fnaly,
after exactly thirty minutes of wrest.
Ing he put his opponent down win
n head lock bar arm hold.
As the men retired 10 their corners
/, was seen that Olsen was breathing
hard, and he scmcd not Ia be In as
good CONDITION rs his lighter oppo
ncnt
When the bout was resumed Mabce
was the frcshcl of thu tWO. and nc i'm
modatoh b gan 10 give Olsen the
llll VI lilN Nlii IL WV "a VI NV sA''f
here was fast and mriuns. and the
audience Was on their feet several
times cheering madly ion their Ia.
Vorlc Ia one OF the many lightning
quick shifts of position Mabcc man
AGED 10 secure head scissors hold
on his opponent and from that mo.
mout n was AL of SLOWLY but With
deadly surcuess he forced the should
crs of the heavier man 10 the nat.
ana the referees tap on his shoulder
proclaiming him the winner came IN
jus, thirteen minutes and twenty
seven seconds after the second call
of Time Amid the widest chocrna
Mabec sprang lightly Ia his feet
while Olsen lay prone for u moment
apparently too daZed TO realize that
he had been beaten.
The work NJ Mabce 10 soon after
his recovery from an attack OF pneu
monia was little less than phenomen
al Conscientious training showed IN
every move that he made and his
speed aud auickness to take advan
'ags of every opening lei, by his op
ponent marked him as nan o
class. for whom here Is a big future
as II Olsen moderated his opponent
"a mistake that has caused tn,
/ downfall OF many another good mal
J and there is no doubt that he wa
| completely surprised End nonplusset
~ his defeat ile blames the altltud,
for his showing last night and imme
dIate'y challenged Malice for return
| match. hes, two IN three. winner take
| all. Mahee has nOt as yet replied {,
| this challenge, but h Is altogether
likely that the men will get together
again in the near future, aud q splon
did iteal for the fans such a bout
would be
| Mahee viii co On, Names MS Con
ditions.
Roy Mabec today issued tho follow
ing statement, replyin to Oiscn
challenge for return bout
"O,scn wants 10 make $50 pound.
and wresile wiaurr take ana ana ais,
for n side bet That Is an right fui
Olsen but want an even brpek
Olsen Is our OF M, class weighini
me Is pounds | don care 10 wage
any money on the match. even 90, 81
winner take all hut VI he wants I,
meet ne within q week OF ten day
| and cut tn gate receipts. 80 and GU
will go into training ~ once ans
| give him the best ! have In the shop
| am sure that before he beats ma
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