Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-01
BRATTLEBOR0 LOCAL
TERRIBLE sWEDE A WINNER.
Threw Bailey, L Strong Man, Twice
Within an Ho' II Auditorium Wednes-
day Niuht,


day Night.
Fritz Hanson, the terrible Swede, won
his match against George Washington
Bailey Wednesday evening before one of
the largest crowds that has been seen
in the Auditorium this year. He threw
the local strong man twice within so
minutes, getting the first fall in 40 min
utes and three seconds, and the second
fall in IL minutes and eight seconds.
Both men battled hard for victory but
Hanson's strength and science won.
E. II. Hunter of Claremont, refereed the
matches and won the commentator of
the audience. In the preliminaries Paul
Lavoie, the Fort Drummer Mills fireman
won two straight falls from Bob Kid
heart of Greenfield, in four minutes ana
30 seconds and in 10 minutes and four
seconds.
The evenings entertainment opened
with Mr. Hunters usual remarks to the
audience regarding the rules OF the
game He then introduced Bob kidheart
of Greenfield, formerly of Claremont, and
who is said to have won from some good
men, Bob weighed lbs pounds. Davoie
was introduced and the match was on.
Lavoie's 14S pounds and his strength
were too much for the Greenfield lad
and the latter succumbed to tull Mel
son in four minutes and 30 seconds.
Kidheart was on the defensive all
through the first match. In the second
match both men showed skill, but at
the end of 10 minutes and four seconds
the fireman pinned the visitors shoul-
ders to the mat, Lavoie certainly looks
like a good man and the followers of the
game here would like to see him pitted
against a man of his own weight. Sar-
gent the Claremont wrestler, billed as
1.-The boy wonder did not appear and
after a hustle on the part of the Island
company, who put the matches on Kid
heart was secured.
While the big men were getting ready
to appear the referee related several
baseball stories and told of DIR. f. ii.
O'Connor's pitching for Claremont
against Newport. The stories kept the
crowd in good humor during the wait
for the stars. When Bailey stepped on
the stage he received big hand from
the crowd and a moment later when
Hanson was introduced he was rendered
a similar ovation.
Bailey appeared to be in good form ex-
cept for an injured thumb, which was
bandaged and showed less weight and
more muscle than in his first contest
with Hanson. George weighed 2lO
pounds and Hanson 154 pounds. After
shaking hands the men broke and kept
on their feet for more than a minute.
Bailey evidently was out to win the
match and gritted his teeth, while Han
son smiled and played with the big man.
Suddenly Hanson dropped, grabbed Bail
ey around the legs and both men were
on the floor with Bailey on the bot
tom Then followed 40 minutes of bat
Ting Hanson appeared to be sure of
winning the contest and did not appear
to be over anxious to secure fall, al
though at times when he had Bailey in
a tight place he tried to pin him, but
the strong man would slip from the hold.
Several times Fritz lifted the 30 FOUNDER
ola n hanh 6F.tnr
on the mat but Bailey, when on the Of
fensive, could not bulge the Swede.
After the half hour Baileys supporters
began to yell to him to hold off for the
rest of the 60 minutes, but it was evil
dent the local boy was tired, while Han
son appeared to be almost as fresh as
when he started At the end of 40
minutes Hanson was on top of his man
with head scissors and arm hold
Bailey squirmed to get out of 1t and as
Hanson reached toward his foot George
expected a toe hold He Strengthened out
his leg, Hanson bore all his weight on
Bailey's shoulder and the big man was
pinned to the mat. The referee gave
Hanson the fall in 40 minutes and three
seconds.
After a 15-minutes rest the men APP
peared a second time. Again Hanson
demonstrated his superior ability as a
wrestler and showed the audience that
lifted Bailey off his feet and placed
him head down on the floor three times
within five minutes. Bailey was tired
and at the end of u minutes was show
ing the signs of weakening. With both
men on the mat, Hanson suddenly
threw Bailey over on his back, secured
a body scissors and bar lock and Bailey's
shoulders were on the canvas. The time
was u minutes and eight seconds.
Bob Kidheart, through the referee,
challenged any man at his weight, 12S
pounds, for a match. Fritz Hanson
went to the front of the stage and said
that Bailey with training might devel
op into a fine heavyweight wrestler and
ended with "he is a fine boy" The vic
tor was greeted with cheers and APP
plause. Referee Hunter said the match
was one of the best he ever witnessed.
To the audience it was an interesting
affair Bailey Is a strong man and
larger than Hanson, but the Swede has
a wonderful development and is a skill
ed wrestler. He is stronger, in proper
ton, than Bailey and at times showed
that he could command his muscles to
do some stunts that surprised the audi
ence Hanson is now making his head
quarters here.
Bailey announced yesterday morning
that he would wrestle Hanson again I'M
der the same conditions for a side bet
of 800, and 70 per cent of the receipts
to the winner and % to the loser, or for
the side bet and the winner to take all
the receipts. Baileys share of We'd
nesday nights receipts was about $45
and Hanson took about $122.