The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-24
MILLER SHOWS
SPLENDID WORK
Winnipeg Man Discovered
That Miller Was AL to
the Good
(By NJ. A.. selfe.)

(By NJ. A. Selfe.)
Walter Miller is avenged. And the
stars and stripes have won another
victory over the union jack. Charley
Gustafson. the Swedish champion mid
dlcweight wrestler of Canada. returns
to Winnipeg IL beaten man.
Outclassed in all departments OF the
graphing game the athlete from the
foreign land, which is our northern
neighbor, went down in two straight
falls before h st. Paul wrestler at
the auditorium Thursday night. And
with his shoulders went down the ac-
cusations he had made that Miller was
q bum at the catch-aS-catch-can art
and a gutter.
Miller won the first fall in "a min
utes and 10 seconds. and took the final
in Z minutes and so seconds. A re-
verse Nelson and body hold and scis-
sors and head lock We're the Destroy
ers of Gustafson's conquering
billions and the grips that brought the
sweets of victory and vengeance to
the winners breast.
Miller the Glass.
Miller knew too much for his oppo-
nent. This was apparent to the most
casual observer from the time the
men first shook hands as a guarantee
of their intentions to smear one or
the other all I've the mat. Coupled
with his greater knowledge Of the
game. Miller had it on his adversary
III strength, speed and science.
Up against this unbeatable COM
btnation tho wonder is that Gustafson
lasted as long rs he did. 1t was evil
dent from the start that the referees
pta on Mtller's back was only a mat.
ter Of time. Outscienced as he was,
Gustafson's attempts to stave off de-
feat were pitiful. while at the same
time gaining admiration for the game
ness displayed in struggling against
certain failure.
The first five minutes was spent in
f1ddling for a hold to put the other
man on the defensive. Having felt his
man out, Miller got busy and slipping
under the bulky Gustafson with awe
inspiring strength lifted him in the
air with a crotch hold and brought
him down on his back with a slam.
Walter didn't exercise n careful
ness In depositing his burden. how
ever and set him on the hard floor
instead Of on the nice. soft mat.
eferee Steve Koen called the wrestlcrs
to the center of the pad with Miller
on top. But G%ustafson was still there,
and. although Miller wiped the mat
with him and tossed him through and
over the ropes. the Swcde-Canuck
squirmed II of many tight places
m stuck around.
Loses His Wind and His Goat.
The men were on their feet again,
when Miller made a dive for Gustaf-
sons legs and butted him with his
shoulder in the mid-section in the
Vicinity of the solar plexus. Gustaf-
son's wind went out with a grunt adm
ne "fopped over on hts back like a
stunned fish. Although brcathless, he
fought hard to keep his shoulders up,
but Miller fattened him.
Gustafson was still suffering from
the effects of tho first fall when he
came up for the second bout. Miller
began right in where he left off and
roughing his antagonist, all around
the mat soon had him gaspins for
breath.
Miller's pet fun seemed to be in
picking Gustafson UP like a sack of
nolr' lifting him over his head. drop
ping MN with no obvious thought of
now or where he was going to alight.
At other times he handled him like
a carpet beater and was evidently in
tent upon larruping the dust out of
the mat with him. Gustafson bounced
pack into shape the first two or three
times or so. but then began to lose
his resiliency.
Miller then quit playing with him
= puI III Tic HTlSnlnR
touches. Going after Gustafson SO fast
that he was dazzled by the attack.
Miller went from one hold to another
with automatic speed and precision.
n as quick as Gustafson would
break n hold he would clamp on
another.
Finally when Gustafson was so dr.
~ he didn't know which We're Miller's
legs and which were his arms en-
clrcling him in an %unloving embrace.
waiter put on the deadly scissors on
Gustafson's sore stomach. and, clasp
ing his head with his arms, bore him
to the mat by slowly grinding every
atom Of resistance out Of him. George
W~ashington's Ratchet had nothing on
waiter Miller's scissors when it comes
TO cutting down a trunk.
Gustafson a. well-nigh heart.
broken through losing. and on the
verge OF tears stated after the match
that Miller showed more stuff than he
ever thought he had. Hes twice as
good as he was when I wrestled him
before" said Gustafson.
A big house saw the match, anu
Gustafson was not without
ers. as was shown by the Shouts Of
reimbursement he received whenever
ne wriggled out of Il dangerous posi-
ton or succeeded in getting behind
Miller, WhiCh was Seldom