Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-05
BAILEY vANouisHED THE SCOT.
Lost Second Bout by Placing His Own
Shoulders on ~Mat--Hanson and Bolln
Demonstrated Various Holds.

In a wrestling match marked by
roughness and in which the winner was
the aggressor the greater part of the
time, George Washington Bailey of
Brattleboro won two out of three falls
from Sandy Mcleod, the fiery Scot, Mon
day night in the Auditorium. Bailey show
ed marked Improvement in his work since
his match with Fritz Hanson several
weeks ago, but he still has much to learn
about the art of wrestling. At times he
lost his head and "%roughed it, more
than was necessary, but that probably
was owing to his ~greenness on the mat.
Macleod claimed after the match that he
was tired after a long trip and that he
also was suffering from a cold.
"A good sized crowd was present when
M. j. Moran introduced Fritz Hanson
and Ed Bolin, the local grain Singer, who
mas a superb development, and they
demonstrated to the audience the vari-
Gus holds that are used in wrestling and
ways of escaping from them. Then Han
son offered any person present one dol
lar a minute for every minute such
person would stand against him, but no
one was looking for easy money and he
mad no takers. Hanson and Bolin gave
a l5-ininute exhibition, in which Fritz
showed how easy it was for a man train
ed in the game to best one not well
versed in it.
Bailey aud Macleod were introduced
about 9 o'clock and Hanson acted as ref
cree. Macleod weighed 1876 pounds and
Bailey POS. The first fall came rather
suddenly when Bailey secured a half
Nelson and crotch on his opponent and
put his shoulders Town after nine
minutes and 25 seconds.
In the second Sandy came back at the
big man whenever he roughed it. They
rolled all over the mat and on the floor
several times. once they rolled nearly
up to the scenry and Hanson had to
speak loudly to the local man to get
him to break his hold. Sandy walked
to the mat while George, seeing Hanson
standing near, grappled with him and
held on until he realized his mistake.
Bailey used his great strength in push
ing the Scot about and once rushed him
with such force that he sent him spin
ming into the brick wall near the stage
entrance. Sandy did not like the rough
handling he was receiving and the
crowds sympathy was with the Clare
mont boy. When the latter put George
down and gave him some of his own
medicine he was applauded.
Bailey lost this fall in an amusing way,
He had a leg scissors hold on Macleod
and both were lying with their backs
toward the floor, facing in the same di-
rection. Sandy bridged so as to keep his
shoulders up. In order to get more pow
er into his legs and force the SCOTS
shoulders down, Bailey, who had been
resting on his elbows, laid on his back
with both shoulders fairly on the mat.
He had thrown himself and Sandy was
given the fall in % minutes and 30 sec
onds. The third fall was Bailey's in five
minutes fiat. Both men were rough and
hardly had the crowd settled back to
enjoy the sport when Bailey secured a
body and half-Nelson and forced San
dy's shoulders to the canvas.
The showing of Bailey was a surprise
to those who had seen him before. His
chances of staying with Hanson &C
minutes seem to be better than they
were.