Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-08
THE GREEK BEATEN
Hanson Won Two Out Of Three
Falls from KiIonis

Match Was the toughest Of the Season,
Big Crowd Witnessed II, and Confusion
ReIened at the Finish.
Before the largest audience Of the sea-
son in the Auditorium Tuesday evening
John Kilonis. champion middleweight
wrestler Of Greece and England, lost two
out of three falls to Fritz Hanson in
match that for interest has never been
excelled here. Each man was rough and
punished his opponent numerically and
that there Is bad blood between them
was apparent George Washington
Bailey filled the difficult role of referee
to the satisfaction of the greater part of
the audience. Previous to the main
bout a battle royal between six
youthful wrestlers furnished plenty of
amusement. Joe Yarhie was the first to
go, followed in order by "Dutchy" Clin-
ton Graves, Ralph Paquette, Joe Wood
and Justin Moran. Edward Moran was
the winner in 10 minutes but his younger
and smaller brother gave him tussle
for honors for more than nine minutes
Of exciting wrestling. Both boys showed
a good knowledge of the holds and
breaks, and the little fellow was warmly
applauded when he frequently squirrped
out of dangerous positions.
The preliminary was between John
Barden and Ed Bolin, the local grainsling
ers. The men worked slowly. Barden
was on top most of the time and won
the first fall in IL minutes with double
arm hold. After five minutes rest they
continued and at the expiration of their
allotted 80 minutes Bailey gave the
match to Barden.
When the two principals in the main
bout were introduced Kilonis came on
the stage with his left eye painted hav-
ing had ii blackened the previous night
in a match in Manchester, N. II. The
referee showed the crowd the belt
Kilonis won Feb. 26, in Pawtucket, r. l.,
from Berry, representing the middle
weight championship of England. Then
followed the toughest match ever seen
here. Fritz won the first fall in 70
minutes with a hammerlock and head
scissors The second went to the Greek
in nine minutes and 80 seconds with a
half-Nelson and crotch hold, after he
had used the local mans head for pile
driver on the floor until he was dazed.
Fritz was completely knocked out from
the blow on his head and needed assis-
lance to get to his dressing room. His
ina bility to walk was not acting. The
third fall went to Hanson, when after
three minutes of suffering from an ankle
hold the Greek threw up the sponge in
SO minutes of wrestling
In the first minute of wrestling Kilons
complained that the Swede had used
grease on his body to prevent his OPP
ponent from securing holds but the
referee decided that his claim was
without foundation. The men began to
be rough from the first minute of wrest-
ling and the bout continued rough all the
way. Once it was stopped because
Kilonis attempted to change it to a
boxing exhibition and was only prevent
ed by the referee, who stepped between
the men to keep them apart. 1t is USE
less to attempt to describe in detail the
atch. At the finish there was the
greatest confusion. The supporters of
Kilonis claimed that Fritz had a toe hold
on the Greek, which was barred, and
when Bailey gave the decision to Han
son there was a din of mingled cheers,
Kisses and applause. Hanson tried to
explain the hold, but the dsgruntled ones
refused to allow him to be heard.
kilonis attempted to speak, but his
voice, too, was drowned in the uproar
and while he was trying to make himself
heard Stage Manager Birch dropped the
curtain.
After the match Kilonis said that he
did not lose on a toe hold but on an
ankle hold. His ankle was locked be-
tween Hanson's Bonded forearm and
biceps and the local man twisted it in
manner almost identical with the toe
hold. The pain was just as bad, he
said, and although 1t was not the toe
hold 1T was enough to make him surren-
der. Although the toe hold was barred
the ankle hold was not, but is safe to say
that the next time the Greek wrestles
with the former hold barred he will re-
member to also prohibit the use of the
one that was his undong Tuesday night