The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-15
Defeats "Young Gotch'in Cruel
ling Match
TOE HOLD TURNS TRICK
Enqlishman Secured the First Fall
But Lost Second and Third to
Canadian.

ion lightweight wrestler VINO Is now
located in Bennington, met his first
defeat on the local mat Friday night
at the hands of the worlds champion.
Eugene Tremblay of Montreal.
The Canadian won in straight
falls, both being secured with the toe
hold "Gotch" secured the first fall
on ahead scissors.
The match was somewhat disap-
pointing to the local friends of the
little Englishman, not so much be-
cause the Bennington grappler lost
the match, but also because the
Montreal man used the toe hold ex-
cusively in his two winning bouts.
While the toe hold is as fair for one
man as the other and while "Gotch"
has taken that route to win several
of his matches here this winter, an
audience always fails to derive the
same enjoyment from the success OF
aswrestler who uses it as in the work
of man who wins by other methods.
The spectators realizes that the man
who is fighting against the toe hold
is merely showing his ability to en-
dure physical pain and that he has
but slight chances to escape.
When the two wrestlers appeared
on the mat the crowd which number
ed about 300 were visibly impressed
with the physical development of the
Canadian. The build is ideal for a
mat athlete. The back, chest and
arms showed layers of muscles Of
unusual strength. "Gotch'. on the
other hand, while the more symetri-
cal of the two. lacks the over-develop
ment above the waist which is so
pronounced in the man from Mon
treal
The match was fast during the
first bout, which went 20 minutes,
but il lacked the spectacular features
of many matches that have been held
at the Canadian club rooms. The
grapplers, both past masters at the
game. were to wary to permit either
to secure an opening. Once the Ca
madam fastened TO the Englishman's
toe but the latter was foxy enough
to crawl off the mat. Twice Trem-
blay found an opening for a body
hpld but "Gotch" twisted away with
that eel-like wiggle that has char
acterized his work here during the
winter. The end of the bout came so
quickly that the spectators almost
gasped with establishment. The
grapplers had been going fast for
nearly 90 minutes and "Gotch" was
showing by far the better endurance
of the two. Suddenly the little Eng
lishman clamped a head scissors on
the Canadian and dropped to the
mat. Tremblay went down on his
back. He made two feeble efforts to
keep his shoulders away from the
canvas, but realizing that he was
helpless gave up and the fall was
awarded to "Gotch."
When the men came back for the
second bout. Tremblay began to bore
in like a wildcat. The instant the
wrestlers came down to the mat and
the Canadian was on top the Mon
treal man went after his opponents
toe. Two or three times "Gotch," by
sheer strength and endurance broke
away from the painful grip, but
Tremblay would permit no relief.
No sooner would "Gotch" twist his
foot out of the Canadians powerful
hand than the grip would be re-
newed. Gradually Tremblay CON-
pleted the hold, slowly turned the
Englishman on his shoulder and in
creased the pressure until human en-
durance could no longer stand the
strain. "Gotch" signaled for a fan
at the end OF Is minutes.
The third bout was short. only
five minutes. Tremblay went for the
suffering toe the instant the pair
were down on the mat. "Gotch"
squirmed and twisted and took the
punishment Tremblay finally Sc
cured a position from which there
was no possible escape and "Gotch"
raped for a fall.
At the conclusion Of the match,
"Gotch" admitted that he had been
fairly beaten and requested another
meeting with the toe hold barred, the
winner to take all the gate receipts.
The Canadian expressed a willing
ness to take on the local grappler in
/ another match but no arrangements
for II we're made Friday evening.
Philip Powers OF Adams, who ref
creed the main match and also the
preliminary by Brooks and Pellerin
OF this village. gave general salts
faction. When "Gotch" secured the
first fan. Tremblay claimed that he
had been strangled but, inasmuch as
the Englishman did not use his arms
at all. the referee claimed that there
was no justification in a protest