The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-08
DOCTOR WON BOUT
Exciting Wrestling Match
Staged Last Night.
Men Were Evenly Matched and
Betting Was Light.

| T. S. Doctor, of Scandal, defeated
| Dick Wolf in straight falls in catch.
| as-catch can wrestling before the mem.
| bers of the Topeka Athletic associa tor
last night. The contest was actually
| the best that was ever staged in To-
peka. He got the first fall with a for
ward .chancery hold in So minutes and
| the second fall with a head. scissors
| and arm hold in Sc minutes and As Sec
onds.
On account of the intense rivalry be-
tween the two men, the affair was a
contest from beginning to end. The
men had not even formed an acquaint-
ance before this meeting. They were
exceedingly cautious and would not
take a chance on anything that might
give the other the slightest advantage.
Wolf weighed 153 pounds and Doctor
$50. Wolf is slightly taller than Doc
tor but not enough to cause any in
convenience.
The men went to the mat with a de-
termination to win and neither changed
this determination throughout the en-
tire contest. They were so evenly
matched that the local sports absolute
ly refused to make a wager on the
contest. Even after losing the first
fall, Wolf looked like a winner about
as often as did Doctor.
The two men parted considerable at
the beginning. Neither was familiar
with the others tactics. Wolf looked
like winner before the first fall until
within a few minutes before he was
pinned to the mat. The result might
have been different had he been able to
withstand the gruelling that was in
flicted upon him. He began to weaken
after the first twenty-five minutes, but
was game to the core. He stated after
being pinned down that he was "all
in and Just could not withstand the
attack any longer.
Doctor the Aggressor.
Doctor started out as the aggressor
after the first fall. He was behind the
Kansas City youth practically all of the
first thirty minutes. Wolf appeared
then to have gained strength and adj
ditional confidence. He was behind
Doctor and the aggressor about two
thirds of the time during the last
twenty-seven minutes. He got holds on
Doctor that certainly would have
proven dangerous had they not got off
the edge of the mat. The referee, Spike
Sullivan, then insisted upon releasing
holds and moving to the center of the
mat The second fall really was not
expected at the time it was given to
Wolf, but the latter was entitled to it
without any question.
This contest is the first that Wolf
has lost during his mat career of more
than six years. In fact, Doctor is the
only man who ever pinned his shout
ceedingly strong and displayed more
scientific work last night than has
ever been with essed in Topeka. There
was no exhibition work during the en-
tire contest as both men were working
to win in the shortest time possible
and realized that his opponent was
dangerous
Young Gotch and Kid Carson staged
the first preliminary. The former
won in straight falls. Jack Woods
20 Hnf a
agreed to throw the youngster two
times in twenty minutes but did not
secure a fall. Lewis Hoffman lost a
thirty minute handicap to Spike Sui
Iivan. He agreed to throw the veter- |
an ring man two times in thirty min
utes but failed to get a fall. Spike
refereed the final.
Doctor and Wolf have asked for a |
return match. Young Sandow of Chi !
cago challenged the winner of last !
nights contest, but may be compelled
to wait until after the return match is |
pulled off.