The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-05
JOHNSON DEFEATED
BY CHRIS PERSON
Latter Won Wrestling Bout
by Throwing Opponent
Over His Head.

Chris Person is temporarily the
champion wrestler of North Dakota.
He won the title last evening from
Hercules johnson after one hour and
tWenty-four minutes Of the hardest
wrestling ever seen in Grand Forks
who attended the match were treated
to the hest so ever staged here.
Person Won on a wrestling trick.
which almost cost johnson a broken
neck. Hercules had taken the first
fall in n hour and three minutes
with a Furnishing hammerlock, and
the two men am back on the mat
n went after each other for anoth-
er twenty minutes. Person began TO
realize that he was up agains, a tough
proposition and like the crafty mats
man he is pulled a trick which is sell
dom seen by mat enthusiasts.
The two men had been rolling on
the mat when suddenly both got to
their fee, in a c%rouching position.
Person tainted and pulled johnson
n his arms. Putting on a double
arm lock. Person threw himself back,
shooting johnson e his head on
to the mat. Then Person brought his
ISL pounds of wrestling ~avoirdupois
down on Johnson's head. stunning
Hercules SO he had TO be carried into
the dressing room. After waiting for
some time, the attending physician
advised johnson not TO go on again.
and Referee olason awarded the boz;
to Person.
1t Was the hardest fought wrestling
hout Grand Forks fans have seen. at
least in the last ten Years. From the
hrst minute both men were at il ham,
mef and tonEs. twisting each others
faces. pulling of gruelling headlocks.
toe holds. trying for hammcrlocks. and
~rithins and twisting out Of punish
Ing and nasty holds. For the frs,
I'M in many moons the fans could
see for themselves that they were
looking at a real go for blood, and
those present were not lazy in their
applause of the hard work the men
exhibited.
johnson was younger and heavier.
Person is 81 wears old and johnson
30. Johnson weighed i'll the neigh.
horhood of 200 pounds. while Person
gave his weight as 1s7. Both men
were in the pink of condition and ev-
en- after the first 63 minutes Of tough
hard work did not seem to he off
color physically.
Johnson was IN the offensive the
larger part of the time after the first
nve minutes of york. His ~favorite
method was to securc a deadlock on
Person. force him to the mat. after
twisting his neck for a while and then
work from behind. Person recipro-
Gated on the head twisting. however.
n both MGR received about as hard
a workout in their bout as they were
handed in many a month. johnson
mad the brute strength and is also
quick. But for cleverness he was Just
q shade Persons inferior. Johnson
mad the bout as good as won, however.
until he was injured. but the fans as
we'll as h wrestlers realized that it
was a trick of the game. with an old
nand using his one best bet to win.
taking a chancc on Il trump ard and
raking the trick handily.
Nothlng was announced regarding a
return match. johnson was too badly
hurt and too dazed to realize where
he was. let alone talk wrestling. and
1t Will probably be several days before
a finish match is arranged. Grand
Forks n Fargo are both prospective
places for the bout. Local people did
not patronize the bout any too we'll
last night, and many of them when
tneS talk TO their friends who were
present Will regret missing the go.
only one preliminary was staged by
promoter Jack, who figured the main
hout would he a long one. JIMMY
campbell and Hcmans staged a CLASSY
prcl1mlnarN. Campbell winning tn.
Irst faN in u minutes with q head
SCISSORS and halnlnerlock. and taking
the second fall with a body lock and
toe hold.
Olason. who wrcstled AS heavy.
weight in the Y. NJ. G.. a. team, las,
year. refereed both bouts. while On.
Moehlenbrock and j.. &. SHERLOCK
acted as ~timckcepers.