Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-10-21
LAaseE CROWD ATTENDS MATCH
Wrestling Match Last Thursday Eve.
ming Proves interesting and
ExcItlno.


The wrestling match at Carlson's
Hall last Thursday evening drew a
packed house, and every one who at.
tended was we'll repaid for their trou-
BILE. The match between Floyd Dom
er, light heavyweight champion of
America, and George Young, Greek,
champion light heavyweight of Eu-
rope was a corker. Some of the fast
est work on the mat ever seen in this
city, was produced, and the men
were after each other all the time.
Domer announced his weight as 1856
pounds, and the Greek gave his as
around ITO. Young was on the de-
fensive good share of the time, and
his work was nothing short of marvel
Gus. Time after time he either broke
dangerous looking holds, or managed
to wriggle out in time to prevent a
fall. He took whole lot more pun
ishment than most men would to pre-
vent a fall
The match started with a rush, the
men going to the mat ALMOST imme.
diately, and staying there a good
share Of the time. First one, then the
other would assume the offensive, and
it soon became apparent to the spec
tators that they were going to get
their moneys worth all right.
The Greek clamped on a lot of
holds, going after the body and neck
to a large extent, but he never had
Domer in very dangerous position,
as the latter seemed able to break his
opponents holds.
Domer had Young in several dan
gerous places but the Greek always
managed to break away. Several
times Domer clamped on the toe hold
and it seemed certain that he would
gain fall, only to have the Greek
break it. After they had been at it
ed another toe hold, and this time he
had a good grip, and after suffering
a lot Of pain, by attempting to break
it, Young conceded the fall. The time
was 46 minutes even.
| The men took an intermission Of
five minutes, and the Greek spent the
time treating his right foot, which
had been thru lot of hard usage dur
ing the first bout. Young seemed to
favor it a little as the second bout
started, as he limped to slight ex-
tent.
| The second bout was not as long
as the previous one. Domer tore in
and it seemed as if he was going to
throw him in less than five minutes,
as he secured body scissor and ham,
mer lock, but somehow Young broke
| it. After about fourteen minutes OF
work, Domer secured another toe
hold, this one on the left foot, and
after about thirty seconds Young was
forced to concede another fall. Time
Is minutes and 80 seconds.
The Greek wrestled without shoes,
contrary to the wrestling rules in use
in this country, and therefore the pun
|ishment he received from the toe
holds, was his own fault.
The preliminary between Bill Jen-
sen and Chef Nelson produced some
good wrestling by both boys. They
went to the mat after about a: minute
Of wrestling, with Nelson on top. He
tried for toe hold but Jensen broke
it. After about ten minutes of work,
Jensen got full Nelson and it looked
as tho he would secure a fall but Chef
broke it, After 18 minutes Nelson Sc
cured fall by means Of head lock.
Time 1880. The second fall came
with the same hold at the end Of four
minutes.
| Just before the big match Domer
gave his ideas on the public betting
on wrestling matches. He said, in
part: 1.-THE usual question put to me
before a match is, are you going to
win, and is it safe to bet on you? l
never told a man to bet in my life, as
if did, and lost he would think had
crossed him, and every one must loose
some time. When man bets, he
doesn't very often do it just for the
sport Of the thing, but to bring little
financial gain his way, and when
man backs his own judgment and
loses he some times gets sore. Don't
bet unless you are willing to take the
responsibility if you lose.'