Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-29
DEMON is WINNER
over JACK STONE
DemetraI Loses First Fail After
81 Minutes in Peculiar
Manner.
THEN TAKES TWO STRAIGHT
John Voss Refuses to Referee Match
When He Learns stransIe Hold is
to Be Used.

After Jack Stone had won the first
fall in 81 minutes OF hard wrestling,
William Demetral. the Greek demon,
came back and won IN two straight
falls. the first In 81 minutes and the
second IN minutes. in the match at
the Empire theatre last evening before
a mob Of 500 fans.
The match was one Of the fastest
and toughest ever seen in this city.
After wrestling three minutes. Deme-
trail secured a strange hold on Stone.
who Immediately protested Both
wrestlers were stopped by Referee
John Voss until the argument was set
tied DemetraI claimed that whel the
agreement was signed no stipulation
was made 10 bar the strange or any
other hold. Stones manager having
overlooked il. After a short wordy
battle Stone agreed TO wrestle any
style, no holds barred. Voss then re-
fused 20 referee the match and stepped
out OF the ring. Charles Linburg OF the
Olympic club in Moline. taking his
place
The wrestIers Immediately went
after each other. graphing cOntinu-
ousIy for 30 minutes. standing mp only
three times in this time. After Is
minutes OF Juggling DemetraI secured /
a dangerous leg hold on Stone. but the
Russian managed TO wriggle out.
The first fall won by Stone was a
peculiar one. Demetral was sitting be-
hind Stone. and was working stran- .
gle hold on the Russian The Greek .
kept leaning back and pulling Stone .
with him until his shoulders touched
the mat for the brief part of a second .
The referee tapped Stone Oh the
breast. informing him that he had won
the fall. but both men kept on Crap
ping Demetral having turned over IN .
the meantime. Both men looked sur
pu-ised when Linburg informed Stone
that De had won the first fall. Demetral
said he must have forgotten his posi-
ticu in his anxiety 20 secure a frmer
hold on his opponent.
After 10 minute rest the bout was
r. sumed- For Is minutes neither man
secured q hold Of any importance. both
trying hard for strange holds Here
DemetraI secured q head scissors on
stone. and for over two minutes had 2.
tho Russian I'm a bad way. but ne man
aged 10 wrigEle out with his great
strength. and was forced 10 crawl of
the mat 20 save himself
After p minutes DsmetTlI finally
secured q strange hold on stone and
forced him 20 give in.
DemetTal again secured two strange
holds on the Russian. who managed 20
free himself Stone seemed unable 10
get this dreaded hold on DemetraL
DemetraI finally got O. head scissors
and squeezed Stone until ne raised his
hand On submission. The time Of the
third fail was S minute stone out y
weighs Demetra1 DIV 20 pounds.
DemetraI secured most Of his strau-
gle holds with the full arm grip. bur
on numerous occasions the Russian
tried 20 choke DemetraI by wrspping j
his fingers around the Greeks neck. Z
After Stone had regaiued his wind he I
Informed the crowd that he would be
y illi1E 10 meet DemetraI again. pro a
riding the strange hold was barred.
Voss Is Commended.
Referee John Vozs was right in re-
using TO referee a match of this kind
IS local fans do not care for this kind
Z wrestling. The strange hold should J
e barred by stipulation in every agree v
1ent drawn up for local bouts. as an =
ther match OF this calibre may kill =,
he game for all time in Rock Island.
The two six round preliminary bouts =
rOved little better than farce. Kid -
Williams Of Davenport defeated Kid .
fOustou Of 81. Louis. who was forced =.
D quit in the fourth round. bleeding -
from the mouth and nose. :,
'either man possessed any skill. and ..
Iouston was scared 20 death by his %
usky opponent =,
Young Evers Of Rock Island simply }