Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-30
eUILER DEFEATS
FRENCH CHAMPION
=. sousher Sustains Injury and
Il Unable to Continue His
Bout.
EARL HENDERSON WINS
ewes Fighting" sroneeII Of oaven-
-. eeod Laeins in -Four Round
Boxing Match.
EARL HENDERSON WINS

r.,-,sv Cutler. claimant OF thC
-,,,ss championship wrestling title
..,..,ed Pietro lie Bousher. champion
rzuee. at the Illinois theatre last
-, putting his shoulders to the mat
= AZ minutes and IS seconds for the
a, all. The second fall was called
AZ order OF DR.. Bernhard, who
80 that the ligaments OF the
r--,rhunsn's arm had been torn and
,--.-ehed 10 such an extent that he
lid be unable 20 continue the match.
Was Title at Stalker
~ uho Witnessed the bout last
.s-st knew the pot which YVES at stake.
= Meant. perhaps. the championship OF
=. World. not directly. but this bout
- a great deal 10 do with it. lie
Housher. previous 10 last night. laid
lain 10 the title. but Chicago pro-
ro,ers stated that they could not
-a,eh him in the Windy City unless he
threr some one OF note For that rea-
90 he accepted the match here with
rutIer. and put up. perhaps. the hard
- aEht Of his career TO win And 10
cu,lsr. also. this bout meant a great
Al. He Is a contender for the worlds
rtIs which Gotch has just reliEquished,
I'D 10 have been defeated last night
would have put him out OF the run
sinE
re stakes we're immense and the
tso men grappled like bulls TO grab
ne houors. In the big husky French
He managed 10 elude hold after hold.
and several times he had the Chi
eaEoan IN ! most perilous position, but
uas unable 20 throw his shoulders %
ne nat Finally Cutler secured his
s.ngerous hammer lock and head
seissor hold on the foreigner. and he
Lad but little chance 10 get out OF It
r. fought and tugged. exerting his
sysry ounce OF strength in a most des
pirate manner 20 wriggle from the
clutches OF the Windy City lad. but IN
vas unable to break the hold and fin
ally went down. He lay there for two
q three minutes unable to arise or
lssis; himself 20 his feet. A doctor
Tzs called and after examination dis
covered that the burly Frenchman had
sustained injuries which put him out
q the running for the remainder OF the
aght
Cutler Claims Championship.
After the main event OF the evening
ks; night. Cutler addressed the fans
for Z few moments. and claimed the
championship Of the world. He stated
hat Gotch had relinquished the hon
Ors and would give the title 70 the win
ner OF the Beall-Westergaard match
which will be staged soon
Cutler strenuOusly objected to this
on the part Of Gotch.
ard claimed that he is better e. titled /
70 the honors than either of these /
nsn. and will not allow them to take !
the title until the winner OF the match 1
has net him in a fair bout And Cut .
lsT believes that he can throw either
Beail or Westergaard.
Cutler expects to meet the Giant Bo- I
aeniar. FristensEy. at an early date. ,
1niess he Is sidestepped before that 1
tine. His match with the b>g for I
siEner VIII have a great deal to do !
nth the title. as Fristensgy is now go
ag after the championship honors
himself
Preiiminaries Are Good.
The preliminaries last night were
1ceptonally good. the first bout be-
Feen Paulos the Greek, and Young"