Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-29
M'CARROLL HURT
AND PET BROWN
GIVEN DECISION
Boise Wrestler Forced to
Discontinue Match After
81 Minutes Texan Shows
Much Skill.

Frank McCarroll, Boise's popular
wrestler, was put out of the running
With Pet Brown OF Texas, champion
middleweight wrestler of the world, at
the Pinney theater last night, after 81
minutes of wrestling by scissors
clamped on his left arm by the clever
Texan. The cords and ligaments Of
McCarroll's arm were so badly strained
and twisted as to so completely numb
the injured member that he could not
continue. The match was given to
Brown. In the preliminaries Ray
Brewster won a fall from Sailor Scar
bury after some very clever work
and Lynne McKeith and Nick Collins
went 20 minutes on the mat without a
fall. The program was deserving of
much better house. The battle royal
event was not staged.
Same Hold Won From Yokei.
Pet Brown used the same hold to
win from McCarroll that he put on
Mike Yokel to take the worlds title
from him after three hours Of Wrest-
ling. A scissors on the arm is not at
all new in the wrestling game, but the
scissors lock used by Brown on Nc
Carroll is decidedly new arm grip.
1t is by far more effective than a
hammer lock. The hold was secured so
quickly last night by Brown that many
fans carefully following the wrestlers
as they shifted about the mat did not
fully appreciate how effective it was.
Brown Secures Hold.
With McCarroll's left arm tightly
locked between his legs just above the
knees while his body was thrown half
way across and over McCarroll, Brown
bore down on the Boise favorite to pin
his shoulders to the mat McCarroll
did not seem to be in any particular
danger at first but after he shifted
from under Brown and 1t was seen
the Texan still held the scissors on his
arm fans began to grow serious Three
times McCarroll twisted and squirmed
from under his opponent but each time
Brown shifted back into the same posi-
ton, still holding the scissors. Final
ly McCarroll broke the hold and ap-
peared to be safe. They had wrest-
led but a few seconds before Brown
again secured the scissors hold and
came down on McCarroll. Referee
Otto Jones tapped both wrestlers on
the back and called a doctor to the
stage McCarroils arm was inspected
and 1t was then announced by the ref
cree that it had been dislocated and
McCarroll could not continue. The
match was given to Brown. McCarroll
injured his left arm In boxing match
this week in eastern Oregon, which
probably made the scissors hold so eff
fective.
Even Match for so Minutes.
Brown is one of the cleyerest wrest-
lers seen in Boise. He works carefully
but swiftly Up to the time he placed
the scissors on McCarrolls arm the
match was evenly divided for both
grapplers continually shifted from the
defensive to the offensive. Neither
wrestler was in danger during the so
minute period. Brown was under a
handicap to throw McCarroll twice in
latter Is minutes he Bpeeded up his
attack finally bringing 1t to climax
in the scissors hold.
Brewster threw Searbury In IA min
utes and seconds. Babe Brown,
who was to meet Brewster, was un-
able to be present and Searbury sub
stituted. McKeith, who weighed $50
pounds. and Collins, 1873, put up a
clever match in which there was mixed
some vaudeville. MeKeith had the
strength, but Collins was too slippery
for him when 1t came to breaking grips
and getting out of dangerous positions.
Orchestra music and vaudeville also
helped to entertain the fans.
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