The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-23

Which Was Devoid of All Indica-
tions of Frame - Fecto Throws
Rhoads in Preliminary.
George Washington Bailey engaged
IN wrestling match in his home town
last evening for the first time in over
a year and defeated Harry Faust
claimant of the championship of Ger
many, winning the first and third falls
of finish match at catch as- catch-can
style, in Festival hall.
There was not so much of the spec-
tacular as had been shown here in
matches, notably those Gerhardt en-,
gagged in, but so far as the second and
third bouts were concerned there has
been no faster wrestling shown here
IN three years. Especially is this true
OF the last bout. In that the mel.
were constantly whirling from one
grip to another.
The men lad not been engaged more
than five minutes in the first bout.
which went 20 minutes and Is seconds
before Bailey pinned his opponent
with a head and arm chancerv. before
4 even skeptics were admitting that
Bailey had shown some things he hao
never shown before in Bratt!eboro.
incidentally he was showing that he
had not lost any of his great strength.
1t seemed that the small raised
stage favored Faust for more than
once Bailey appeared to have the de
Gliding grip on his opponent when they
were called back to the center of the
mat because one or both were in dan
ger of falling into the seats. Faust
was not always the one to profit but
the average was i'll his favor.
The toe hold was not barred and
once in that first bout Bailey clamped
It on to the extent that it appeared
as If Faust could not stand the punish
ment longer. But the German, his face
distorted by pain, managed to get into
q position that permitted him to break
the hold and he was generously ap-
iplauded, as both men were frequently
Bailey finally got head and arm
chancery hold that could not be broken
+ and was slapped on the back by Ref
cree Jim Barnes of Springfield. Mass
At the end of 30 minutes and /:
seconds
Faust lost no time in starting thing,
when the men returned to the mat fol
the second bout and Bailey met hin
half way. total Of 40 pounds wa
slammed about on the stage for sis
minutes and 40 seconds when it ap
pcared as if Faust caught Bailey un
awares as the men were rolling an,
twisting from one grip to another. an
pinned him with double arm lock
|. Faust s back being against Bailey
chest.
If the second bout was speedy tn
third was a record breaker, for til
men We're ON the mat almost ever
minute Of the Is minutes and 10 sec
onds required for Bailey to get tn
fall with an arm hold and hea
chancerv.
= The house was small, in part due t
. the storm and the annual inspectio
of Company ], y: n. g., but there wa
10 just ground for criticism of til
entertainment
Faust announced that he would lilz
to put up 800 against q simila
!, amount of Bailey $ money that h
could beat him any time within tn
n next two weeks Bailey declined 0
the ground that he was not gamble
A., but offered to wrestle any time FOR I'll
gate receipts.
Faust explained that he had wre
tied three nights ago III Rocheste
a y. y, and that in coming throug
New York he talked with DR.. Ben
Roller. who told him that Bailey W;
strong but knew nothing of the scien,
- Of wrestling and that he would HAY
. no difficulty in defeating the Toe
I man He said that he had not bot
= cred much about the match until aft
the first fall, but now he was Statistic
that DR.. Roller had underestimate
q Bailey. He still believed he could d
- feat him and asked for the retu
+ match.
The preliminary match betwe.
q George Fecto and Albert Rhoads W
won by the former in two straig
II fails. The first was over in 70
minutes and the second in half
minute less.