Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-11
WRESTLING
THURSDAY EVENING
PLEASES AUDIENCE
At City Hall j. J. Brown,
Champion Of Ohio, Defeats
Jack Curley of Boston - At
traction Is Staged by Man.
ager Legendre of Lewiston
and Proves a Good One

About $50 Augusta followers Of the
game witnessed a fine exhibition of
wrestling at City hall Thursday evening
wrestler from Ohio. met and defeated
Jack Curley Of Boston in two straight
falls, the first In 35a minutes and the Sec
ond in seven minutes. A fast preliminary
match between Kid Doyon of Lewiston
and George Lakas of this city resulted in
win for Doyon, who won the second
and third falls, the first in eight minutes
and the last in five minutes. Both boys
showed a lot Of science, but the visitor
from Lewiston was the stronger, once
picking his lighter adversary completely
off the mat and swinging him before drop
ping into a three-quarter Nelson which
he used to advantage, and forced Lakas
to the mat for the fall. The bout, which
lers was not staged because one Of the
principals was i'll, but the main bout, J.
]. Brown and Jack Curley. was worth the
price Of admission and then some.
In this match Manager Legendre ref
creed, and the two big men went into a
head lock which they held for several mo-
ments; then Curley tried flying mayor
and failed. He then tried a quarter-Nel-
son, which also was not effective as
Brown was too strong and brtdged out
Of it. Curley. on the aggressive. essayed
the elbow ROLL but both men went on the
mat. AS soon as they were on he tried
the reverse Nelson, then scissors, but
Brown spiraled out of this and succeeded
ND % IN
which worked into bridge hold and
Curley's shoulders almost touched the
mat, but he was too wiry and broke
away, Then Brown got the hammerlock
and head scissors on Curley, who broke
both holds. Brown got the straddle hold
and Curley broke that also, showing speed
and class.
Brown again tried the half Nelson
and crotch hold but Curley escaped
and tried the cross-buttock, missing.
Then the men rested in the head lock.
Curley got a far-Nelson. but Brown
was strong and in getting away put
a front chancery on the Boston man.
From that he shifted to the half-Nel-
son hold, then with a head -and-body
hold he forced Curley to the mat for
the first fall. in 351s minutes.
The crowd applauded the outcome,
and in the second bout, after consid-
erable preliminary locking and break
ing of different holds, Brown, who was
the aggressor throughout this bout,
forced Curley into a toe-hold which
would inevitably have broken his leg
had he not given in. the time being
coyo~ v,,}n,,koc IN this case
This match, the first Of its sort to
be staged here. has given the local
sport followers their first real taste OF
one Of the fastest and most scientific
Of sports. It is to be hoped that Man
ager Legendre will bring other wrest-
lers here now that the ice is broken,
as it is pretty certain that the attend
ance will be greater in the future.
Referee Elden Hanks introduced
Augusta Petersen. physical director at
Columbia University. who is stopping
at Camp Yukon, Cobbosseecontee, and
is an expert wrestler himself, having
~restled both the catch can
and jiu- jitsu styles, and offered to
meet anyone in the world at 130
pounds. Mr.. Petersen has met many
Of the best Japanese wrestlers at their
own game. and is ready to take any
one on who wishes to meet him. Ref
cree Hanks made it plain that 5iu-
titus is perilous exercise. and there
was No rush tn meat tha challenger.