Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-05
Fans Given Real Treat in
Match Between Christen-
sen and Visser-The To-
cal Dope Goes All Wrong.
FIRST FALL TAKEN
BY THE OGDEN MAN
The Danish Champion Came
Back Strong and Won Sec
ond and Third Falls, the
Third in Twelve Minutes.

Harold Christensen, Danish wreSt-
ling champion, came back Friday
night at the Plnney theater by taking
two out of three falls from Peter Wis
ser, holder of the intermountain cham
pionship belt in the light heavyweight
class. The Dane punished his Dutch
opponent just as severely with body
scissors as Wiser had punished him in
their previous match with an arm
scissors. Although Wiser secured the
first fall, the Dane was not to be- dis
counted. He came back on the often
sive for the second fall In doing so
he embraced Wiser so effectively that
he was perceptibly groggy for the third
and lost 1t to Christensen in IL min
utes. Incidentally, most of the done
the over confident fans were peddling
around went wrong because of the
Danes popular return to favor.
Summarized, the mat battle looks
Hike this: Wiser won the first fall IN
l28h minutes with a leg Nelson and
'hammerlock. The second fall went to
Christensen in 241a minutes with an
arm lock and body scissors. Christen-
with a quarter Nelson, half body scs-
sors and knee lock.
HONORS NOW DIVIDED.
So far as honors are concerned the
light heavyweights divided them. This
was their third match. The first one
went two hours and 20 minutes with
out a fayy. Wiser took the second
with an arm scissors that so crippled
Christensen he found it difficult to
come back for the third fall. The third
match went on last night and Christen-
sen won. Both the last two matches
were on a winner take all basis for Il
finish.
From a technical wrestling stand
point Friday nights event was all that
could be desired. A variety of holds
were secured by both Wrestlers and on
various occasions they escaped from
dangerous positions, to the applause OF
the fair sized crowd of fans present.
The faithful had no particular pref
erence for both men are popular here,
but the applause indicated there was
an undercurrent desire to see Christen-
sen come back.
LOOKED LIKE BEST BET.
After sparring on the mat for a few
minutes after the wrestling started,
Wiser locked Christehsen's head and
went down to top Of him. Using his
lower limbs as expertly as he can mis-
upper. Wiser worked all over and
around the closely guarded Christen-
sen, looking for an effective hold. They
arm locked and bridged repeatedly.
Speed is one of Visser's greatest as
sets on the mat and he brought it into
play repeatedly. Wiser tried for an
arm scissors and missed 1t by an ace.
The Dane was guarding his arms
having experienced the danger of al
lowing them to be caught. They ex-I
changed positions frequently, Wiser
being on the offensive and his OPP
ponent on the defensive most of the
time. Finally an effective hammer
Jock and leg Nelson turned Chris
Jensen over on his back. 1t was Wis
ser's fall.
DOPE Is SWITCHED.
After a IL minute preliminary dur
ing which Paul Kruger of Spokane,
sang a number of tenor selections, the
second fall went on. The tactics of
the two wrestlers Immediately chang
ed. Christensen assumed the often
sive and although Wiser was as active
az his opponent the Dane kept press
ing hing. They wrestled all over the
mat, locking. bridging and twisting
themselves into the most extraordin-
ary positions. 1t was clever work and