Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-06-21
CADDOCK IS AN
| EASY WINNER
Proves to be Big Drawing Card for
The Firemen's Tournament at
Lake City Yesterday After
noon

Lake City Yesterday After
Quite a number of Audubon people
were in Lake City yesterday to wit
ness the big wrestling match in which
Earl Caddock, of Anita, won two
straight falls in very short time.
They say Earl Caddock was in such
a hurry to start on his two months
vacation that he allowed 5000 ex-
cited fans who gathered in the open
air arena yesterday afternoon only a
fleeing glimpse of the championship
speed and science.
The worlds champion tarried on
the mat only long enough to throw
SteveConley. highly touted st. Louis
wrestler, twice in less than twenty
four minutes. Possibly he could have
turned the trick in faster time, for
Conley's press ACCENTED speed and sci
ence did not figure in the match,
whatever and the Anita athlete won
as he pleased. The exact time of the
falls was 13:48 in the first and 9:52
in the second.
Used Two Famous Holds
In annihilating the championship
hopes Of Conley. Caddock demon
strated the use of two famous holds.
He flattened the challenger in the
first fall with a crotch and half nell
son, the old hold which won Frank
Gotch most of his matches. Then in
the second he used the same hold.
and the only grip that has ever placed
Joe Stecher's shoulders to the can
vas. 1t is the double wing lock, or
in tnnhninal
chancery. with which the Anita won
few months ago.
Conley Behind Twice
Conley was behind Caddock twice,
but only for few seconds. Twice
he grabbed Caddock by the leg and
tuggt0 him to the flor The ;!rgt
time the challenger stayed on top
only two minutes before Caddock, by
one of his characteristic squirms,
twisted away and went on the Often
sive
The bout was chuck full of action.
Caddock, who had announced that
this match would be his last for two
months, apparently was anxious to
get 1t over, for he went after his
orprnc3t from the start and did rot
waste single moment while endea-
voring to beat the St. Louis man
Tries Stecher's Hold
Caddock gave Joe Stecher's famous
hold, the body scissors, thorough
tryout and several times clamped his
legs about his opponents body. He
had Conley down with 1t several
times. but the Serbian. after a siren
uous struggle, eventually squirmed
away. However II was a brief rel
spite, for Caddock Immediately Sc
cured the double wing lock that end
ed the match.
Serbian Completely Outclassed
Conley, who has been declared a
speedy wrestler, was not in Cad
docks class and, had no business on
the mat with the Anita boy. who not
only had more agility. but also was
stronger in every way, despite the
fact that his opponent out-weighed
him by ten pounds.
The match was staged by J. j.
Foley and Corey Zeybell in connec-
ton with the Maple Valley Firemens
association tournaments d. In the
neighborhood of three thousand per-
sons sat in the open air arena con-
structed on the high school campus
and cheered every move of the Crap
piers.
GOtch, Referee, Talks
Allen Mccoy. of Carroll. and Jas.
Nerl of Lanesboro, lighthweights,
met In fast and interesting fifteen
minute preliminary. Jacob Bower of
Lanesboro and Walter O'Connor, 1856
pound boys, met in another prelim-
mary of fifteen minutes duration. but
1t was slow compared to the first
bout. Frank Gotch. who served as
referee. made a short talk in which
he related some of his experiences
while heavyweight champion
A feature of the afternoon was an
appeal made from the mat by E. G..
Stevenson of Rockwell City for funds
for the Calhoun chapter of the Amer
lean Red Cross. Stevenson. who was
introduced by Mayor John w. Jacobs
of Lake City, made strong patriotic
address and was cheered frequently
Raise $f15 For Red Cross
"You are gathered here" he said,
his back. I am appealing to you for
a cause that places men on their
feet"
w ueH ne Sdlu IOWA RAISES more
great men. more great women. more
horses. more cattle, more hogs and
less hell than any other state in the
union" the contributions began to
shower into the hats of the ushers.
AS result of the appeal $415 was
raised for the Calhoun county fund
and in addition some donor gave 200
dollars for the Carroll county chap
ter.
The Audubon fans were more than
pleased with the showing Mr.. Cad
dock made. All of them hope ar
rangements can be made to secure
Caddock for a match at the fair next
September