The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-19
RIG R0I|T ATTRACTS INTEREST
IN RATTLE BETWEEN MAT ARTISTS
BIG EVENT WILL BE sTAGho AZ
BRIDGEPORT TONIGHT BE-
TWEEN STAR GRAPPIERs.
Al nraateu Is Reputed TO Be One of tho
Rsu4 wrest1ers Every 20 Appear In
n Local Rlug-Some Record.

T.hs big wrestling match Will DC
..,-cs =, rho Dukes nal, IN Bridgeport
,o-p,-h, when the whistle blows. NJ
Nan,.u. Pacific coaS, niddlcwelShc
cbarnp,on wall tacc Edward Plcush"w.
local heavyweight champion. n Il hn'Sh
hout E'orte.,s have been posted and
the match ls 10 be run on the follow
Ing basis: No time limit. the best two
falls out OF ;hrea no draws. with the
strange hold barred and catch-as-catch-
can style wrestling.
Net In Ring Before.
These Srapplecs mixed some weeks
ago NJ tho oScr-the-rlEcr town III q
pretty bout Mantell was declared the
~ rcf.rs.'S decision Tho
hrst fail 0; the bout was secured oy
tha heayywcisht after seven minutes q
tas; work. bus Mantell came back WIN
a vengeance and unexpectedly secured
the toe hold Spnn his opponent anu
mined him To S:Ir mat after Il minutes
After this fall the heavyweight was 80
injured that he was forced ~ thro" Hp
the sponge and did not continue 'ne
bout The referee then awarded tte w
cision 10 Mantell. The Russians lo'-
lowers. seeting that their man was noS
diataIy came to his aid and his manager
noSted n forfeit OF 500 that nc coulu
win a finish bout with the much lighter
man Both managers agreed on tue
terms and the bout was arranged upon
the terms stated.
Pleushew Is q dandy fellow. making
quite q nice appearance and seems 10
have everything in his favor he IS 4
heavyweight. while his opponent weighs
H., lSohF ID
of his injury he had the bout all MS way
and his followers. for this reason. backed
him and they are coming out strong and
willing TO offer what they can get that
their coun;ryman will take the match
People are often DESTROYS OF knowing
few things about men IN the wrestling
game and should n glance be taken at
tn. record ut Mantcll |: can Dc 1ouno
that il is unique IN every sense ana
one that he should be justly proud OF.
This youncs;e- started in the game AT
m, ayc of l.. staging his first bout in
Australia and he has been in almost
every country OF Importance in the
world.
ARRANGEMENTS All Complete.
With good prcl;ninarieS and compe-
tent officials u handle tho AFFAIR. the
attendance should be very good Tonight.
or II is likely that /: Will prov" tnH
The promoters az these matches are
some of the more prominent men OF
this locality and the bouts are promise!
TO BE- fair and square 70 chose who at
tend.
Manteus Record.
Here is Mau:cirS record. which should
hs given some consideration. for he is
4 likahlc chap and is one or tho KIND
that is working himself 20 the top:
Defeated Pat ok""ns for the light
weight championship of Australia In
1902 Time 81 minutes.
Paul Reichenoach. for iishtwctSht
championship of Germany. ~ Hamburg.
1904 Time. hours - minutes. Won.
Don Mcleod. for worlds champion
ship and Lord !.andsdal"'S bolt. at inter
national tournament in London. 1901.
Time. hour 50 minutes. Won.
Carl BGchho'z. for championship OF
the kaiseCs navy. at kisl. Germany.
1905. Time. IS minutes. Won.
Togo jana os Japan. ar Naiia Sakt,
jiu jitscn style. ;"o0. Time. rs mia
utes. Won.
George Bothner. holder Of Police Ca
zetce bet. n, New York. IN 1905. Time.
hours. Draw
Walter Miller. s.. Faul. COR weltsr-
weight cham pionship - N" world. 1909.
Tine. : hours s. minutes. Draw.
Jim Crawford. for n'dGle~"iSht chaW-
pionship OF tho Pacific coast and $4,000
side bet at Los Angeles. Cal. 1911.
Time. l hour 81 minutes. Won.
Eddy 0'Connel. Portland. Orc. $1,000
side bet. 1911. Time. SIS minutes. Won.
Charles Rcntrap. riddlewc!cht cham
pion OF Europa, Salt LAX" r:;y. l9l@.
Time hours 81 minutes. Won.
Mike Tokel. middleweicht champion
OF the world Salt Lake City. 1917. Time.
3 hours 81 minutes. Lost.
Roy Polus. champion OF Arizona. 1914.
Time. 42 minutes. Won.
Jimmy Burns. heavyweight champion
OF New Mexico. for 5000 side bet. 1914.
Time. 5 hours IS minutes. Draw.
Ted Theye. champion ot idaho. 1915.
Time. hour 20 minutes. Won.
Douglas Parks. champion o. Kansas.
Eldorado, Has. 1917. Time. . hours
minutes. Won.
With hundreds % other 100 numerous
20 mention.