The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-19
Al RECORDS BROKEN
At GRAND THEATRE
Contests in Squared Circle and
on Mat Were Good Ones
and Aroused Big
Cheers.

THE boys who have given their
time. skill and muscle for the enter
ta inment of their friends and CO.
workers are the finest amateurs in the
points Of temperament, character and
skill it has. ever been my pleasure to
work ,.mong," said Manager Ben Kirch
after the bouts last night.
/, 1t was great exhibition Of boxing
and wrestling, and barring slight
strain of muscle, there was not a stall
or hitch in last evenings program.
Some Good Wrestlinl.
In the first wrestling match. In
which Dusty Sandrock and Fiji La
Porte were beginning to show form
and class of professionals, Sandrock
was forced to retire because of a
strained muscle; the INJURY was ex-
cruciatingly painful for a time but no
serious damage was done.
Clamper Clayton and Spike Marlin
put on the second wrestling match
which was hummer: both these boys
displayed the spirit of the true athlete
end their skill, while just developing
is remarkable. Clayton won the first
half in five minutes and three seconds,
but in the second Marlin refused to
kamerade and that half was a draw.
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Glove Contests Were Snappy.
Sturdy Schenk and Happy Laws
staged the first glove contest and the
gentlemanly way in which these pow
erful sluggers returned each others
fistic compliments showed that
neither was to be outdone in the
Chesterfield. The go was draw.
Grogy Grogan and Choppie La
Porte. bowed to the audience for the
next go and then proceeded to explore
each others physiognomies in an eff
fort to map claret spring; numerous
traces were found but no gushers
tapped Grogan won the decision on
points and aggressiveness.
Awful Long and Bicep ketterer
went to draw in the mex. go; Long
had the edge IN weight and experience
but Ketterer evened I'D with his SIN.
cerity OF purpose and assimilatine
powers.
some Real Struggling.
Terrible Sharp was entertained n
the fourth three round session by Fiul
fv Pflu., Who substituted for Carbon
Fulis-the latter having failed to toe
the scratch In the opening OF the
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from Morpheus but declined to answer
its bidding to daily with the daisies
and came back so strong with his close
cover and his right and left hand gre
rades. that he forced Parson Nelson fol
the decision.
The finale torture feast was given
IN honor of Smiling Goode and Danny
Harrington, and both partooic freely Of
the dainties spread before them; from
lack OF condition Harrington was short
IN the wind and after the seconc
round, Goode slowed up, but this is mo-
to Harrington's discredit, he is an ex
uerienced ring man and with little
conditioning can show well with the
best of them. Parson Nelson's verdict
in this go was draw.
Sing Praises of All.
Other men who rendered. service
throughout the contests and whose
rra;ses will not pass unsung amongs'
the fans are Grinner Carlson, Soldier
Starr, Misty Hayes and Venus mars
who acted, as seconds, Silent Smitf
tjmekeeper, and Honest Parson Nelson
referee.
Manager Ben Kirch kept things go
ing without a wait, and at all tunes
vas in perfect control of the situation
and the crowd.
The roped ring on the stage gave
all the men a good chance to see al
details of the contests.
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