Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-31
FAST LOCAL BOY
TRIMS OLSEN IN
TWO FAST FALLS
Brown Vanquishes Mat Man
From Chicago by Throwing
Him Twice in 81 Minutes;
Shows Much Glass.
BY c. j. CLARK.

In rather tame wrestling match
staged at the Isis theatre Thursday
night that was featured principally by
Olsen's inability to get n hold on his
slippery opponent, and Browns appar-
ent case in getting Olsen into tight
holds, Babe Brown. fast local anna
teur, demonstrated his right to a mem
bership in the Ancient and Honorable
Order Of Bull Necks and Mat Artists.
by throwing Charley Olsen of Chicago,
claimant of the wrestling championship
Of Sweden, twice in 81 mnutes-both
FANS being secured by toe holds.
-Four hundred fans attended the show
and We're kept in high spirits at All
times by the fast exhibitions of boxing
and wrestling that We're staged The
stellar attraction, outside OF the main
event, was an exhibition between AL
yin Quinter, Is years old, and Raymond
Smitt, IA Years of age; both pupils OF
Nick Collins, local physical culturist.
The show opened with IL minutes of
wrestling between Vivian Gilbert of
Caldwell and Kid" Simonsen Of Boise,
which went to a draw; both boys do
ing well with Gilbert showing u knowl-
edge that was surprising considering
that the match was his first, and all
he knew about the gentle art being
what he had CLEANED from a corre-
spondence course. Vivian is a conner.
GOOD PRELl MiNARlES.
The second affair brought out kid"
Mex Of MeXicala, and Battling Roth,
Of Battle Greek who slammed away at
each other with great zest and keen
ness nnHl 1T tho end Of the fray both
We're SO weak they couldn't have broken
an egg with their mortgage filters.
Roth WAS stronger than horseradish at
times, while Mex suddenly found he
had Il right hand and drew first blood
in the second round by soundly wallop-
ing Roth on the beezer !, it'll it. Mex
had the second round and Roth the
third, While the rest were draws. Har-
~ Alexander, condnerer OF sing Hosan
and others, refereed.
The third session brought out Kid
Duffy, 4 human With a tantallzing left.
and Ralph Main, Il soldier boy who box
ed from his starboard side and was up
TO the minute with the latest tango
steps. Neither hit the other hard enough
to jar a pane of glass all through the
bout. which was Il fast exhibition Of
boxing. They went five rounds OF two
minutes duration each; Duffy coping
the second stanza with a slight mar
GIN with the rest Of the rounds a draw
Harry Alexander also refereed this
bout
Duffy showed speed and q clever LETT,
and viii prove fast boy in due time.
while Main has plenty of ability if he
Will turn il loose.
BROWN SHOWS CLASS.
The main event then occupied the
boards. Both boys We're fast but
Brown proved too elusive for the SWade
boy, and all through the match got out
Of holds with ease and speed Brown
worked on the offensive most Of the
time, and showed cleserncss in clamp
ing holds on Olsen that surprised those
who have been following his career on
the mat in tile city. At times. Olsen
MAS wont 10 get a trifle rude and yul=
gar, bur Babe inst gtinnefi and came
back With II little better that he got
with fAe ultimate result thai olson
spent j great deal Ut Ills time rubbing
his sore til ears atd picking bits of
zone forever niue lIHilI iiif dlliplitS IT.
moved by the lnanirhring genius of tho
scion of the House ri Brown. The first
fall came in 4s minutes with Il Zoe hold
on brother osen's sore leg. Olsen Was
game. but could not stand the gatf and
Iholered huff"
During the rest period, lfafry Alex
ander. i fast piece of fighting machine
lorv, " no Is o., tlo trail II Lee Norris
fSey, and has some sc scalps on his belt
| from his ring experience 10 prove his
being entitled 10 match With the fast
| boy from Idaho Falls. staged a speedy
eshihition with Cyclone Workman Of
Nampa.
The second fall In the main event
came after Il minutes of wrestling.
Brown got toe hold which Olsen broke
in clever manner. Then succession
of fast holds followed. Brown then
hung another toe hold, with q head
scissors to assist him, on the boy from
"Mansota." and 1T was curtains for
him. and the match for tho grinning
Babe.
| Albert GrierSOn and Walter Grier-