Evening journal., 1919-11-29
WRESTLED 2 HOURS
WITHOUT Decision
Barclay or Petrosky So Even
ly Matched Neither Could
Secure Fall
THIRD TIME THESE
MEN HAVE MET

After wrestling two hours and seven
minutes 0t \ " H. A. Hall last night.
the match between Joining Barclay. of
Wilmington, and Harry Petrosky, OF
Coatesvilie, Pa, Referee Fred DEM call
ed the match a draw Tins is the third
time the men have met, and the second
time in this city, and at no time has
either man thrown the other. The
match was sensational from start TO
finish Barclay four inches shorter and
2S pounds lighter than The Coatesvih
man took the Offensive at The outset of
the match. Barclays wrestling was
clever
Peiroshy IS also clever wrestler.
unlike many men Of his build and type
10 was evident after i've minutes OF
wrestling that the Coatesville lad was
IN better condition than at his last ap-
pcarance 0t the " NJ H. A. several
weeks ogo Pctrosky allowed Barclay
TO take The offensive for the first hour.
but after that period. the match was
nearly hity-tfty In every respect. After
lftynine minutes Of wrestling: Pot
rosky got Barclay in q dangerous posi-
tion. and only by the most extreme
eXertions was the Wilmington man able
10 free himself from lhe bcar-like hold
OF the larger man. After an hour and
a half Of wrestling. Petrosky again got
Barclays head in dangerous position.
and Johnny nearly lost his ears in free
ing himself which he finally did. To-
wards the end. petrosky tired. and the I
local man worked him into a dangerous
hold. the Coatesville man averting
fan by the narrowest margin. When /
time was finally called by the referee. /
both men were Very tired.
Barclay is n wonderful wrestler. and
deserved great credit for his mastery I.
tactics in handling q heavier man. Tie
TOOK the offensive many times. but the +
great weight OF the Pennsylvania man
was too much for even Barclay to |
handle.
Petrosky wresued in a sportsman I
like manner, and is possessed Of enor- /.
nous strength. lie has not the SUI
prcme knowledge OF The game display /.
ed by the older man. however, although /
time may Pemedy that fault
Patrosky appeared in the Evening .
Journal Office this morning apparently |
none the worse FOR wear after his ter ,
rifle ordeal lie is TO play football [,
game in Coatesyille this afternoon.
There We're four wrestling bouts be I
fore the wind-up. I'm the first match !
Joe Jacobs did not have much trouble /
in dispOsing of "Zeke" Kramer. OF the /
Edge Moor Iron Company Joe" won I
in straight falls, the first fan going on /
a reverse waist lock and arm hold in 3 /
minutes, and the second ending with a |
head lock and arm hold i'm minutes.
In the second match George Watkins /
OF Coatesville, put up a stiff contest
against spike Hayden lightweight |
champion Of Delaware Hayden secured I.
the first fan In ca with a half-Nelson /
and arm hold
The second fodl between these two (
performers was replela with somer- {
saults head spins and all-around SEN
sational work The lighter man nut nm
a game exhibition. but the local lad 4
was right after him every minute.
finally downing him 10 2345 with a head f.
lock and further arm hold
Tile third match brought together
Jimmie Wilson and Joe De Lucca, the /
latter winning in straight falls in 52i \
and $40
The fourth match was contested by .
slim White and Joe Martin The lat {
Ter won easily in 2.i3 and li5.
Whitley Middleton was TO have wres-
lied spike" Hayden. but was unable
10 wreste on account Of an operation
Die effects Of which he has not recov-
sred from. and Watkins was substi-
uted for him.
The matches were held under the aus
)ices OF the keystone Field Club. Here
lfter there matches VIII take place
very two weeks. AZ last nights match
big crowd. inend'ng a score OF wO-
len, was present.