The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-29


Match - Brattleboro Man Makes De
cided Hit, Says Herald.
Rochester. n Y, newspapers of Sat
urday. Nov. 81, reporting the handicap
heavyweight wrestling match in that city
the night before, in which World Cham
pion Joe Stecher, after throwing Ivan
Karanoh, a Russian, failed to throw
George Farmer" Bailey Of Brattleboro
within the time limit, gave high praise to
the work of the Brattleboro contender for
the worlds title.
Double-column headlines in the Roches-
ter Herald read: Farmer Bailey Tosses
Surprise Into World Champion, Stecher,
Iceberg Joe Throws Russian, karanoff, IN
80 Minutes, but Fails to Flatten Yer
monter in 81 Minutes, Thereby Losing
Match. Farmer Proves a Bull for
Strength. Uurls Challenge"
The Democrat and Chronicle headlines
were as follows: Scissors Hold Fails to
Work Against Bailey. Stecher Cannot
Throw New England Wrestler
In the Times-Union were these head
lines in double-colmun width: "Spectac-
MAR Wrestling Bout Stirs Fans to En-
thusiasm. Stecher Loses to Farmer
Bailey"
The Times Unions account contained
the following:
Farmer Bailey electrified the audience
the minute that he cast aside his robe.
His chest development is Of such wonder
full proportions that the crowd lost no
time in making known its admiration.
He proved to be the star of the evening $
bill. Following the necessary arrange
ments between the referee and wresterS,
Bailey started after Joe like a wild bull.
l. 10. in,
resolved to win if it was possible for him
to do so He soon tired, however, of such
strenuous work, but at all times had
Stecher extending himself to the very
limit. 4 surprising and pleasing piece
of strong arm work was shown at the very
outset Of the match, when Bailey broke
a body scissors which Stecher had applied
while both men were on their feet. This
seemed to please the crowd greatly and
they gave Bailey a great deal of encourage
ment. Stecher, somewhat nettled as TO
this performance, forced the Farmer to
the mat and yised on toe hold. 1t hurt.
too but Bailey again eXerted his abnormal
strength--if one may call it that-and
wriggled out-and Immediately went
after the champion with all his 0ld-time
energy.
Bailey was on the defensive most of
the time, but proved that he has had con-
siderable experience at all points of the
mat game, and also, that he has cham
pionship timber about him if properly
worked out and developed. Bailey broke
all kinds Of leg scissors applied by the
champion, which were clamped on almost
every part of Bailey's body that it was
possible for the champion to do So He
suffered some from these vise-like holds,
but to the great joy of the fans came back
as strong as ever.
The match between Stecher and
Bailey was one of the most spectacular
witnessed in this city for several years.
Both men were saved several times by
spectators and Referee SydIl from being
thrown off the stage and several times
were in the laps of the fans seated on the
stage.
Bailey succeeded in staying with
Stecher 81 minutes, which was the balance
of time allowed Stecher to throw both
men. At the conclusion of the match,
wrestlers, fans and in fact everyone who
could do so were on their feet yelling and
screaming at the top of their voices 50
great was the excitement. Suffice to say
it was a wonderful exhibition of wrestling.
Bailey challenged Stecher for a return
match Immediately following the c0nclu-
sion of the bout.
After the bout Stecher and his
brother, anton, his manager, had verbal
battle in the dressing room. Joe was all
'het-up' over his technical defeat and
roundly scored Anton for making the
match. Those that know Stecher we'll
say It was the hrst time they saw him
yexed."
The Herald sad Champion Joe 'hit q
snag' and that Bailey furnished "a real
match aud thrills" Ten minutes from the
finish, when Stecher was doing his might
lest, the big audience. fully engaged
with the spirit Of the contest. was roofing
whole heartedly and loudly for the Yer
monter to hold out" In another para
graph the Herald said: Farmer BAILEY,
of good old Yankee stock, made a decided
hit, and wrestling fans will want to see
more of him. He certainly was the good
last evening, as Silent Joe win testify. -
In the Democrat and Chronicle which
said that Bailey was not to be compared
with Stecher in the matter of science also
that he was built along the lines of Stan
islaus Zbyszko, was the following: BAL
ley was the life of the evening. He
chased Stecher around the mat and Joe
+ cut loose with everything he had in the
last 10 minutes Of the match. The crowd
at first Seemed all. for Stecher. but a.
Bailey's strength prolonged the match
until it became evident Stecher might not
obtain fall there was reversion toward
bailey, and at the finish the fans were
IN fhniP fnat ebr1+iucr for no -