The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-10-21
bORELLA DEFEATS
PEMBROKE IN hi
SWIFT MATCH
Successfully Defends Title
Against Westminster
Lumberjack

Charles Borella, welter-weight
champion of Vermont, successfully
defended his title Wednesday evening
against Bernard Pembroke, the fast
lumber jack from Westm nster, at
Pastime Hall, Newport. Let it be
stated in this preamble that Charlie
can certainly rest on his laurels,
gained from the hard fight last even
ms The boy from Westminster
who trains in the environs of his
native village cutting down trees, fur
nished the Newport mat artist an OPP
ponent that was at all times danger
Gus during the one hour and eight
minutes thaat the pair were battling.
When Pembroke stepped into the
squared ring, he appeared to be
rather slight for the rough and tum-
BILE game. He stripped of sweater
and displayed arms that did not bulge
with muscle. He was of the smooth
| 1.-the tyne of athlete, who could, and
did, squirm out of many tight pinch
At every stage of the bout he had
sutficiency of holds to apply and
seemed to use a methodical plan of
attack Bernard Pembroke forced
the fight at times, Charlie had to go
at top-notch speed to topple him.
Once he got into action, the West
minister wrestler proved to be fast, of
unusual strength, and, what is more,
proved to be one of the fairest and
cleanest athletes who ever wl'estled
on a Newport floor. Charles Borel-
las cleancut victory over his worthy
opponent speaks for itself
After the prelimnalies, Borella and
Pembroke climbed into the ring at
9.19, and Immediately the fireworks
began. At the end of five m nutes
the Westminster boy had Charlie
clamped in a head scis sors, from
which he struggled to free himself.
Pembroke did most of the rushing at
first, twice attempting to toe hold,
only to lose it. After 80 minutes of
fine wrestling, the first fall went to
Borella via body scissors.
But Pembroke was never at loss i
to think o. to take advantage Of a
hold. He L ed his gray matter at all |
times, and as soon as Charlie would |
break IA hold, Pembroke would try
another. The wrestlers got tangled |
up in Il double head scissors hold /
which caused ripple Of amusement |
to sweep through the crowd.
1t was after 10 minutes that the |
methodical Pembroke was able to I
secure his single fall, by means of I
vise-lke hammerlock
The third fall was due to cxcep
tionally fast work on Borella's part.
For % minutes, the pair battled on .
the mat. Charlie essayed continually !
to work a successful hold on the
sQuiiming Pembroke, but in vain,
Several tunes it appeared to the spec
tators that the youth from Westmlns-
or was to be pinned squarely to the
mat. But each time he managed to
break loose, until Borela finally OBJ
tanned the deciding fan with 1t body
scissors.
Four lively preliminary bouts oc-
cupicd the time until, the main bout.
In the first match, "Newsy' Max
Kendall, who daily sells the Caledon-
ian Record, met defeat at the hands
or Chester Davie Johnny Wood won
the second match from George Wi
son.
The third match between Foster
Kenny ad Harold Westoyer was won
by Kenny, who outweighed his OPP
ponent by 80 pounds, In the $50
pound class Levl Mohett won two
straight fails out of thee from John
Wilson.
State Attorney Frank D. Thomp-
son Of Barton, who is attracting
wide attention throughout the coun-
ly, through his prosecution of Ban
croft, the Westmore camp promote,
was an interested fan in attendance
at the bouts Wednesday evening.