Arizona republican., 1920-07-24
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Sauer and Grant Struggle More Than Two Hours in
 Most Sensational Match
 Ever Staged in Phoenix

Wrestling until physical exhaustion overlook them, Pete Sauer Phoenix IaVorite, and Thomas Grant, jiu jitsu marvel, electrified Phoenix fans last evening until Referee lake Erbar5t called halt after two hours and IS minutes of the most sensational mat work witnessed here in years. Neither man had been able to gain a fall with Tn that period, so honors stood all even when the two big fellows fight Ing to continue, were pulled apart
 Grant and Sauer were determined to continue to a finish, notwithstanding the fact that both were so utterly ex- hausted that they were hardly able to urag thelr weary bodies over the mat twice during the final minutes of the bout, Grant nearly fell from the ring as he tried to stagger to his feet. And Pete's condition was little better He had ceased perspiring after an hour and 40 minutes and from that time on he gradually lost strength : For the first hour and a half if was match that will live forever in the minds of local sportsmen It made wrestling history in Phoenix.
 Grant took the offensive at the out set and held it with only infrequent interruptions throughout the first hour Ills marvellous jiu jitsu holds had Pete worried. and the local fayorite was keut busy .perfecting a defense against these tortorous arm. leg and head ap- plications- But after the first hour Pete became more aggressive and shared top honors with his opponent during the remainder of the bout.
 No two more evenly matched men have ever been brought together in this city. Grants Knowledge of the game Is broader than Pete's without question. but the heat bothered him and he was not in the best of condi- ton.
 Sauer's speed. lithesomeness and agility stood him in good stead throughout, and he never lost an op- eportunity to take the offensive. Time after time he would secure dangerous toehoIds on Grant, only to have them broken when his opponent would ap- ply a jiu titsu hold to some nerve cen- ter Pete's whole body would culver and he'd let loose or his hold as if it were red-hot steel. Sauer appeared trif1e overtrained
 Grant was the first to send Sauer to the mat, using jiu jitsu hold on Pete's arm. Both men showed great speed and they spent little time on the can vas Grants trickery and Pete's speed made beautiful spectacle and the spectators were on their feet yelling for their favorites.
 After 10 minutes of fast work Pete gained top position, but lost it when Grant applied Jiu jitsu lock on his left arm-> Pete finally wriggled out of
 
 speedy work. after which Pete got a dangerous toehold and had Grant pounding the mat with his fists. Grant kicked loose and caught Pete in a jiu jitsu wrist lock. Sauer kicked loose but fell into jiu jitsu arm lock.
 Pete tried another toe hold but missed and there followed some more fast work on the canvas. A jiu jitsu wrist hold had Sauer in a bad way, but he finally kicked loose Grant got a toehold and Pete clamped on similar lock They both kicked loose after two minutes of hard tussling.
 At 30 minutes, Sauer squfrmed out of an arm jiu jitsu hold only to fall into a toeho1d. Sauer didn't seem to be bothered by the toeholds, however. and kicked loose after minute.
 Pete got a punishing headlock on Grant. but the Seattle marvel pulled loose after a hard tussIe- Grant went to top position and straddled Pete, as if trying for body scissors, but Pete adopted broncho busting methods and sent his opponent sprawling clear across the ring Both were CD theiI feet at the 40-minute mark and Pete made dive for Grants under pinning Grant sidestepped and went to the ma on top of Sauer. Pete squirmed to tor position and got bad toehold. bur Grant touched a nerve center in Pete's back and he let loose. The jiu jitsl application seemed to paPalyze Sauel momentarily, and Grant took advant- age of the opportunity to gain tor position
 For the next 25 minutes there wa. a succession of holds by the two grap- Dlers first one and then the other ap- parentIy having his opponent on tht brink of defeat.
 After one hour and 30 minutes. boti slowed up considerably and for th' next 30 minutes they showed onl. f1aSta1 of their former speed.
 At two hours, Referee Erhardt no tifiea them that the bout would b,