Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-23
DEFEATS JACK QUEEN, OF MO.
VILE IN FAST MAT =
BOUT.
LOSER SHOWS ABILITY
AND THOROUGH oAMENEss
First Fall Secured With Head Scis-
sors and Right Bar in $3.50, and
Second Comes With Reversible
Nelson in 22.15-Savaee Wins
One. Fall Match From Olson.

Cecil Conley, of Osceola, Neo..
Monday night won from Jack Queen
of Neville, in straight falls, in one
of the fastest and most closely con-
tested wrestling matches seen here
in years. The match was held In
American hall before a crowd OF sew
eral hundred mat fans, including
few women. Conley's ability was
better demonstrated than in his re-
cent match with Tom Ray, of Coun-
Gil Bluffs, and Queen proved a most
worthy opponent. The first fall came
after $3.50 OF fast work, with head
scissors and right bar, and the Sec
ond fall in 22:15 with a reversible
Nelson.
Kid" Farnum, of Clark, 5. d.
was at the ringside to challenge the
winner, and a letter was read from
Tom Ray, asking another meeting
with. Conley.
The preliminaries were good, PAU
Stevenson and Archie Amons going
3I.30 TO n draw, and James Savage
greeting a decision in his match
with Harry Olson, in minutes, with
a half Nelson. Two bouts for boys
were included and afforded much
amusement for the crowd.
Conley- Queen Bout Fast.
The Conley- Queen bout was fast
49, Il.
turnout and the rapidity with winch
the boys worked was shown in the
constant shifting of positions, Con-
ley being behind twenty-seven times
and Queen twenty-one times in the
first fall. or in less than one hour.
In the final fall, or in 22:l5, Conley
was behind sixteen and Queen thir-
teen times.
Both men showed excellent defen-
sive work. Conley always breaking
Queens apparently deadly head scis-
sors Conley took the aggressive at
the outset. securing body hold.
which Queen slipped out of. Queen
attempted to clamp toe hold, which
Conley broke easily. Conley broke
a wrist lock and Queen played for
heaA scissors and toe hold. In
breaking this hold Conley almost Sc
cured Il rolling fall, the ropes inter
fering.
Ropes Twice Save Queen.
Twice the ropes apparently saved
Queen when -Conley elamped body
holds while graphing near the edge
OF the mat ConIey broke head
chancery with little difficulty and
slipped away from a toe hold. Queen
tried for a body scissors and then
for crotch hold. ~
At As minutes the grapplers were
working fast and at this stage
Queen showed the best work of the
evening In rapid succession he
broke a body scissors. "a head scis
sors and a body lock, Conley pun
ished Queen with his elbow when the
latter played for head scissors.
Conley broke the hold. tossing Queen
across the ring and thru the ropes.
Both men were on their feet after
ST minutes. but Conley secured "A
head scissors, which, with a right
bar. forced Queens shoulders to the
mat
conley Steps Fast.
1t was evident at the beginning of
the second fall that ,Conley was in
tent on making short work OF the
match. but Queen forced the wres
Ting and for five minutes was on
the aggressive, playing constantly
fof a fall with a body or head scis-
sors. Queen again was tossed partly
thru the ropes when Conley broke a
head scissors.
Conley played for body holds and
Queen did some nice bridging.
Qneen broke toe hold with some
effort. Queen was firing but he