El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-28

D. RASD wrestling history chrOn-
d icled its most thrilling bout. its
most evenly matched. and its best
rom the standpoint Of science, speed,
strength and endurance Tuesday night
when Ch6rlie Rentrop, European
champion, eTened mp with Chris Jor-
dan by taking two Of three fails OF a
three and One-half hour wrestling
match before approximately 5000 bugs
OF the mat game
And Billy Was Right.
When colonel Billy Rogers climbed
through the ropes and into the creak-
ing ring-Billy scales around 300
he told the fans that 81 would be a
was II required the rest OF Tuesday
and part Of Wednesday morning 10
finish the contest between the two
ropnOtch Wrigglers o. the mat game
enthusiastic bunch Of followers who
Wended their way out OF the han
when Renrrop won the last fan in -
minutes Chris took the first in one
hour and a minutes, Rentrop the sec
ond IN 81 and Charlie came right
back and made it two straight by
coping the third and decisive one
Jordan faced n weight disud-
TuntnEe OF eight pounds. accord
ing TO rinEside figures hut he
said later tat he preferred not
10 think Of the weight but that he
believed Heurrop was n better
man because Of his tremendous
strength. the bulk Of Charles
weight = carried in his Eh0ul-
ders. and II IS in his arm and
head holds that his greatest
was some Mixing.
Each wrestler started 10 mix II
freely and for the first hair hour the
fans witnessed some fast mixing. The
first dangerous hold was obtained IN
20 minutes BY Jordan who got a head
scissors. Chris held the aggressive Z
end OF the stage for the first 30 min
utes and It was then when Rentrop
BEGAN TO come out Of his shell and
Try some pet holds Both tried sue
cessiVe headloclzs but both fell short 4
In S. minutes Reutr0p obtained I
deadlock and held IL for several min 4
utes. Jordan broke it but as he did
Rentron obtained q toe hold ana chris 4
had hard time He finally broke IT, 4
however.
obtained another OF those FFeaLzenlns :
holds which he had pracuced during /
the contest-the head scissors-and /
il seemed as il the Alsarian star 1
would not be able 10 break it despite /
his defensive lunges-
And Came Back Strong.
BE did however, and IN very 4
handy manner, az In coming back ne
got behind Jordan and, throwing the
Grecial champion TO his side essayeu
the deadlock which he used through
out the evening with great effective
ness In fact this one hold did more
70 worry Chris than an others In the
Rentrou vocabulary. with the eLcep-
riOn OF possibly the japanese arm
hold and the arm scissors Heutrop I
seemed 10 take the aggressive after
the first hour and Chris wriggled out
Of some bad holds but Invariably /.
came ont and was ready for more
Ia one hour and 80 minutes
Jordan had obtained double arm
lock but Was unable TO hold
Chnrile. who struggled until he I.
was free. Rentrop Obtained toe /
hold which gave Jordan eoualo-
cradle trouble Chris tried time
and again TO break the hold and
finally did edge out Of II when II
seemed rs II breaking IL would be
m Impossible stunt. In one hour
and 20 minutes the two men were
back on their feet AID were spar
rauE for another opening. 5ust
one minute later Jordan obtained
q head scissors
already used so many times and he
cluug TO il. Despite all OF Charles
efforts he was unable TO break the
hold and he lost the first fan IN one
hour ard "a minutes with head
scissors and arm lock
Was Confident Enough.
When ReEsrop came back to the
ring the European star Popped
through the ropes with an air OF con-
fiGence that caused much enthusiasm
from his adherents, who encouraged
him TO go TO it" and even Up the
encounter. Reurrop got deadlock
ard jordan reraliared- over near the
side Of the ring the Two Wrestlers
were mixing It hercely when they
dashed into the ropes In MS eager
ness Jordan grabbed hold Of referee .
Spider RaWls's foot and gave i
wrench before he identified It. Spider !