The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-02-10
GUTHRIE DEFEATED. kali
.PASHA WEDNESDAY EVE
One Fall at End Of Hour and 43 Minutes
Decided a Hard Fought
Contest.
A REAL SCIENTIFIC NAT CONTEST

The Guthrie-Kali Pasha wrestling
match at the Armory last night was
witnessed by the largest crowd which
has yet attended a match in Liberal.
any the intense interest displayed
during and after the match was proof
enough that they were satisfied with
the attraction.
The contestants for the prelimina-
ries failed to show up. but the crowd
found no fault with this. They went
to see the two principals and when
they came onto the mat greeted them
most heartily. Both had wrestled
here previously, and each had a good
number of hackers in the large crowd.
Police Judge T. W. Hubbard ap-
peared and made short talk. He
said that he had Investigated the
match and the contestants, had found
both to have high standing as
square men, and he was of the opin-
ion that the match was absolutely
on the square. He said that the
matches pulled off here would be
watched by the police, and the justice
court, and any time it was deemed
a frame-up, the match would be
stopped; that the people of Liberal
were spending their money to see
clean sport and that.-insofar as the
ofvcers were able to control it, they
would get what they paid for
In this the promoters and the
wrestlers agreed, and Frank Parkes.
promoter of the bout, then intro
duced Guthrie, Kali Pasha, Clutch"
Mantell and Chas. Gordon, each of
whom were received with hearty ap-
pi(4hse.
Mantell was chosen as referee, and
Roy Harrison as time keeper, and the
match was on.
Only at times was the bout "fast
and furious" It was soon evident
that the men were evenly matched,
and they were taking no unnecessary
chances with each other. They moved
cautiously. and the only times there
was any real thrills were when one
would break bad hold and both
scramble for a position of advan-
tage.
For an hour and forty-three min
utes they fought for advantage. and
while there were times that one or
the other would be in tight place
for minute or two, neither had
hold that was deemed dangerous by
the fans. In fact, it would be diff
Rcult to say which had the advantage
at any time. Kali Pasha worked hard,
but Guthrie never loafed on the job,
and they gave the fans their moneys
worth.
When the hour and thirty minute
period was called by the time keeper
there were few in the house who ex-
pected to see fall recorded. The
impression was general that it would
be draw, as neither man weakened
as result Of the strenuous work.
However, in coming out of diff
fcult place. Guthrie secured a combi-
nation ltoe-hold, made famous by
G.ch. It was then that Kali Pasha
showed his gameness. Caught where
hewas "all to the bad, "he stood such
punishment as few men could en-
dure, as he endeavored to break
away But Guthrie had such hold
that even the great strength of the
Terrible Turk was of no avail, and he
was forced to concede fall to
Guthrie.
The ten miunte rest period seemed
an age, so keen was the interest, and
when the men again came on the mat
every neck was craned to watch the
slightest move which might mean a
fall.
The match was conducted under
Police Gazette rules, limiting the
time to two hours. and but seventeen
minutes remained If Kali Pasha
could have COTTON fall in that time,
the match would have been draw,
If not, Guthrie was winner with one
fall.
While the Turk exerted every effort
known to the game to get Guthrie
aRto a compromising position, they
we're in vain, for that experienced
wrestler had the advantage of one fall
and was satisfied to keep Kali Pasha
from working into 4 draw. When