The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-11
BAILEY DEFEATS
hindu CHAMP|O ION
Wins Two Straight Falls
from GOhO-GObar of
Calcutta
DAMAGES INDIANS
WORLD TITLE HOPE
Richard Chamberlain Wins First and
Third Falls from Ralph Scribner in
neutrality-suspicious. Lacked Strength
TO Clinch Advantages.

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! NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lacked Strength
/ to CIinch Advantages.
! Jatrinda Charan Goho -Gobar's aspira
tions for the worlds heavyweight wrest-
ling title received no encouragement last
night in his match with George
('Farmer'') Bailey of Brattleboro. The
goId-eating Hindu from Calcutta, who
came to this country eight months ago to
clean up the big ones after emerging
from the bouts staged by the princes of
India as the champion of that country,
dropped two straight falls to the idol of
Brattleboro fans, the champion of New
England, and as n result the gates of the
big cities. even the metropolis of New
/ York, doubtless will swing wide for the
triumphaI entry of George w.
| Gobar seemed bit crestfallen after
losing the first bout and decidedly more
80 after dropping the second one. The
efficacy of the mixture of gold leaf and
honey which GObar deyours previous to
each match, which had not failed before
he met Bailey, was open to serious ques-
ton. When the two gladiatOrs met IN
Norfolk, Va, six weeks ago and Bailey
won the second and third falls, giving the
Indian his first defeat since coming to
America. Gobar laid it to an injury to his
shoulder when the grapplers fell through
the ropes and down four feet to the floor
Last night he had no alibi. George
took the first fall in 46 minutes with
half nelson, and the second in 16 minutes
with a chin lock.
A crowd of about 800 saw this match
and the preliminary between Richard
Chamberlain and Ralph Scribner, both of
Brattleboro. the latter formerly of
Greenfield. Mass Chamberlain Won the
first and third falls with a body scissors
and arm hold each time, the first in five
minutes and the third in 10 minutes.
while Scribner took the second with q
waist lock in II minutes. The bout
ended within two minutes of the 45-min-
ute limit.
Chamberlain several times attempted
to trip his Opponent. and once when he
tried the trick it nearly cost him the fall.
Both men displayed good physical form,
with Scribner showing a little mere skill
than Chamberai but without the neceS-
sary strength to follow up the advantages
gained. Paul Lavoie of Brattleboro was
referee of both matches.
The main bout Started at 913. Bailey
appearing with trunks and mat slippers
and Gobar barefoot but wearing trunks
and a sleeveless shirt, his bronze skin
contrasting sharply with that of Bailey.
In four minutes Bailey had gained a
dangerous head hold. but the Hindu by
violent leg action pulled himself out.
When the men next went to the mat
/ Gobar secured a toe hold and had an ad-
vantage until Bailey retahated. and for
q few minutes both men took considerable
punishment from toe holds at the same
time.
Several times the Indian squirmed out
Of head scissors and headlOckS. Repeat
eddy he clamped on toe holds. but just
as often Bailey broke away by swinging
his free leg against GobarS head and
brushing him away. The first decision
was doubted by some of the fans, but
Bailey certainly had his opponents
shoulders pinned for the required period
At the beginning of the second bout at
1O14 Gobar kicked himself out of an
ether deadlock, and 20 minutes later the
Farmer had just the advantage ht
wanted. The Hindu champs shoulders
We're down and the referee slapped Bailey
on the back, which the crowd at first took
j to mean that George had won, and they
cheered accordingly. Ii developed, how
ever, that the men were off the mat and
the referees signal meant that they
] should break away.
Shortly afterwards GObar threatened to
defeat the white man and as Georges
Il shoulders gradually got nearer the mat
he rolled over, both shoulders coming in
contact with the canvas. Some thought
tie Indian should be credited with win
ming foul. but rolling falls were not t.
H count. Bailey knew perfectly well wha
he was doing. 1t was only n short tim,
after this that the Brattleb9ro man Sc
cured a chin lock on Jatrinda that CAV,
him the match.