Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-02
PARCAuT Wins
FROM TH0MP son
Spencer Wrestler Downs
Sioux Falls Man in
n Straight Falls at
i Legion Show.
FIRST IN 4S MINUTES
Head Scissors and Arm
Lock Brings Both
. Falls.

Ralph Pnrcaut. former mddlcweight
wrestling champion of the world. won
from George Thompson. Sioux Falls, 5.
d., in straight falls Friday evening in
the American Legion match at the lew
armory, after display of speed and
science which got repeated applause
from he crowd. the biggest which ever
witnessed IL wrestling match in this
city. II was Il fast and clean match.
Parcaut took both falls with a head
scissors and arm lock, the first in is
minutes and the second in - minutes
and a half Although Thompson gave
parcaiIt u hard battle in the early
minutes Of the match, he was on the
defensive during the latter part of the
first fall and most of the time during
the second His best bet was Il head
lock which he used at frequent inter
walls and the big crowd applauded as
Parcallt would buck ont and take the
offensive again.
Parcaut Has Advantage.
Parcaut was the first behind when he
slipped back of Thompson briefly after
As seconds on the mat. During the
first five minutes both men were be-
hind twice, although Parcaut had the
advantage in the length of time he
stayed.
Parcaut got rather an effective toe
hold lust before the thirty minute mark
and "A head scissors shortly afterward.
The first fall came abruptly after Par
caut had broken Il toe hold. The Spcn-
cor man took head scissors on the
fly and then got an arm lock.
= Second Fall Slower.
There was not SO much action in the
second fall and parcaut did not appear
to take the affair seriously. The men
bullcd around the center of the ring
for five minutes with both trying for
headlockS while they were OH their
feet. They went to the mat at five
minutes but Immediately got up, again
and lidded some more. Parcaut was
never in danger in this period.
lii the semi-final Ora Bcrgeson and /
LAX Virgins each took one fall. Berge-
sou got the first in @ minutes with Il
body hold and Virgins the second in
four minutes with Il body scissors and |
half nelson. Both boys are from story
City.
Williams Wins.
Arthur Williams beat Ducky Drake |
in straight falls. the first with an arm
scissors and half nelson in 20 seconds
and the second in about minute.
Williams had no particular hold for the /
second fall. He threw Drake to the
mat and laid OH him until his shoulders
touched.
Howard Day beat Harvey Sorcnson
in stro ipht falls. the first in 20 seconds !
with a deadlock and the second III I'D
minutes and 80 seconds with the same
hold.
ID. J. Firkins, of Ames, refereed all
matches.
Thompson Has Cold.
Thompson said after the match ihat
he had no albis to offer. but said he
had had a severe cold the last week or
ten days which greatly hampered his
trimming, He feels that he was not in
shane to give the best that was III nm
and would like return match with
parcaut sometime within the next
four weeks.
parcuut said after the match that
lie would be willin. to meet some Sood
man here in Il benefit match Tor the
American Legion, the proceeds to be
,,,oa r,r thn construction of seats for
future wrestling matches.