Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-21
TAKES TWO FALLS
FROM MILLER IN
LESS THAN HOUR
Young Miller Loses After
2S Straight
Victories

Fred Moltensen, El Centre S
wrestling carpenter again prov
ed himself to be "A topnotch man
when he took two out of three
falls from Orlando Miller of Fuller
ton in less than one hour at the
Palace theater last night.
Miller came here with II string
of % straight victories over some
of the best matmen along the coast
and, with all due credit to Nor
tensen, it must be said that Miller
is one of the best wrestlers seen i'll
these parts i'll Il long time. lie
came with Il reputation for speed
and he lived up to it.
The match was a good one from
start to finish, and sport lovers
who did not see it, missed a mighty
good exhibition of skill an d
strength.
Miller took the first fall after %
minutes of wrestling Mortcnscn S
shoulders were not on the mat, but
hc was taking so much Juice =
from an arm lock and half scissors
which Miller clampcd on him, that
he gave the fall to his opponent to
SAVE himself.
After 30 mihuta rest theEmcn
rchrnrd to the mat aud both gaze
Il WONDERFUL exhibition of bfca1sSng
away from holds. They weEe all
over tiic mat and kept The house Iii
an uproar B. MortcnScn was trying
for his famous scissors and double
wrist lock, and finally managed to
clamp it on Miller. The hold did
the trick, and the fall went TO Nor
tensen after 13 minutes Of action.
/ AnOthcr 10 minute rcsti and once
again the mon went at il, huiDnier
and tongs. Speed aud stamina were
, present in large quantities and
there was not a DUH momcnt. This
timc it >did not aakr Mortcnscn
quito So long TO got his best hold
aud eight minutes after the period
started, he had Miller helpless with
his scissors and double wrist lock
aud Bill Tackett, thefrefcrcr, slap
ped the local man ontthc shoulder.
Hard Match to Referee
There was a little discussion as
to whether Miller Wns really down.
lie himself admitted that his Shout
dcrs were on the mat, but question
cd whether they had been down
three seconds as required by the
catch as catch can rules. He made
no protest against tho referee 5 vcr-
diet. however, and the fall went to
Mortcnscl and there was no one
who could say he did not earn it
fairly and squarely.
III Justice ia Bill Tackctt, it
must be said that it was u hard
match TO rcfeTee, and Bill did as
good as any other man could have
done. Whcn Mortensen obtained
his first fail, the crowd had been
yelling at Bill for several minutes
to giyo the fall to the local man,
believing Miller S shoulders on the
mat. Bill was on top of the men
and could see the space between
Miller 5 shoulders and the mat. Not
until they were planked square ON
the mat and held there. did Taekctt
give Mortcnscu the fail.
The same conditions prevailed in
the last fall. Miller is such a chun-
Ky bWld fhdt II was tough 10 lhi
when one shoulder was free from
the mat.
Miller was undoubtedly honest in
questioning the length Of time his
shoulders were on the mat, for he
possibly did not know. This sounds
unusual, but Mortenscn had to yell
THAT 5 good three times before
Miller would release thl bold which
won him the first fall as he did
not hear Mortenscn, though he was
right on top of HIM.
After the match Mortenscn stat
ed that he rm,lizcd the only way
he could beat Miller was to travel
faster than the upstate boy and
that is Just about what he did. He
outsmartcd him too, but Miller can
wrcstc, and Mortensqn VIII tell
anyone that.
"Buil - Montana \ challenge to
thc winner for u return match with
a 1000 sido bet was announced
and Manager Brick is preparing to
hold the match within the next
three weeks.