Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 311, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 December 1910 — STEWART VICTOR IN BIG WRESTLING BOUT. [ARTICLE]

STEWART VICTOR IN BIG WRESTLING BOUT.

Won Two . Falls from Heavier Adver- • sary Before Large Crowd, Who Declared If The wrestling match between Harvey Myres and “Billy” Stewart, of Parr, drew a large audience Friday night and all seemed to thoroughly enjoy the sport. The match went to Stewart, the lighter of the wrestlers, who won the second and third falls after Myres had won the first. There were about three hundred paid admissions to the opera house and about half of the patrons were from Parr and Union township, and this element was divided in its sympathy, with a considerable part of it for Myres. The rdoting was intense throughout the contest and the partisans retained confidence in their favorite until the last fall occurred. After sparring for a hold for about a minute in the first round Myres suddenly rushed his man to one corner of the mat and raising him from the mat threw him on his side and quickly put his weight on the shoulders of his man and bore him to the mat. Referee Kiplinger called the first fall in just a minute and a half. It loked like Myres would be an easy victor and the large crowd was figuring on a disappointment because of a short contest, but the second bout went for thirty-five minutes and waa filled with intense interest and during that timq each athlete was near conquering oh several occosions, Both Myres. and Stewart got out of some bad situations and the evenness of the match became apparent. It was a long struggle for beginners, but there was. a lot of grit and endurance and finally when Myres almost had Stewart’s shoulders to the mat his adversary wriggled out of the position, and getting a half-Nelson on Myres, pinned him to the mat. The next round lasted but eight, minutes. Myres, who had been on the (defensive a considerable part of the Second round, became the aggressor from the start and following his tactics of the first round rushed Stewart for a hold, which he secured, and he was all but successful, for he had Stewart on his back and almost dowi, but his arm was in the way of a com - plete fall and Stewart wriggled out and with a half-Nelson turned the -tables and put Myres to the mat. Eyery one declarad that they had had their monej«v3>#th, that the match mad bgep clejin and free from any fouling and that an opportunity was thus afforded for some fine'winter sport. Between th© second and third falls “.Bill” Kennedy • announced a challenge to the winner to be settled any time after fifteen days. The match, it is understood, will be accepted. There iare said to be other local aspirants Jo wrestling and there should be a match with a preliminary or two at least once a week. Both Stewart and Myres, it is understood, are anxious for another go. Ry the terms of the challenge issued in advertising, Stewart will be compelled to accept Kennedy’s challenge, and it may be the next big attraction. The match Friday night attractefl attention all over the county and brought an auto load from DeMotte and several people from Remington. Wrestling Is good sport and can be kept clean and sportsmanlike if properly conducted. Betting should not be tolerated and the sport should not. be ruined by taking on experts or .strangers. Sharkers at the game are certain to show up and they will spoil the game, create distrust with the supporters of it and cause some people to get a bad dumping.., Let us have the wrestling on the square, with local rivalry as the attraction, just as it has been’istarted. Of course, the contestants should devote some time to training and learn the science of the game, but fakers looking for easy money should be kept opt of it.