Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 March 1911 — COBURN FAILED TO THROW CLEVER GREEK WRESTLER. [ARTICLE]

COBURN FAILED TO THROW CLEVER GREEK WRESTLER.

Poles Much Lighter Than Opponent And Was Severely Punished, Bnt Held Out Gamely to Lindt. Did you attend the wrestling match at Ellis’ Theatre Saturday night? Well, if you didn’t you missed seeing, two mighty exponents of the -game, put up a fine exhibition of "wrestling as she Is wrestled,” A packed house greeted the mat men, and as a curtain raiser, “Dutch” Eiglesbach and "Pood” Hickman kept the goodnatured crowd .in an uproar by their, queer antics, interspersed with some good amateur holds. The referee called it a draw minutes, as each man was nearly all in. Polos entered the ring first,' followed closely by Coburn- Coburn was announced at weighing in at 180, Polos gt 158. When together the difference was apparently greater and Coburn probably weigher closer to two hundred. It looked like Coburn figured from the dope of the PolosStewart contest grappled and it immediately became apparent that if Coburn threw the Greek twice in.the time allotted, he sure had to go some. ' As the contest waged, it grew fiercer and fiercer, as Coburn knew he had his hands full and bras anxious to secure a fall. He tried every known hold, from full Nelson to hammerlock, yet the wily son of Greece managed to squirm out of dangerous holds and his place face down on the mat His adroitness was wonderful, and he gave the best exhibition of defensive work ever seen here, and declared by many who have followed the game, the best they ever saw. His complete reversal of form was a revelation to the wrestling devotees, and.it was manifest that in his bout with Stewart, he did not put up his best work. Coburn managed to get many dangerous toe "holds, but with lightninglike rapidity Polos broke them all and squirmed over on his face. Coburn rep eatedly stood him on his head and attempted to use his greater weight to crush the lighter man to the mat, but in this he was frustrated as in all the other other holds. Hammerlocks, that seemed fairly to crush the arms of the Greek, were broken by the game mat artist from Lafayetter and it was apparent that he was standing a lot of punishment. Coburn proved himself to be a clever man on the mat, but his greatly superior weight showed him much slower than Polos. He knows the game thoroughly, ano never wfu* in danger of a fall, showed all the holds and tricks of the game, making §t an ideal exhibition. “Billy” Stewart was at the ringside, and probably soaked in a few pointers for future reference. “Kid” Nichols, the clever Union township man, also looked on. The wrestling game is mighty good sport, develops all the muscles 4n the body, and as long as it is clean, fair and above-board, should receive the support of all who j;o in for clean sport and athletics. Coburn will wrestle here again next Saturday night, with either of the following men: Edwards, of Chicago; Lynch, of Decatur, or Egenei, of Brazil; match to be to a finish, best two falls In three. Particulars later.