Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1907 — Inter-Ocean Exploits The Imes Incident. [ARTICLE]

Inter-Ocean Exploits The Imes Incident.

The incident oi Will Imea, formerly of our city, having had his kneecap broken in a wrestle with his daughter, loma, first published in this paper over a week ago, has drifted back to Chicago, and greatly exaggerated, of course, appears in last Saturday morning’s InterOcean, and with a big picture of Miss loma on the front page. The following matter accompanies the picture. MISS IMES, 19, THROWS PAB ENT OVER HER SHOULDER EASILY.

W. H. Imes, 4114 Vincennes avenue, is in the Mercy hospital and likely to remain therefor some time as the result of a rash challenge made by him to wrestle his daughter loma, former right guard for the Rensselaer college basket ball team, for the championship of the family, catch-as catch can. loma, who is 19 years old and was last season considered the star of her college team, which captured tie state championship of Indiana, won the first fall in three minutes, and when physicians had been called it was found that her father was suffering from a split kneecap, a broken leg and minor injuries. Basket-Ball a Fine Training. In the hospital last evening Mr. Imes expressed the opinion that basket ball must be a nice, gentle game, and every young woman should include it in her college course. “It is a spldndidtraining,” said Mr. Imes, “to fit an originally frail and dependent creature to meet the strenuous happenings likely Jo mark her post graduate life.” ’ t)C a l!lK " rrr-A! ’2 t,iat detectives havi_„ With goo- - hoM rrom whic ’ ll m»y be out bf the h° s i | ws months. The wrestling match, which took place at the family residence last Sunday evening, was at catch weights and no hold barred. Mr. Imes who was feeling particularly fit on that evening, was the chai lenger, and Miss Imes entered the ring which was pitched in the kitchen, in her basket-ball outfit. The contestants weighed as follows: Mr. Imes, 154; Miss loma Imes, 128.

‘•Time!” yelled Mrs. Imes, the referee. Throws Father Over Shoulder. For a moment they sparred for position, then Imes dived for a Gotch toe hold. He missed, and they were on the floor. loma broke and both were on their pins. Imes went after a strangle hold, but loma ducked it and getting Imes for a half Nelson, threw the challenger over her shoulder. The man alighted in a heap, and iu a moment was pinned to tie fl>or, two shoulders and a hip down. ‘•Get up.” cried the'referee, but Imes failed to respond to the call, and loma was declared the winner.

Is Taken to Hospital. The united efforts of the family failing to convince Mr. Imes that he had not been seriously injured, two doctors were called, and it was found that ay ambulance and a trip to the nearest hospital would do the patient considerable good. Miss Imes was heartbroken when she heard of the serious injury of her father, and has been constantly at his bedside (since his accident. She is one of the best known college athletes in the West, and while at Rensselaer was not only the star of the basket ball team, but one of the fastest girls on the track team.