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Show WRESTLIflO EXTRAORDINARY. New Haven, Conn., October 2S. About five weeks ago a wrestling match was decided at this place between be-tween Homer Lane, of New York, and Perry Higley, of Bridgeport. Conn., for $1,000 a side and the champion ship of Amorica. Higley won by Lane's sandal slipping off. Lane, being mortified at bis defeat, chal lenged Higley for another match, The latter accepted, and articles wen signed for the men to wrestlo collai and elbow for $ 1 ,000 a Bide and the ohampionship of America. Higlej being allowed choice of ground. Th( money was Btakcd at different intervals, and Harry Hills, of New York, waf final stakeholder. Last night at nin o'clock the match took place here. A large crowd of New York sporting men arrived at 6 p.m., among whon were Joe Coburn, Michael Coburn, Harry Hill, and several others. The matoh took place in Germania Hall, used generally for a Sabbath school, About five hundred persons were pre sent Betting was fitly to twenty-fivt on Lane, with few takers. At 9:15 p.m. the hall was crowded with roughs, thieves and gamble:s from Stamford Bridgport and tho adjacent towns, Higley was the first to put in an appearance. ap-pearance. Ho was dressed in tights, olive-colored trunks, gray jacket and blue shirt. He stands five feet nine inches in heigh t,and weighs 170 pounds, Lane stands five fcot eight inches, anc weighs 150 pounds. He wore red and blue trunks, zouave jacket, tights and rubber sand ale, A dispute arose aboul a referee. The New York delegatior wanted Harry Hill, whilo the Connecticut Connec-ticut delegation wanted Ainsworth ol this place to act When tbe matcfc was about to end in a row, James Co-burn Co-burn proposed both these men to act, which was agreed upon. Hodgkiof was obosen umpire for Higley, James Coburn for Lane. All beiog ready the, the match commenced. Lano's lefi hand grasped Higley's right shouldei and his right hand rested on Higley 't left arm, Higley grasped Lane's lofi shouldor and right arm. Tho wrestling wrest-ling was scientific for fifteen minutes, when Higley managed to twist his left leg around Lano's right. A struggle followed, amid shouts ot "$25 to $1C Lane wins the fall," when both, puffing puff-ing and blowing like grampuses, lb', on their faces They again grasped each other nervously, when Lino managed to catch another lock, and they again fell on their facos. On tho third rally intense in-tense excitement prevailed. Odds of 20 to 10 on Lano were offered, bul there were fow lakers. Lane finally got an inside lock on Higley, dropped on bis kneo, and, marshalling all hit strength, threw Higley upon tho headt of the spectators and afterwards fell heavily on top of him. Time, twenty minutes. Tho second bout, after a well contested struggle, was won by Higley, who minaged to get a twist on Lane's left lug, and in spito of the Bttugglus of ihe latter won tho fail alter wrestling forty minutes. Betting was any odds on Lano when tho men came up to tho centre of the hall foi the final bout. Both mon lookod exhausted ex-hausted and tired. Upon time be ins called both men came slowly forward; they at once grasped, and on the first draw Higley pulled Lane towards him, tripped nis left leg and swung him over his head on to the floor. The referees decidod do fall, and again they went to work, jostling, jorkm and ' twisting each other into all shapes. Betting was $20 to $10 on Lane, with no. tnkers. A ticrco Btrug glo followed, when Lane, with a cat-liko spring, manajtod to catch Higley's Hig-ley's left foot Both struggled, and intense in-tense excitement prevailed among tho audience. Line still maintained the lock, and summoning all his strength dropped on his left knee, caught Higley Hig-ley with a bound on his right, and throw him eight feet from him. Higley bounded as ho struuk tho (lour like india rubber. Tho hall rung with cheers from tho New Yorkers, while the balance of the audience scorned dumbfounded. Tho match lasted ono hour and thirty minutes, and Lano was declared the winner of the Sl,0U0 and tho championship of Amorica. Harry' Hill then Ktoppcd into tho center of the hall and said he would matoh Homer Lane to wrestle Higley again for $1,000, or any man in America, and toss for choice of ground. Tho match created intcn-o excitement at this place. |