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Show Some Wrestling Terms Explained Ilecauso of the local popularity of Alex ChrlstoITerson, and tho true sportsmanship and well known ability abili-ty of Charley Itunthrop, there will be a record attendance to witness ihelr contest Wednesday night. He causu or this we have been asked to explain some or the features of the vvrestllng game. Tho thing that each wrestler Is try-.ng try-.ng to accomplish Is to get his opponent's op-ponent's shoulders on tho mat, both at tho samo time. Which over succeeds suc-ceeds In doing this first Is the win. nor, and the llnal victory goes to the winner of two rails out or three. Some of tho more common holds arc the hammer lock, a punishing hold on the wrist; tho hair nelson, with ono arm under his opponent's arm nud over his neck; the toe hold, used to pun Ish and compel one's opponent to give up; tho full nelson, with hold under arms and back of neck, tho head chancery, n head hold Ilka n vice; the leg, head or body Bclssos, with either eith-er of these parts between ouo's legs; tho crotch, with an arm between one's legs, and tho bur, n sort of lever Imitation. Im-itation. Hardly over it rail Is secured with ono or these, holds alone. Almost In-vnrlnbly In-vnrlnbly two nre used In conjunction. Honthrop's first fnll with Stroh was secured with it body scissors and a half nelson, and his second with m combluntlon head and leg sclssorn and bur arm. Ills victory ovor Apollo was secured with a double unit lo?k, resembling a full nelson. He threw Dartlll with it double arm lock when It nppenrcd that Dartlll was about to throw him. Rcnthrop seems to have u different hold rrom every wrestler, nnd local funs are now busy trying to tlguro out what kind of it hold he will iiBo on Chrlstorfcrson. Uccause or Chrlstofforson's superior weight, It Is conceded that It will bo very dim cult for Rcnthrop to use Ills favorite tactics, nnd tho local fans are about equitly divided us to which will b! tho victor. |