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Show NICHOLSON WINS FAST MAT BOUT Special to The Tribune. HELPER, July 20. Georqe Nicholson, the Greek wrestler, defeated Young Ross of Canada in a sensational Ixnit here last night. Carbon county wrestling" fans were treated to one of the fastest and cleverest I mat contests ever staped here. The two j principals were so evenly matched that at j no time during the bout did the interest of the fans lag. The first fall came after one hour and : twenty-seven minutes of hard grueling1, I when Nicholson successfully applied the ! head scissors and pinned Ross to the mat 1 The bout was resumed with Ross and Nicholson going- at top speed. Ross attempted at-tempted to use the toe hold an several times had the Greek lad within a hair' breadth of. a fall, but, after thirty minutes of real championship style wrestling, Nicholson Nich-olson again pinned the Canadian to the mat, this time with the toe hold. The fans are looking with great interest toward another match between Nicholson Nichol-son and some other lightweight. |