Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-02-14 | Page 6 | Wrestlers Triumph in Mixed Bouts Mcgillis Has Edge over McCullough

Wrestlers Triumph in Mixed Bouts t 4 Referee Calls Cals Promoters Promoters' Bout a Draw t t 4 t t McGillis Has Edge Over McCulough McCullough 5 By BJ Lon Richardson Two ring rg kings of oC yesteryear were recuperating today toay tired tred bruised stiff stif and sore A certin certain R. R Vee Vex Verne McCullough McCulough who won his hi numerals in i the pure pue wrestling racket a dozen dosen years jear ers ago 80 was in i probably the worse con con- dlton of the two suffering a badly baly beaten face lace and ad back and ad a a huge hug I bruise on his hi forehead His Hi op opponent opponent opponent op- op Charles Chrles an undefeated unde unde- lightweight fist thrower of th the early was recovering particularly laly from overstrain These The two tuo rival rha promoters both a aleast at at least leat ten years ears past such active par par- clashed before a capacity house at the Arena last night night I Iwas It I was vas the headline at attraction traction of a mixed boxing vs s wrestling bill bl in which the grapplers triumphed in i albut al all allbut al but one the contest McGillis vs McCullough McCulough affair aHai That encounter was wa-s declared a adraw adraw adraw draw by Referee Ira Ir Dern Dean after neither had been ben able to t score a falor fall fal fallor fallor or a a knockout Both v were ere exhausted at the bell bell In i bel-i In fact they were dead deat ded tired alter after the first two minutes tred att minute o of mixing TIRES If I a decision had been ben given the fighting newsboy would probably have received it for he pounded the wrestling wresting Scotchman at will wl for the entire entre four fou rounds rounds but but couldn couldn't come anywhere near putting over the kayo McCullough McCulough on oct the other hand didn't grip sip a single pain making holdon hold hole on McGillis Verne Vere was contented to merely hang on most mot of the time Ume and protect himself as best bet he could He Hc almost knocked himself out In the tile frt first of the round four affair when he spilled head first fist to the canvas stopping the momentum with wih his forehead Verne took about live five tok seconds sc- sc see sec ond to get firmly on 01 his hi feet during which time tie a rosy roy lump Jump the size sIr of an egg came ce into int view just above 1 his eye GRAPPLERS EXCEL Fans both hooted and cheered some disappointed in the showing of the pair pai but others pleased l If by nothing more than watching the bishop o of McGillis heave and wilt wll with wih each panting paining breath breah wi As far tar as entertainment was wa concerned con con- the mixed wrestling boxing bouts didn't amount to much The grapplers won every eve bout but almost alost as the they pleased The boxers in mos most cases were cont content nt to crawl for the ropes rope rather than tha wallop their op opponents op- op The most exciting contest was be be- be b- b tween Iween Olaf Buck Olson grappler and Leonard Smith fighter Smith scored the only knockout of the care card cd when he floored the giant grunt am and mat growl gowl twice star str but was vs v's pinned pie to the Mike Mie Collins wrestler put on the fastest performance pinning Perry Satch fighter three times tes In 1 mInute minute min mIll ute 8 seconds the referee counting only the last lat In the attempt to give the he fans fan entertainment SHARMAN SCORES H Hy Ily Sharman Shanan wrestler ester v-ester flopped Paddy r OBrien O'Brien Orien fighter g er twice in three lean t etton youthful ex- ex University of Utah Uth bone twister probably encountered the most i culty culy in winnig winning It I took tok mot him dUl- dUl four rounds to catch Battling Lamoreaux before the glove thrower could climb out nut of the ropes but he accomplished It t just five jut lve seconds before the tho conI con con- I test ended In the other bouts but Bill Bi Thornton defeated Ed Shepherd In the fourth round Arthur Hedlin whipped Water Walter Wal Wal- ter Still in the third thid Young Albert I defeated Samm Sammy George In the third and Wayne Madsen won from WaI Wai- Wai thid I lace ace Woolley Wooley in the first Wa- Wa Walace Ivan Kollish roughhouse grappler lot lost ost to Jacob Ament of ot Montana with arith wih a full nelson in hi 16 minutes in a special grappling contest