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Show Wrestling Is tho most scientific and strenuous ot indoor sports. Ours la an ago when skill and supremo effort aro valued as seldom before. Yet wrestling sinks lowor in public favor year by year. Why? Tho answer Ta clear to nil who will read tho report re-port of a recent match. "Grunt with pain." "Much distress." "A punish lug body lock." "Croat agony." "Writhed In agony." These aro some of tho expressions sprinkled down tho pago, and they do not seem too strong. Tho first fall was not properly proper-ly n fall at all; ono of tho contestants had secured a hold causing such frightful pain Hint tho other had to yield. In the second bou'., the victor mndo another attack on his opponent's oppon-ent's soro leg and kept twisting It until un-til tho wenker man wont down. Tho tlmo consumed In theso gcutlo operations opera-tions was 53 minutes for tho first "fall," and 30 minutes for the second. sec-ond. An hour nnd n half of watching watch-ing mon torture each other. Small wonder tho crowd hissed and "boohed." WroBtliiiK will win no great favor from a modern -rommunlty until It becomos a littlo moro lively and a good doal Icbh brutal. |