WRESTLING MARCH.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2319, 12 June 1886, Page 2 (Supplement)

WRESTLING MARCH.

A boisterous gathering of about 800 persons attended at the Lyceum Hall, 1 opposite the Melbourne Hospital, Lrmsdalo atroet a few oveiiings ago to witness what proved to bo a very rough encounter between Victor, a French athlete, well known about Melbourne, and Graham, .who had previously gauied some notoriety by his prowess at Wrestling. The match ■.ffasfor £4O a-sido, and the usual preparations had been made. The unusually large attendance and the encouragement ■afforded by the partisans of each of the . men had tho eilVct oi spurring them on, and the match was most determinedly opntested.. From the lirst it was apparent that no effort would be lost to gain a victory, and so when disputes arose about the way in which .Donald Dinnic, tho 'Scotchathlete, awarded tho "falls,'' a inoSt unpleasant time ensued, arid ultimately confusion, reigned supreme. The gtis was turned down , i-.nd Graham was Sieged, to havo struck Diiittie in the face and'to then have apologised. The platform, was rushed. The' excited assemblage having been in some measure pacihed.the men met for a final struggle, and a rough one it was. they struggled off the platformrnto the crowd and fought fast and furiously. The result was that Graham got Victor down, and was awarded the match, Victor stating that Bomfi one of thecrowd-had kicked him in the head and prevented him from doing any more.