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MYfiE-MINKLEY MATCH GOES OVER THREE HOURSGreatest Battle of Science, Strength and Endurance, Ever Witnessed In the State Took Place On Fair Grounds. Referee Taylor Parted the Wrestlers and Declared the Match a Draw. InSpite of Minkley’s Overweight He Could Not Down the Champion. Manager White and the Heavyweight Chicago Boy Have Their Hopes Blighted.‘•I am in the best shape that train irg can put me. If I don’t win this time, I never can.” These are the words of Arnold Minkiey on Satur day last to a Tribune representative just after he arrived in Albert i-ea lie was just that confident of winMonday ni^ht at the fair ground' Aimed, the heavyweight ot Chirago. who with his manager. Ed White, P anxious and ready to claim the light heavyweight championship of the v /Hd. wrestled for three hours an I 15 minutes with Champion Hehne* My re, when Sec. Taylor, sports edi ter of the Des Moines Register, pat ed the two and declared the match ; draw.It in very apparent that Manager that the big Chicago boy was sent to Albert Lea with the hop winning the match and then going bat k to Chicago proclaiming to tha city and to the rest of the worh that the big Chicago fellow was tin real champion in the light hea\y weight class. It was a display o lots of crust—but White has got tha —with all its trimmings.As evidence to the above state ment, we introduce this little piece of—of—well, call it cleverness on thf part of White At 3 o’clock Mon da' afternoon, the time Minkiey was t-weigh in at less than 185 at th« Northern Creamery Supply Co., A* nold was there So was White—an White was doing all the engineering White set the scales at exactly 18' “Now get on. Arnold,” says Whit* Arnold stepped on slowly and th beam went up and then slowly set tied back. As Arnold started to glt; off, Haldor Knatvold, who was wi nessine weighing. Interrupted b saying: Hold on, w*igh him! Let' see what he weighs!” Oh, no quickly interrupted White He i under 185 pounds—that’s all that I necessary. Get off, Arnold ” Arno! got off. If Arnold had won the mate’ ail past actions of White lead us t believe that he (White* would ha* proclaimed Minkiey champion, an would have fought the fight of hi life to convince others that Minkle at the rime he wrestled Myre, was • the heaww ieM * lassWhite knew that theie w.c no on* who could prove to the eontrmv. lt;It was a clever piece of running o the part of White hut Hinkle couldn't win—so all of White's e forts — and Chicago's — came t naught. White undoubtedly spanke his big boy soundly after he got h; into bis room after the match, fo Minkiey spilled the hearts. The ou come was a terrible blow to Whit* Now w'hen Minkiey challenges heavyweight the world well know lie can’t even throw th** champion * the light heavyweight classAt the call of time for the hi match, there wvre over twenty line hundred tans win* filled the gram' stand and encircled the big stage t the east of the race track Both H-mer and Minkiey were in their cor ners and walked lithely to the cer ter of the mat, shook hands and th' greatest battle of science, strengi’ and endurance ever witnessed i this state—possibly in the whol Northwest by two athletes, was orBoth men displayed wonder!;; physique. Hclmer, much shorte and of small stature in every \va' was every bit as fine a specimen o a wrestler as Minkiey That is say ing a good deal, for Arnold has a! the qualifications that make a goo-mat artist. He has speed, strength science and endurance and he w ■lt; trained to the finest tension for thi match, which Manager White tertne The most important and vital onto Minkley's luture career.”When the Ians sixed up the twlt; artists at this stage of the contest they could not help but note the con trast between the two men. Helmet's skin was as white, fair and clear a any human skin could be. whtU Minkley’s whole body, like his face was as brown as a berry.In spite of Mvre's great handicai in w-eiglH an! Minkley’s wonderfu work of defense, the champion ca» ried the contest for over an hou* Myre. weighing 174 and a Iractiot pounds, would pick the b;g fellow u. off the mat and tons him around will. Several tinea the edge of thf mat saved Minkiey from defeat. Both, men worked a!! through the contest' largely on the head and wrist, with an oefational fry at the toeholdAt the « nd of two hours both atb Jeteg began to show the terriblestrain. It was evident that Minkiey was greatly worried. Myre had been a discouraging surprise to Minkiey. The champion just wouldn't yield to his punishing head and arm locks. Myre was also surprised in the en durance of Minkiey. Both knew i; was a real battle and that it was only a case of who could last the longer. After the two hours of the ordeal had passed, Mlnklev began to jay over on his opponent, hoping to crush Myre and at the same time to get an opportunity to rest up. This new tactic on the part of Minkiey showed very clearly that if Minkiey won, it would not oe by strength or science but by excess “beef” alone.During the last part of the contest My re's defense was really marvelous Time after time Minkiey would get the champion in a dangerous position. It was then that Helmer would display his power and science by getting free Minkiey woulc shake his head in disappointment as he would vainly attempt to obtain another hold that would prove successful.At the three hour period, both men• ere on their feet and struggling vith every ounce of strength, when Referee Taylor parted them. Both men could barely stand up, as Taylor walked to the front of the' stage with his right hand held up “This match has gone three hours. Both men are nearly exhausted. I will not permit t to go more than fifteen minutes onger. If neither man has a fall bv hat time, I will ‘cut’ them and will take a decision.”As he walked back and motioned o the wrestlers they came together, felraer actually picked Minkiey up nd hurled him to the easr side of he mat and was on his back with n eadlock when the referee parted hem. ordering them back on the at. It wms a lucky thing for Mink v for he was fairly stunned with he sudden and unexpected spurt on lie patt of the champion. The next fteen minutes was real excitement• every frn, who had yelled himself oarse.Over and over the tired battlers died and fumbled. First Myre would et a dangerous hold on Minkiey and t-uld have hi shoulders close to the at, when Minkiey would use every unce of strength in his body in free 'g himself and throwing his heavy »rm over the champion with a dead veightAt the three hour and 15 minute eriod Taylor patted the men on heir backs anlt;l then rendered his dels ion. IT WAS A DRAW!Myre was first to his feet to shake mds with Minkiey as In* painfully rose, Myre then fairly staggered om the stage, and Minkiey, as he dked across to go down stairs. fUldn’t make any improvement in lyre’s try. In fact, lie nearly drop-■d from exhaustion. Neither men id wind enough to talk for some me after they were in their dress-'g rooms, and it is said two men ad to support the big Chicago boy » keep his body from lopping over, lany believe had the match gone flf-en minutes longer. Myre woul I ave secured a fall.It was clearly a victory for the hampion. White has now lost his: 'st hope, for he knows that hence n th he must come to the champion • nd musi weigh in under the light eavyweight class. Of course, Whit’ n't foolish enough to try, for Mink-y couldn’t come anywhere near th0 eight and if he did succeed he ouldn’t last a half hour with Myre.In an interview with White before he match,, this manager of Arnold Minkiey, the Chicago heavyweight, aid to the Sports Editor of the Trib--m If we don’t win we have no exuses to offer. Will Myre have an xcuses?” We Informed him that he ould rest assured that neither Man ger Ryan or the champion would oi *-r the slightest excuse. “All right, hen.’ answered White, “we are then atisfled.Thus Manager White’s and his big Tiicago boy’s fond hopes of getting nto the light heavyweight class are brever blighted.Selah!Later.Up to the time of going to press 1 Manager White and Minkiey had not 1 showed up at the Tribune office as J they a creed to do. On Monday after noon White stated to the Sports Ed j i.or that be would call at the Tribune ,
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Albert Lea Times Enterprise
Albert Lea, Minnesota, US
Wed, Sep 14, 1921
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