Word: fall
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...stronger but Paine quicker and more scientific. Sterne immediately got a neck hold and threw Paine, who formed a bridge. While Sterne was trying to break down his bridge Paine won much applause by getting up in some inexplicable way. He secured a neck grip and won the first fall in three and a half minutes. When the contestants again entered the ring Sterne lifted Paine off the ground and tried to land him on his back. Paine turned quickly and came down back up. While Sterne was trying to turn him he seized one of his hands, and pulled...
...second fall was even more quickly accomplished. Bowen got another neck hold and threw his adversary. Holden formed a bridge but not quickly enough. The referee decided that it was a fall and the bout, together with the heavy-weight cup, was awarded to Bowen...
...made some hard work for him on Saturday. The bout was opened by Bowen, who got Hunter down, and spent much time in ineffectual efforts to put him on his back. Hunter showed great strength, and, turning the tables when Bowen had him by the neck, won a neat fall in nine minutes and thirty-five seconds...
Bowen lost a fall to Finney year before last, and another to Guild, but it was because he had broken his grip after the men had been given a hold. This is the first fall ever won off him under other circumstances...
...minutes' rest was allowed before the men came to the scratch once more. Bowen got several good holds, Hunter turned quickly and avoided a fall. Bowen gave up ground work, finding it useless to turn over his adversary. Bowen was hurt, and three minutes were given for repairs. After several minutes more of good hard wrestling, time was called without either man having secured a fall...