Fencing . ocks and to record that they mostly come intoplay when a Hggin doon journey is contemplated. When-ever much * gurnin and haudin are observable in a contest,the spectator may be pretty certain he is witnessing a fair * Scott, of Carlisle, frequently buttocked his men high in theair, but then Scott was the most commercial performer of histime, and had little trouble with his men in consequence. Agood wrestler who can throw an adversary, who is an expert,over his head, is very rarely found. Scott, however, was con-tinually doing this, although Ben Cooper, of Carlisle, and JamesPat
Fencing . ocks and to record that they mostly come intoplay when a Hggin doon journey is contemplated. When-ever much * gurnin and haudin are observable in a contest,the spectator may be pretty certain he is witnessing a fair * Scott, of Carlisle, frequently buttocked his men high in theair, but then Scott was the most commercial performer of histime, and had little trouble with his men in consequence. Agood wrestler who can throw an adversary, who is an expert,over his head, is very rarely found. Scott, however, was con-tinually doing this, although Ben Cooper, of Carlisle, and JamesPattison, of Weardale, men of his own build and weight, couldthrow him in a genuine contest. Pattison was not a showywTCStler, but he was a grand dagger to the grun,/ wanted alot of skifting,and frequently grassed Dick Wright, the Borderchampion, when the pair met. William Rickerby, again, oneof the best men of his time, disliked showy wrestling, wasalways satisfied w^hen he threw his opponent, and considered. Catch hold sttls CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORELAND 195 the back-heel the safest and best chip. * Laal TommyKennedy, the most accomplished wrestler of the present day,holds the same views. No one ever saw Steadman or Lowdenperform any of these fancy moves : the two champions havealways been safe and steady goers, never throwing a chanceaway, and at the time of writing both still continue to pursuethe same careful tactics. Dick Wright was perhaps the mostattractive wrestler of modern times; and the agility he some-times displayed was marvellous. He frequently threw a somer-sault over his fallen foe, but then Wright was a very unsafewrestler, and often went down before men considerably hisinferiors. The Cumberland and Westmoreland style of wrestling isnow known throughout the length and breadth of the land; yeta brief summary of the rules and regulations laid down for theguidance of competitors may not be out of place here. Ontaking hold, the wrestlers stand up, chest to chest, each
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