The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-01-19
EXHIBITION 0E: jIU JITSU
Japanese Wrestling Too Much
For New York Police Athletes.
STRONG MEN SOON OVERPOWERED

man, Was Contemptuous at First,
but TtigasIai Changed His Ideas.
Little Wrestler Threw Policeman
Hammer Easily, After Telling Him
| How 1t Was Done.
Higashi, Japanese who weighs just
| 120 pounds and is only five feet three
| Inches in height, appeared at police
! headquarters in New York recently al
| the request of Commissioner McAdO0
to show the police the value of the
wiles and tricks of jiu jitsu, Or Japa
nese wrestling, says the New York
Times. Two of the policemen Higashl
met were Ajax" Whitman, the bicycle
! policeman, who weighs 200 pounds and
Charles Hammer, who stands five feet
eleven inches in his stocking feet,
weighs more than 200 pounds and once
held the national championship as milo
dleweight boxer.
| The commissioner himself was pre-
vented by indiSpOSitiOn from attending,
but his secretary and Chief Inspector
! COrtright were there.
The spacious trial room had been
cleared for the occasion. It's floor was
covered with thick layers Of soft rugs
At one end stood the policemen. On the
middle of the floor waited the little
| Jap. He looked as il any one Of the
| five might make single mOuthful OF
| him. His dress was that of the ordina-
ry citizen, including collar and cuffs
! When asked if he were not going to
undress for the trial he shook his head
smilingly. Then, at a nod from the
chief inspector, Ajax stepped forward,
having stripped Off coat and vest
81 am afraid of hurting the chap" he
remarked casually as he approached
his antagonist. And again the Jap
merely smiled. But when he saw that
the policeman took an attitude as if in
tending to Wrestle according to occi-
dental methods he spoke up:
You aad better not resist, or 1 may
hurt YOU"
Jaw, come off," was the retort, ac-
companied with a contemptuous laugh.
| Next moment something happened.
But if their lives had depended on it
nobody in the room could have told
| just how it came about. Ajax was ly
ing on his back fiat on the floor. The
| Jap was standing just where he had
stood before, having barely moved
Quick as flash the big policeman was
on his feet again. I1igashi seemed to
step sideways as if intending TO get
| out OF the way AS he did SO lie lean
ed forward slightly. There was
crossing and ming!ing Of arms. Ajax
was heard to draw deep breath, and
once more he was PROSTATE.
Getting up little more carefully and
slowly than the first time. the Police
man hell back 4 moment His fatn
was very red, and there was fire in biz
eyes. Apparently he was preparing
| for a serious effort This time uigasAi
did not wait for him, but approached
with short quick steps. Body met body
but the struggle lasted only few
seconds The tall form Of the police
man was seen to whirl through the
air and land heavily on the rugs, back
downward On top Of him was the
little wrestler, holding on in some curl
Gus sort Of way that prevented the man
underneath from stirring, although it
was plain that the latter eXerted his
utmost strength to free himself. FL
nally Higashi sprang aside and Ajax
scrambled to his feet, purple with rage.
''I'll finish that fellow yet" he cried.
81 don't want any more Of him.
said the Jap, turning to the chief ill.,
spoctor. eff he makes me wrest!e i'll
earnest with him. I'll probably break
some bones-and don't like to-
"Get back, Whitman" commanded
Inspector Cortright sharply. This is
not wrestling match. We want to
see how it is done and not who is the
best man. Hammer had better take u
turn at it now"
The second champion Of the force
was the tallest Of the lot and by the
side of him Higashi looked more in
significant than ever. He stepped good
humoredy over to his frail opponent
and began to feel his arms.
why" he said. you've got no mus
! Gle at ALL And such funny thin wrists
you've GOT
"Are you ready?' asked the Jap.
"Sure," said the policeman, grinning
broadly and placing himself sQuarely
and massively, with feet we'll apart
just as if he intended to foil the other
ones skill by mere superiority Of bulk
and weight. In another moment HI
gashi was behind him and appeared to
| lift the huge form clear above his own
head. Hammer landed in a heap, but
apparently without suffering hurt OK
harm. Raising himself into sitting
! position and scratching his head with
one of his cumbrOus fists, while hope
| less, helpless surprise pictured itseif
on his face in the most amusing fash
ion. the policeman let drop from his
/ lips an automatic:
| "Well, I'll be -