The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-20
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az n Moments NOtice-A Coy Publicity
Enshrouds SHOW Given by DIR. Thomas.
DR.. Julian p. Thomas. attired in a white
cutaway kimono and pearl gray spats,
sauirmed and wrestled all over his dining
room floor at l72 West Seventy-second
street last night for the benefit OF the re-
porters. William Banker, who the doctor
said was a Scotch-English professional
wrestler sometimes called Apollo" was
present to show some j~iu-jitsu spasms
that he recently imported. and the doctor
donned the kimono to help Apollosout.
Dr.. Thomas has a big repLtstion among
New York Physicia ms as one of the leaC ing
balloonists Of the city. The wrestling rarity
last night was altogether a private aifair,
the invited guests including only the re-
porters, Mrs. Thomas, lilly, the mali. and
George, the doctors German chat Neur;
Booking Agent Frank Jones of the Percy
wilkins vaudeville circuit, Bob Girard,
manager Of Apollo; Charley Laurie. who Is
Apollo's regular wrestling partner; little
Odin Thomas. the doctors son, who ia a
vegetarian, and who doesn't believe in Cod
or Christmas, and finally. of course Ar ollo
himself.
Apollo, a short young man who in figure
strongly resembled a baby grand piano,
arrived first with Laurie. About the same
time Booking Agent Jones of the vaude-
vile circuit came with Apollo's manager,
Bob Girard. The doctor, in a butterfly
tie, brown w~aistcoat, rrock coat andN the
pearl spats, looked at the clock until long
after the time appointed for the informal
rough house to begin. Some of the re-
porters arrived on time. but. as the doctor
said, there was no use beginning until they
had all come.
But at $50 O'Clock everybody present
fled back to the dining room where Apollo
and Charley Laurie stood on a wrestling
mat attired briefly Charley wore his gray
un~dershirt and a pair of trunks. Apollo
wore a short kimono such as is affected in
the best Japanese jiu-jitsu circles, with
dark blue trunks beneath. The kimono
had wide lapels, and as it was fastened only
at the waist much of Apollo was the Apollo
Of the art galleries.
DIR. Thomas and George, the chauffeur.
busted themselves finding chairs for all the
reporters and extra chairs for any that
might come later, and in the meantime
the doctor and Apollo kept up a running
talk on the comparative wrestling merits
Of Bothnsr, the professional wrestler, and
a japanese person whose name sounded
like High-Hash.
Whenever High Hash tried to get the
neck lock on BOthrcr," explained thed doc
tor, "Bothner would kneel down with his
face and elbows resting on the mat. He'd
do it like this"
Here DIR. Thomas knelt and buried his
features in the mat so that little could be
seen but the pearl spats and the ends OF
his butterfly tie.
1--WE seen him kneel this way for two
hours straight" said the doctor ndis-
tinctly from his upside down petition.
For a long time he held the posture with
his nose hattened against the mat. II il
were his intention To remain there ar long
as he had seen Bothner do il in order to
illustrate thoroughly the professic nll's
method, he changed his mind after every
one had watched him for some time in
silence and then rose to his feet.
Apollo began by explaining that he had
a sort of mission in this country in explain
ing 20 Americans how i'll informed most
of the Japanese j~iu-jitsu men are who
have taught tile spasms here. Lots of the
jiu-jitsu caresses were old in Cornwall
centuries ago, declared the Scotch :rglish
Apollo. Apollo allowed that most of the
Japs that have tnught the game in America
are dubs.
First there were exhibitions of how one
should fall like a gentleman. This is where
Charley Laurie got in his work, and for the
rest Of the night-except when the doctor
took Charley',s place and imonocCharle
second street sounded like subway ex-
blossoms. Everybody whooped up with
applause; fire bells passing the house to
some blaze or ether added to the excite
ment: little Odin had to grip his chair to
kee, from sliding 10 the floor in ~ecstatic
excitement. Before long Apollo was not
wearing much above the waist exceI a
tattooel feg end dagger on his left fore
arm.
that nobody could do anything to him
except with a gun, and not even then If
Apollo got tho first grip. He brought
Charley Laurie to the strangulation point
every even minute and at the odd minutes
h. had Charley's neck. leg or back almost
up to the cracking point. Charley had
been cautioned to tap the mat when he
thought the limit had been reached in
misery and the result was that Charley was
kept busy beating a tattoo until the doctor
donned the kimono and stepped into the
lime!ight.
ANY lady can throw a mar down" ex-
plsined Apollo to Mrs. Thomas. just grab
his hand 80, twist it so, and there he is
Mrs. Thomas seemed greatly Interested,
tho doctor not 40 much 80.
The big stunt Of the evening was the
'neck lock" by which the doctor had ex-
pIaineI over the telephone the night before
Apollo could render a man unconscious
without pain. Or. Thomas was anxious to
hIdNc ott VI i've
selves TO the neck lock to zee for them
eel Ives bow pleasant an Inconsistencies II
was. but there were no volunteers. The
doctor then was nut out himself.
Stick a needle in my ear" said Dr..
Thomas, when I'm unconscious. l want
10 see if this would be of any help to me in
an operation"
Apollo squeezed the back of his hands
against the doctor just beneath either ear
and in a moment he doctor began to snore
loudly.
Stick i'm, stick i'm quick. yelled Apollo.
Booking Agent Jones ran forward with
the needle, but just as he bent down to do
the sticking the doctor said, Hello weakly
and stood up.
Then the booking agent-in whose cir
cult Apollo il to appear-permitted the
star performer to press against his ears.
The booking agent also snored loudly,
but soon came to. After this Apollo had
Charley Laurie put him out. Apollo seemed
TO be very unconscious for some time but as
lilly came into the dining room with a
trayful Of bottled beer and a box OF cigars
he came around instantly.
ITS wonderful the way that nerve par
alyzes the senses," said Apollo, breathing
shortly. What nerve is that doctor? This
one right under the ear, l mean
You ought really to know that better
than l." said DR.. Thomas. IL think it's a
nerve with some long name or other"