Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-06
Dane LOSES MATCH TO POLE
Sprained Ankle Puts Him Out After
Hour and Eleven Minutes.
BOTH FALL FROM MAT TO FLOOR
zbysEkO Jumps Up and Down on
W-estergaard Until Pulled off,
Denies Intent Of Unfair
ness.
BOTH FALL FROM MAT TO FLOOR

Jess westergaard Of Des Moines won
many additional admirers in Omaha by
the magnificent showing he made against
zbyszko, the giant Pole, In a match which
was given to the Pole after an hour and II
minutes. wrestling. because Westergaard
was unable to continue on account OF a
sprained ankle.
Westergaard had the better Of the argu-
ment all the way through to the finish
and the Pole was not able to hook a hold
on Westergaard which the Dane could not
shake loose. He put up the greatest ex-
hibition Of wrestling he, has ever shown
In Omaha and the much-vaunted strength
Of Zbyszko was of no avail against the
superior knowledge of the wrestling game
shown by Westergaard. The Pole had the
better Of Westergaard in weight by about
SO pounds.
The finish came after an exciting mixup,
in which westergaard was crowded through
the north ropes to the floor with the
Pole right after him and on top. When
they hit the floor the Pole kept jumping
up and down OF W~estergaard until he
was pulled off by the police. The referee
did not think this sufficient ground for
giving the match to W-estergaard on a
foul, although these unfair tactics while
out Of the ring put Westergaard out OF the
running. Passing up the Poles rough
work. which the referee says he did not
see. but which those on that side of the
arena say was very plain, there was moth
ing else TO do except to give the match to
zbyssko.
Ankle Weak from sprain.
Westergaard has a weak ankle from a
sprain Of a similar nature, received in a
match two weeks ago at Minneapolis, but
he was able to keep his feet away from the
reach Of the Pole until they went off the
platform.
westergaard at times tossed the Pole
around as easily as the Pole did the big
F~renchman. De Rouen, In their match a
couple Of weeks ago. The Dane was be-
hin before they had wrestled a minute
He made a dive for the Poles leg. and
after the scrimmage was behind. He was
not able to secure an effective offensive
hold. although several times he had the
Poles shoulders started toward the mat
Every advantage the Pole was able to
gain on Westergaard was soon turned to
the advantage Of the Dane by some feat
OF skin or strength. The Pole was forced
to shake his head several times after fail
ure to make a half nelson work. Several
times he had what seemed like a strong
hold on Westergaard, but he was not able
to keep It long.
Westergaard was on the offensive nearly
the entire time and seemed to be doing
most Of the hard work. and in spite Of that
he seemed in better condition before the
accident than the Pole. Both were dripping
with persplratlon and the mat was stained
from their colored tights.
Pole Tried 20 BE Fair.
The Pole evidently intended to be fair
and there were none OF the rough tactics
which are always evident when the French
man wrestles, zbyszko did not make a
bad move. unless It was when Westergaard
was hurt. and that was visible to few.
When the doctor was called the Pole
seemed quite anxious to learn of Wester-
guards condition and showed that he could
speak a little English. He said:
Il aid not know we were not on the mat.
I could not help 1t. He pulled me Off the
mat"
Bill Hokuf won in straight falls from
Policeman McCabe, the first fail In 1851.
with a half nelson. and the ~second-ln 1917,
with a half nelson and bar hold. This
was quite a lively match, with Hokuf the
aggressor all the way through.
An exhibition was given by Jack Toliver
and Anton Ruby. the tumbler. Toliyer at
tempted 70 throw Ruby twice in an hour,
but was not able 20 accomplish the feat
They gave a good exhibition OF getting
away from holds. with Toliver always on
the offensive.
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