The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-01-21
Manner in Which They Trans
formed Wrestling Match Into
National Demonstration,
a CorkeT
---a~f
European Behemoth Makes Short
Work of Stengel and Yankee
Rogers in Handicap Bout.
BY PAUL HALE sRusKE.


contest With Frank Gotch. OF America,
for the championship OF the world.
scored a pronounced triumph last
evening IN the Light Guary armory.
The triumph was not so much IN
S;he easy -nanner in yshieh he handled
Stengel and Rogers, the men selected
to oppose him on tn mat. but consisted
far more prominently OF the ovation
which was rendered by the local
! Polish-Americans. his countrymen by
birth and ancestry, who made up a
tremendous majority OF the crowd
The few hundred wrestling enthusi
osts OF native birth who looked IN
while the Detroit Poles yelled them
selves hoarse over Zbyszko's exploits
on the ma. and then fairly mobbed
their hero at the close, may have been
amused at the spectacle Most OF them
frankly smiled. But they failed 20
grasp the significance which the event
possessed for the men and women who
took part In the demonstration. To
the Poles the sight OF Zbyszko stirred
up feelings which can only be likened
TO those that animate the breast OF
the man who. after years in a foreign
land, sees the flag of his country ty-
ing in the breeze from the peak OF 4
big battleship. Zbyszko is the Polish
national hero. II wasn't the fat, per
spring mountain of a man whom the
men and women fondled. Rugged.
kissed and congratulated at the close.
II was Poland, as embodied In his per-
son.
Poles Saved the Show.
But for the support of the Detroit
Poles, Zbyszko's exhibition-it was
merely this and nothing mOre-would
have fallen fiat II did rot appeal TO
the average sportsman who was quick
10 see that Stengel and Rogers were
little more than hired men, out to do
their parts In the testimonial. But the
Poles were there merely 10 see their
man in action. They saw and were
satisfied.
The show was not a long-drawn out
affair. Two preliminarles, each a
lively / 3 minute bout with no decision
az the expiration OF the time limit.
preceded the appearance of the big
boy.
The applause began when he strobe
through the throng To the old Metro
politan Athletic club ring, which WIS
pitched in a spot in the hall that drew
forth memories of boxing days. by
and gone.
The Pole IS certainly a tremendous
man. Last night he weighed 233
pounds and the fat rippled across his
stomach with every move Sremen-
dously lgiht on his feet. his feet 10
inches OF height seemed greatly fore
shortened. His shoulders and body
were as big as q barrel and his ire
mendous arms were as large as telc-
graph poles.
Herr Wilhelm Stengel appeared In
the opposite corner and they went az
Il. Zbyszko Immediately going behind
and working aggressively. The min.
ute wasn't up before the Herr fell into
a hold that was chiefly a crotch and a
push. Jimmie Burns capered madly
about the contestants as ZbysZko
slowly forced the Hers shoulders TO
the matt Just as lie patted Zbyszko
on the back signifylng that the fall
had been achieved. Stengel wriggled
free. Properly II was only a flying
fall but what the ex-sheriff said went.
steneeI Was PeeVed.
"Vass?" exclaimed the Herr in dis
gust Then he retired TO dress behind
a curtain back Of the stage. whence
his head occasionally peeped forth to
observe what was happening to Yam
kee Rogers. who came next.
The result left Zbyszko over SO MN
utes in which to dispose of Rogers
and he took mis- time. The American.
who stood of Hackenschmidt for
like As minutes, looked like
q lath beside the Pole He was easily
6 feet inches I'm height and could
not have weighed more than 210
pounds mere stripping. But he
was quick and yiry and Zbyszko gave
the crowd a run for its money. Rogers
never had chance TO throw his OPP
ponent though the fortunes OF war
sometimes found him back of ZbysZko
The Pole used little in the way OF pun
ishing holds but kept after Rogers In
a main strength sort OF a way, which
was apparently what the crowd liked.
After them pranccG the genial ex-
sheriff. sweating as proiusely as the
wrestlers themselves Twice ZbysZlto
would have had his man but for the
fact that the hold would have thrown
his opponent into the crowd once
Capt. Baker, OF the police department,
interfered demonstrating thereby
that DetrCits alert rustOdians OF luO-
Tic safety were present and cieilant
Several times Rogers finish seemed
immaneut but the Pole was mercifuI
and v was not until 80 minutes were
up that, In substantially the same
| manner In which he had wrecked
Stensels ambitions he nut his Cd.
ponent down and held him there.
No Fenby Match.
Among the interested observers
were r. Reakes OF Lansing Mich
and Z. Fenby Of Shepard, Mich. con.
I yoyed by b. Klock, their local renra-l
sentative Fenby- was Introduced Inv
I the teather-lunged and imported an.
knouncer az the close OF the bout as
challenging winner.
After tie bout conference was
held at which the Zbyszko folks
agreed to wrestle Fenby In straight
snatch here early In March Tbev
refused 10 post forfeit until the date
could be definitely set. however. and
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