The Detroit times., 1910-01-20

HEART Vim IL.
- Sporting
|sHEARTl Editor.


the colossal Pole. have failed 10 be-
come more than conversational I'm the
60 ordiality with
which they have
wnEsiIINSs.s accepted the offer
TALLNRAND. OF Ed Fenhy. the
Michigan giant. TO
come down TO Detroit and cross "holts
on the mat Nor Is the situation par
ticularly surprising. for Mr.. Zoysczko
has had the program or the show I'D
be given tonight IN Detroit mapped
out for some time and doesn't want
any unruly gentleman, such as Mr..
Ftnby is said 10 be. butting in on the
festivities that will occur In the
armory when his countrymen In De-
tOit are rendering him a cordial vel
come 10 our beautiful city.
or course, II would be foolish 10
hazard the idea that a man OF
Zbysczko's reputation is afraid OF a
man like Fenby who is seldom heard
from. outside the borders OF his native
state. Undoubtedly the Pole will be
ready TO take on the Michigander later
In different conditions. When this
does occur. however. IL is safe TO pre-
dict that Mr. ZbyscZko's friends viii
zee 10 IL that he is in the pink OF con-
dition and prepared for battle. They
haven't seen Mr.. Fenby. but they do
know that one Robert Reakes OF Ian
sing wouldn't be prepared To wager
real money on Fenby's chances against
Zbyscko, were ne not OF the real I'm
preston that Mr. Fenby had better
than an even chance OF winning. And
Mr. Reakes judgment of wrestlers and
their capabilities is very highly re-
garded the world over.
''Reakes has an ace in the hole
somewhere on this business re-
marked Morris Collins. Zbysczko's
representative. who was here ahead OF
the show. Il only wish | knew what
it was"
General opinion has it that Reakes
has been doing for Fenby what Tommy
Ryan once did for Jeffries in another
department OF athletics. and is now
ready to clean up. II wouldn't be the
first time he had turned trick OF
that sort either, for there are few who
will forget the way he astonished the
country with Freddie Beell only n
few years ago, ending the campaign
in a match with Gotch In which Beell
copied the worlds championship,
though only to lose Il few months
after.
In Fenby Reakes has a man in
flnitely stronger and bigger than Beel.
He has been naturally much harder 10
teach, but Reakes has been at IL now
for five years, In which time, accord
ing TO those who know. Fenby has de-
veioped from the rough. untaught
child OF the backwoods. into man
whom Reakes believes. is ready TO
show himself the. master OF the most
feared wrestler of all Europe.
Now II is suggested that match be-
tvs cen Gleason and Richard would be
tactful bit OF diplomacy the winner
to decide the location where the Jeff-
| Jack mill is TO be staged.
! With Bill Evans. Hughie Jennings,
John l. Sullivan. Jim Corbett, Willie
Hoppe. Addie Joss. Jim Jeffrles. Jack
Johnson and others too numerous 10
mention. all working for him. the aver
age sporting editor should be able 10
enjoy the better things OF life quite
we'll these winter days.
The beautiful romance OF the ball
player who answered the phone and
got acquainted with the lady who
wanted to know the score. sounds web
with one exception. What was he
doing at the phone while the game
was on?
They do say that IT isn't necessary
for one TO carry an interpreter along
to appreciate the main trend OF Mr..
Zbysczko's graphing