New-York tribune., 1911-12-26
RA|CEv|CH LEAVES RING
Wrestling Match with ZbySzko
at Garden Ends Abruptly.
NEARLY DOWNS THE POLE
Then Referee Declares Men Are
of the Mat, and Italian
Quits in Huff.

The much advertised handicap wrestling
.,,,cb between Zbyszko and Raicevich
terminated most unsatisfsctorily at Mad
,.on Square Garden last night Accord
,,v 10 the conditions. Zbyszko was 70
,S-ow his man three times in ninety min
utes.
zbyszko did gain the first fall in trife
lees than thirtv-eight minutes with =
cyoss-arm hold After rest OF ten min
utes the giants grappled again. Almost
hefore they came together Raicevich got
hsb,nd his rival and they went 10 the mat
With a thud Raicevich then applied the
cross-arm hold. the same one with which
zbvszko had been successful a short time
before
Gradually the Italian brought his oppo-
rent's shoulders toward the canvas. and u
seemed q certainty that the fall would soon
be his Just when n looked as II the fell
had been gained. Tom Jenkins. the referee,
tanned Raicevich on the back, telling him
that they were off the mat. The Italian
could not see II that way. At any rate. he
was so certain that he had thrown his man
fairly that he Immediately left the ring.
The time was 3.S2.
tn, Zbyszko party Immediately sot up a
howl and they were backed up by Jen-
lJDs. who said he could not allow the call
He admitted afterward 10 the writer that
Raiceyich in an probability would have
gained tho fall
Tho crowd Immediately set up great
racket. blowing horns and pouring down
from the gallery and arena seats. Because
NJ the urroar no attempt was made 70 an
ne had no right TO decide who had won
the match. merely contendng that he
would not allow the second fall
II was lOl5 O'Clock when Zbyszko and
Raicevich shook hands Tom jenkins. a
former Catch-as- -Catch-can champion. was
the referee. The giants bulled around for
q few moments when Zbyszko got behind
his man and they went TO the mat but
the advantage was short lived. as the
Italian squirmed out Of the difficulty and
IN q second was on his feet again.
To the amazement Of the followers OF
the Pole, the Italian then became the ag-
gressor. and in a twinkling he sent
Zbyszko over his head with a flying mare
After fifteen minutes tie men were on
the mat with RaiCevich the aggressor
he tried a half Nelson on Zbyszko, and a
little later the italian worked hard to get
the toe hold. lie lost. however. as it was
hard to keep the grip on the others bare
limb.
When they had been wrestling half an
hour Zbyszko got dangerous leg hold on
his man and il did not seem possible for
the Italian to save himself. but when his
shoulders were almost touching, the man
from sunny Italy broke loose.
4 few moments later Zbyszko got
double front Nelson on his opponent and
finally pinned his shoulders 10 the mat with
a cross arm hold. The time was $3.50.
When the stars made their appearance
there did not appear much 10 choose be
tween the Italian and the Pole. Raicevich
looked as powerful as Zbyszko and 1t was
generally agreed that il the latter
was going 10 accomplish his task Of throw
ing the other three times in ninety min
utes the feat would have TO be accom-
rlished through a greater knowledge of
the sport
Stanislaus Cyzaniewicz, professionally
known as Zbyszko, was born in the vii
age OF Jodlowa, Poland. in 1881. lie was
educated in Crakow, where he resides
when at home, and is proprietor Of one Of
th, leading hotels there. He is a graduate
o. the Vienna Law University. but, as he
put il himself, preferred the strenuous
-amc Of wrestling, with its financial posi-
hiitics. TO becoming a poor lawyer
Zbyszk0.s physical measurements are as
follows Height. , feet II inches: chest
o. inches waist. 20 inches; neck, 22l3
inches. salt - inches: thigh, % inches.
Ills weight is about 20 pounds.
The Poles one defeat has been at the
hands of Frank Gotch, who caught him
unawares and applied the vicious toe hold.
That was when the Polish champion was
a. mere novice at the catch-as-catch-can
style of wrestling
Giovanni Raicevich was born in Italy
twenty-nine years ago. His home at the
present time IL in Pisa, where he owns a
villa. His weight is 24O pounds and he
stands % feet 1Ol2 inches. His neck is
q inches. The Italian measures 30 inches
around the thigh, the calf is 10 inches, fore
arm l7 inches and wrist 1874 inches.
With the exception Of the chest develop
mout Raiccvicb compared favorably with
the Pole IN all of the other measurements.
The first preliminary brought John Nc
Ioughln. the Irish lad. and Victor Fuerst
together I'm a catch-as-catch-can bout, linn
tied To- twenty minutes. After eleven and
half minutes Of lively work Mclaughlin
threw lis man with half Nelson and
crotch hold.
Ignaco GalewsH and Nicola Montagno,
an aggressive lightweight, next came to-
co'he~ Montagno won the first fan in
twelve minutes applying double arm
lock II required Montagno only four min
Htes and ten seconds to win the second and
decisive fail. using the Tying mare hold.
Tho last Of the preliminaries brought Neil
Olsen o powerful Dane. and Jim Calvin,
known as tho Irish champion, together in
hard bout. Calvin won the first fall in
lo+S with = double arm hold. and Olsen
Tho next. using the flying marc, the time
being 60 Calvin protested vigorously at
ff.r .f.. id.