The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-11

St5nlSlaUS ZbySZko VS., Jess WeSter-
gard, zbyszko won with straight falls.
/ Ibyszi<o threw Jess WcstcrSard twice
last night. but before Westcrcald's shoul-
dcrs were pinned TO the mat they had
given clever and thrilling wrestling cN-
| hioition. The Pole won the first fall in
| hour ana minutes and tho second fall
| in I minutes and II seconds. The first
| fall was obtained with further arm
| hold and the second with Il reverse body
| hold.
The first bout was continuous action
| from The start 10 finish 1t gave the
crowd huge enjoyment. but the sympathy
| OF The spectators was mostly with WcS
| tcrsard.
Zbyszl,o is like no other athlete in the
world. Ills physique il almost Srotcsquc
and his antics in the ring consist OF one
| surprise after another. His torso, chest
and neck development arc tremendous,
| but his legs arc short and seem made
quatc TO carry the great weight aboy Q
! them. His neck Is biz and so short that
| IL affords but a poor hold for a wrestler,
although Nestcrgard last night eNtTCat-
| ed himself from dangerous positions twice
by a head lock. The Pole possesses the
agility of an ape and, despite his squat,
| awkward looking build, ha IS the quick
est big man on the mat today. He uses
very few holds, but whenever he gets
a. hold his adversary must he strong
and clever 10 get away. Wcstcrgard was
| clever. but Zbyszko was much the strong
! or. The 81. raul athlete is tall and
rangy. Announcer Willard Bean said that
WcsterCard weighed 2l2 and Zbyszko a3G
] pounds. Ibyszko was formerly n lawyer
I in Poland. He speaks eight languages
ana has liberal education.
| When The Wrestlers came 10 the center
! OF the mat they shook hands They
! jockeycd for holds, and II was almost ten
minutes before Wcstcrgard went down,
| with Zbyszleo on tho offensive. IbysHko
got number OF apparently effective
holds. but Wcstcrsard suuirmed out Of
them. After twenty minutes OF wrestling
| Wcstcrsard got a tne hold and gave tue
IbyS2lio when hc got to his feet,
seemed angry. especially as some Of the
! spectators were "booing' him, and he
went after Westersard in Il determined
manner. In trying To grab Westergard
| by the back Of the neck he slapped him
on the cheol and the St. Paul man
| turned rcd with rage soon Ncslsrsard
! got Ibyszllo down and the crowd cheercd
wildly, making II apparent HAT nine
! spectators out Of ten wanted TO see the
| foreigner thrown.
! hold the Poles tremendous strength en-
abcd him In break IT, but his legs were
! 30 short and WcStcrS3rd's arms so long
that tho ST. Paul man could get 4 toe
| hold whenever he wanted Ia. After WcS-
| lcreard had punished the Pole severely
with the toe holds. the crowd was always
| Yelling:
Get him by the sore toe, Joss
Whenever WeStcrsard made a move
for q toe hold the gallery boys shouted
Get his right toe, that's the sore enc,
Jess"
| Weslersard had learned, however that
! the toe hold was ineffective. except AS
a means Of punishment. Westergard had
| another way OF agsravat'ng the Pole:
| While both were standing. Jess grabbed
| Tbyszko by the forearm and twisted his
! hand and wrist, forcing him to wbirl
round nut IbysZko. watching his chance.
diycd FOR Westcrgard's legs and put him
ON the mat,
At the end OF one hour OF wrestling
Wcstergard was on the offensive. when
suddenly Zbyslko raised UP and. by
sheer strength. threw Wcstergard on his
head Before Jess knew just what was
happening the Pole had him by the head
and arms Wcsrergard apparently had
escaped holds that were seemingly more
dangerous. and the crowd settled down.
not expecting fall for some time yet
Instead of getting a hold on the arm
nearest TO him. 2hyszko. with lightning
Ike agility. seized the farther arm and
pinned Westcrgard's shoulders to the
mat.
II was all done so quickly that Referee
Julius Johnson himself Was srsa'ly sur, ,sa
back, acclaiming him the victor.
After ton minute interval the two
men flced each other FOR III" second
bout. IbySzkn divcd FOR WestcrGard' $
leg. picked him up bodily and threw him
TO tho E,ut. Then he obtained u reverse
body hold aua gradually horc him down
Gnill MS SflbnlH"IS NFif I'llt'u ~ lli'
mat Ties too big for me" WcstcrSard
admitted aficr the hast fall.
In the first prciimiuary i. \, Johnson
or St-PaUl. one Of Wcsierea = pupils,
wrcstlcd thirty minutes with George
Nelson or Preston, ida. The bout was
q draw.
Interest IN ne second preliminary VAS
almost rs great as iu Ire main hcpl be
cause 20 many persons wanted 20 see
Julius Johnson in ac,icu IN order to csu-
ma'c his chances OF throwing Mike Iolt"i
when they com" together after Mike re-
turns from TIC east. johnson "Js piitcd
aSaius, Franz NrCarToll pi Idaho Falls.
McCsrror weighed 10 pounds ana insist
eI on tho toe hold beir- barred, hc
cause when Gohc throw b.Iu two weeks
ago yCkcl twisted NcCarrcts Toe. II
took YoIni for'y-dvc minutes 10 get one
fail with McCarroN. and he lost the
-patCh because hc failed 10 throw McCar-
roll twice In an hour.
Perhaps In fcrtr-fivc minutes Johnson
might have thrown McCarrcll last night.
but II was doubtful. because McCarroil
devoted himself entirely 10 defense, lie
would not make a single effort to assume
the aggressive. with the toe hold
barred and with an opponent who simply
viii not make an aggressive movement.
any wrestler has q hard time. Johnson
worked hard. and twice IL seemed as
though he was about TO pin Mccarrolls
shoulders To- the mat. but the Idaho Falls
boy slipped out OF tho holds. Johnson
weighed l6i pounds and looked as though