The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-07
Wrestling Match Best Ever Seen
in N. D.--Ordeman Won From Pole
The Giant Zbyszko Is Given Scare Of His Lfe--0rdeman the
Agrcssor Throughout the Observation-Disclosures Were
Good--Seth Richardson Referee

Before the largest crowd that ever
witnessed a wrestling match in North
Dakota, Henry ordeman, American
champion clearly demonstrated the
right to his title when last night the
husky Zbyszko who agreed to pin the
mill city grappler's shoulders to the
mat twice in an hour, failed to u
a single fall. Not only did the giant
Pole fail to gain a fall but he was
forced to work the defensive the great
er part of the evening.
ordeman made many friends in
Fargo last night by his sportsmanlike
credit for taking the chances he did
with the Pole.
Pole Refused to Wear Shoes.
Ordeman was the first to make his
appearance and after being introduced
received cheers that shook the house.
Zhyszko entered at 10:40 and received
a great hand. His mammoth struc-
ture seemed to mystify the great crowd
and the general question of the fans
at the start of the match seemed,
to be, How long can Ordeman stay"
After Zbyszko was introduced he went
back to bis corner and took off his
shoes, at this juncture George Barton,
Ordeman's manager saw the situation
toned him about wearing his shoes.
zbyszko refused to wear them.
ordemsn no "Piker."
Barton talking for ordeman, rather
than disappoint the Fargo fans said,
when Zbyszko defeated Ordeman in
Boston some weeks ago, the Pole made
a remark after the match that he
could dump Ordeman twice in an hour,
this challenge vas accepted and Jack
Herman, manager for Zbyszko posted
$500 as a side bet that the Pole could
do 1t. The match was made and we
came here tonight to wrestle straight
American Observation-Disclosures rules.
These rules state that the particle
pants should wear shoes. Zbyszko
knows Ordeman is a wizzard and
without a peer of the famous toe-hoid
and by keeping his shoes off will make
it practically useless for Ordeman to
try the toe-hold. Seth Richardson,
who was the third man in the ring,
wanted to disqualify the Pole IL he
did not put the shoes on, but Barton
am closer to the footlights and told
the fans that Ordeman was no "piker''
and would go on. This remark brought
out rounds of cheers and the match
was on.
zhysxke on Defensive.
Zbyszko met a worthy opponent in
Ordeman and after a few minutes OF
wrestling it could be plainly seen that
Ordeman was working just as hard
for a fall as the giant Pole. Zbyszko
was in several tight places and it was
the opinion of everyone who saw the
match that If Zbyszko wore shoes he
would have been dumped. Ordernan
had the toe hold clarnped on zbyszko
on one occasion, being handicapped
by the Precipitation on the Poles feet
which made it hopeless. This n i'm
stance would have seen zbyszko
thrown IL he had had shoes on.
Referee Richardson who OBLIGATED at
the big match gave very general salts
faction. Al dispute over the absence
of the Poles shoes was the only fea-
ture OF the bout that could be called
objectionable.
AT the conclusion OF the match Jack
Herman, manager for zbyszko, paid
over $500 to Ordeman, the none
which he had agreed to forfeit if the.