The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-26
YOUNG men MASTERS
OF W0RLD-OLD SPORT
Ed. Lewis Has Added Many Tricks
to the Game That Was Old
Before He Was Born.
HUssANE A FORMIDABLE MAN
Champion Turk and Young Ken
tuckian Will Hold Stage at Broad
Street Park Thursday Night in
Bout for Championship.

wrestling is a world-o old sport It
Is the sport mankind turned to first of
All, Tor II Is practiccd with Just ma
lures equipment. All nations have de-
Neioped some form of II to greater or
less degree. and during all the ages 1t
has been developing II is doubtful IL
there is another performer of the same
age who has gained so much fame on
the mat, as the fast and speedy Ken
lucky wrestler. 0u tStrangler) Lewis
LOWS is graduate of the Wisconsin
University. where he first won fame as
football player. He has just turned
his twentythird year and weights
when entering the ring around 2l2
pounds. He embodies every requisite
known to the sport and has developed
the application Of these qualities to
the highest point ever known. The
fact that no has been able to add tricks
and holds OF a game that was old be-
fore his genealogical tree began, at
test that mind, we'll as body, has
aided him In completing this wonderful
human machine.
Lewis astonished the world by tho
ease with which he disposed of Ivan
Nlanator. probably the strongest man
in the world to-day, certainly the
strongest man in the wrestling game
Lewis was first discovered in the
bushes" by Jack Miller Then Fred
Bee!l got hold of Lewis and started
teaching him the inside game. In 1911
he declared that he would make Lewis
worlds champion. Lcwis's match
with the then declining Tom Jenkins
first attracted the attention OF the gem
eraI public. From that moment Lewis
of the game. Since his first victory he
has been defeated but twice, then un-
der conditions that did not detract
from his reputation as wrestler.
Americus threw him at Chicago
through an accident.
lie FOL nj
ing to mako quick whirl when he
struck his head against n post In the
ring, which rendered his unconscious
Lewis also lost to Zybszko. but the
giant Pole was forced to go n rapid
pace to win. Lewis was declared the
winner in his bout with Roller, who
was forced to give up, after tho bout
had gonc nearly two hours. Roller
broke four ribs while battling with tho
STRANGER and the referee gave the
decision to Lewis.
AS to Iousoff Hussanc, his world
wide reputation as one OF the fastest
and NercIest grapples the game has
ever known. is we'll known to the fans
and fannies of Greater Richmond. His
victories over practically all of the
best men in the heavy weight division
makes him the one man who Is looked
upon by competent sport writer's as the
man TO wrest the championship from
both Lewis and Roller
hO urn y mas inc Hollow
ing 70 say: "eW have our eyes on the
championship. OF course. and I think
Hussane has right to claim the Amer
lean title. We are not laying any
claims to the worlds championship
but I am anxious to match the Turk
against Zybszko again. or any other
man who thinks he has a right to
claim championship honors AS Ed
Lewis and Roller are looked upon as
next to-Zybszko in this country, real
ize the Turk must defeat them before
have right to claim another match
with Zybszko. Regarding the Zybszko-
IIussane match In Louisville. the Turk
had all the best Of that match up to the
time Zybszko threw IIussanc into the
ring side seats putting him out of
commission However will get
the big Pole yet, as I think the Turk
the better man Of the two"
The fans can gather from this that
the Turk Is some wrestler, and Lewis
will certainly have to be at his very
best to win Thursday night. IT is an
nounced that despite the Importance Of
this match. there Will be no advance
In prices. also ladies will be admitted
free, as usual. Over 900 of the fair
sex saw the Lewis-Lundin match Seats
on sale at AIcCoy's now. With the
many out-of-town inquiries the ball
park Will be crowded to its utmost ca
pacity next Thursday night.