South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-10
ZBYSZKO WINS
MATCH IN TWO
STRAIGHT FALLS
Puts MartinSOn'S Shoulders to
Mat in TWenty-eight Min
uteS in First Attempt -
Second Fall Comes Easier.

Wladek Zbyszko. claimant of the
wrestling championship of Europe,
was successful in his match last night
at the Polish Turner hall with Paul
MartinsOn, the giant Chicago Dane
He took two straight falls from the
Chicago grappler. the first in 2S min
utes and the second in 1872.
The first fall was accomplished
with a powerful reverse body nold
and wrist lock, which MartinsOn
squirmed into after he had freed him
self from a wicked bar arm and
crotch grip. The second was gained
with a standing crotch hold.
In the second fall. ZbyszkO ac-
cOmpliShed one OF the most wonder
full things seen in local wrestling cir
cles in years. Martinson's powerful
! legs were graphing the Poles neck
J in a crushing, wind-stopping scissors
| lock and the Pole was on his hands
| and knees on the floor. He slowly
Strengthened up, dragging the heavy
| body Of his opponent with him. He
| clasped him about the abdomen and
| breaking the scissors on his neck with
a mighty surge of his great strength,
pitched the Dane to the floor and
slowly pinned his shoulders to the
mat.
The first five minutes Of the bout
were the tamest. Both gladiators
were trying each other out. Martin
| son succeeded in the middle of the
| first count in gaining a tight hammer
! lock across the abdomen of the Pole,
and with telling jerks. endeavored to
| crowd the heavier mans wind. In
| this he was unsuccessful, however, as
at the end of the match. the Pole
after q moments rest seemed as fresh
| as a daisy.
| The Pole wrestled barefooted. while
] Il, 49,,
| tic shoes. The shoes made il difficult
| for the Pole to gain the renowned toe
hold, while Martinson time and again
4 in the first fall graSped the Pole s
| big toe, only 10 have the latter wrlS-
] gle out of it. II was in the first fall
| that Zbyszko, gaining a wicked toe
! hold and ankle lock on the Dane,
] forced him to cry, Enough, enough"
Match Grows Rough.
When the two grapplers. who have
| an intense rivalry between them, per-
/ ceiVed that the bout was TO last some
| time. they grew rather rough in their
| tactics. Martinson claimed that the
| Pole was deliberately trying to heel
him with the palm Of his hand, but
ZbyszkO laughed and said he was
merely trying 10 get holds. At an
other time the Pole got a powerful
| scissors across the neck of the lane
| and the latter cried 10 the referee
| tf it was the strange hold, which
/ We the only hold barred.
The referee failed to see il that
| way however. and when the Dane
| scrambled to his feet, il looked for a
| moment as if the police would but
| on and stop the bout. as he went aft
/ er the referee with appraised fist.
| However he was drag ged away
| and the bout was allowed TO be IN
| ished.
Hussane SELDOM OF Michigan City
. who has thrown George Demetral
| DR.. y. +. Roller and others in recent
| matches, was introduced and issued
/ a challenge TO the winner Of last
nights match. Young Lew Pop. the
| local featherweight pugilist, was also
introduced and his challenge was ac-
| cepted by Young Houston at I26
| pounds. The boys viii be brought to-
| gether soon.
In the preliminaries. Battling Core
! threw Matt Hayes twice and YOUNG
| Houston pinned the shoulders OF
Young Elton TO the mat IN two
! straight falls. G. +. Balka refereed
the bout and Eddie Billings was Off
cial timekeeper and announcer.