The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-23
GODERYICA In
STRENGTH TESTS
ABsrRIAH wnEsTLuo cHAnrPIoH
TO MET DR
MONDAY
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When Or Roller and uiias Godsrvica
g. % the mat ln the Auditorium nsGt
Monday night thsy viii have the added
iii h. matched Sith zbys1Eo. n. heavy.
weight champion % the World Godsr-
Nica 10 oonndeni hs can gsisat any men
~ them and like Rolls-. 70 anxious 20
set n try a. the wonderful Polish Crap
pier
The Rollsr-Godervies wrestling match
viii h. a hummer. ~ the best suesses o.
the citys sporting fraternity do ont 20
ssirey and me match should BrSvs one
since last week there has been little else
talked IN local ~sportinE circles except
dicatisnr are that another huge crowd
sM witness the doinE-
Tickets Tor the big bout are nov be-
next Friday morning al the Auditorium
ticket Office.
The foliowinE clipping was taken from
the Rochester. y. Y Union and Advertis-
or
the haker theatsr last night. Hlias GOd-
ervica, the Assyrian champion. gave An
sshibiuon Of MS strength he shows a
large number OF strength feats. one OF
them T. done with a bar % iron that
measures three inches IN width. lie
winds that iron around hts orr four
times b. using the other hand alone II
would a three men Of ordinary
strength 10 wind the same piece OF iron
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hand with the head resting against the
neahy part q the thumb, and the spike
protruding between his rins and middle
hnFers. he rivets a through a three
inch plank. A single blow f. all he used.
Taxing a rope IN one hand. he permits
eight men 20 seize The other end and he
holds his place while they tug In vain
10 move him. lie also completes IN a tug
81 war with I'VE men. holding the rope
IN HI steeth. he shows the sane
hands. He takes iron and bends "a into
various shapes with his teeth. lie makes
n straight pull and breaks a new horse,
shoe intwo He also takes two fun
decks OF cards and tears them In halves.
Then putting the pieces together he
again tears them In halves. making
eight parts OF the deck.
Tests Of strength.
"Godervico makes various other per
he was by Far, the strongest man ever
seen IN this city, After his exhibition
@i eng Joqerylea Mres'isd I'm
Godervicn r. an that has been said %
him re u strong, rough and fierce. lie
upon. hut Il BE- effective He T. an in
Netcrate. unrelentiug punisher, apparent
~ or unlimited endurance, and possessed
OF exceptional speed and plenty OF bull
dog uEEreSsiveucEs.
After twenty miuutes Parr dived for
Gofcrvica's legs and secured a nrm grip
on the Assyrian's right leg. but God
e%rNica, putting all his power In the
maneuvcr broke away amid an uproad.
This exhibition % strength was the FIRST
nip 90 the EnEtzhman concerning the
power ~ the wonderful wrestler with
whom he was battling. lie made an
other lunEe for GOdervica's legs. but
GoderNica sldestepped and brought Parr
70 the mat with a waist hold and the
the big crowd ronded It's approval The
Assyrian won the first fnll in twenty
four minutes with a waist lock.
'Godervica rushed en- and slammed
Parr 20 the mat and pinned hin for the
second fan in ten minutes After the
match Parr said he had contracted TO
meet one man but In Goderyica he had
met several In one, which was hardly an
equal contest"
In connecting with tho Roller-Goder-
Nica match another big heavyweight
bout VIII be staged, making two hnizh
matches on the same date. Ivan Nicha-
Ion. the giant Russian will probably
meet I'd lewis, or some other good
heavyweight.