Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-27
REFEREE TALKS OF
THE BIG WRESTLE
Ed Smith Writes Entertsiningly Of
the Interest in the Cutler
Steoher Affair.
PRINCIPALS TRAINING HARD
~ ED w. SMITH.


CHICAGO, June 2s-Its up r. the
wrestiers now to make Gene Meladys big
Omaha circus the success Il deserves to
be. From all Appearances at this Cnd OF
the line Omaha's astonishingly good pro-
moter has done everything possible to
boom the match. and all that remains
rev is for Joe stecher and Charley Cut
Ter to deliver on the evening of July at
Rourke park.
That they will haven't the slightest
doubt.
1 We never seen stecher In or out Of
action, but II is easy to opine frCm a
mere glance at his amazing record that
he. Is a man who always will deliver,
Whether no continues his winning streak
ia this contest or should happen to be de.
fested.
Cutler has a trick Of delivering when
least expected to do so. Note what he
did in Chicago to the much-touted FRS
tensky. who was expected to ca: him
alive.
because have never seen stecher in
action 1 cannot express an opinion and
wouldn't anyway, because OF my official
connection with the match. All l am
looking and hoping for in this battle 10
that the people who are paying grand
opera prices to sec every foot Of the
struggle get a run for their coin. and
I'll be there to see that, as far as It is
possible to do so. everything is conducted
in straightforward, honest and thor
oughly sportsmanlike manner.
Match ON the square.
The honesty of the match is not to be
doubted. otherwise I could afford to
have nothing to do with IL The referee
Las as much of a reputation TO protect
in an important affair of this kind as the
principals. Inasmuch as l expect to re-
main In the sporting game for a long
time. am not looking for any smirches
or my character.
That 1t will be a fair match in every
way I haven't any doubt. 1 have gone
to some pains to inquire into sterher's
wrestling system and l find that he is
clean and above board in everything he
does. There is nothing foul about his
work. and as Cutler lie pretty much the
Sc me sort of a workman in the ring there
need be no anxiety on that score.
We will have a thorough understanding
before we start work on just what will
be permitted. You see. the articles of
agreement do not even mention what
rules the contest will be decided under.
But there need be no anxiety over this.
All that needs to be done Is TO find out
Just what the promoter and the contest
ants want to do about cettain points
that are apt to come up. Once n verbal
agreement is reached, then all will be
ready for the call of time
Cutler Works Hard. :,
I saw cutler work out in his private
gymnasium the other morning and he
surely seemed to be fit to do battle in
the match of his life. as this is opt to
be. Cutler wasn't ready the day l saw
! him, but with more than weeks time
he then had-ten days. to be axact-he
will be In great condition. 1 never saw
him looking better or more confident.
He worked with Ed Lewis, Earl Cad
dock, Charley Challender. the eonduc-
tor, and Joe Geshtout. the morning 1
watched him. He gave each of them
about twelve minutes of regular. straight
wrestling. AS I understand It they do
much of their inside work strictly in
private. This. was told. consisted Of
steady practice at breaking the body
scissors. 1t is the defense for this lock
that Cutler has been working on for
three weeks now, and he secretly admits
that b2 believes he has perfected one
that Will moro than meet the require
ments OF the match.
Many Help Him Train.
That Stecher has thrown a tremendous
scare into the Cutler people is appar-
emit Charley never trained Before as he
has trained for this battle. Note the
high priced staff OF helpers he has sur
rounded himself with and you can easily
see that the Michigan giant isn't guess
ing that ne Is going to have any snap
in this affair.
Cutler will enter the ring, he thinks,
Weighing 22s pounds. This all depends
on the weather he encounters for the
next week ana after he gets to Omaha
II II is hot he will reduce more than
he will IL the weather remains cool
The big man is free to admit that he
intends to make a Epshing match of II
from the jump. He hopes in this way &c
fonfuse Stecher and keep him on the de-
j fensive as much az possible This surely
means a hot match right off the rsel.
Let's hope II will be all of that and
that It is decided strictly on Its merits
and without accident