The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-20

of these distinguished INaISt bu' merely that they were being saved for future matches. AS matter of fact. Humphries thought the Ne braska boy would be eager to meet either of them in a finish match.
 Dr Roller is evidently fayorlte with the crowd, which eheered him to the echo Lewis was also ap- plauded generously, but the mar ycl's name produced a pandemoni- um.
 Humphries announced that the con ditions of the match were the best two falls out of three, with no holds barred except the strangle. Tha men threw off their bathrobes af 10:16. and never were the atJrac- tions of a chorus girl viewed more closely by the crowd than were Stecher's famous logs.
 They were worth looking at, too Under the maroon tights which covered their calves great knots of muscles wound and unwound themselves. His sturdy ankles ap- peared slender by comparison. Fro'l hip to knee was the development often seen on the old time cowboy or broncho buster who rode with a long stirrup and retained his seat by the grip of his legs. Stech- CT also wore black trunks, but from the waist up his body was bare His upper torso resembled the fight CT rather than the wrestler.
 The muscles are not knotted, but flow smoothly under the skin in long ripples. When he is in ac- tion they stand out and he ar pears to have no superfluous flesh He is not thick through the chest as was Gotch. nor are his arms so large, but for all that they aQ- pear to have the strength of wire cables.
 The moment the men met at the center of the mat Stecher took the offensive IL was evident that he was ill no way troubled by the size of the crowd or the fact that it was his first appearance in this city. His manner was most busi- ness like. He was there to throw his opponent and to do it in as short a time as possible.
 
 His strength appeared to be su- perior to that of Henderson and he handled him easily. In almost no time at all Stecher had the Marvel on the mat and was seek ing to pin him down Henderson put up the best resistance he was able to offer and several times slipped out of what looked like finishing holds
 It was Stechers deadly legs that did two-thirds of the work TheE curled around the Marvel in tHe fashion of the elephants s trunk, and with the intelligence aud control usually attributed to arms.
 The men wrestled to the edge of the mat and Bothner brought them in. Again the Marvel squirm"3 toward the ropes, but this time Stecher had him. With his famous body scissors and arms lock he laid Henderson's shoulders squarely ou the mat During the ten minutes intermission Stecher left the ring with his brother.
 TINKER CRABS STEVE YERkEs.
 Baseball sharps say that Joe Tinker knew what he was doing when he paid s6,500 to President Gwinner, of the Pittsburg Federals, for the release of Second Baseman Steve Yerkes.
 When Manager Carrigan, of the Boston Red SOX, internationally re leased him Tn 1914 it caused great surprise While more than one team at the time needed a reliable key stone guardian, he was permitted to get out of the major leagues. It was said Yelkes was a Jake Stahl adherent and therefore was in bad with Carrigau, who seized the first opportunity to let him out.
 Carrigan had cause to regret let ting Yerkes go, Janvrin, whom he put in his place, did not make good and Carrigan had to pay sum of $14,00C to obtain Jack Barry of the Athletics. Had the Red SoX been unable to get Barry, Detroit, and not Boston, would have won last years pennant So. therefore,