New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-26
PENN WRESTLER
HAILED WONDER
Big Mike Dorizas Rarely
Takes More than Three
Minutes to Win.

The inmate uen % rs have nothing
on Nike Dori.ss. the great Greek mem
Der Of the University Of Pennsylvanis
wrestling team. The minute men
buckled on their kaapssck.. Allied their
canteens and threw their rifles 20 their
shoulders in amazing time. Nike
buckles on his belt, Alls his lungs with
air and throws all his opponents in
practically no time a. all. They have
70 set the clocks back when the Greek
wres.les
No record such as the chunky Dori-
ras set up this year has ever before
been made on the mat. The 2l2
pounds o. superran was or the mat
less than three minute. in all Penn's
meets. In the intercolegistes, ten
days ago, Dorizss threw Snyder, %
Cornell, one Of the best Of the inter
collegiate grspplers and giant, weigh
ing only two pounds less than himself,
IN 2e seconds.
In the final bout FOR the champion
ship, Jewett, Of Princeton. who was
toutei as dark horse, because Of his
fire showing in the preliminsries, went
down in q 2-5 seconds. For the third
time Dorizss is intercollegiate vrest-
ling chan pion.
In three years OF intercollegiate com
petition, DOrisss has thrown all hi.
opponents but one. The exception was
Howe, star OF the Navy, In the first
year Of the Greeks nat work. when he
wss ereener than the grass on Frank
lin Field. Howe lasted the regulation
nine minutes. But Dorizas received
the decision-ard Howe went TO the
hospital tor twentyore days.
Counting the bout with Howe the
average time Of the Greek Hercules's
bout, FOR three years is one minute
and thirty-tvo seconds. Throwing out
the Howe contest, the average is los.
Mike has scored eighteen falls IN his
three years and every one has been
made in less than three minutes ex-
cent one he secured against Levi Lamb
of Penn State. Lamb managed 20 ward
OF defeat for three minutes and thirty
seconds.
Despite the terrible condition Of Mid
.hipmsn Howe after the bout with
Dorizas, college yrestlers 10 q man
assert that physical injury is less 70
be feared from the Greek than from
AlI OLntT AIhI III VIC so+taNs
is SO strong that he applies his power
cautiously, and with increasing press
ure-just enough 20 down his man.
The nervv Howe. q clever wrestler,
stalled and fought for the nine
minutes, wrenching himself out OF the
powerful grasp OF the Greek by 81
most tearing himself in two. Hence
bis injuries -
Dorizas has won his "P' five times
three years By winning the wrestling
championship, once az football and
once at track In regard 20 football
Mike, who has travelled much, once
said:
can grab a. many opponents ss you
want and squeeze them. whereas IN
wrestling you can squeeze but one
Yes, football is q great game"
Good as are Mikes records Tor MS
5yst two years OF intercollegiate wrest-
ling, they psle into insignitcance whsn
compared with this winters work.
Mike know. more about wrestling now
and ne is stronger than ever. De mas
broken 81 the intsrcoliegi,
ate strength records ard has boosted
tho marx 20 1916 kilograms. MS
strength Is phenomenal, far in excess
Of athletes Of similar build and Of
equal or more weight
Before the season conmenced, carry
this winter. Nike injured his shoulder
in a practice bout, ard II was At hrs'
thought that he would De out OF com
petition until the championships. Al
though his injury ~ss not entirely
merded. the Greek entered the Prince
tor meet and threw Brown, the Tiger
beavv. In 1905. Snyder. Of Cornell,
lasted nine second. longer. RsegneIr,
Of Columbia, finished his evenings
work in 80 seconds.
The Greeks next events were me
a. Princeton. Two
bouts and the championship-+s 20
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