New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-06
Kicks
And Wallops
In Mat Bouts
Sula Hevonpaa Swaps His
Whole Repertory With
Carl Vogel of Bavaria
By Louis Lee Arms

The international wrestling tourna-
mcnt at the Lexington Theatre eontln-
ucd last night without any fatalities,
in spite Of the fact that Sula Ileyonpaa,
Of Finland, was again at large.
Incidentally one Of the best matches
that has been seen in New York IN
years was wrcstled between Carl Bush,
Of Montenegro, and Harold Christian
son, OF Denmark. Referee Billy Roche,
OF Turkey. said he had never seen
better catch -as-catch- bout Chris
tianson won at the end Of nine minutes
and forty-cight seconds with double
nelson and a head-scissors.
The finish matches of the evening
ere between I'd STRANGER" Lewis,
o. America, and Charles Posphisil. OF
Bohemia. Lewis won a clever victory
IN eighteen minutes, downing the
bohemian with a crotch and arm hold.
In the other finish match Americas,
OF Baltimore, threw Tommy Draack. Of
Holland, after forty-two minutes and
thirty seconds, with crotch and neck
hold.
The match between Sula Hevonpaa,
Of Finland, and Carl Nogel, the TEN
peramental Bavarian, was one of the
toughest of the tournament. Liquid
fire and poison gas were barred, but
everything else went.
Berlitz Lesson in Finnish
Sula wrestles huently in Finnish.
Watching him at work is equivalent to
one Berltz lesson, and last night he
was in exceedingly rare form; in fact,
never better. The match had pro-
crossed only a few minutes before Sula
and Carl began to bump heads. Then
BY way of diversion they kicked at
each other, and the temperamental
Bayarian moved matters on toward a
climax by taking a wallOp at Sula's
jaw.
This enraged Sula so much that he
spoke in Finnish as follows:
Oats" he said, wrathfully.
"Hir-rump,' answered Carl in Bava-
rian.
Soup" yelled Sula in Finnish, polk
ing his finger in the noble Bavarian's
eye.
"Spossoo.' came the brave Bava-
rian's reply, as he kicked Sula in the
short ribs.
"Cut out the rough stuff" cautioned
Referee George Bothner, of India.
"WassoO, Chorge," said Sula.
With that be separated the Bavarian
from his breath by the efficacious
method Of saving with heavy fore
arm across Carls Adams apple.
An Unexpected Ending
This match was concluded in an I'm
expected manner. With Sula on his
back Carl had started TO crawl toward
the wings, Sula arguing meantime with
Stranger" Lewis, who was BEND one
Of the scenic drops.
The referee called the men back to
the mat and as they faced each other
they purposely bumped heads with a
crack that was heard throughout the
theatre. With tears in MS eyes Nogei
protested.
"The suckers crying" said Referee
Bothner, Of India.
Tears coursed down the noble Ba-
varians cheeks and they overcame hi,
sense Of direction. He SHOOK convul-
sively and then turned over on his
back. 1t was announced tnat Sula had
won in Is minutes and 10 seconds by
an inside arm and crotch hold.
Soldier" Leavitt, of the United
States Army, wrestled draw with
John Heracle, of Wilmington, Del.
Heracle may have been typographical
error. He looked like John Hercules
to the soldier, and he felt like him, too
Heracle introduced stf-arm ar
rangement that worked smoothly. lie
would grasp Leavitt by his double
chin. covering his mouth and nose with
his fingers, thus depriving the soldier
Of the large majority Of his breath.
The soldier protested at this in good
army English, for a soldier is Of mighty
little value when he stops breathing.
In addition to this stiff-arm motion,
Heracle $50 tried a toe hold Of modern
vintage that brought howl Of agony
from the rotund warrior. But Leavitt
was game, and he hung out the entire
twenty minutes, although when he arose
he thought it was December 5, 1920.
The first match was between Joe Nal
cowiecz, Of Poland, and Steve Savige,
the Stupendous and Slithering Slavo-
Man. Joe introduced new wrinkle by
wrestling barefoot. This seemed like
inviting disaster when Savige tried for
a toe hold. bpt each time he did this
the little Pole reached over and sawed
Steve on the jugular, and the Slayonian
had TO desist picking on Joe's toe.
1t was a corking match, and the in
creased crowd last night indicated that
the wrestling tournament Is catch
ing on.