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Winner In
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Polish Wrestling Champion
Has Easy Time With
M anich - DR.. Roller
Throws Tex McDermitt
In 26 Minutes - Other
Competing Stars Expect
ed Today.


New York, Dec. 4-The catch a,
catch can matches to a finish in the
wrestling championship tourney at
the Lexington theatre last night were
completed within half an hour. DR..
B. F. Roller. won his contest from
Tom McDermott in a6 minutes and
Valdez Bbyszko disposed of George
Manich, a Serbian, in less than three
minutes. MdDermott made credit
able struggle against DR.. Roller, but
Manich was outclassed.
The one sided character of the lead
Ing contests was due to the drawing.
The elimination bouts that preceded
them were full of entertainment for
the crowd that filed all the galleries.
and the ground floor.
The best bout Of the night was that
between Americas and Harry Ste
vens, who were evenly matched and
gave a fine exhibition Of scientific
wrestling.
| The bout between Sula Heponpaa
and Ivan Linow convulsed the on
lockers and kept them in good hui
NOR.
The elimination bouts are of 20 min
utes duration, and If there is no fall
at the end of that. time the bout is
called a draw. The top liners in the
tournament, Earl Craooock, Stranger
ent in the lineup. Lewis wired that
he would reach the city tomorrow and
begin active competition.
II ,11gI A1.A 1lnxv v,ir
won the first bout Of the tournament
after struggle with Carl Bush last.
ing II minutes, At seconds. The vic
tor carried too much weight for Bush,
who was on the defensive for the
greater part of the time. Bush took
the head scissors on Pospisn several
times, but could not move his big OPP
ponent. Rospisil finally took a body.
scissors and with a half Nelson pinned
his man to the canvas
| Americas, nee Gus Schoenfin, vet
eran from Baltimore, and Henry Ste
vens, a stocky Englishnan, were the
next contestants. This was a bitterly .
fought bout, the Briton showing much
skill in extricating himself from dan
gerous locks. 90.
| Americas hoisted his, opponent once
and slammed him to the canvas like
a. bag Of oats, but failed to pin his
shoulders. ..--r---..-..-
The Baltimore grappler finally Sc
cured q. head in chancery and bar
hold and gradually forced the Eng
Ishman's shoulders to the mat
| Toe Rogers, the American Apollo,
who appeared to weigh about 27O
pounds, scored a fall over Henry Vo-
gel. despite the flaming red Jersey
worn by the latter. Vogel also men
aced Rogers with threatening ges-
lures. but the Apollo banged his man
to the pad and pinned his shoulders
with a double wrist hold in 4:27.
| Comedians In a Draw.
Ivan Linow, the "Combattve Co.'S
SACK" and JULIA Hevonpaa, the
Friendly Finn, furnished the comedy
| of the evening. Hevonpaa found
fault with the conditions. He appar-
emily had made his own rules and
left out the toe hold. He protested
vehemently when Linow grabbed his
foot. and when Referee Roche assur-
ed him the toe hold was not barred,
he informed Roche he was not good
referee, Although Linow twisted the
Firms foot till he howled with rage
and pain, the Cossack could not
bring Hevoppaa into subsection. The
gladiators were tussling hard when
the 20 minutes expired.
DR.. B. F. Roller, the veteran Amer.
lican grappler, and Tom McDermott.
representing Ireland, were the con-
testants in the first finish match OF
the night. Roller had altogether too
much experience and skill for the
youngster, although McDermott, was
combative and made a hard fight. Nc
Dermott took head chancery on
Roller about 10 minutes after the
start and Roller had difficulty in get
ting his head loose. McDermott was
nearly subdued by a wrist lock but
managed to break it.
Roller gave the Celt a windmill
swing and dumped him hard, but the
Irishman landed on his side and
Roller failed to hold him on his back.
The veteran finally clamped wrist
lock and body scissors on the young
ster and put him on his back. Nc
Dermott bridged and wriggled des-
perately, but the medico athlete put
the crusher on the youth and pinned
his shoulders in 26:18.
V1adek Zbyszko, the mighty Pole,
had a comparatively easy task in his
first match. He eliminated George
Manich, a Serbian. in exactly min
utes and ~ seconds. The Pole vast
ed no time with Manich, but got
body hold on him, tossed him over
his head and damned him to the
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