New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-08
Ferocious Finn
Fooled By Bare
Feet of Rival
Rodgers and Lewis Victors
in Finish Matches at
Wrestling Tourney
By Louis Lee Arms

Frothing Finn, vSestled for twenty
minutes in his native tongue last
night at the international Wrestling
Tournament, at the Lexington The
atre. Sula had enjoyed one day OF
rest and he was bubbling with Ian
guage. -,
The only thing that interfered with
sula's free and untramel!ed speech
was the bare feet OF Joe Malcowiecz'
the youthful Pole, who is one OF the
lightest men in the tournament
meaning poundage. Joe's stomach
hasn't begun to spread on him yet
and il nuts him at certain disad-
vantage. When he develops a
Kitchen" built on the classic design
Of Pierre Le Colosse, the Pole Will be
quite a wrestler.
Too Big for Stage Door
Pierre needs a blueprint and q SCI
Of instructions to get through inc
stage door, and half the time ne can
make il then, but has to go arouhu
The block and come through the paio
ratc. They are thinking Of knocking
a hole through the back OF the Lex
;ncton Theatre so Pierre won't have TO
do so much worrying before ne gets
on the mat.
While the Ferocious and froth'hS
Finn talked considerable last hight ne
would have had more TO say If young
Toe Nalcowiecz had not constantly IN
teyrunted him b. showing his bare tee'
-, SnIo's noush. Sula would be in me
n,;G6le of stormy debate with
"Strangler" Lewis, craftily hid behshd
q scenic set, when Joe, with a thrust
Of his bare foot, would spear ou'a
fush on the prognathous jaw.
Iris wounded Sula's feelings deeply 8.
ard he broke two or three flhnl5rn
snrint records in expressing hluiseil,
w Sula is talking in conversational
or drawing room tones, It IS dlilcu!
enough to follow him, but when ne =,
speaking through a pair OF pare ie''
he Is well nigh incomprehensiole.
Sula tried to Jim the act last night
without warning he suddenly claimed
that Joe Malcowiecz had bit nm ,
Luke, Chorge, where he bite me-
no said to Referee Bothner, holding
aloft No. II mitt. -,
"Hc didn't bite you," said the rel
cree.
An Easy Language
"Oats," shrieked Suls. While. oul
Lnowledpe Of Finnish has been PICKED
up only since this tournament began
we have learned that they don't thinS
much of oats in Finland. Finnish seems
to be an easy language.
Failing in this strategem, Suls TOOK
a running leap at Joe and missed MN
THAT is. he almost missed him. Joe
dropped to all tours and Suis tripped
over him, never stopping until ne hlI
Inc press box. This necessltated sew
eral more volumes Of "Oats!" 8.
The match ended draw. Sula isn't
mncb of an offensive wrestler, and Joe
was too smooth for him. To be sure
Sula has won one match this week
when he butted Carl Nogel, the tenn
nermentai Bavarian, on the dome SO
bard that Carl sank slowly to MS
shoulders. but now that Vogel IS out oil
The way it is hard to tell when Sula
will gJ another victory. Still there
will be another tournament next yeaI'
In the elimination matches Dr. b.
Roller turned Soldier" Leavitt on his
sninal vertebre in precisely 10 minutes
and is seconds. The famous wrestling
MUSICIAN also appeared barefoot, ana
one could tell Just where the good doc-
tors shoes left off, as it were, by inc
rings around his ankles. The soldier
is built on the Doric style OF arcni,
tecture. which hasn't been diminished
any by the army chow. AS a result
while he is not exceedingly IN danger
OF winning a match from a man OF the
NJ. DI's unlimited experience, he IS, AZ
the same time. a tough bird TO roll.
crotch hold and half-Nelson put the
"Soldier" in the trenches.
In the finish matches Joe Rodgers
threw Pierre lie Colosse IN minutes
and 10 seconds with nelson and DoGy
hold Joe will be recalled as the
American Apollo who has been winning
with great regularity.
Victory for Stranger
Ed STRANGER" Lewis, who looks like
the most dangerous Hlsh III NAN NyN''
ment, disposed OF Fred Pilakof, the
Great Finn, in Il minutes and IL Sec
onds. An arm scissors was responsible
for the fall of the Great Finn.
1t took Wladek Zbyszko just III min
uts and AZ seconds TO adjust Steve
Savage, the Stupendous and Slithering
Slayorian, TO the canvas.
Americas" of America, or that
part of it which is Baltimore. picked
up a tartar in Pierre lie Beige. A
might be guessed. lie Beige comes
from Belgium. There is no attempt 20
deceive on the part OF the open-faced
programmes al the Lexington. Ameri-
Gus spent the entire twenty minutes
putting lie Belge's shoulders in close
jvxtaposition 20 the canvas. but he
never could quite turn the trick.
Cy Burns, the Boston lrishmsn
Hoped Larry Stevens in 16 minutes
and 80 seconds, with a half-nelson
and body scissors. Cy was outweighed
but he was Tar too fast for his English
opponent.