Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-16
Harold Christensen Takes
Two Straight Falls From
Europa zbyszko in a Fair
and Square Manner.
POLISH WRESTLER
rs NOT SATISFIED
w ants Another Chance
After Two Weeks of
manipulating Game
Played by Danish Crap
pier Proves Successful.

Europa Zbyszko, native Of Poland and
brother of the famous Stanislaus, Is
now making offers to bet odds that
within two weeks training he can take
two straight falls from Harold Christ
ensen, Of Denmark.
In other words and to briefly sum-
marize Europa lost to the Danish
grabbler at Pinney theater last night
lost fairly and squarely in two straight
falls, the first In 531a minutes and the
second in 21h minutes. Christensen
used the body scissors to gain both
falls.
It was easily the most spectacular
match OF the season. Zbyszko was
sensational while he lasted, or for 81
minutes In fact Christensen let him
go to the limit with his cleverness.
The Dane kept determinedly on the
stolidly in fact. There was
nothing spectacular about Christen-
sens worll-nothing until the last
half minute before the first fall and
then the theater rang with the ap-
plause of his admirers. Convinced he
had Zbyszko worn out the pink faced
lad from Denmark clapped on body
scissors and was rewarded by Referee
Howard Stein tapping him on the
back, the signal he had won.
AUDIENCE WAS NEUTRAL.
Now the audience in the Pinney
theater last night was neutral. Fans
present were prepared to hail the vic
tor without prejudice. Christensen
having appeared here before may have
been slightly the favorite but the
faithful were willing to give zbyszko
every chance. They liked his vaude-
Vile stunts on the mat and the air of
confidence he carried as he repeatedly
took the offensive. But the wise ones
felt after the first fall had gone half
an hour and Europa was not making
material Roadway, that If he kept UP
the pace Christensen's reserve strength
would pin him for a fall and they
were right.
Zbyszko never had a chance to come
back for the second fall. Christensen
was on him like a panther, and before
fans hardly realized it had again plac-
ed a scissors on the body for the sec
ond straight fall. A great shout went
up from the audience as they applaud
ed the victor.
Stepping to the center of the stage
huIOpd iiilihGdIhLtiN dlltI pSlH5 ic-
leased by the Dane made the custom
ary post mortem statement. He num-
bled something about his side hurting;
that the altitude was rather high here
and ended with the statement that he
was willing to post odd money to the
amount of several hundred dollars that
with two weeks training he could
throw Christensen. He may find more
takers than he anticipated
STYLE OF WRESTLING DIFFERENT
The main event found two trained
light heavyweight wrestlers on the maj
who followed distinctly opposite styles
of wrestling. Zbyszko has a most pow.
erful physique, with tapering legs
small waist and pronounced chest de.
velopment. He wrestled in his bare fee
and did not carry surplus pound o.
flesh. Christensen, more roundly de
Veloped, heavier in the legs and withou
the chest expansion, wrestles slow anC
determinedly. Europa assumed the of
ifensive from the start. The Dane wa!
apparently willing to let him do so.
followed that Christensen went dow,
on the mat first with the Pole over him
Zbyszko tried everything to pin dow
his opponent and several times had hin
in dangerous positions, once with
double arm lock and again with a scis
sors on the head, but Christensen al
Many times the Dane dove for foo