The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-18
CADDOCK THROWS
OL|N WITH EASE
RETAINS TITLE or CHAMPION
WRESTLER OF WORLD.
MATCH WON IN STRAIGHT FALLS
Ability With Which the Lighter Man
Handled. His Big Opponent Was
a Surprise to the Great Crowd
That Attended.

Dies Moines, April l3.-Sergt. Ear
Caddock of Camp Dodge retained his
right to the worlds wrestling cham
pionship by defeating Challenger John
olin of Finland in straight falls at the
Coliseum last night.
The Iowan won the first fall. which
was conceded by olin, in fifty-fouT
minutes and ten seconds. with toe
hold. and the second fall in ten min.
utes and twelve seconds with head
scissors and half-nelson.
Caddock not only defended his title
successfully but he demonstrated to
the crowd of 5000 fans that he is
every inch champion and the great
est wrestler in the world.
Olin had defied the best efforts of
Joe Stecher, Wladek Zbyszko, Alex
ander Aberg and Stranger" Lewis,
all men of his own weight or heavier,
to force his shoulders to the mat, but
it remained for Caddock wrestler al
most thirty pounds lighter. to accom-
plish the trick and TO do it in convinc-
ing style.
csddoek Never Better.
The champion never appeared 10
better advantage than last night. He
was speedy, flashy and aggressive.
His stiffness enabled him to ap-
ply holds on DIN whenever he de-
sired, to evade the few efforts Olin
made TO get holds on him and TO slip
out Of the Firms grasp whenever the
latter attempted fall.
Olin is a wonderful defensive
wrestler. Everyone will concede that
but nothing more Only his great
strength and ability to bridge saved
him from defeat in much shorter
time. He was not fast enough and did
not know enough to keep away from
Caddock's holds, which he usually
broke as fast as they were applied
only to fan into another equally dan
gerous.
Crowd Enjoys Match.
The match was the most spectacu-
lar of the three championship affairs
held here. Every minute was full of
action and excitement. The crowd ap-
parently enjoyed it for II was noisy,
boisterous and good natured except
the few times when DIN was behind
Caddock and was roughing the Iowan
by saving his arm across the cham
pion's neck and Juggling at his keystone
jaw. Then the spectators Kissed and
booed and called the Finn ugly but
perfectly sanitary names,
Crowd Becomes Excited.
Several times the men roughed
it in lively fashion. Once Olin grab
bed the champion by the foot. lifted
it high above his head as If he were
going to hand the Iowan to the Col
iseum roof and then slammed hip face
downward on the mat. Caddock
bounced up like a swimmer from a
spring board, diyed for his opponent
and tackled him around the legs in
true football fashion. Then they
hoped about the mat with the speed
of two excited monkeys in small
cage, while the crowd arose and cheer
ed. .a
Most of the match saw Caddock
applying grips and Olin breaking
them. The Iowan tried many Of his
stock OF "a thousand holds" but DIN
usually bridged, spun on his head or
twisted out Of them through sheer
strength. Twice in the first fall and
once in the second the champion had
Olin all but down withfa body chanc,
cry but DIN twisted out. Twice he
had toeholds started, twice he had
crotch holds and once dangerous
body scissors, but could do nothing
with them, Most OF the time he tried
10 throw Olin with the body scissors
and an auxiliary hold on the atms,
but Olin's bridge was a good defense
and saved him. When the Finn found
that he could not twist out Of tho
grips he squirmed off the mat and
gained new lease on the match.
Statistics Of Match.
First fall won bysCaddock in fifty
four minutes and ten seconds when
Olin conceded the fall after caddocl
had obtained an unbreakable toe hold
and had Olin's shoulders nearing the
mat
caddock was behind fifteen times
for the following period: One min
ute. FIVE minutes. six minutes. one
half minute, four minutes, two min
utes. two minutes. four minutes, two
minutes four minutes, one minute
five minutes. one minute. one min
ute. one minute. tnree minutes, thirt,
seconds and two minutes. Total thirty
seven minutes
Olin was behind ten times for th'
following periods: One-haIf minute
one minute one minute. one minute