Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-30
zBySzKO TR|UMPHS;;
STECHER WINS TOO
Pole Retains Worlds Champion
ship by Pinning Olin to Mat
Stecher Throws Hussanc.

a throng that packed Madison Square
Garden, New York. last night saw Nladek
Zybszko, the Polish Hercules, and Joe
Stcchcr, the Nebraska plainsman, emerge
victorious in catch-as-catch-can wrestling
bouts. Zybszko threw John Olin, tee
Worcester wire worker, IN a bout for the
world championship and Stecher downed
Yussif Hussane, the Bulgarian.
Frank GotCh ssfamous toe hold brought
victory to Zybszko after one hour fifteen
minutes and twenty-five seconds Of
splendid exhibition of defensive graphing
before he finally succumbed to the superior
strength and technique of his Polish ad-
yersary.
The Worcester Swedc gave splendid
exhibition of defensive graphing before
surrendering To the pain and agony
occasioned by the Gotch grip. Olin
recognized defeat before Zybszko could
pin his shoulders to the mat.
Scattered among the crowd which
/ filled the building were several hundred
| women. There was scarcely floor box
which did not contain one or more of the
fair sex. A large percentage Of the
women apparently were foreigners.
If 1T were left to the fair sex to pronounce
the evening's champion, Sula Hevonpaa
the "Ferocious Finn would be crowned
with the laurel wreath. The Charlie
Chaplin of the mat, accompanied by Carl
Nogcl, who works in the same brewery,
convulsed the crowd. They attempted 10
slay each other with jaw breaking words
and tried hard 10 scare each other off the
mat with fierce faces. After the spectst )rs
were sore from laughing. Hevonpaa
finally, in 11.30, pinned his opponent
L. - \ -bn4
Joe Humphreys termed "a double leg
grapevine supplemented by the Cuban
squeeze.
Following the Hevonpaa-Vogel bur
lesque the first of the two big matches was
put on. 1t was between Zybszko and
Olin. The men warmed up quickly
ZybsZko put Olln on the mat with an
inside leg and wrist lock in just one mirute.
Oin broke the hold while on the mat
and secured head lock, which Iybszko
quickly broke and the men rose 10 their
feet again. Zyb with the simple back heel
and head hold upset Olin in six minutes
While trying for q half nelson Zyb left
himself open and Olin secured another
head hold.
Before the Worcester Finn could do
any damage Zyb back tipped out of the
lock The Pole downed Olin a minute
later and again tried for nelson. Once
more Olin secured head lock from below,
byt u b wrIthed out of it.
oLIN on DEFENSIVE.
For twelve minutes Olin remained on
the defensive and then suddenly started
an attack. With head hold and back
heel he hurled the Pole 10 the canvas
and then put on the full pressure of the
deadlv head lock. For four minutes
Olin wreEched and twisted IN an erdeavor
TO turn the Pole on his back. Just when
it looked as if hc were going to turn the
trick Zyb succeeded in breaking the hold.
Twice afterward in quick succession Olin
secured a head lock, but each time Zyb
broke it.. The Pole then went on the
offensive again and quickly had Olin in
danger with an arm and crotch hold.
After half an hours wrestling Zyb
secured a nelson and had Olin in jeopardy.
The Worcester wire worker finally bridged
and spun out. Xyb then tried the toe hold,
but Olin kicked himself free. Zyb's
lock invariably were frustrated by Oliu
twisting around and securing head holds.
Time and again Olin's head locks
forced Zyb 10 relinquish dangerous holds
Of his own. Each time Zyb used the nell
son Olln brldged and spun out. The
Finn gave a remarkable exhibition of
defensive wrestling
Forty-fve minutes had elapsed when
Zyb resorted TO the body scissors and
neck lock and twice he had Olins shoulders
within few inches Of the mat. Zyb
kept steadily on the offensive. and to
many it looked as if Olin's resistance
was growing weaker and weaker.
Olin, however, only was resting, and
after an hours graphing the Finn went
on the offensive, weighing Zyb with q
series of head locks. Zyb retaliated with
the toe hold. Olin broke it, but walked
with perceptible limp when he got to his
feet.
Fifteen minutes later there was some
particularly fast graphing, the men
alternating in taking and breaking holds
Twice Olin was in danger, but each time
be broke free and came out on top. Then
Zyb resorted TO the toe hold again and by
the use Of the famous Gotch grip scored
a victory The fall came in l.15.25.