Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-02-14
CADDOCK RETAINS
HIS CHAMPIONSHIP
Tremendous Crowd Witnesses The
Wrestling Match i'm Des Moines
Many From Audubon
Present

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instruction at Camp Dodge. proved
too crafty for Wladek Zbyszko, the
mighty son of Poland, at the Coli.
scum in Des Moines Friday night.
He was awarded the most sensa-
tional match ever staged in Des
Moines or Iowa by Referee Ed Smith
after two hours and thirty minutes
of tussling. during which Caddock
won one fall and "Zybby" won one.
But Caddock had all the better of
1t. said Referee Smith and the big
gest crowds ever assembled in the
middle west for a like event, agreed
that father was right"
So mat hOnors. brought to Iowa
long years ago by the late Frank
Gotch of Humboldt. remain the prop
erty of the Hawkeye state
Caddock won the first fall with his
famous head scissors hold and bar
lock in one hour and twenty-five
minutes. Zbyszko won the second
fall with a side hip lock. a flying
fall, in thirty-one minutes. Referee
Smith awarded the Iowan the third
fall and the match on points. after
thirtyseven minutes and ten seconds
of wrestling.
CaddOck Better Wrestler
There was no question of Cad
docks superiority as wrestler.
When the two men first stepped to-
gether at the start of the match,
the clear eyed IOwan put on classy
exhibition which demonstrated his
ability as a finished artist of the
game, both on his offense and de-
Tense. When the men first went to
the mat after ten minutes of pre-
liminary sounding out" Caddock
was behind like a flash He was on
the offensive most of the time dur
ing the first fall.
Zbyszko exhibited in the entire
evening only about two holds which
seemed to have any definite purpose
He used the half nelson quite well
but CaddGck was at no time in
| serious danger from it. The latter
had a good defense developed for
that attack which lay in simply
crooking his own toe over his ad-
versary's leg so that the latter could
not work any leverage with his hold.
When the big Pole did get the
Iowa boy headed toward possible
fall. Caddock would twist on over
and out of the others clutches.
Earl Avoids Toe Hold
ZbyszkO tried time and again 10
get his deadly behold on the Iowan
but only. once in the entire evening
of graphing did he get a good grip
on Earl's toe. He had his own leg
to use as a fulcrum when he applied
his leverage and look of satisfac-
ton came over his face.
"At last I've got you" he seemed
to say, as he started to pull upward
and backward on the tip end of
Earls new white tennis shoes.
! But Private Caddock did not wait
/ for the Pole to get very far with his
hold. With his free hand he sliced
Zyb by the wrist and with a mighty
kick his toe was free At no other
time during the two hours and thirty
minutes the men were on the mat
did ZbysZko succeed in getting a
hold on Caddock's leg below the
ankle.
To sum up the attack used by the
POlander. he had two methods of at
tack-a half nelson. from which the
slippery Iowan' always twisted out,
and a method of letting his 213
pounds of dead weight lie across the
other in an effort to tire him out
Head Scissors did it
The first fall was a dandy. The
fall came with such suddenness that
the spectators were hardly prepared
for it. For an hour and 20 min
utes Caddock had been the most on
the offensive. but all attempts to get
a hold on the arms or shoulders of
the other were unavailable against
the Poles mighty strength. Then
suddenly like a flash Earl reversed
his attack. He switched from the
use of his arms to the use of his
legs, and clamping the latter about
the head Of the big fellow and aided
by a wrist lock, he turned him on
his shoulders and held them pinned
against the mat.
Referee Smith patted the Iowan
on the shoulder and as he arose the
immense crowd went wild. The
cheering lasted for eight minutes by
actual timing. 1t only ceased SC
that the words of the announcer
could be heard.
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rooms. When they appeared again
and were once more at battle it could
be seen that Earl had gained a large
measure OF confidence and that he
would take more chances ami work
faster than he did IN the first fall
After each man had had his turn
in working on the other from behind
they suddenly came to their feet and
Earl sent the other to the mat by
tripping him. Caddock applied q
body scissors and Zbyszko rose to hi:
feet. He had Earl clear off the flool
and was holding the latter so h,
could not get his feet to the ma
again. Caddock locked his arm.
over the others head in an effort t.
hang on. Suddenly they both wen
down. Caddock lighted on his heat
and shoulders and the 2l3 pound,
of Pole fell squareiy upon him.
Caddock Is Dazed
Ii was some seconds before Cad
dock was able to arise to leave tn,
mat after the referee had declared
fall in favor of Zbyszko with
Graeco Roman side hiplock hold. TIL
fall was fluke as the hard tumbl
left Earl too dozed to defend himsel
: None appeared more surprised at tn
fall than did Zbyszko.
When the men returned for tn
third fall ii was ANNOUNCED that 3
minutes and ten seconds remaine
to wrestle. libby" started in wit
a rush. He evidently considered tina
Caddock was still weak from his pre-
vious fall If Earl was he did no
show II. He was not so aggressiv
. during this fall. but while Zbyszk
l was on top large part of the tim