New Britain herald., 1918-01-30

Jred women. There was scarcely
moor box which did not contain ono
or more of the fair sex. A large
percentage of the women apparently
were foreigners.
If it were left to the fair sex to
pronounce the evenings champion
Sula Hevonpaa, the "Ferocious Finn"
would be crowned with the laurel
wreath The Charlie Chaplin of the
mat, accompanied by Carl Vogel.
who works in the same brewery,
convulsed the crowd. They attempt
ed to slay each other with jaw
breaking words and tried hard TO
scare each other off the mat with
fierce faces. After the spectators
were sore from laughing, HeVonpaa
finally, in 1870 pinned his oppo-
nent's shoulders to the mat with
what Announcer Joe Humphrles
termed "a double leg grapevine sup
plemented by the Cuban squeeze.
Following the Hevonpaa-Vos
burlesoue the first of the two big
matches was put on. 1t was be-
tween Zbyszko and DIN. The men
warmed up quickly. Zbyszko put
DIN on the mat with an inside leg
and wrist lock in just one minute.
DIN broke the hold while on the mat
and secured. a head lock, which
zbyszko quickly broke and the men
rose to their feet again. Zby with
the simple back heel and head hold
upset Olin in six minutes. While
trying for half nelson Zby left him
self open and DIN secured another
head hold.
Before the Worcester Finn could
do any damage Zby back Tipped out
of the lock. The Pole downed DIN
a minute later and again tried for
q nelson. Once more DIN secured
a head lock from below, but Zby
writhed out of it.
DIN ON Defensive.
For twelve minutes Ohn remained
on the defensive and then suddenly
started an attack. With a head hold
and back heel he hurled the Pole to
the canvas and then put on the full
pressure of the deadly head lock. For
four minutes DIN wrenched ana
twisted in an endeavor to turn the
Pole on his back. Just When II
looked as if he were going to turn
+he trick Zby succeeded in breaking
the hold. Twice afterward in quick
succession DIN secured a head lock,
hut each time Zby broke it. The
Pole then went on the offensive again
and quickly had DIN in danger with
an arm and crotch hold.
After half an hours wrestling 10Y
secured a nelson and had Olln III
ieoDardv. The Worcester WlreWork-
or finally bridged and spun out 10y
then tried the toe hold, put ollh
kicked himself free. Zby's atteIhpt'
20 ge+ q crotch hold and arm lock
invariably were frustrated by Olln
twisting around and securing heao
holds.
Time and again Olin's head locks
forced Zby to relinquish dangerous
holds of his own. Each time 10y
,eed the nelson DIN bridged and
spun out. The Finn gave a remark
abIe exhibition of defensive wrest-
ling. ,5
Tor+v-fve minutes had elapsed
..1o, Zbv resorted to the body scis-
and neck lock and twice he had
Cl;r,s shoulders within a few inches
80 the mat. Zby kept steadily on
tbe offensive, and to many 1t looked
IL OHn's resistance was growing
weaker and weaker ~
o1in however, only was resting
otter an hours graphing the
-. r,en+ on the offensive, weighing
-, nth a series of head locks. 10y
re+aliated with the toe nolu' "a.
broke it, but walked with a percep''
bIe limp when he got TO ms leo'
Fifteen minutes later ~
.cr,t1 ,articularlv fast graphing, the
NON alternating in taking and break
.,,o bolds Twice DIN was in danger,
hnt each time he broke free anu
came ont on top. Then Zby resorteo
to the toe hold again and by Inc
use of the famous Gotch grip scoreo
n victory. The fall came in 1:1o:zo'