The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-19
Zeke Smith Wins
From Jim Pappas

Tim Paupas. ssT11e Terrible
Greek" has been humblcd, ana
he was downcd, not By tho
'sMasked Marvel" who was -
have bccu his OppOnent, but ~
Zckc Smith, l0CA1 favoEite. To
Marvel rot stalled In Washfnkfon
and tclcphoncd George Herbert.
who IL promoting tlso nantcn, thAt
he could not get . train out q
the capital until 1880, which
would have landed h1zn hexU
about ft:3O Last night A hurry
coil vas sent out for Zcake Smith.
who promptly appeared with his
wrestling toGp and proceeded 70
down the Greek.
Zekc worded 1t o Disadvantage
ON account az having eaten
hearty supper and being unprc-
pared for the bout, but he put nm
: scxAppy match, and was at all
times superior to Pnppns. He
won the first fall In ten inmates
and thirty seconds. using q toe
hold, Psppas giving N, before his
shoulders touched the mat The
second fall was won in Al MIN
ufes. bcing divided into two parts
tho beginning OF free-fOr-au
Axh& bcsnking In and threatening
20 stop the scrap. About flftocn
OF Rtcalnaond's best sat upon
each Of tho contestants, and after
they had cooled down . bit they
shook hands and continued.
II was not exactly clear how
the Hght started. The Greek APP
pears 70 have struck the first
An~>~~ Ssv~xttt. alta ees1 pnra-
pas rot In two or three more be-
fore being hauled on by tho
bluecosts, fans having started
Tho police quickly Quoted the
crowd. and after lapse Of prob
ably five minutes the flglit was
continued.
Outside of this incident the hsh
nus clean all the way through. Smit
prepared to work on PappaS heas
ssing the head lock most of the tins
sappas, On tho other hand, worke
rom the ether end. and nunercr
we're the toe holds which he go
Many of these were dangerous. an
everal times 1t looked like the Gree
would be victor, but Smith hung Q
and wriggled out of then
Ia was promptly compared wit
ioudini for his ability to get out
,reearious positions. and the title
yell deserved.
Several weeks ago Pappas carr
nto the ofsice OF the virginiai an
ssued challenge to local wrestler
Smith as one in pArttct
ar he wanted to meet He declare
ne could throw the local boy thru
imes in an hour. His chance wa
last night, but no failed
make good. II Smith had been
condition tor the fight Il b more TIN
ikeiy that Pappas would have hee
he ee-timcs-in-a hour vtctim
The preliminary was furnished
SaIy Tyson and Henry Moesta. Til
after won the first and third falls
Ia minutes and minutes. Is second
Tyson Was victor in IN
second In four minutes Tyson Is
ong boy and his opponent more SOUS
some fan Immediately said that the
the long and short Of !
rho house had much finn over Il
match, hut II was . clever one, newell
.heless.
This was the last match before q
holidays. Promoter Herbert n
bounced long lis, OF mat Arts
whom he Is going TO bring to nicl
rond next year. and all OF thel
,Ieased the fans, Some OF the mo-
famous are going to come. and dgh
4 high order are to be expected.
AZ usual Jack Woodnli was Il
third man In the ring last night. n
Is a sort Of fixture in local bouts, An
I would seem strange 10 see q fiEi
when he was absent Crowds ~
picking up, and Il aecrls sure that
, short time Richmond will be a b
>eY1fer for this brand OF KpoYt