The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-11-04
Joe STECHER FEELS
LEWIS IN FAST BOUT
Kentuckian's Shoulders Pinned
TO Mat in 1 Hour 81 Min
utes 3 Seconds.
BODY HOLD TURNS TRICK
Victor and Vanquished Are in
Weakened Condition at
the End.
BODY HOLD TURNS TRICK
nv CHARLES r. MATHIsON.

furiously contested catch as catch can
bout that lasted hour 81 minutes and
seconds last night at Madison Square
N Garden.
stecher defeated the Kentuckian with
n his favorite hold, the body scissors and
N double wrist lock, which Lewis had
twice previously escaped from after des-
perate struggles.
But the third time that Stecher ap-
piled the lock Lewis was in such a weak
ened condition that he was unable to
break out of II, and after struggling for
three minutes both OF the Stranger s
shoulders were pressed to the canvas
and referee George Bothner patted the
persplrng victor on the back.
Up to, the time the decisive fall was
registered Lewis had had the better of
the contest on points. He had been be-
hind his opponent oftenest and had
shown more aggressiveness than Stechsr.
Just before the fall 1t looked as II
the head lock would win over the scis.
sors Three times in quick succession
Lewis took flying head locks and brought
his man to the floor. Stecher showed
the effect Of the Furnishing hold and
seemed weak when Lewis slammed him
to the canvas after the third tumble.
stecher Has Narrow Escape.
But Stecher got his head loose from
the crushing impact Of Lewis's left arm
and in a twinkling had wound his fexi-
Bile legs about Lewis's midsection. Then
after some handwriting he seized Lewis
by both wrists and gradually forced his
shoulders TO the mat.
BY this clean cut victory Stecher earns
the right to a match with Champion
Earl Caddock. who sent a telegram to
the Garden announcing his willingness
TO meet the victor in title bout
j The contest between Lewis and Stecher
was witnessed by a crowd that packed
the Garden. and the bout was SO full of
action and so exciting that the Merry
Widow" waltz was not whistled during
the time the athletes were in the ring
Stecher was In better condition than
Lewis and was trained to the minute.
Lewis carried too much flesh, and this
affected him as the contest heightened
In addition to his effective scissors
hold Stecher has developed dangerous
arm lock.
Soldier Leavitt, looking as big as
Pierre LIE Colosse. won the opening tilt
M from Harry Stevens of England after a
tussle of IL minutes and IL seconds.
Leavitt pinned his opponents shoulders
with a scissors and half nelson.
Cyclone Ress and Mike Nestor two
active middleweights. with an enter
tanning assortment of head spins and
ground and lofyt tumbling. wrestled ten
minutes to draw.
Zbyszko, who, according TO announce
ment appeared for the purpose of pleas
ing his friends, won from John Pedrof
With body lift and windmill swing in
minutes and AZ seconds.
Lewis, weighing 236 pounds and in
good condition. and Stecher. looking lean
as hound, got the word from Referee
Bothner at . 25 P. NJ. and at once began
The pulling. hauling and tramping about
NE ring that precede action.
stecher was first to get a hold, an
arm lock that brought Lewis to his
knees, but after series of flying leaps
they regained their feet. Lewis then
took body hold and brought his man
10 the canvas, but failed to hold him
and both regained their feet.
Lewis took another body hold and
dumped Setcher like bag of oats. The
Stranger got behind his man for the
nrT time. but while seeking deadlock
was tumbled over as Stecher tried inef-
fectiyey for a scissors.
stecher Loses Two Holds.
stecher finally got his scissors on
Lewis, but imperfectly, and Lewis by
N by quick work on all fours. In clutchins
Tor holds both missed, and as they both
tumbled Stecher took toe hold, which
held but a minute, when Lewis kicked
out OF it and scrambled to his feet.
After twenty minutes OF trying Lewis
fastened his dreaded deadlock and put
on the pressure. But Stecher's dome
OF thought Is not susceptible TO a sue
cessful application of the hold, as he
hoN ~
being confined to his legs. Therefore
stecher escaped from the deadlock as
easily as Houdini does from handouts
Lewis tried his favorite hold again, and
stecher broke 1t this time by taking a
crotch hold and lifting Lewis high in
the air
Lewis seemed to have bellows to
mend at this point and played for a
feathing spell. He was downed by
s'echer who manHuvred for the
scissors, but Lewis was weary and got
out of danger in short order and clamped
haf nelson on his opponent, which
was quickly broken.
stecher then got an arm scissors and
gave Lewis lively minute OF wriggling
before II was broken.
stecher brought Lewis down with an
arm lock- and in the tussle on the can
vas put the head scissors on the Ken
tuvhlah' Lewis arose. lifting Stecher up
uoalIy, and tossed him away.
In the next tumble Lewis applied the
mead lock and gave the Nebraskan a
"'eIy Two minutes before II was broken.
Lewis in Danger.
Lewis minute later affixed his head
JOCK to Stecher. who kicked out of the
.ock and got TO his feet. Lewis then
took flying deadlock and downed his
man Stecher had the greatest difficulty
~ escaping and he was the worse for
wear when he again got on his feet.
Zach wrestler had been in danger sew
al times, but at the end OF the first
hour each was strong and IL was ANY,
todys bout
Lewis broke an arm scissors with the
Greatest difficulty. even though he had
pesn made bit groggy by reason OF his
'eAc coming into contact with Stecher's
lock ''o'' the
stecher clamped on the body scissors
TOT the second time during the night. hui
LEWIS easily wrigglea out of Il, and took
wrist lock and head scissors that made
e Neoraskan very uncomfortab BILE TIL
He kicked out OF it,
me men took good holds with be-
erhg rapidity, but each was so
Vhb ana active II was impossible to
- lock Tor more than a minute
ss took succession OF weakening
iss locks downing his man with flying
stecher had been thrown three tIn,as
Nhen suddenly he switched a head iocI,
INTO body scissors and double wrist
lock. Lewis fon0ht 4, aa.ro.-.-, "