New-York tribune., 1919-03-22
Czecho-Slovaks and Jugo-
Slavs Throng Gallery to
Cheer Ponderous Pole
Bv w. O. Mcclellan

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Madison Square Garden last night.
Time, | hour S4 minutes 81 seconds.
The end came suddenly after
2bvszko recovered from a head lock
that almost crushed his vault. The
cunning Pole appeared to reel with
dizziness. AS Lewis paved anxiously
10 get q hold to finish the Pole
Zbyszko suddenly got q body hold.
The Pole hurled the bewildered
Lewis TO the mat, almost crushing
his chest with his knees.
Lewis fattcned out. His bulky
shoulders were pressed into the mat.
George Bothner slapped the Poles
shoulders to announce the fall. All
Of the breath had been crushed out
Of Lewis's body. He limped to his
corner without protest. The Ameri-
can knew he was beaten.
American Contingent Cheers
Lewis entered the ring at 9:o5. AS
he doffed his purple bathrobe the
American contingent cheered. Zbyszko
entered minute later and grinned as
a few of the multitude booed. Both
Of the wrestlers looked serious.
Announcer Joe Humphries announced
zbyszko as the mighty son of Poland.
Lewis was introduced as Americas
champion. George Bothner, the referee,
was announced as the worlds great
est wrestling expert. Joe Stecher, who
has been beaten by both, was also in
troduced. The scissors hold expert got
good hand
The gathering was made up for a
large part of women. There were
plenty of low necked gowns and dia-
monds in the rlngside boxes. Condi-
tons at the entrances were ideal for
the pickpockets, who are said to have
spent profitable night.
The population Of the gallery was
largely Czecho-Slovak, with some Jugo-
Slavs and a few Bolsheviki The Slavs
we're cheering wildly for Zbyszko, the
ponderous Pole. A number of Ameri-
can gobs and doughboys were on hand
to cheer Lewis. Notwithstanding the
bad odor that hangs over the wrestling
game the crowd seemed to be getting
its moneys worth in vocal exercise.
Despite the announcement of the
management that the main event would
go on first, there were number of
piano movers and stevedores staged in
preliminaries. In the first of these
Giuseppe Cardini, the irritable Ital-
ian, threw Carl Schilling, the growing
German.
In the second preliminary Ivan
Lnow threw George Hengar with a
body and scissors hold. The bout was
rough and the crowd cheered Linow's
efforts to score with toe hold. He
finally switched his tactics and won
In IA minutes
- Poles Arm Bandaged
The Pole did not seem in the best
OF condition. There was an ugly look
ing boil on his side. His right arm
was bandaged below the elbow, indi-
eating that he had another boil there
Lewis looked very fit.
The Pole was the first to go to the
mat. The Strangler tried for a toe
hold but Zbyszko wriggled away. Lewis
regained the toe hold and again the
Pole eluded him. Finally the Strang-
ier got his famous head hold and sert
the Pole out of the ring. When they
resumed Zbyszko sprang to his feet.
ihe Pole with burst of energy
grabbed head hold and all but hurle
Lewis to the mat. The Stranglcr was
a, bit too agile and squirmed aside.
aoyszko assumed tigerish snarl and
the attitude of a Russian dancer. The
crowd chortled
The Stranger tripped the Pole and
was reaching for a toe hold. Zbyszko
Shirled and hurled Lewis for a dis
sance of five feet. The Strangler T
looked annoyed. The Pole caused the
Stranger to turn sommersault with
IN almost half-Nelson.
After twenty minutes of wrestling
= began to look like long siege
10th men were reeking with perspira-
uon and the bandage on the Poles arm
began to work loose.
Lewis had the deadlock on the Pole
elose to the edge of the mat and the
ccssieree ordered the pair back. The
oIrangier was almost tricked into an
arm mold that would have ended him
ne pivoted on his neck and wrigglinp
away worked to his feet. He seemed
"a danger for a second, for the Pole
Played a cunning game
suddenly the Stranger got his ter
f'nls head hold and it looked as though
ne would crush every bone in the
roles head. 1t looked like the death
glappie and the Poles face turned
purple. With desperate effor,
aoyszoo, paving with arms and feet
}e,ked himself free. At the end oi
nal an hour it looked like anybody's
Lewis scowled chagrin at the failure
q MS terrible hold. The Pole re
soVered his breath and grinned. The
s.Vo s.v"o yawned and cheered ut inter
FiddIing for Holds
noid after hold started the SECOND
, ao1f' Both the Pole and the Strangie,
wose the sleepers with some grouns
saa iefty tumbling. 1t was anybody.
sssion, ior the pair were on their fee
sa'h hudling for holds. The salt per
.ion In their eyes bothered both
Tnnshmes Tn IT almost blinded them.
44.'nae tensest moment yet came wher
sTLs got full nelson on the Pole
iA..s Ioie pr1dged and tried TO crusl
fel,nD ~ dropping on his chest. Hold
-. ~ quick succession. The Poi,
- Missed for butting Lewis.
H. ~ got the head lock again ant
l.. .1 lace OF the peie wag 1haatIy a.
- s.a1ruggied to break 1t. zbyszko wa,
ssssnterng - cruelty and he ran the rial
az a1fcaking his neck to escape IN.
~ when hc wriggled free he puffet
mis,s porpoise. The hold lasted twt
suses ~ and forty seconds.
H. - aa,ar Ah"tncr moment the Pole rot ,