Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-26
Kervasos Greek Champion Here
for Match Tuesday Evening,
Has held His Own or Bested
Worlds Top Grapplers.
BOTH HAVE ROUGH WORK
Ad Like Streak Of Lightning
When He Gets MadALWhat
Both Big Fellows Say About
Each Other and Coming Bout.
BY PROMOTER NICK COLLINS

BY PROMOTER NICK COLLINS
Gus Kervasos. the champion Greek
wrestler of the world, who is to meet
Ad Santel In Boise under the auspices
of the Boise Athletic club, next Tues
day evening, at the Pinney theatre,
is a son of the original Greek George,
former worlds strongest man and
champion wrestler of Europe. Kerv asos
came to America from Europe abo,.t
10 years ago. where he was as we'll
known as any wrestler OF that time.
Kervasos wrestled Mahmout, the
worlds greatest wrestler who failed
to throw him in one hour. He has met
men like DR.. Roller, Jim Essen the
Scotch champion, and John Perelh the
Italian champion. These men were
easy for Kervasos, who in turn were
very tough for Alex Aberg and Zbysko.
Kervasos defeated Stranger Lewis in
one hour and ten minutes, and Lewis
and the great Joe Stecher wrestled 5
hours to a draw in Omaha. In the
first New York tournament, Kervasos
met and defeated II men, and was then
excluded from further participation for
rough work.
The fans Of Boise are in store for a
rare treat, for this Kervasos Is one of
the toughest and toughest men in the
world. He Is as strong as a mad bull
and twice as hard to handle. He has
unbelievable strength, and 1t lasts long
enough for him to break the most ter
rible holds. Kervasos weighs over 200
pounds, is short and thick, and is for
titled by nature to be wrestler, for
1T Is hard to get the proper holds on
his anatomy. In connection with his
natural defenses, he is one of the trick
lest wrestlers in the profession, and is
always pulling stunts that make the
jaudience go mad with delight or an
lticipation.
GENERALLY BREAKS HOLDS
The sporting writer's all over the
country take great delight in writing
stories about Kervasos, as he Is very
likable fellow out of the ring, and like
Romonoff is a great mixer. They say
that Romonoff is jealous of the two
big diamonds that the Greek champ
ion wears. The wrestlers all say that
when Kervasos gets in a tight pinch
he struggles and hollers and turns and
acts like a lion in a trap trying to break
the hold, and he generally does. The
people of Boise and surrounding towns
are in for a treat of their lives and
have made a 10-strike in securing the
services of the great Greek. Greeks
from all over Idaho are coming in
numbers and parties, and there is a
preservation from the big Greek colony
in Salt Lake for a block of seats. Po-
CatellO ITeehS Will ne mere 10 peI oii
their champion and it looks as il at
, last the great Santel is going to know
that he is in a wrestling match.
Santel says that Kervasos is a very
tough and strong man to handle but
that he has no fear of the Greek cham
pion, and expects to win. Santel says
that his leg is better now and that he
will give the rough Greek all that he
is looking for, when he starts his
rough work. Now when Santel gets
mad, which he never has inBoise, the
fans are going to see a streak of light
l ming and some of the fastest work i'm
aginable.
, JUST RECEIVED DISCHARGE
: 1t is well known that the Greek
: champion has been trying for some
time to get Santel on the mat. Ker-
vases Is in fine shape, and will work
out for the public evenings at the Boise
Athletic club rooms. Kervasos has Just
: been discharged from the United States
!. army.
! Kervasos when interviewed after his
Y match with Stranger Lewis, said: mo
get head lock on Greek, for me got
I short neck, he no can hold. Joe Stech
er no get body scissors on me, me too
I beeg, got big waist, he no get him
round. Santel he great little man, but
; he no get double arm scissors on me,
me stand up and me got strong arm
7 and me no fraid of heem.'
4 It Is a well known fact that the Greek
champion has always been oily when
l wrestling, and the smartest referees
in the country We're at their wits ends
: :. to find out how he put the oil on his
body, but they never could find out
> till one day Romonoff, who is a trick
! ster, figured 1t out and told the wrest-
lers, ct is like this, says Rom, "All
Greeks love olive oil, and Kervasos
4 eats plenty of salads. He puts pint
: of olive oil in his salad the day OF the
wrestling match, and when he warns
! up and perspires the olive oil makes
a him very slippery"
The Pinney theatre has been secured
a for the match and many good contests
a for the coming winter are assured. TWO
good preliminares between the fastest
n boys obtainable will precede the main
: event Tuesday night.