The New York herald., 1920-01-06

dozen times they Wens out through the
ropes.
| Demetral tried many times to make Lon
dos give up when he applied the pressure
lin toe holds, but Londos was strong and
also game and managed to get out Of this
usually deadly hold. Finally Londos got
10 double arm scissors on Demetral, a
very rare hold. Demetrals arms were
gripped between Londos' powerful legs
as II In wise and he was practically
helpless. All Londos had to do was to
sit and wait. while Demetral writhed in
an attempt to get free. Once he did for
an instant, but before he could get to his
feet, Londos. with cat like motion. seized
him once more. Demetral stuck 1t out for
a minute or SO, with one shoulder plas-
tered to the canvas and the other a few
inches above Il. He could not stand the
pressure, however. and gradually the free
shoulder sagged until II was pinned
squarely to the mat with the other one
Demetral issued a challenge to Joe
Stecher for the championship Immediately
after the contest.
Greek VI. Greek.
The Greeks feinted around for abou,
five minutes to get an opening, and Deme.
trail was the first to go to the mat, bu,
he spun clear in a minute. Then Londos
WAS rrtpped in a nalf-nelson and he gave
Ia great exhibition of strength when he
wriggled out OF the clutching Demetral
A toe hold on the latter helped Londos
Both were cautious for rough work
There was no love lost between the two
Demetrars head was caught in tigh
lock, but he bridged and got out OF danger
Shortly after this Demetral again go'
on top and pressed Londos almost to thu
mat with vicious toe hold. Londos was
in agony. but he managed to push away
only to fall into a mead lock He wriggle6
free Once moro, but Demetral got another
toe hold for a few seconds Iondos was
strong as an OK and showed a great de-
fense.
Twice IN the next few minutes Demo.
trail was pinched In wise like head lock
which seemed certain to spell defeat fol
him, but each time he managed to slip Out
of the hold Londos was underneath mos,
OF the time and once was so close to fal
that Bothncr had his hand raised. ready
to tap Denetral on the back and declare
him the victor Only marvellous ex-
hibition OF agility and a perfectly executed
bridge enabled I,ondos TO save himself
Continue Their Rough Work.
Bothners warning did not worry tho
IGreeks, and they continued their rougf
work Once Londos picked Demetrai W
bodily and threw him clean over the ropes
In the clinches they pinched each other In
the body. Londos being the particular Of.
fender. ~'r c-- kl
After the two had been battling for an
hour. Londos got Demetral in trouble anc
was doing out the greatest punish-
ment. Demetral was the under dog FOL
nearly ten minutes, but he was too clever
to be caught napping.and soon was on tor
again. Two or three times Londos had
one shoulder pinned TO the mat and Both
ner went to his knees to get a Closeup
view .-Londos' great strength got him out
of difficulty.
Londos gave a wonderful exhibition o,
gameness after an hour and a half. wher
Demetral had him gripped In an agonizins
toe hold for five minutes, Londos seemed
through. but he sid along the mat and
finally managed TO push his rival off with
his free foot.
Several times they rolled clear OF the
ring. Once Londos was bumped off tho
mat and falling on the press stand at one
side OF the ring sent it TO the floor with a
crash. II that stand had not been there no
would have had bad fall to the drill floor
They had been going hard for an hour
and forty minutes when Demetrai clutche6
Londos' stomach In q scissors and got a
powerful half nelson on him. For two OF
three minutes .Londos' shoulders were
within an inch or two of the mat and Both
ner several times raised his hand as IL he
were ready to count Demetrai the victor
Tho crowd cncercd wildly when Londos
finally broke away.
Llnow Threw Hevonpaa.
Hevonpaa, of Finland, fell before ivan
Linow, OF Russia, after 49m. Sos. toe
hold and far Nelson finally did the work
after a very strenuous session.
Hevonpaa made a speech after he limped
to his feet in which he told what a good
loser he was. No one in the crown doubted
him. He asked for a return match with
the toe hold barred. winner take all. He
did not mention all Of what, however.
Linow and Heronfaa furnished the
crowd with their familiar comedy act
There was enough action In their mix
UP to whet the appetItes OF the fans for
the star bout later on in the evening
There was an abundance of rough house
work which kept the crowd In an up
roar Their wrestling was no wonderfully
scientific exhibition, but the hair pulling
slapping and gouging tactics made UP FOL
! the lack of clever work on the mat.
| Linow and Hevonpaa furnished Tho
for the firstha1f hour and had holds
on the Finn which looked good for pir
falls. but the Russian could never
quite finish the Job Hevonpaa was fa'
and after he warmed up he became cx-
ceedingly slippery. After the pair hac
been going about fifteen minutes. 1var
roughed Sula through the ropes off th,
mat to the boards outside the ring. The
Finn's ire was aroused when he sal
down on a long splinter and the bout
was halted a moment while he extracted
! the sharp piece of wood. This made
| sula very wrathy and he tried to an
nihilate his rival.
The pair started to wallop each othci
like pair Of exuberant longshorenen IL
the olden days when the West Stree
| liquid refreshments possessed kick
/ Hevonpaa's footwork was one OF hi
strongest points. He kicked the Russian
like an exponent of la Savate when the,
were standing erect and when they wer'
locked together on the mat the Finn brok'
many hold by kicking Linow In th'
stomach.
Vladek Zbyszho, the Pole. Just toye,
with George Stamboul, Belgian. Will
red hair and green tights. The Pol
looked as IL he could pin his rival In th
first minute, but he was generous ant
let him stay for z min. IS sec, when IN
picked him UP and whrlcd him aroun'
over his bead until he was dizzy. Thei
he carefully deposited him on the mat ant
with a double wrist hold ended the per
formance.