El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-31
Wrestling Title Changes; Big Game At %
CADD0GK loses
TITLE To JOE
STEGHER
Anew YORK. Jan. 31.-Joe stecher.

Anew YORK. Jan. S1.-Joe Stecher
N Of Omaha, Neb, Friday night
proved his claim 70 the heavy
weight wrestling title when he threw
Earl Caddock OF Iowa in more than
two hours Of wrestling The winning
hold was a body scissors and arm lock
The defeat OF Caddock who was
awarded the title BY Frank Gotch,
places Stecher at the top Of the d.
Madison Square Garden was filled
TO its capacity when referee George
Bothner started the bout at 9;ls
o'clock
Steeher Heavier Than Rival.
Stechsr had the advantage in height
and was seemingly about 20 pounds
heavier than CadGock. Both were
very cautious at the start and for
ten minutes simply paved each otn-
er's neck and shoulders
After wrestling 30 minutes, Srecner
threw Caddock to the mat with side
trip and pounced on top trying Tor
body scissors. Caddock twisted out
OF tight quarters and retained erect
position cIeverly-
Five minutes later steeher
went down In an attempt for
lex hold, but CaddOek could not
keep him down and both were
on their feet again In less than a
minute. stecher then got CaddOck
underneath with a side roll but
wa unable to get any advantage.
A forward body hold was equally
uuavaiIinE and both were on their
feet after 50 minutes had elapsed.
An attempt for a body scissors
hy stecher with CaddOek under
meath. was fOlled By the Iowa
Al the expiration Of one hours time
both men were on their feet The
perspiration was dripping from them,
but neither showed any sign Of
weakening.
Stscher picked up his opponent
bodily and threw him to the mat for
another futile effort to obtain body
scissors. Again CaddOcks wonderful
dexterity enabled him TO break free
and they resumed upright positions
They had been wrestling IS minutes
when Caddock rolled away from an
other scissors attack and electrified
the crowd by a double foot hold from
heh'-7 which gave him an aggressive
Iney had gone 90 minutes when
Stecher secured a head lock out OF
which Caddock squirmed- Caddock
gave q wonderful exhibition Of de-
fensiTs tactics IN preventing a body
scissors. and clevsrly offset StecheT'sl
persistent attack which lasted fully
three minutes
In another effort for a leg hold.
Stecher showed his strength by lift
rIZ LaQuOEA DOLLY NnAAE IN q AAAEE4-
ing position. The match had then
gone one hour and IS minutes.
Madison Square Garden was
filled to capacity with thousands
Of enthusiastic spectators includ-
fnE numbers OF soldiers and SAIL
orS- the blue Jackets partisans OF
Stecher who had served in their
ranks during the FTu= and the
douEhbOTs roofing for the
IoTan. who had served with them
in France. while CaddOck con-
ceded 20 pounds in weight TO the
Nebraskan, he put mp a maEuifi-
cert battle, and II was not until
within five minutes OF the end
that HIS opponent gained a de-
cisiVe advantage.
Broke Another Hold.
Just before the close Of the second
hour Stecher secured a body scis-
sors and wrist lock after Caddock 3
had made a supreme but futile ef-
fort 10 obtain q half Nelson. Caddock
brought the spectators to their feet
when he broke the double hold as his
left shoulder was barely an inch from
the mat for q nin fail The effort had.
however, apparently exhausted him
for a moment later he was again
gripped in a body scissors and this
TIVE both his shoulders went 10 the
mat.
The official time was two hours,
five minutes and 80 seconds.