The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-13
Champion to Mater Body Scis-
sors With Strangers Weak
ening Head Lock.
BY CHARLES r. MATHIsoN.

The interesting question as 10 whether
pressure applied by a wrestler's legs to
the diaphragm Of an opponent is more
weakening than the same amount Of
force exerted IN squeezing a combatant's
Uranium with the arm will receive an
other test tonight at the Seventy
Regiment Armory. Joseph Stecher OF
Iowa, who rejoices in the possession OF
the title Of champion tch-can
grappler Of the world and who attained
his present prominence through the ap-
plication TO opposing wrestlers of what
is described as the body scissors, will
match his hold against Ed Lewis's head
lock
The Stecher scissors cuts off the breath
Of the victim and induces him to post
pone the combat to some future date.
Stecher. who is fitted with long, muscu-
lar legs that are supple as those of
ballet dancer, man9vres till he man
ages to wind his legs about the body Of
his opponent. He then locks his feet,
assumes an air of genial contentment
and slowly but firmly puts on the pres
sure The victim might as well be
caught In the coils of boa constructor,
for once the Stecherian underpinning is
securely adjusted his opponent has no
chance OF escape. In an encounter with
Lewis several months ago the latter
capitulated after writing in the clutch
Of the body scissors for several minutes.
Lewis plan of attack is to encircle
the head of his opponent with his left
arm, pressing the Uranium close to his
side. and then locking his hands to
gether. eXerting n head splitting pres
sure on the victim
This hold has been used on many
wrestlers with gratifying success to
Lewis. and II has been observed that
the larger the Uranium (Zbyszko FOR
example) the more effective the hold.
Unfortunately for the head lock expert
AIR. Stecher has small Uranium.
which slips easily out OF the hold be-
fore the champion IL is weakened. Be
cause of this advantage possessed by
Stecher, the consensus of opinion favors
his to win to-nights combat. How
ever. the battle between the cranium-
crushing lock and the body squeezing
hold will be watched with interest by
thousands of wrestling enthusiasts
Having witnessed a worlds champion
ship wrestling contest, the patrons OF
vigorous sport will flock to Madison
Square Garden tomorrow night and
focus their gaze on contest for the
worlds heavyweight. boxing champion
ship, with the title holder, Jack Demp-
sey. and Bill Brennan Of Chicago as the
contestants. Mr.. Dempseys favorite
method OF subduing an opponent is to
massage the right side Of his counten-
ance with a left hook that lands with all
the force of a pile driver. II the hook
TO the face does not convince the oppos-
ing boxer. Mr.. Dempsey Is apt TO drive
the left against the short ribs and follow
with a right to the left side of the
countenance. These tactics were quite
successful against Prof. Jess willard at
Toledo. and IL is expected they will be
employed against Mr.. Brennan to-mor-
row night.
Mr.. Brennan is large. muscular per-
son. who once sought to subjugate Prof.
Dempsey and failed. Brennan Is of the
opinion that the previous combat be-
tween himself and Dempsey was not .
true test, and hence he will try again.