The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-23
LEWIS'S HEAD LOCK
SUBDUES ZBYSZKO
Stranger Downs the Giant
Pole After a Long, Hard
Struggle.
LOSER BADLY PUNISHED
Stecher Makes Short Work of
0'Donnell, a French
Wrestler.
LOSER BADLY PUNISHED
: BY CHARLES r. MATHIsON.

" BY CHARLES r. MATHIsON.
Ed Lewis the sturdy Kentuckian who
has for years been in the first Hight OF
catch-as-catch-can wrestlers once more
demonstrated last night at the Seventy
first Regiment Armory that he is the
master of Vladek Zbyszko Lewis won
the match after a desperate struggle or
an hour and twenty-five minutes through
the medium of a succession OF flying
head locks. the Furnishing effect of which
finally compelled the Polish giant to
yield.
Zbyszko had broken one head hold by
a superhuman body lift that brought
down the house and Lewis at the same
time.
But II was evident that the Poles
powers of resistance were on the wane.
for as soon as Lewis regained his feet he
leaped at his opponent and fastened an
other head lock on him.
zbyszko broke out Of this hold after.
half minutes effort, but when he arose
to his feet he staggered and rubbed his
eyes as though he was unable to see
clearly.
Lewis made another pantherlike
spring, adjusted his deadlock and threw
his man to the floor Zbyszko strug-
gled for half minute but finally his
shoulders were pressed to the floor ana
Referee Bothner tapped Lewis on no
shoulder as a notification that he was
the winner.
After getting on his feet ZPyszko
swayed about the ring rubbing his eyes
and showing great distress. He was led
from the ring by his handlers.
Head Lock Over Toe Hold.
So far as a test of the relative merits
OF the head lock and toe hold are con-
erned, the result favored the head lock.
As a matter of fact Zbyszko got his toe
hold In operation but once and Lewis
was mono the worse for 1t. Zbyszko
used an arm lock with good effect but
I ewis's strength and speed enabled him
10 get out OF danger
As result of, this victory Lewis has
earned another match with champion
foe Stecher. The title holder was also
on exhibition and defeated Frenchman
named O'Donnell in jig time.
A bumper crowd witnessed che bouts
and seemed to be delighted with the
sport.
Both Lewis and Zbyszko looked fat.
and each apparently scaled close to the
250 mark.
Lewis tried strategy at the outset, for
az soon as the whistle blew and his hand
touched that of the Pole the Stranger
made q flying leap took his dreadful
head lock and wrenched Zbyszko to the
mat. But Lewis held his man for a few
seconds more than a minute, when the
Pole wriggled out of the clutch Zbyszko
retaliated with toe hold, which greatly
distressed the Stranger till he kicked out
Of it.
The Pole next took head scss ors and
had Lewis close to a fall till he broke
out OF 1t in forty-five seconds.
Zbyszko used his armlock frequently.
which seemed to worry Lewis, although
he emerged Houdini-like from each Of
tn, locks.
sBoth showed WEAKNESS at the end NJ
an hour and did much pushing and pull
ing without much effectiveness Lewis
was first to get into action. putting on
a deadlock. which lib broke with a body
lift and shifted TO a head scissors. This
was easily broken by the Stranger.
After an hour and twenty-five minutes
Lewis took a succession OF headlocks
and finally laid the giant Pole on his
Lack.
stecher Wins Easily.
Zoe Stecher received an uproarious
welcome when he entered the ring. The
champion was in his customary superb
condition and looked At TO grapple for a
kings ransom
Ills opponent was Frenchman, intro
duced as Leon O'Donnell. He not only
was overmatched. but had q boil on the
back of his neck.
II was simply a question AZ to how
oug 1t would take Stecher TO affix his
body scissors to the diaphragm O ~"
Fren Gilman. In eleven minutes from
the time they took holds Stecher's
Tagsc'i,ar legs encircled ODonnelrs mid
action. and forty seconds later Referee
azo.ga Bothner tapped Stecher on the
cacR as a notification that he was the
visitor.
There was no doubt from the ex-
preston Of o'Donnell's face when he
finally reached his feet that he realized
lSoenly how the late Mr.. job suffered.
And Job was not a wrestler.
Arrnos Laitlnen. n Finn, who closely
resembles Sulu Hevonpaa. also q Finn,
subdued Dan Mcdonald of Nova Scotia
IN 10 minutes and % seconds with a
body hold Laitinen was so elated he
challenged Stecher
Louis Romano and Alex Jarvis opened
the entertainment but they made such
poor Roadway that Doc Roller. the ref
cree, called halt In IL minutes and
~ seconds and declared the bout a
draw.