El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-07
TALKING IT OVER
YOUR VIEWS AND NINE

] A PROPOS Of the quarrel over the
/ a welter wrestling title which is
expected to be settled here De
! cember IS between Jack Reynolds
I and Matty Matsuda- an interesting
little bit OF Information comes to The
Herald sports editor from the wrest-
I ling promoter at Collins. Iowa
Headed, who's Who" the writer
seems TO give quite a definite review
I OF the tangle and for the benefit OF
Z friends OF both Matty and Reynolds
I IL Is printed below.
"On October %. 1920. Guy Elliott
OF Des M0lness defeated Marsuoa, two
fails out Of three and after looking
T through the scrapbook OF Reynolds,
the writer finds that Reynolds de-
eislvely defeated Elliott at Cedar
Rapids Iowa labor day. September
s, 1920 This alone il would seem
gives Reynolds clear claim 10 the
weller title, having defeated the man
who besred Matsuda. The writer.
along with Ed smith, OF the Chicago
American Al COPELAND, New York
Evening Telegram Bert E Collyer, OF
Collger's Eye, Of Chicago. and Richard
K Fox, Of New York. stiu hold that
Reynolds is the bonafide welter
wrestling champion Of the world"
All Of the above comes from an
absolutely disinterested party,
insofar as Matsuda and Reynolds
are personally concerned, and IA
information that viii tend TO
clear Up the taugle. There seems
TO be quite q HftIc misunder-
standing about the match between
Reynolds and lfatEuda which oc-
CURED in Liberty hail last June
and during the progress Of which
ilntauda's friends declare that
Reynolds lost HIS claim to the
title after he was unable TO come
back following the second fail in
Tlau
the arm- Reynolds and his friends
hold a vastly different view Of
the matter as the champion did
not claim that he had not been
thrown OF thar he could not have
come back
The match was under catch as
carch can wrestling rules and the
matter is specifically that Reynolds
never did claim the iiu-jitsu Wrest-
ling title and does not want TO.
Re recognizes the fact that he was
thrown but refuses to consider that
Re was thrown under catch as catch
can rules which must prevail in the
coming match before he chooses 10
risk the title
Il won the first fall By the use Of
catch as catch can and am the
Welrer champion today" Reynolds
asserted IF Matsuda defeats ne by
the use OF catch as catch can TTrest-
Ing j VIII be the first man 20 con-
AaAAAAaA-E AA-Als nov ever n0Ef=
-lFe-y affirm that 7 was not thrown
by catch as catch can rules. Il being
the japanese system that was used
never did claim 70 be the japanese
champion IaEahaEda, OF Denver.
holding that title 7 think that Nat
suca Is a good wrestler, but believe
that can defeat him IN a return en-
gagement as I have beaten him be-
fore"
Reynolds and Matsuda are training
daily for the second meeting before
Fl Raso enthusiasts and their work
Is being Witnessed by quite a large
number Of spectators
Matsudas FL PasO'1 furo-ffe- "a
shoHlnE improved form and HIS
friends are backing him enthu-
staEucally- de has completely
recovered from TIE effects OF
boil upon his arm which handi-
capped him to quite an extent
following the Schobcr match and
earnestly believes that he win
hold his own against the clever
Reynolds Mutsuda q beyond
doubt the most willing rFriEEIer
that has appeared before the FL
Fnso fans and IL Is not to be
wondered ut that he has a fol-
lowing who a. much interested in
bis progress.
He and Reynolds are adopting a /
purely technical view OF their com I
ing match and each assert that ~ the /
other Is returned the victor then he /
VIII be the first to congratulate him. /
.
Pete Brown viii doubtless make his /
second appearance before the FL Paso /
-ans IN the semi-final TO the Reynolds /
l-aesuda 90, being matched probably ]
with -Boxcar" Johns, the FL Paso I
niddleWelghr who mas won quite a 1
few matches lately.
This Brown made quite a hit with I
The fans BY his clever work against |
Tommy Rascon and they like his style. /
he and Rascon were going at IL ham
ner and tongs when the Houston lad (
obtained a flying mare which ended 1
he contest abruptly. Rascon has
luite q number OF friends here. FL I
Paso being his home town and many |
would ike TO see him IN action 1
against Brown again He fs going l
around assembling quite a bit OF /
backing so the bugs would not be I
6 surprised 70 see them 90 On again, !