The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-10-21
THE JU-J|TSU MATCH
WAS GOOD EXHIBITION
Worlds Champion Ju-Jitsu Wrestler
and Sergt. Vanneman Had
Exciting Contest
LOCAL FANS ARE WELL PLEASED
Good Preliminaries Added to Enter
tainment of the Evening. Inter-
est in Wrestling and Boxing Is In
creasinR With Each Event

CEG0buK WIN EzaSh ANGhe
One of the most interesting sport
ing events ever pulled off in Liberal
was the Ju-Jitsu wrestling match
Saturday night between Prof. s.
Takahasi, worlds champion Ju-Jitsu
wrestler and Sergt. Vanneman, the
Liberal wrestler.
Vanneman has had some good
training in Ju-Jitsu, and had pre-
viosly met some of the big men of
the game with good results, and while
he had considerable nerve in tack
ling the Worlds champion, the result
of the bout justified his judgement.
viously met some fhtemigbenraintua.
This is the first exhibition of the
kind ever given here. Ju-Jitsu is diff
ferent from the ordinary catch-as-
catch-can wrestling in that falls do
not count. The decision rests upon
one or the other of the combatants
giving up" or signifying their de-
feat.
Prof. Takahasi is large for Jap
anese, but only weighsl37 pounds
stripped, while Vanneman is con-
siderably heavier.
The first fall went to the Prof.
in II minutes as a result of an arm
rack" The second bout Vanneman
was able to stay the fill twenty-min-
utes constituting draw.
The professor took the third fall
in 16 minutes, with an "arm-break"
the same as the first fall, but pro-
cured in a different manner.
Vanneman showed unusual class
against the champion and the result
of the bout was most satisfactory to
the fans and the promoter, 4
According to the Japanese rules
the match is limited to one fall
the length of time depending on how
long the men can stay without giving
up. Manager Physher insister upon
three falls, for the reason that the
professor is so skilled in the sciende,
and he wanted the match to last long
enough to satisfy the audience. That
Vanneman was able to stay so long
was surprising to even Mr.. Pysher.
After the bout the Professor made
short talk in which he commended
Vanneman highly as clean sport
and, said that he had wonderful
knowledge of the science of Ju-
Jitsu. at is very plain to me-" said
the Professor, that Vanneman un-
derstands Ju-Jitsu, He knows the.
tricks, and that is the reason cold
not handle him better"
Following the bout the Professor
explained many of the points of the
science, and this was a very inter-
esting part of the entertainment.
A Democrat reporter visited the
Professor in his apartments at the
New Sanford the following morning
and found him reading a Japanese
Bible. Hechattered pleasantly for
some time and explained many points
of Ju-Jitsu. Asked why coats were
worn he said that Ju-Jitsu is regarded
as a science of defense, and that
nasmch as one is called to defend
himself against a person wearing
some sort of coat, the science was
bulded on that assumption. He
spoke enthusiastically of the work
of Sergt. Vanneman, and ventures
the opinion that should if Vanneman
wrestled with him few times it
would be doubtful as to whether or
not he could handle the Sergeant.
He said that he had participated in
80 matches and had never been de-
feated, and that but one man had
stayed with him longer than Van
neman. This certainly speaks well
for both the professor and our local
wrestler.
The preliminaries were pleasing
entertainment. The first was box
ing bout between the two little sons
of A. T. Hillyard. These little fel-
lows, Ben a years olr and Junior
years old, weighing 3S and 9 pounds
respectively with their little gloves,
gave four half minute rounds which
broght forth much applause.