New-York tribune., 1920-01-31
Nebraska Man
Is Crowned
King of Mat
Throng Which Packs Madi-
son Square Garden Sees
Rattle Between TwoCiants
Rv ". Q. Niece

ios Stscner is Undisputed wrestling
.,sn,nion Of the world. After strug-
rls that lasted q little over two hours
pa threw Earl Caddock with a body
.c;ssors and wristlock hold. The Gar
dan was jsmmed from floor to girders
and the men wrestled under the glar-
mo white lights that were set for the
motion pictures
Once before Stecher held that same
deadly hold en- his Slighter opponent,
but Gaddock wriggIed free. The sec
ona time CaddocA's right arm also was
clsmped in the boa-constrc.or-lke
coils that were made by Stecher's leg,
and il was just 3 matter OF seconds
CadGock was pinned to the mat and
crushed down BY the fifteen or twenty
pounds extra weight carried by Ste
cher.
Tie exact time occupied by the bout
was hours 5 minutes and 80 seconds
For TWO hours It was anybody's bout
Despite the superior weight and the
eviden. strength Of Stecher, the slight
er man Always seemed TO have
chance.
But a.. Of Caddock's tricks availed
nothing against the dogged strength
anG perseverance OF Stecner He knew
tha. II he once could get the slighter
man in his fayorite nold he could
crush MIN, and he waited in the mean
time, bearing down with his superior
weight upon Caddock whenever ne
could
Once or twice the hackers of Cad
dock were highly optimistic. Especial
" were they that way when Caddock
had full nelson on the bigger man
and kept forcing his head into the mat.
but evidently ne wasted his reserve
strength trying 10 bring that hold to
the finish. l. was shortly after this
hold was broken that Stecher got MS
FIRST body and scissors hold and came
within an inch or less of winning then
and there.
There were plenty of woen in the
At the opera, for they finally found
their way into the place. Naturally
the feminine sympathy was with the
smaller man. The wise money was on
Stecher. hut the wise bettors were
exceedingly worried a. times.
The finish was highly dramatic,
Caddock was OH top when Stecher sud
denly twisted and got his hold, his
favorite. and deadly hold With the
remorseless force o. an anaconda
crushing It's prey, ne twisted the coils
asound Caddock, WHO struggled gamely.
George Bothner sprawled ou- witch
ing Caddock's shoulders as they were
slowly pressed down.
One shoulder fattened first, then the
other descended. touched the canvas
and Aattened there. Bothner tapped
Stecher between the shoulder blades
S.echcr rose from the mat. champion
heavyweight wrestler OF .fe world. I,
was clean bout and clean victory.
Jiu ,Iitsu Entertainers
The entrance 20 the Garden was
blocked long before the time set fol
ne bout. There was such q jam at
he main entrance that the crowd
filtered through very slowly and the
management was forced to stage some
jia iitsu contests to keep the early
comers in line. II this act dienifed
japanese person tossed q couple OF
piano movers from Harlem and the
ar and jugged them, finally deposit
ing them or the mat. Sailor Smith
wes the first victim and lasted a min
D,e and tif-y-eieht seconds. The others
passed out more rapidly.
By nine il was evident that every
sea. in the place would be occupied
and Sandy Griswold, dean of al the
sporting writer's of the United States
occupied a perch by the rineside and
Chartered Of the days when Fitz. Johr
L. Sullivan and other ring idols were
mere children.
Promptly q. o'clock Stecher pre-
ceded b. sailor huger corps and ar
American Gag raraded into the ring
The ligA- Hares for the moving pie
lures mach mes were turned on anc
poured on ne ring IN binding food
Stecher had hardly entered the rims
when kar Caddock, preceded by
another American flag and attended b.
bugle corps in olive drab, entered
~ he
Caddock looked very frail when hs
met Stecher If ths center Of the ring
snd they startAi 70 paw for holds. The
solder champion showed healthy pinl
and White and smiled quietly, while
Stecher looked d bi. shallow anC
seemed tae more auxiou ~ the two
When they began to push and tuf
Caddock's muscles showed in larg'
plain knots
In all Of this preliminary work Cad
DOCK seemed The more active, squirn
ing about and feinting, while stechel
worked wish quiet deliberation
a%ays seeming wary against g tricE
that would give his more active op
ponert some advantage
Caddock made g dive for Stecher''
leg 20 bring rim down, but Stechei
sprang hack and Caddock skipped t.
~ knee S.echer suddenly came .
.'r ard made Try . seize CaGdnck
'eg, hut faddock was 100 quick The,
resumed he nononto1s paving abou
Or ar opeuing. Caddock brough
S'echer % the mat with twistin,
~aisl nod, b-t the Iowa farmer BOY
Erang'ed away from him and botl
were up again
CaddocA dropped 20 his knees whcr
s'ecn"r pulled back and suddenly n
sprang Up quickly. Stecher made A.
nene ec'Na. grasp for Caddock's leg anf
addoes grinned The first enthusiasm
psoHe loose when Caddock with tiger
IN spFirg clamped Stccher's knees 70
;'iheg aad brought him down heavily
D'' Stecrer again ~r.gg led out .
e@cl ana n'ood m the defensive.
>.1reHlT -,ecaer caught Caddock
sK between 0o,.n of his own and witi
IN am iOck added pressed him 70 tn
ma: The men rolled under the rope
ana were brought back by Bothner
atechsr did not hold his advantag
'7hg 'or Ca1dock sprang away and re
z@'hed his fes'. In the meantime tn
s}ng vas enlivened by few free
''f- al fights or the main floor
Men Perspiye Freely
~ fAs ena of n half hour the me
F'e 2"frpir.rg freely Stetchcr got III
ihie leg hold and IN trying % wriggl
'afdocl va 'rippcd and cam
+'"n heavily Ssecher struTglcd q
amp ~ lighter adycrsary with ~
Htfy t.f