South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-01
TALABER DEFEATS
CANADIAN CHAMP
n ungarian Middleweight
Shows Real Class to Win
From banks.

In one Of the best wrestling bouts
seen in this part of the state in a
good many years. Lou Talaber. the
Hungarian middleweight wrestling
champion OF the United States. de
feated Ted Danks, the champion
middleweight Of Canada, in two
straight falls The first fail went
10 Taiaber In IA minutes and 30
seconds with deadlock. Lou took
the second fall by applying "A fav-
orito trick Of his banks had a
body scissors on him and by apI ly-
ing the break 10 the hold ne made
the Canuck suffer so much that he
was forced 10 give In
Although only "a small crowd saw
the bout tx was the opinion Of all
that ~ was the fastest and cleanes-
bout they had ever seen. From the
minute that Referee Garfield called
time there was action galore. First
one man would appear 10 have the
upper hand. but his opponent would
soon offset this advantage by apply
ing a bad hold banks several
times electrified the audience by
breaking some OF Talaber's best and
mos. dangerous grips Talaber
showed a great deal of ability as a
defensive grappler by breaking
many OF the Canadians most famous
holds. All in all, IL was one of the
best bouts ever put on in the city.
SzabO Does Well.
In the preliminary wrestling en-
EaRement Joe SzabO, a local lad
showed oceans of class by twice pin
ming the shoulders OF Billy Brown,
one OF the best lightweights in the
state who lives IN Hammond. in %
minutes and 80 seconds. Szabo was
working like a beaver all the time
on the mat and never give his op-
pOnent a chance 20 rest. an import
ant factor in his victory. Several
times IL appeared as though Brown
would win when he had wicked toe
holds on Joe. but the local led ex
hibited his worth and broke them
after many hard and torturous min
utes
With some more coaching Szabo
looks ripe for big things in the pad
ded arena. and with some able
coaching which he will get this
summer ne expects 70 step out in
state wrestling circles and AYERS that
he will not be cOntented until the
state lightweight Iaurels hang from
his belt He was challenged by Ace
Hoban OF Fort Wayne and will ac-
cept the challenge.
Two Boxing engagements.
To vary the monotony Of the
program, two boxing contests We're
put on. In the first bout Ed. Stake
was declared the winner after he
had his opponent Jack Quinlan, of
Boston, groggy in the middle of the
second round These boys went at
it hammer and tongs from the start
and the best man won by his SUI
perior hitting ability. This Stake
looks quite good in the ring and is
anxious 20 meet any lads Of his
weight. 1876 pounds
The second bout went the allotted
time. four seconds Whitley Clemens
and Kid Hogan giving a classy eX-
hibition Of the manly art. Neither
man had any advantage over the
other. and q draw would be a pop
uIar decision, according 10 the fans
Both lads put up a nice battle and
the fans seemed well satisfied with
them The boxing bouts were ref
creed by Albert TellsOn. and Harold
Garfield officiated for the wrest-
ling. Both men met with the ap-
proval of all.
banks Challenges Ross.
Danks would like 20 meet Kid
Ross. Of Mishawaka. and ne chal-
leuges the Mishawaka boy 20 a fin
ish bout at any suitable time or
place banks recently threw Per
gontis who offered TO bet either
Ross or Talaber that he could throw
them twice In an hour and a half
al the Casino In Chicago in the short
time of % minutes Danks is very
fast and ne should be able 10 force
Ross TO the limit for "A victory