South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-17
TALABER DEFEATS
ROSS IN BITTER
WRESTLING MATCH
Mishawaka Lad Gets First Fall
But Crafty Chicago Boy
Comes Back.

After putting up one Of the best
bouts OF his career Kid Ross fell
before the wiles and trickery OF
Lou Talab Der In one OF the best wres-
Ting bouts ever staged in this part
Of the state Tuesday night at the
oliver theater. Talaber. after losing
the first fall came back and cap
tured the next two with his deadly
bar arm and scissor hold Ross
took the first fall IN 20 minutes and
TO seconds with "a toe hold. The sec
ond fall wnt 20 Talaber In % min
utes and 40 seconds and the third
and deciding fall went 20 him in
i've minutes and 90 seconds.
Ross put up the most wonderful
bout OF his career. and he con
stantly had the Chicago boy wor-
ried. From the very first minute
the boys entered the ring there was
plenty OF action Ross showing
great ability on the defensive as well
rs on the offensive. Time after
tine the many spectators were
brought 20 their feet with the posi-
bility Of a fall coming. but each
time they seated themselves as one
man or the other wiggled out OF an
especially hard hold.
Ross Takes First Fall.
Victory came 10 Ross in the first
bout after IS minutes and 10 sec
onds Of the fastest and hardest kind
OF wrestling The Mishawaka lad
was successful in clampins, his dead
~ toe hold on Talaber's right leg
and Talaber. try as he might. could
not break g. Many times during
this first bout il appeared as though
Talaber would win the fall. but the
resourceful cunning Of Ross came
To- his rescue and he wiggled out or
several dangerous holds before he
was successful in winning.
When the men came TO the mat
for the second bout Talaber took
the offensive and Ross was obliged
10 display : great deal Of skill I'm
averting a fall early in the bout.
Twice he squeezed out Of bad
wrist lock and arm scissors. His
strenuous defensive work began 70
tell on him and Talaber was quick
20 take advantage Of the oppOrtu-
nifty 20 clamp a bar arm and scis-
scr hold on him with which he won
the fan IN IS minutes and 80 sec
onds.
Third Fall short
Talaber came back in the third
and deciding bout with the tactics
which he used in the second fall
Twice before the FIVE minute time
was announced he had Ross in arm
and scissor holds. Ross wrigSled
out OF the second one only 10 fall
into another hold of the same kind
on the other side. Try as ne might
he was unable 10 free himself and
after o minutes and 80 seconds Ref
cree Ed Smith tapped Talaber on
the back in token OF victory
ComiCaI semi Windup.
4 real comedy was enjoyed In the
semi-windup when Paul Martinson
and Gustaf Orlando, two heavy
weight grapplers from Chicago air
ed out their differences The bout
was full Of laughable incidents,
whisker rubbing. nose pulling. etc.
but the real comedy came in the
second fall when Martinson cried
out. Look at the Dig stiff biting on
nv big toe" when Orlando had
Toe hold on him. Martinson proved
TO be the best wrestler and took the
first fall in s minutes and the sec
one fall in one minute less.
In the curtain raiser Young Sabo
conceded his match TO Kid Milten-
berg after he gave up the first fall
in IS minutes. The bout was fast,
-
condition. and that Is why he won.
Both boys appeared TO be evenly
matched and II Sabo was in condi-
ton there would have been some
lively tusSling
Smith Referees.
All bouts were refereed by Ed
Smith Of Chicago while Nelson
Jones or south Bend acted as an
nouncer a telegram from Lou
christopher. Tony Bokitch's man
ager. was read in which he asked for
2 return bout with Ross The kid
viii accept his challenge for a side
bet Lou PerEantis Of Gary chal-
lenEed Talaber. the winner Of the
bout. for a side bet ~ $500, that he
cnn throw Talaber twice I'm an hour
and a half Talaber accepted the
challenge and a bout between the
two which will probably take place
in Gary viii be arranged. Pergantis
weighs 10 pounds, and judging
from his appearance should BE- a
good man