The New York herald., 1921-11-29
BYSZKO RETAINS
WRESTLING TITLE
Lewis Wins First Fall With
Famous Headlock, Cham
sion Taking Next Two.
1000 SEE THE CONTEST
George Calza, Young italian,
Looms Up as Prominent
Heavyweight Mailman.
1000 SEE THE CONTEST
ny CHARLES F. s1ATHIsoN.

by CHARLES r. MATHIsON.
Stanislaus zbyszkc, the aged but still
agile Polander, retained the worlds
heavyweight wrestling championship last
night in Madison Square Garden by de-
feating Stranger Lewis. two out of three
falls, in $3.50 minutes of wrestling. The
title holder scored his first fall in 21:26
minutes with an armlock resulting In a
rolling fall. Tho Poiander achieved his
SECOND and deciding fall with double
lock In 1856 minutes. this also being a
rolling fall.
The first fall Of the match was gained
by Lewis with his famous deadlock. the
Stranger pinning Zbyszkc to the mat in
17:sf minutes.
AT the conclusion of the last fall
zbyszko was the recipient of a hand
some diamond belt from Tex RiclSard
emblematic Of the championship
The State Athletic Commission made
81 ruling to the effect that rolling and
flying falls should count This edict
nearly broke up the match in disorder
after Zbyszko had won his first fall.
The Polander had taken a neck and
crotch hold and succeeded In turning
Lewis over, but hte Stranger insisted
that Referee Fleesons decision that there
had been rolling fall was not justified
by the facts.
During the rest between falls Lewis
suddenly arose and left ther ing, declar-
ing that he had been unjustly treated.
However, after persuasion by the Boxing
Commission, the Stranger was induced
TO enter the ring and resume the match.
The flying fall rule did not meet with
approval Of the spectators, who have
been accustomed to pin falls. ana sor a
time there was considerable confusion.
Taken as a whole, the nights entertain
ment was a success. the attendance was
large and the bouts were in the main in
teresting.
HcadIock Floors Champion.
Lewis scaled 237 pounds to Zbyzko's
2ssh. -.
After eight minutes of trying for holds
libby brought Lewis down to the canvas.
but the Stranger broke away quickly.
After ten minutes more of tusseling
around on their feet Lewis fioored libby
with body hold. libby broke away
from the hold and got up on his feet
Lewis then executed his famous head
lock and circled the Poles head with his
left arm and with a powerful wrench
brought libby to the mat and fell on
him, forcing his shoulders to the mat
for the first fall. .-
The time OF the fall was, IL al and
Lewis was halted with hearty applause.
After a rest of ten minutes the men
took holds again and libby was first to
get his man on his knees. The powerful
Polander then took an arm lock and
tried to force Lewis over for flying
fali The Stranger turned completely
over. however. without. touching both
shoulders to the mat.
Lewis then tried for deadlock, but
Zbby's shiny cranium slipped out OF
the Strangler's arm. After ten minutes
of work libby got Lewis on the mat and
!, with neck hold and crotch tried to
force his man to the canvas. libby
rolled his man over and Referee Fleeson
declared it to be rolling fall. The
time was 21 :26.
The spectators did not seem to think
that Lewis's shoulders touched the mat
and hooted the verdict. With one fall
each to their credit the wrestlers took
ten minutes rest. Before the ten minutes
was up Lwis left the ring The Strang-
Ter. however, came back and resumed
wrestling.
After .56 minutes of wrestling
libby scored his second and deciding
fall through the medium of double arm
lock. The fall was a rolling one.
1000 In the Garden.
The fact that wrestling is not a dead
issue in this city was attested when 1000
persons braved the depressing weather
to witness the match. 1t also furnished
proof that the game did not suffer ma
terially from the fiasco of Pesek and
plestina.as ar -.
The state Athletic Commission in
jected little excitement into the pro-
ceedings by ruling flying and rolling
falls would count. Heretofore it was
necessary for a wrestler to pin the
shoulders of an opponent to the mat
TO win fall.
The opening contest was between
Cyclone Ress, OF New York and Billy
Beckman. q fireman OF Brooklyn. Ress
outclassed Beckman, and in the twenty
minutes allotted to the pair the New
Yorker scored one rolling fall. The
time of the fall was 9m. 2Ss. and hi,
fall was obtained in the remainder OF
the time.
Georgia Calza. claimant of the Italian
heavyweight championship, created a
sensation by downing the veteran
heavyweight Hjalmar + johnson of
THE italian pinned Johnsons shoulders
The Italian pinned Johnson's shoulder
TO the mat with a reverse nelson in
with a body back heave Calm secured
The second fall in 3m i5s This was q
rolling fall. .
Calxa n Promising Heavy.
Calza Is magnificent specimen of
manhood, six feet tall and weighing COG
pounds without q pound of superfluous
flesh ON his body. He il but q years
os age and while lacking experience
-. trea .4-....
men In the class. Johnson is one of
the most experienced men in the class
and yet Gala tossed him around the
ring like a bag OF oats.
ivan Linow. weighing 2S9 pounds. and
-Nrmos Laitnen. scaling Se pounds,
wrcstled twenty minutes to draw.