The New York herald., 1921-04-05
LEWIS DOWNS PESEK
WITH WRIST LOCK
Champion Wears Down Young
Opponent by Superior
Strength.
SIDE CHANCERY TABOO
Yanquished Man Makes Fine
Showing Against Hardy
Veteran of Mat.
SIDE CHANCERY TABOO
nv CHARLES r.. mATHIsoS.

Stranger Ed Lewis. champion heavy
weight wrestler of 4 '-lerica. gave proof
last night at the Seventy-first Regiment
Arrnory that the side chancery is not
actually necessary to his success on the
wrestling pad Lewis defeated John
Pesek the Nebraska Tiger. with a wrist
lock and half nelson, after an exciting
struggle LASTING hour 81 minutes and
80 seconds.
In thus vanuuishlns the Bohemian
with his own weapon. the wrist lock.
Lewis exhibited great versatility The
champion also demonstrated that he was
too strong to be subdued by the identlcai
hold with which he caused the downfall
OF Pesek. for the latter affixed the cruel
clutch on the champion at least score
of times during the combat
True. tbs Stranger was IN trouo!e
several times as a result OF Pesek get
ting the wrist lock, but the strength and
agility OF the champion enabled him 70
escape from the dangerous positions.
Lewis tried substitutes for his famous
siie chancery, but they were inelfectiVe
ara the title holder finally abandoned
them.
The match as whole was an exciting
one and the big crowd expressed hearty
approval of the contest.
The men had been wrestling an hour
and a half when Lewis took wrist
lock. clutching Pesek's wrist with both
hands in a torturous grip. Pesek
struggled for four minutes In futile
effort to escape. but gradually grew
weaker Lewis then shifted to half
nelson and pin nrf tie shoulders OF his
man to the mat.
Tae announcement that the side cham
Gerry was barred was received with
boots and jeers. but as soon as the COM
~. hnI nd
the wrestlers had the undivided atten-
Ion of the onlookers.
Lewis, who weighed 232 pounds to 1s2
by Pesek. thus had a pull of forty
pounds. Pesek was the aggressor from
The start. taking Furnishing arm locks on
the champion and holding him for min
utes at time.
Pesek also took a body scissors that
made considerable trouble for Lewis.
Pesek took an arm lock at the outset
and the Stranger was compelled to dc
some lively scrambling to extricate him
self Peselz repeated the hold. and again
Lewis had difficulty in breaking away
Lewis adjusted several permissible head
holds but they were ineffective.
SO aggressive were the grapplers that
they went flying through the ring ropes
on several occasions.
Pesek applied a toe hold to Lewis and
the Stranger broke IL after a spectacu-
lar struggle.
The men were on their feet at the end
OF half an hour and Lewis broke ar
arm lock without going to the canvas
Pesek then took a head scissors anc
wrist lock and the champion for twenty
five seconds seemed In danger. H
finally rolled out of the clutch and go
on his feet.
Again Pesek adjusted his favorit
wrist lock and once more Lewis rollet
out of danger
Lewis got q crotch hold and Pesel
was in serious trouble till he got unde
the ropes. when the contestants wer,
called to the centre.
Pcsek retaliated with an arm lock
and Lewis kicked out OF 1t. Lewis thel
got Pesek in trouble with a wrist hol,
and maintained 1t for thirty seconds
much to the discomfort OF the Nebras
kan.
Pesek then clutched L.ewiss right arm
and. using his own shoulder as the full
crun. tossed the champion over his head
The Nebraskan followed with an arm
scissors and had Lewis's shoulders with
IN an inch OF the canvas. but could no
force them down to a fall and Levi
took another Furnishing wrist lock ol
Tesek. but once again the men got unde
the ropes and were sent to the centre.
Lewis Uses wrist Lock.
At the end OF an hours wrestling
Lewis was disclosed torturirg Pesel
with a wrist lock, but the Bohemian es
capped and took toe hold that caused
Lewis TO vince. Then followed som,
graphing pyrotechnics that aroused tn,
greatest enthusiasm, the men scrarn
bling all over the ring In efforts TO sc
an effective clutch. Pesek finally go
a wrist lock, and the champion was II
danger for several seconds. but brok,
away.
Lewis evidently was trying 10 defea
Pesek with wrist lock, and the cham
plon abandoned all head holds. Lewi
barely managed 10 get away from
dangerous arm lock by means OF
bridge and head spin.
Lewiss weight and strength SCENE,
10 be telling against the Nebraslsan. ant
* seemed likely the champion woult
wear down his opponent.
Hjamar johnson OF Brooklyn de
feated Alex Jarvis OF Buffalo In
minutes II seconds with a body scissor
and arm lock
Max Luthof. new arrival from Russia
and Charles Strano Of Poland wrestlct
fifteen minutes to n draw.
Stanislaus Stazak, Poland. suoduct
Louis Romano. Italy. In 10 minutes 4