Arizona republican., 1921-10-29
|S GIVEN DECISION
 OVER SAUER IN
 1 HOUR, 38 MIN.
BY ED HARRINGTON

There are wrestling matches and wrestling matches. but Pete Sauer and George Kotsonaros exceeded the limit at the Capital City arena last night in an exhibition of grappling that is seldom equalled in a roped arena and will be hard to duplicate to the satisfaction of Phoenix fans.
 Pete Sauer, the Phoenix favorite, lost the match-he was forced to for fiet the decision to Kotsonaros after hour and 3S minutes that called for action in every second. Pete worked fully 15 minutes with an injured arm and refused to give in till forced to submit from the pain in the injured member.
 Sauer's supporters at the ringside pleaded with him to give up but Pete refused to listen even to the plea of Referee Erhardt to forfeit the match. He displayed a gameness that is deserving of commendation and in his defeat he won the ad- miration of every wrestling fan in the arena After the bout Kotsonaros voiced his endorsement of Sauer in a few words in which he stated that Sauer is the toughest opponent he has ever wrestled-and Kotsonaros has wrestled all the big ones.
 Up to the time that Pete injured his arm in a quick fall to the mat there was little to choose. Both men broke every known wrestling hold, with Pete succeeding in pinning Kot- sonaros with two toe holds that looked like curtains. Pete was the aggressor in the early stages of fhe match and had George in a bad way with the crafty Greek working out of head locks, body scissors, toe holds and arm locks.
 For speed there was nothing to choose. Kotsonaros was on his feet in a twinkling after a scrimmage, equally as fast as Sauer- Pete played for a head lock and arm lock and only two times during the evening was his famous toe hold brought into use. At one time both men were entangled in a grapevine and both fastened deadly toe holds at the same time for a test of endurance. George broke first and worked out of the hole with both wrestlers regaining their feet in flash.
 The attendance at the match was not what 1t deserved. Needless to say if the fans realized what was in store for them the arena would have been taxed to the bIeachers. Not a dissatisfied fan left the arena after the main bout, but words Of praise were heard on every side for the ability of kotsonaros and Sauer. Their quiclSness. physical strength and headwork in tight places was marvellous. The wrestling fan is hard to please, but he went away satisfied that he received his moneys worth last night.
 In the semi-final Young Fields and s-f1 at faT fuff ice to a draw. The men were evenly matched and displayed considerable ! skin in the art of wrestling. Fields | had a little edge on Husk for az ! gressiveness and in a longer match might have been returned the victor. | In the curtain raiser Files was | given the decision over Young Reyn- olds in 10 minutes of wrestling. The l lads were not versed in the game, but were willing and the fans were | pleased. Reynolds won the first fall i in 1 minute and 30 seconds. when l Files gave up with a face and arm | lock.
 Joe Brown and Young Slate started | a four-round boxing bout that ter ] minated when Brown noored Slate three times and Referee Leo Kelly l stopped the bout to save Slate from i punishment.
 The CHILL HlSnt ar hcpl many AdAS
 away. from the arena anC those who attended shivered through to the fin ish. While the main bout was in progress the wrestlers furnished l enough action to make the fans for get they were cold and not a fan left the arena until Pete was forced to i forfeit the bout.
 Sauer will probably be out of the game for several weeks. as il was re-
 ported that his right arm was broken. 1 After he injured his arm he was han dicapped and with his pep gone