The New York herald., 1921-01-25
Caddock Suffers Severe
Punishment Before He
Succumbs in 1880.
CROWD JEERS VICTOR
Cries of mo More deadlock =
y When the Challenger
Lies Unconscious.
ny CHARLES F. MATHIsoN.


ceded by nearly two hours of terrific
combat, Stranger (Ed) Lewis. heavy
weight ch9-Apion wrestler. last night
vanquished Earl Caddock, the last of
"a trio of formidable rivals. by the use
OF the Furnishing head lock at the end
of bout lasting / hour 3S minutes
and so seconds. The contest was wit
messed by crowd that jammed the
Seventy first Regiment Armory, and
after the final application of the
weakening lock and Caddock lay
stunned fiat on his back there was a
strong demonstration by the specta-
tors against the method used by Lewis
In winning and retaining his cham
pionship.
Nearly an hour elapsed before
Lewis's head lock began to affect the
Iowan, and the match was most
Thrilling exhibition of scientific wrest-
ling. strength and speed. But as soon
as Lewis began to get his muscular left
arm about Caddock's head and exert a
pressure that had previously sent
challenger lost his catlike agility and
resourcefulness and fell an easy victim
to the further application of the lock-
Five times in succession in the final
fifteen minutes of the contest Lewis
put on the discouraging head pressure
and while Caddock recovered suf-
ficiently to clutch Lewis's foot in a last
despairing effort. yet the end was in
eight.
Lewis Brings Down His Rival.
After Lewis broke the toe hold he
sprang at the weakened Caddock and
brought him down with a flying head
lock. AS the Iowan arose after getting
free Of the clutch he was shaky on his
legs. and from the look In his eyes the
scene was blur to him.
With another pantherlike spring Lewis
encircled the head of the now groggy
Caddock and threw him heavily to the
floor Caddock was completely stunned
and lay still, while his seconds rushed
to his assistance and applied restora-
tives 1t was several minutes before
the defeated wrestler moved, and he
smiled as he reached his feet.
Meantime the onlookers berated Lewis
for whas they considered his brutal
tactics. mo more head lock! J" was
shouted at him from all over the
armory.
The champion paid no attention to
the censure, but as soon as Caddock re-
covered shook his hand and then re-
tired. Nearly every opponent that
Lewis has met in the last few months
has been severely injured by the head
lock, Stecher and Zbyszko requiring
medical attention for weeks after the
bouts. There has been agitation for
several years against the head lock. the
effect Of which is more weakening than
that Of any other hold.
Lewis had an advantage in weight
- h,,t ia tuaa In
superb condition and with amazing skill
and speed baffied the champion from
the beginning.
In the first half hour the Stranger
only got his deadlock properly adjusted
but once and Caddock broke 1t in a
few seconds.
Details Of the Bout.
The battle was one of science and
speed against strength and endurance
and the smaller man not only had the
better Of the encounter on points but
he was the aggressor throughout.
After fifty y-eight minutes of desperate
struggling Lewis got his deadlock at
tached and held 1t for one minute and
twenty seconds. The effect on Caddock
was weakening. the first time during the
battle.
Lewis and Caddock took hold at :4s
WtlkNtSs l<cWiS, go Sao0OShs lSV.
Caddock was first to get a serious hold.
He took an armlock on the champion
and brought him to the floor. but coulc
not keen him down. When Lewis got
on his feet he took deadlock. but Cad
dock pushed him away. Thrilling aero
battles followed the athletes tumbling
all over the ring. but neither got sat
isfactory hold
Lewis ciutched Caddock's head with
his famous lock and the smaller man
lifted Lewis's bulk off the floor and
tossed him away. Caddock took an
arm lock on Lewis, turned him on his
back and had the champion close to
fall. but Lewis kicked himself free.
Caddock then got a toe hold and Lewis
had great difficulty in escaping from the
clutch.
After half an hour Of effort Lewis
affixed his head lock to Caddocks
cranium brought him to the floor and
put on the pressure. The challenger
struggled fiercely for n few seconds be-
fore escaping from the lock.
Both on their feet and fighting hard
Mt the close Of the first hour.
Caddock Uses Body Scissors.
Shortly after the hour mark had
passed, Caddock took a body scissors
and held Il for one minute and five sec
Lewis retaliated with a head scissors
and Caddock was In serious trouble for
@ minute.
Lewis once again encircled Caddocl's
Uranium with his trusty left arm and
brought the 1owan to the floor. Cal-
dock writhed and kicked for fifty sec
onds before he broke the lock-.
On the next down Caddock took an
arm scissors, but the champion kicked
out OF a.
Lewis then took a succession of head
locks and Caddock seemed to weaken
under tho strain.
After three Furnishing headlocks had
been applied and broken Caddock re-
covered surprisingly and effected a toe
hold that caused Lewis to writhe with
agony before he escaped from II. This
effort seemed further to weaken Cad
dock and Lewis took flying deadlock
and held II a minute and seven seconds
When the Iowan broke away from
the hold he was groggy. and Lewis,
with flying leap. took the final head
lock and threw his man to the floor
with great violence. the back OF Cad
docks head striking the floor hard
lie was knocked senseless and.i II was
several minutes before he got on his
feet.
Charley Karnolt. Bohemia. and Harry
stevens the English miner, were the