The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-28
ZBYSZK0 WINS MATCH.
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matter of strength, but the Polander ex
celled in science. The facility with which
holds was marvellous The Farmer has
acquired no little skill with Ed Lewis
favorite hold. the deadlock, but it was
impossible for him TO gain much of an adj
vantage with it over Zbyszko, because of
the iatter's peculiarly shaped neck. The
back of his neck runs straight up from
his shoulders to the top of his head, which
enables him to withdraw his head from q
deadlock with the ease of Il creased pig
Squirming out of a boys arms. .-- .-...
ZbyszkO puts into his wrestling the
same forethought that an expert checker
player exercises in making his moves.
When he tries for a hold he anticipates
what his opponent Will do and what his
own next move will be. He makes a few
false moves and he doesn't get nervous.
1t was apparent that Bailey at times was
gaining the advantage, but Zbyszko
never lost his composure. ..-.
Bailey never was seen in action here
to better advantage thar last night.
He has improved in science since his
match here with Lewis. and in view of
the fact that he held off ZbysZko more
than 30 minutes he should be big draw
ing card in his coming trip through the
South and West. In the first bout Bailey
burst a blood vessel in his left side when
his opponent squeezed him with a head
and arm scissors. He is confident that
but for that accident he would have given
the champion a longer run for his money
in the second bout. He is expecting
telegram from his manager Maxwell
Baumann of Rochester, y. Y, telling him
10 start at bAce altar New Years for a
trip of six weeks, which will take him to
Texas and to the Pacific coast. including
Seattle, Wash.
The two gladiators made their bows to
the audience at 9.0S o'clock. and each was
given an enthusiastic reception. Bailey
being first TO appear 1t was an
nOunced that William O'Connell, who had
wrestled in the preliminary, would referee
the main match and would appear as soon
as he could wash and dress. O'Connell
soon came upstairs from the dressing
room and announced that rolling falls
would not count but that the bouts would
go to a finish. two out of three falls being
necessary to win.
At 9.15 the contestants threw off their
bathrobes. shook hands and the match
was on. The title holder was barefooted
but Bailey wore soft leather shoes.
Ibyszko was first to fall to the mat. the
result of a deadlock, after two minutes
He easily broke away and got a strange
hold on Bailey. and the referee ordered
the men to their feet. Zbyszko slipped
ut of another deadlock and Bailey secured
an arm lock that looked promising until
the Polander applied a toe hold. The
champion seemed a bit disappointed to be
obliged to release his hold by reason of
being off the mat.
lust before being ordered back on to
the mat ZbyszkO heard a remark of en-
enlargement uttered in Polish by one of
a group of his countrymen from Ashuelot
II ,SnI Ie
the north side. and he looked at the man
with a smile % acknowledgment.
After - minutes Of wrestling lib"
clamped a toe hold on George w that
seemed to foTeshadOw victory. but the
Brattleborean swung one arm up over the
champions head and STAYED off defeat.
while the crowd, which was "pulling" for
Bailey. shouted to him to hang on The
grapplers stood up and in the next clinch
Bailey returned to his toe hold tactics,
I which made drops of perspiratiOn form
on the Polander's shoulders, and the
crowd cheered Justify. Again they arose to
their feet and again they went down and
! Zbyszko broke away from toe clamp.
but he fastened head scissors on George
and the latter struggled Intellectually to
! keep an air space between his shoulders
and the canvas.
/ Less than 10 minutes elapsed before the
two wreStlerS appeared for the second
troduced the flying mare which was some
what more spectacular than the previous
style of attack. and three minutes later
he tried the same plan, which resulted in
his losing the fall. as previously stated
/ 1t was $50 o'clock when the curtain
went up. Bailey spoke briefly. saving he
had brought Zbyszko here in order that
the fans might have an opportunity to
see the worlds champion. He apnounced
the preliminary match between Ser
geant Jim Burns and William
O'Connell of the Greenfield police force.
Burns was presented as the champion
heavyweight police wrestler of the New
England states A Commute limit was
placed on this match. best two in three.
Mr.. Buck of Greenfield was referee of this
4 match.
! The men appeared only once. wrestling
! 80 minutes to a draw O'Connell. who
was at least 20 pounds lighter than his
! adversary. was the favorite with the
crowd. He was more agile and worked
out of tight places in manner that
was called Burns put on body scissors
that should have won decision had there
been more time.
The Tex Richard worlds wrestling
championship belt. a magnificent creation
in gold and diamonds was ON exhibition
yesterday afternoon and this forenoon in
Vaughan & Burnett's jewellery store win
dow and attracted much attention.
! Toledo. Ohio. boasts of the largest
] goldfish hatchery in the world Last
year the firm controlling the hatchery
4 ~ carloads IF upIIGGh and On