The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-09
zBYSzkOS HAVE
 COSMIC URGE
 AND IDEALS
Polish Wrestlers Are Pa irons of Metropolitan Opera; Say Aestheticism Helps Them Considerably In Grappling Game.

New York, Dec. s.-"My rules for success are determination, unswerv- work"
 No, gentle reader. it is not Charles M. Schwab giving advice to his em- ployes; nor is it Elbers H. Gary, of the steel corporation; neither is the above formula the catch-phrase of & school of success"
 It is Ssnislaus zbyszko. a wrestling champion with ideals and a taste for grand opera
 The massive Pole, with muscles and nerves of Bessemer steel, is a grand opera fan and as confirmed a first nfghter as any patroness of the Met lropoItans bediamonded horseshoe. Stan and his little brother, Wladek, have their own prnvate concerts, the champion singing to Wladek's violin accompaniment. To gaze on the great hulks of these brothers you would never suspect them of being addicted to music. From the concur of their heads and the great outlines of their | movies were the height of their aes- 1 thettc taste.
 Opera helps me wrestle," explained
 Stanislaus. Music is beautiful, and 1 every man, no matter what he is or ! does, must have something beautiful | to help him through life. Music is
 my help. It gives me high ideals
 Perhaps you think wrestlers do not
 need high ideals But you are wrong. Both my little brother, Wladek, and myself have made a study of var
 ious branches of music and harmony. | We number among our friends quite
 g few grand opera stars. The lane | Enr1co CaruSo used often to enjoy a | quiet game Of chess with me. l 'fWladek and I have many hot ar
 guments about musical technique.
 When was a. little boy I began to
 have a liking for ahe better kind of
 music. said then, T will never be ] old, and in sixty years from now I shall still be young.
 | to knofw, are determination, sef-de-
 nial. unswerving purpose and hard
 work I cannot eat all the food ] | would like to; I don't smoke, and l don't dissipate. I must keep regular | hours. and must cling to my un-
 swerving resolution to Be What l Planned.
 q was educated to be a lawyer, but | wrestling was in the blood of the men l Of my family
 The wrestling champion was warm ing to his subject, and the reporter
 thought this was a good time to get i in the all-tmportant questions: 1 How do you pronounce your name
 and what does it mean?'' | "Ah-ha!' answered the Great One.
 "So that is what you want to know? Well. will tell you. My name ! rhymes with the name of a famous sweet American cracker, 'Nabisco.' It
 means strength and was bestowed by 1 the King of Poland upon one of my | ancestors years ago.
 | There is a tradition in our family | that no defeat is ever defeat if one has played the game fairly and done his best. It is no disgrace to be beaten if one has tried. The disgrace
 is not to try-not to give ones best. And music, beautiful, sou1-stirring g
 music, representing beauty-.hat. too,
 must havo a part in any kind of sue | cess, even wrestling.
 l Each night before I retire I ask | myself the question::
 1 Have I Succeeded Today?'" Although the wrestler did not go I further it was unnecessary. The real secret of his success was apparent in 1 that question which he puts to him. | self each night.
 He has the COSniC TTrga