The evening world., 1921-04-05
Lewis Retains Championship in
GrueIIing Wrestling
" Match.

CTHANGLER LEWlSS bul-tlhe
y FrenEti. proved too much for
John Pesek in their wrestling
match at the 71st Regiment Armory
hast night. After an hour and "a min
utes Of as gruellinE a match as has
been seen here in years Pesek sue
cumbed to q bar and hammer lock
combination Up TO tho very last
minute the result was IN doubt.
Pesek. az clever a man as Caddock
and with a great variety of holds. had
subjected tho Champion Lewis TO
some rough usage. He applied the
wrist loch dozens OF times, an ankle
breaking toe hold. arms scissors and
head Scissors.
At times Lewis found II necessary
70 crawl for his very life under the
ropes TO escape. Pesek did some
crawling off the mat, too. in gnLting
out OF danger.
without his head lock and side
chancery Lewis was plainly handi-
capped, and II finally became ncces-
Rary tor him to use some OF his OPP
ponenes specialties in reducing his .
man for tho finishing holds. He re- /
sorted TO the wrist lock, for instance, I
but not with the scientific leverage .
which Pesek always called into play, .
yet az the end the very power in his .
squeeze told the story. Several times 4
in the last half hour OF the match he
squeezed Pesek's right hand blood
less. This weakened the Nebraska
man visibly, 50 that when the Strang-
Ter turned the wrist look into a bar
and hammer lock Pesek's strength
failed him and he went over.
tPesak made a great impression on
the big crowd which saw the match
and no will doubtless reach the top
OF the wrestling ladder. Lewis him
self proclaimed HIM as the coming
man when seen in his dressing room
afterwhrd. "He Is strong and a mas
ter wrestler and in a couple of years
viii be hard TO beat" said the
Stranger. Pesek took his defeat good
naturally. Lewis Is tough. He II
big and strong and remarkably fast"
he SAID, as he sat on bench in his
quarters, massaging the wrist which
Lewis had squeezed almost Nat.
TT was about s15 when Pesek and
Lgwis entered the ring. Joe
Hpmphries announced the weights
as Lewis 2S2, Pesek 1876 pounds.
George Bothner was referee. Cheers
greeted the introduction OF all three.
There, was considerable discussion in
the centre Of the ring over what CON
stitutas the barred deadlock. Referee
Bothner illustrated the fair hold and
the folil hold on Billy Sandow, mana
ger OF Lewis, while Pesek looked on
approEtngly. 1t was finally decided
that the side chancery would be
barred
At SN they got under way, and
49, L.. l. l. a.
vaunted double wristlock on the
Stranger. Lewis was down and enc
OF his shoulders touched the mat. 4
few minutes squirming ana Lewis got
10 hts feet safely. A few minutes
head 10 head stun and Pesek clampcd
on tho wristlock again. This time the
Stranger broke away easily and
rolled Pesek over until both had their
handss outside the ropes. II was evil
dent This early that Lewis was going
TO make PeseR do the pulling and tug
gtng. VIEWS hadn't tried n thing yet,
but he seemed to have little trouble
pulling out OF wrlstlocks In less than
ten mlnutes he slipped away from six
Of them.
Pesek gave an exhibition of his
strength by picking Lewis up with n
crotch hold. but before he could slam
him TO the mat Lewis slid out OF
trouble as II he were creased. Right
after this Pesek, who was doing all
the work, got another wristlock aided
by a leglocl, but the Stranger slipped
out Of danger when ready.
A F'rER Pesek got his seventh
~ hwTtstlock on the Stranger end
had him closer TO the boards
than ever Lewis did a Htpnup sud.
denly and was back on his feet In a
jiffy. Then followed the usual byplaS
OF diving IN and out from under eacl
other 'tnntb Lewis finally landed OF
the ptRss table outside the arena.
For the first time Lewis applied IN,
headlack from in front right ate
this ACT, but he let go when Fesel
threatened TO toss him, bull fashion
up into the arc lights. The Nsbras
kan was showing great strength. The,
were locked on the floor next in
human knot when Pesek rocked him
self on top and got the so-called TO
hold ON the Stranger. 1t was NOR
OF an ankle breaker than "A toe EriI
Lewisl squirmed in apparent pain a
Pesel1 using his strong right arm
with added leverage from the bend G
his right leg, forced and forced.
seemed something would have - Civ,
but Lewis escaped tremendously.
was a gruelling affair for the tirst ha
hour.
Just at this stage, with both O
the floor, Lewis tried for "A hca1lucl
but II was OF the barred variety, an
Bothner made the Stranger break I
Pesek then got "A head scissors on ED
who had TO roll all the way across III
ring and outside the ropes 10 <,
free. sPesek was furnishing a wor
derful exhibition OF wrestling, with
variety OF holds In the language A.,
q ringsider, he was giving Lewis hel
2 Columns and columns would be neCei
safy 10 tabulate Peseks determine
enorts, which on more than one OF
caslon went for naught throuG
Iewisss rolling under the ropes.
A TTER they had been at II fort
"A minutes, Lewis got a paint,
WTlstleRh en- Fsssh. and Ter II
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