New-York tribune., 1921-03-15
Veteran Turns
Tide Closing
~ ~ S
Two Minutes
Wrist Lock and Crotch Hold
Cheat Former Champion
Out of the Victory
BY w. !. Macbeth

cnCS OF Etdflii iiE NIVStlinE at JNe st
Regiment Armory last night. In the
minds Of the thousands who looked on
ne victory should entitle the elder
zbys1ko to match with Champion I'd
Strangler) Lewis.
The match was one Of the most
drilling ever seen in New York, and
the finish as sensational as could be
dreamed by the dreamiest writer OF
weird fiction.
Less than two minutes before he un-
expec:edly turned the tide Of battle in
his favor the great giant Of a Pole
writhei in the throes of Stechers dead
'v body SCISSORS mold. in combination
with half nelson. His breath came
IN casqs. his eyes were fairly bulging
alt Of tneir sockets, his hands tNitched
corTu- iFelv t7e first signal OF uncor-
sci0usness. his arms were purpling
rom s-aCnsnt circulation as the twin
ing legs of Stechcr frightened in a
.ourniqnet OF steel
And then, to the surprise of all, af-
ter Referee Bothner's hand had been
raised in anticipation Of the pat that
would have signalzed victory for
had writned and sQuirmed to keen one
or the other of his shoulders free by
fractional inches bv sheer strength
alone. the mighty Pole, like Samson OF
old, burst bonds $ Stecher himself
tired uader the strain. Quick as the
adder strikes he vas behind Stecher
He pinned him from behind with a
body hold as he tW.ncd his legs in
side these O. Joe.
Stecher Stunned by Crash
A minute or So Zbyszko rested Then
before Steeaef could sense what he
vas about. he Slipped the right arm
into affirm crotch hold while he grasped
Steclers right wrist with his left.
Zb.szk0 vnirled Stecher high into
Ire air. as farmer heaves bag of
oats ana turning him head down
smashed hlm 10 the floor. Stecher' S
unprotected crown resounded on the
padding lae a sleGge hammer on q
bullock head. lie was completely
stur7ei bF the fal. To pin his should
ers for this Polish Hercules was the
matter of few seconds.
The Big crowd rendered Zbyszko
suoh al ovation as seldom has been
given any wrestler. A moment before
The sport-mad throNg that had been
crying for the scalp Of Stanislaus
Il 7
Up = tne fatal turn, that came so un-
expectedly, public sympathy, almost
70 nan, held for the popular Ne
0rassan
This was one Of the greatest heavy
weight matches New York has ever
witnessed, though TO the lay mind
much = the science Of the affair was
absolutely lost. The uninitiated thought
L was slow. because the men were not
more often on the mat. They were too
earnest and too respectful OF each
others prowess to indulge in unneces-
AIRY heaa- spinning and Grapevlning
But they were worxlng every second
It was fifteen minutes before Stecher
put LEbszko 70 the mat with d body
hold. Stanlslaus was up almost in
staHt-y =. They tuEgcd and hauled for
tfteeu minutes more before Zybszko
again Venet down. Meanwhile the gal
agair went down Meanwhile the gal
and Wen Not Go Home Until Morn
ue"
Zbyszko Turns Tables
Bach wrestler ind Sges in his pet
Speciality almost exclusively. Stecner
Nas ever trying for the body scissors;
lyoszko for the toe hold. Not until
Hbolt seven minutes before the end
7sa Steeaer able to get his boa con-
srctor grip on Zybszko right Stanis-
!aus's great strength Of arms enabled
AiIn TO pry joe's toes apart at Will
Stetchel got his pet hold perfectly
about seven minutes before the end
for five minutes he held Zbyszko in
grip o. steel. Half a dozen times
c'ecAer had his man loss than an inch
rom tal by com bining the half
nelson or an arm lock with the body
SCISSORS. zsbszko nridged and pried
.Amse.t M with his elbow. Finally he
nroke the hold but Stecher snapped it
on agan almost instantly. "Zybbv''
meantime had turned over on his hands
and knees and Stecher spent his
slrengin IN vain. The moment Joe
ano%ea the first sign Of tiring the
mighty Poe turned the tables on his
aayersary as described above
Jim Londos, the pocket edition Her
CUES, and John Pesek, the latest sensa
non from the West, were the winner:
vi taelr respective matches. Londos
spse1 Aouls R0mani IN 10 minutes 8
seconds, while pesek hattened Tommy
D1aa1 shoulders III 20 minutes 50
seconds
Loneos merely toved with his oppo-
Nent and after working brisklv fol
@ooQt niae and q half minutes, trying
out MS pct holds. the Greek decided tc
-'.e-1~tti b. 4lt StiLfU kOffl2Dl 81 t1t
"ais', lifted him head high and ther
9egan 10 spin around like a whirhnl
cervish.
Favorites Win Easily
After making ten or twelve turns OF
me track Londos slammed his man to
ne mat. pouuced ON MIN like 4 pan
.ner and clamped head scissors and
~rmiock before Romanis head had
s'esred. The rest was easy. Louis
'gok long breath or two and his
,soulQefs collapsed 70 the mat Joe
's'ntnfles characterized the winning
-o.d as liza jitsu."
1Ae match between Pcsek and Draak
Sas an Interesting affair from start to
aN5sa. 4he men were well matched
"ua the tide of battle swayed with
sefy hold they applied, and each tried
osse,y clutch in the category. The holds
~ fese6 were more furnishing, how
s'et and Draak finally succumbed to
Mt SwFiSt lock and head scissors.
ne hrst preliminary was rapidfre
Snar between Alex Heldlund and Emil
uuenz. IL lasted just five minutes
..e5az being put in pickle with q head
""n ~, arm cnancery
lhen came Jean Bruce, Of Brooklyn
N .u O'to Sampson, from Long Island.
,TtUoAlyn got the decision in thirteen
-,~u'es, double arm lock putting
VMt'g island out of business.
Hg&t came Pesek and Draak, followed
~, Londos and Romani. The big drill
~. ~. was hiled to capacity, except for q