The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-10
JOHN PESEK SAID
 TO BE THE COMING
 WRESTLING CHAMP
By JAMES J. CoRBETT

1 "The greatest natural wrestler that
 ever lived-and a man who soon will
 prove himself more marvellous mat performer than was Frank Gotch." ] That's what Larney Lichtens.ein,
 impressario of Chicago, says concern
 ing John Pesek, the Nebraska Tiger"
 who made Wladek B byszko look like
 a novice the other highland who has steam rolled practically every bit of
 graphing opposition which he has tackled.
 I've been identified with the fistc
 and mat game for many years--but
 never have I seen a more perfect specimen of physical manhood as> serts Lichtenstein, concerning Pesek. ~He never took wrestling lesson in
 his life; yet seemingly by instinct he | has laerned every hold and every new
 trick of the game, and is master of each of them.
 l DEMPSEY OF GRAPPLING 'Pesek truly is the Jack Dempsey of the wrestling sport. He came from out of nowhere. asked for matches, got them and has risen from obscurity to ranking among the greatest grapplers in the country within few months. He's done it because, like Dempsey. he is tornado on attack He never has learned the word stall; never has loafed In his life--at anything. When the call for battle comes. re- sek is out after his man with a tiger ish rush--and he never stops his fnri- ous efforts until he has won the fall. He never rests. He gives his oppo- nent no chance. He's out there 70 win lin the fastest time possible, and gives the fans more thrills and more action when he is at work than they can get by witnessing a dozen matches. Pesek was born and raised on a farm in Ravenna, Neb He never was in d big city until he was 20. He went to the big town only because he want ed to wrestle there. He had passion for wrestling all during his boyhood He became champion of his neighbor- hood then champion of the county where he lived. He looked around for other worlds to conquer-and % he went to the big towns.
 He's "A now. weighs 19s, is feet tall and his whole body is network of powerful muscles. He's as brainy as he is powerful.
 NEEDS ONLY EXPERIENCE
 "Pesek lacks nothing but a little more experience to lift him to rank ing as the greatest grappler of them all. Other men-the Lewis, the Cad- docks and the Stechers may dispute him. All they need to do then is to get onto the mat with him. Pesek de- featel Wladek Zbyszko in straight falls-26 minutes and four minutes whereas it took Lewis Caddock ana Stecher hours. and yet more hours to either down zby or wrestle him to draw.
 That demonstrates the greatness of Pesek, doesn't it? That proves con- clusively that he's not only better than zbyszko, but the other three as we'll And l figure he can take the measure Of the great Marin Plestina
 'Pese is ready now-and over eager ito meet any grappler in the game He'll meet them for a purse, winner take all-meet them unler any olA terms that are made by the opposition. No holds will be barred Pesek is out now to prove conclusively that he'n the graetest grappler of them all-ara if he gets his chance he'll sweep ev- erything before him with the same hurrican fashion as did Frank Gotch." Copyright, 1921. by King Features
 Syndicate, Incl