New-York tribune., 1921-01-25
Champion, Near
Defeat Often.
Rallies at End
Challenger Outclasses Title
Holder Until S Minutes
of Finish; deadlock Wins
By Fred Hawthorne

Ed "Strangler" Lewis retained his
title as the worlds heavyweight wres-
ting champion at the list Regiment
Armory last night before crowd Of
1900 persons by defeating Earl Cad
cock, the challenger, after one hour
thirtyfour minutes and fifty seconds
of furious struggling.
Until the last five minutes Of the
match Cad1ock had all the better of
the going. He showed by far greater
knowledge of the wrestling game and
the various holds than did Lewis, and
it was only the strangers" tremen-
dous strength and forty-pound advap-
tage in weight that finally won for him.
Five minutes before the end of the
match Lewis clamped deadlock on
Caddock and brought him down to the
mat. Earl managed to break away
after about thirty seconds of punish
ment, and then, like Il flash, secured q
vicious toe hold on the "Strangler'so
left leg. He had Lewis's leg firmly in
the crook of the knee and with his two
hands twisted and tortured Eds foot
until the latter was in agony.
Asks Champion 20 Quit
George Bothner, the referee. SEEING
Lewls's agonized expression, bent low,
over the struggling men and asked
Lewis If he wished to quit. The cham
rion did not speak, but shook his head.
while the perspiration ran in streams
down his face. Just when it seemed as
though Lewis could stand the pain no
longer ne made d giant heave of his
body, and broke out of what was Cad
docks most dangerous hold in the
match.
As soon as Lewis had regained his
feet he made bull-like rush at Cad-
dock and slipped his left arm around
his opponents head Down went Cad
dock, with the giant Lewis on tor.
After almost half minute the
"Strangler" tugged and squeezed until
Earl managed to free himself.
Csddock got to his feet, but it was
noted that he was staggering and weak.
Before the challenger could protect
himself Lewis was at him like a tiger
and ciamped another deadlock on him,
throwing Caddock heavily to the floor,
de only held this lock for about ten
seconds, but once again, as Caddock |
staggered to his feet, Lewis made |
a1ying leap, gripped his opponents head |
IN another visc-like hold and crashed |
There was no need for Bothncr to |
declare the winner. For fully twenty |
seconds Caddock lay motionless, while |
his seconds rushed into the ring and
tried to revive him. The fall combined
with the deadlock, had rendered Cad
dock unconscious and it was fully five
minutes before he could leave the ring.
Real Ovation for Caddock
Lewis and Caddock entered the ring
at 9:4o and received wonderful burst
Of applause from the crowd Lewis
was we'll received VIXEN Joe Humphries
referred to him as the "Kinp Of
Wrestlers," but it was as nothing to
the thunderous greeting that Caddock
met when he rose from his chair.
The weights OF the men were an
ncunced as 22S pounds for Lewis and
1875 for Caddock
1t was just s:45 o'clock when the
men started wrestling. Caddock, in
spite of the big difference in weight,
went on the aggressive at once. Half |
dogen times in the nrst fifteen min
ntes he brought the champion to the
mat with lightning-fast arm locks, ap-
plied so quickly that Lewis was almost
taken of guard
Twice Caddock snapped deadlock
on the Stranger, giving Ed a taste
Of his own medicine. Each time Lewis
broke out of danger by sheer brute
force.
In the early stages of the match all
sEe honors went to the smaller man,
and his wrestling was treat to watch.
In the first quarter of an hour Caddock
used at least one hundred of his ''thou-
sand holds
There were two instances where the
slender Earl showed amazing strength.
Lewis had secured a deadlock each
time,. not the full, Lewis-patented
model, but still dangerous hold. To
the amazement of the crowd, Caddock
forced his arms under Lewis's elbows
and literally catapulted the Strahgler
across the ring. Tremendous applause
rewarded these efforts.
After the men had been wrestling
twenty-five minutes the bout looked as