The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-06
Zolar Glanced on the Double Wrist Lock in Bout With
 LumbeuaCk

Magic City wrestling fans will have an opportunity to see how Ed C"Strangler'l ] Lewis can get along without his far
 famed and renowned jaw crushing head
 lock, when ne meets Frantz zolar at the
 E. A. c. Tuesday night.
 Lewis has decided to attempt to pin
 the truly-called giant Frenchman's shoulders to the mat without this dread ed hold and will not use it in this match
 under any circumstances. As in the match with Pauliska, the Kentuckan got his first fall with this hold. local sport followers will be able to judge between
 the Lewis with the headlock and the Lewis without
 HAS UNUSUAL EXPERIENCE
 Aolar has cultivated the double wrist lock to marked degree and with a few adoltions of, his own invention, has re- lied almost entirely on this hold in his recent bouts. Frantz is a fiery-headed lighter, who starts the match with a heavy offensive and keeps it up through out the match. He weighs we'll over the Do-pound mark and will probably meet Lewis at almost even odds. It is only natural that the champion should be the favorite, because of his title, but very good match is expected.
 Aolar, the French champion wrestler, has had a lot of funny experiences. When he first arrived in Canada all sorts or stunts were put up on him, and through all Zolar came smiling His most unusual experience, he relates, has to do with his experiences in the lumber towns of Canada
 While on tour through western Can ada two years ago the Frenchman and his manager happened into a lumber town. AS soon as Zolar was identified as a wrestler, humber of the local lun- Der men became anxious to see him in action In one of the camps the bows were touting up one of the lumberjaeks as unbeatable. and, more for the sport tnan anything else, a purse was arranged to the winner of the match between Zo- lar and the lumberjack, whose name was Mccarthy, big Irish lad, weighing well over 240 pounds, along with the strength of a bull.
 AGREES TO MATCH
 To establish himself, Zolar finally agreed to meetsthe Irish Giant as the ,.~NNSA camps. A purse of $500 was made up and the date set for the bout. Realizing that he would have to play for time against a man who stood head and shoulders above him (for Zolar only weighed 190 pounds at that time) Zolar took the de- fensive for the first 15 minutes After playing to feel out his man. Zolar start ed after Mccarthy with cat-like speed and after 10 minutes of real roughinr the lrishman began to weaken Realiz- ing his chances of beating the pluckly little Frenchman were lessenng with each aditional minute that the match continued, Mccarthy reached under the canvas spread and grabbed a handful of sawdust. Before zolar could discover his opponents trick Mccarthy rubbed the sawdust across tne F'renchman'; ayes and for the instant Minded him.
 CHANGES ON HOLD
 Wrestling under blinded conditions are not very pleasant. but during the scuf- He that followed Zolar forced his right lrm over his opponents arm and secured l twist. which made 1t impossible for Mccarthy to extricate himself The fall was given to Zolar, as McCarthy's arm was badly twisted and he was unable Q continue
 Realizing the advantage of such hold IS Zolar had obtained on Mccarthy the | Frenchman's trainer induced Zolar to study it from scientific point, and t was the beginning of the double-wrist i ocS hold which has been the means of Zolar to the top notch among l he heavyweight wrestlers of the day