The Washington herald., 1921-02-05
SURGEON WIFE OFF,
LEWIS DECLARES;
HEADLOCKE0.K.
Puts EN- to Sleep, But, Is
Not Injurious, DR.. e
Morton Holds.

SAN JOSE, Cal, Feb. I.-Dr. Ada
Scott Morton. surgeon wife Of ed
C''Strangier") Lewis, world cham
pion wrestler, today placed her pro-
fessionsl 20. K" on her husbands
famous deadlock" the hold which
wrested the championship title from
Joe Stecher in New York City and
which has caused CONSERVATION in
the East by leaving Lewis oppo-
nents unconscious after its appli-
cation.
DR.. Morton scientifically analyEed
the deadlock" hold as a twin
brother" to nitrous oxide anesthe-
sia-" something which puts EN- to
sleep, but doesn't permanently hurt
EN-
The doctor admitted that she has
on previous occasions told the
stranger that the hold was ab-
solutely harmless and could not pos
sibly cause any permanent injury.
BsrmIexs, but SEneetiye.-
Bobby used the hold before I
ever knew him" she told Univer-
sal Service But be asked me sew
ersl times II Il was dangerous or
could ever permanently injure one.
20 NhANu 4 GAN : ans " NENO NhAL kNE
deadlock is harmless and most e.
fective." --e
Her defense Of her champion hus-
bands winning hold follows:
7 am happy to tell you that
Bobby's successful career does not
de pend upon wrestling. but in ref
erence 70 the criticism Of Bobby's
deadlock I will say that am much
surprised that anyone who has seen
IL applied would fail TO recognize
it's merits as a wrestling hold in or
der to throw an opponent without
leaving any permanent injury. Its
action is a twin brother 70 nitrous
oxide anesthesiA
There is always a referee present
to see that il is properly applied 50
II does not involve any Of the struc-
tUre below the Uranium: therefore.
it would not interfere with the res
piration. circulation or nervstion be-
low that point.
The object OF this hold is to sp-
ply it so as TO obstruCt the perFphe-
raj or the superficial circulation. the
peripheral being most venous all over
| the body. You have observed that
when this hold has been applied the
/ opponents face becomes very Cy-
anotic. The opponents muscular ten
sion during the hold. coupled with
/ the excitement, increases the arte-
rial tension in the brain. This pro-
duces the passive hyperemis- a con-
| ditiOn readily recognized by anyone
witnessing one Of Bobby's matches.
Form Of Ane-the-Ia-
a passive hyperemia Of the
I
/ form Of snesthesis. First IL pro-
| duces nUmbness then stupor fol-
] lowed by Inconsistencies II contin-
ued long enough. But as soon as
this pressure is released and the
| circulation re-esta blished to the
| brain consciousness imme Late ] >
enSues with no marked effects.
AS far as the deadlock prodUc-
ing a permanent injury. excluding
! the results produced by the resis-
tance and struggles offered by the
! opponent in trying TO free himself
! from the hold. il would be a phys
| ical impossibility for q human he
ing using muscular strength alone
to apply this hold sufficiently strong
to fracture the bony cage in which
nature has surrounded the brain
and that would be the only way 3
permanent injury would result
Il can readily understand the
| CONSERVATION an unconscious condt-
| tion would cause among the laity
even though II be brought about
ever so simply.
IF they could only realize that
the brain is going to sleep without
any toxic effects or injury, and
only from some simple agent whict
snesthetizes the brain. only trsnsi
tory in its action, they would know
that this is preferable to the bruts'
ing or tearing Of tissue"