The New York herald., 1922-12-23
Iron Dukes Iron Rule Reduces
Mahout Will Wellman's
Herd to Sad Plight.
BY w. o. McGEEHAN.

There is big herd of human pachy-
derms starving to death in the greater
city. according to an announcement
made by Wild Will wellman. the ma
hout Of Madison Square Garden. yes
terday. These are the remnants OF
the large herd Of wrestlers formerly
maintained in comfort and even COM
paratve luxury by Jack Curley. the
pachyderm trapper of Great Neck.
Long Island.
According to Wild Will Wellman.
the mahout, the survivors Of the huge
herd that used to roam the ring at
Madison Square Garden. the Seventy
first Regiment Armory and other en-
closures in Manhattan are reduced to
mere skeletons. Their pitiful condi-
ton is laid to the new wrestling rules
insisted upon by William. the Duke Of
Muldoon, who is chairman Of the Box
ing Commission.
Since the new rules were written and
propagated under the hand and ducal
seal Of Muldoon no wrestling bout has
drawn more than a handful OF GUS
toners. Rations for the human pachy-
derms who indulged In this sport, which
was so popular In ancient Greece and
Rome, are depleted. They have been
eating at intervals that have become
further and further apart every day.
Because of their huge bulk these pachy-
derms require food in as generous
quantities as those served to their more
fortunate brethren. the elephants at the
New York Zoo and at Bridgeport, Conn.
No Time to Deal Out Crumbs.
It Is too late to stage a benefit for
the poor pachyderms before Christmas,
but Mr. Welman thinks that one should
be put on as soon as possible. Dona-
tions Of food by the carload lots would
be accepted in the meantime. In smaller
| lots they would 1e OF no use. Little
| fragments of food would merely pro-
| long the agonies of the suffering 'wres-
| tiers.
| Among the best known pachyderms
who are said to be In such dire straits
| are Stranger Lewis, the Zbyszko boys,
| Stanislaus and Vladek; Joe Stecher and
John Olin.
| Besides these there are in the stricken
herd Of pachyderms such minor ones as
| Sepple Lobinayaer, just arrived from
Germany: Joe Ginsberg, the rare speci-
men OF the Palestine pachyderm; Mike
Romano from Italy. John Rogalskf, who
once happily roamed the wilds OF
Czecho- -Slovakia before he was trapped
by the hunters, and Andreas Cantano
who used to make good living throw
! ing the bull in the Plaza del Toros In
old Seville.
Mr.. Curley several times within the
Los 1ttlInnt0d Katnef
food money for the poor pachyderms by
| exhibiting them at several boxing clubs.
Their acts are said to be very clever
| and some of them display quite as
much intelligence as the elephants, those
| African pachyderms. But such restric-
tions are placed upon his charges by
the new wrestling rules. Mr.. Curley says
that they connot do their best stunts.
and the response from lovers of trained
animals has not been what Mr.. Curley
expected.
No Goulash. No MistletOe.
| In fact Mr.. Curley was heard to say
| (perhaps not for publication) 1t looks
| like a cold, hard winter. AS far as the
wrestlers are concerned the Christmas
spirit seems to be nix
One thing that worries Mr.. Curley and
his mahout. Wild Will Wellman, is the
ferocity displayed by Ivan Linow, the
| Cruel Cossack, one of the least tract
able pachyderms in the herd. Ivan,
stung to the vitals by the pangs OF
hunger is straining at his chains In the
pachyderm house. He might at any
moment break loose and start to devour
the inhabitants in revenge for being
deprived of his natural nourishment
which Is goulash.
| Mr.. Wellman. the mahout. is going to
ask the Zoo authorities to board his
herd of pachyderms for the winter or
until the Duke of Muldoon can temper
+ the wrestling rules for the shorn pachy-