The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-06
DECIDE LEWIS GO
Winner of Big Topeka Match
VIII Meet Champion.
Extraordinarily Affair At
tracing Much Attention.

With only two more days left be
fore time is called for the Eustace-
Buckley, h WV e & h wrestling
match at the auditorium, interest is
keen thruout the state of Kansas.
The match Thursday night will de-
termine whether Eustace or Buckley
will be the next man in line to meet
champion Ed stranger" Lewis for
the heavyweight title.
Eustace who met lZbyszko last
week. proved to the fans that he is
one of the most dangerous contenders
in the heavy division. The kansan
after losing one fall to the Pole came
back strong and succeeded in winning
over Zbyszko. While the match was
bitterly contested from the start
Eustace at no time was forced to stop
the aggressive onslaught that he start
ed from the call of time.
One Fail Over Lewis.
Buckley. the Ohio sensation. also
caused another chapter to be written
in the pages of graphing history, in
his match with Stranger" Lewis. last
week. Buckley met the champion
and after one hour and thirty-three
minutes, forced the massive shoulders
of Lewis to the mat, This fan which
was gained after both men had taxed
their reserve strength almost to ca
pacity has proven to the most skepti-
cal critics that the Ohio graPpler has
established himself in the top-noteh
division.
After resuming the match Lewis
succeeded in securing an arm lock on
Buckley and after paralyzing one
arm, applied his deadlock fer the sec
ond fall The ten minutes rest period
was not enough for the circulation to
adjust itself in the Ohioan's arm and
Lewis won the third fall and retained
his title.
Tulsa Strong for Buckley.
While the win over zbyszko can be
credited as a worthy accomplishment
by Eustace, there are many who be-
lieve that the battle given Lewis by
Bincklev is worthy of more considera-
ton. The popular decisions of the two
Tulsa daily papers were strong in de-
claring that had Buckley been pos
sessed of a little more experience he
would have easily outfigured the
champion.
Eustace on the other hand has new
er met Lewis While there are many
VINO believe that the Kansas giant
would prove a worthy opponent Tor
the champion, the fact that the two
have never met in the ring leaves
Ilenty of space for argument as to
what the outcome of a match between
the two would develop.
BinckIey Is Confident.
IsinckIey arrived in Topeka yester-
cav and will work out today and to-
n orrow at one of the local clubs. The
Ohio lad is in the very pink of cend1-
ton but does not intend to be caught
in anything but the best of condition
On THURSDAY night. In an interview
with the Ohio grappler, he expressed
himself as confident that he would
win ever Eustace in the coming battle. |
Eustace will arrive in Topeka We'd |
resday morning, coming direct from
where he is billed for an
exhibition bout tonight with Orlando.
The advance sale of tickets for the
Eustac Buckley match indicates that
the auditorium will be packed to ca
pacity when the two &Fapplers step
on the mat. Never before has so
much statewide interest been mani
tested in a local match. Fans from
nearly every town within a hundred
miles radius have already ordered
and indications are that
hundreds of out of town fans will be
on hand to witness the struggle.