The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-04
Veteran Leaves the Ring a
Hero Despite Fact That
He Lost.

Lewis defeated the rugged
veteran of 5000 battles and
thus retained his tile.
IL Was A Flying Fail.
After Lewis and ZbyszSo had
wrestled one hour, 2S minutes and
so seconds OF the two hours agreed
upon for the match Lewis suddenly
carried the aged Pole 10 the mat
with the tenth deadlock he had
clamped on during the night
Zbyszko had no more than struck
the floor when referee Dick Davis
court OF wichita, himself n heavy
weight grappler, reached over and
patted Lewis on the shoulder. thus
decreeing that the Stranger had
won. As neither could win another
fall in the 2S IL minutes after the
.ntermission. Lewis was declared
winner because of his one fail.
\ Pandemonium broke loose around
the ringsido and in the grandstand.
Cushions sailed into the ring. At
the end OF the first and only Throw
him out" get an honest referee"
rotten" and many other such
shouts could be heard as the
spectators objected with might and
main TO the decision.
Crowd Cheers the Pole.
Lewis left the ring Immediately
after the fall and made his way to
the dressing room for the rest per-
iod. Zbyezko, however, strodc angy+~
ly up and down, kicking on the rul-
ing. He claimed it was a rolling
fall IL any fall at all. and that the
rules, which had been read before
the match, plainly barred such.
But Daviscourt refused to alter his
decision. He said Lewis had won
n straight pin fall, that the wrest-
ling rules provided that when a
mans two shoulders were both on
the mat at one time he was down"
and they didn't have to be kept
there for "five or ten minutes" or
any other length OF time. However.
whatever the rules may be, Tulsa
fans had been given to understand
that a contestants shoulders must
be down three seconds for a pin
fall, and IL was this that led the
spectators into the bitter demon
stration against Daviscourt.
Zbyszko was a muchly peeved
grappler. and he plainly showed 1t.
He went over TO Daviscourt and
challenged him on the spot. Those
who were sitting nearby said "Zib-
by" guaranteed to throw the Wichi-
tan in three minutes during the in
termission II he would get in the
ring with him. Daviscourt declined
this invitation.
The old Pole, his bald dome shin
ing like an ivory billiard ball, then
retreated to his corner and calmly
sat down and began wiping The per-
spiration off with a towel, ignor-
ing the opportunity to go to his
dressing room and rest, He had
been in his corner only a few minu-
tes when the crowd began cheering
him and soon he was compelled to
get up and acknowledge the piaudits.
No less than four such curtain calls
were answered by the veteran as
he waited for Lewis to return and
renew hostilities.
No Second Fall.
Another misunderstanding arose
at this stage. After 10 minutes had
elapsed from the time Lewis was
awarded the fall the timekeeper an
nounced that he had been informed
the rest period was 10 minutes, and
that 1t was time 10 begin again.
Referee Daviscourt. however, said
the intermission was 20 minutes. II
waf exactly "a minutes before Lewis
returned and they resumed.
In the 2Sh minutes remaining
neither could get any advantage.
They spent most OF the time on their
feet sparring and roughing 1t. Zbys-
ko was loudly cheered at the end
when Daviscourt hoisted Lewis
hand. zbyszko raised his own hand
and the spectators yelled in delight.
libby Held His Own.
In the entire match last night
Lewis, in the opinion of the fans
" there, failed 10 show he is any SUI
spite his so years. held his own
with the champion throughout. Lew
Is famous deadlock did not seem
TO cause "zibby" any distress what
ever. During the whole match
Lewis clamped on an even dozen
OF these locks, and Zbyszko broke
every one without any great appar-
ent effort-save only the one on
which Lewis was awarded the only
iaP and the referee gave him nc
Time 10 break that one.
Several times Zbyszko seemed Ia
nave Lewis in considerable distress
principally using an arm lock and
crotch hold, but the Stranger also
proved adept at shaking free. The
nearest Zbyszko came TO winning a
! iall was near the finish when he got
a toe hold. Just MS a photographer
TOOK flashlight picture Of the
scene, however. Lewis broke free.
During most of the struggle fol
the first fall a majority OF the spec
lators seemed to favor Lewis. After
ms questionable victory, however, II
was almost unanimous for the Pole
so Tar as the crowd was concerned.
After the match Jack Herman
manager of zbyszko declared II
seemed as IL some fluke or other
!nterferred In Lewis favor every
ume Lewis and zbyszko met.
herman Wants Another Match.
Wichita" said Herman
Lewis knocked Zbyszko almost
across the ring with his fist after
GGpyszko had won the first fall and
,hen secured a deadlock while Zibby
was dazed and threw him. At Kan.
'ss City Lewis was given the de,
slalng fall when Zbyszko thought the
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