The Washington herald., 1922-06-23
CALzA MATCHED
FOR THURSDAY In
CAPITOL THEATER
Heavyweights to Scale
210 Pounds-Turner
+: In Preliminary.
By KEEN GAUGER.


wrestling card ever offered the
Washington public will be staged
next Thursday night in the Capitol
Theater. George Calza, Italian
heavyweight champion and the idol
of Italy. will meet Yussif Hussane,
the Turkish bone-crusher, in a fin
ish match, best two out of three
falls. Two preliminaries will pre-
cede the main bout Joe Turner
will be seen in the semi-final. while
a pair of ambitious local youngsters
will work i'm the curtain raiser.
CalZa and Hussane are two of the
most popular wrestlers in the
heavyweight division. Each has
been on the ragged edge of the
heavyweight heights for the past
four or five years and is still CON
sidered as championship POSSIBLE
ity. Each weighs 30 pounds.
OF the two Calza is probably the
better known. He is a native of
Trieste. one of the Italian cities
wrested back from Austria during
the recent world war.
Has Romantic Career.
Chance rather than design
brought the Italian into the wres-
Ting game. He took it up merely
to help another. and in the end the
trail horse triumphed over master.
Swimming and mountain climb
ing attracted the Italian until ne
was 16 years of age. 1t Is said of
him that there isn't a peak in the
Julian Alps with which he is not
familiar. And as a swimmer he
had twon the championship OF the
Adriatic before he was is.
His wonderful physique. gained
while indulginE in his favorite
sport. finally brought him to the
attention Of a professional wrestler
who decided that the youth would
be good workout for him. Though
the mat game was new TO him Cal
Ia, despite his age, agreed to try
the thing out, and was signed on
the spot. For two years the youth
and the master worked on the mat
the professional meanwhile engag-
ing in matches throughout Europe
and always carrying his young part
ner with him to work in prelimi-
naries under his watchful eye.
Enters Tourney.
Finally a national tournament to
decide the championships of Italy
in NE var. ous classes was arranged.
The professional entered in the
heavyweight division and showed
his sporting blood by also insisting
th4t his pupil, Gala. enter. At the
time the pro knew that he had only
an even chance against the youth
When il came to the finals the
master and his youthful proteEa
-ak-r nd 70 10 nit n AGAINST aarh
other. Both had romped through
the early opposition. Believing thar
he could throw his teacher. Calza,
tout OF pure gratitude. wanted to
withdraw and have the title given
to the professional by default. But
the-older was a sport of the old
schuol and refused his proteGe's Of
ferS6Yen though he knew the youth
wax an almost certain winner.
Wins Championship.
Thousands turned out to see the
youth and the professional wrestle
for the championship. And even the
critics. were surprised with the re-
suit. Gala disposed of his teacher
with a quickness and skill that Dor
derad on the sensational This was
in 1920. In the following year CAL
"a again entered an elimination
tourney and defeated all corners
with an ease that brought him hope,
OF the world heavyweight title. The
samE year he won first prize in the
It2lfaR national high and fancy div.
ing contests
Calza's greatest triumph since
coming to this country a year ago is
his defeat of Renato Gardini at New
ark. " ]. Renato disputed Calais
claim tC the Italian title. II took
Calza two hours and five minutes to
dispose OF his opponent and he then
won on foul Renato is one of tho
,leverest and most experienced wrest-
ers-fn this country The fact that
RenatO has not requested anothe-
match and has moved his activities
% the Pacific coast speaks volumes as
% h.. opinion OF Calza.
l Bcats Londos.
The Italians greatest ambition was
-ea lized only about six weeks ago
ThaL Re defes ted Jim Londos. the idol
4 the Greeks. who speaks with A
Harvard accent. in a finish match
In the Boston Arena.
Nissif Hussane's main claim 10
anfe is the fact that he held Joe
i'te9hfr IN draw i'm two hours four
''ears ago when Stecher was in his
'rtrpe and considered the best wrestler
the heavyweight division.
HuSSane also has wrestIed Lewis
md -Caddock. losing to the Stranger
'ut drawing with Caddock. who failed
o ~w him in eighty minutes as
lie 80 agreed to do.
After Londos' recent defeat at the
lants OF Gala. Hussane challenged
nm, repeatedly but was never able to
get the good looking Greek on the