The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-09
MARSHALL GETS. CRACK AT GROWN
 AFTER LONG WAIT
New Wrestling War Rages as Shikat Jumps to
 Outlaws"
BY HARRY CRIMSON Sports Editor, NEA Service

New York, April 9.-Dick Shikat has jumped to the outlaws and a bigger and better burping war is on.
 The howls of the heads of the big bone-bending combine make 1t plain that Shikat wasn't supposed to do what he did to Danno O'Mahony at the Garden the other night.
 But Shikat, who really can wres- tie, evidently grew tired of being given the run-around, so clamped hammerlock on OMahony, who can't wrestle.
 The men hardly were in their dressing rooms before Jack Curley and Joe Mondt, the New York pro- moters, announced that the result didn't mean a thing inasmuch as the New York commission forces mat engagements to be advertised as exhibitions.
 Paul Bowser of Boston said that the heavyweight championship /Was of little importance, anyhow. Tom Packs of St. Louis and Ray Fabiani of Philadelphia made light of Shi- kat's surprising victory.
 Nevertheless, Curley, Mondt, Bow- ser, Packs, and Fabiani, directors of the main mat wheel, realize that Al Haft and Billy Sandow of Columbus now have the upper hand with Shi- kat on the throne.
 Marshall Gets Chance
 Sandow virtually controlled the industry in America for more than a decade with Ed Lewis as his shoot ing star. The powers have treated him like stepson since he broke with the Strangler in 1882. Mcan- while, Sandow has patiently bided his time on the kerosene circuit with Everett Marshall, stocky Califor- mia blond with more hammers, locks, and scissors than a hardware mer- chant.
 It is reported that Shikat is to collect $50,00O for pulling and tug ging with Marshall in Denver, May 9. The crown is worth vastly more than that to Sandow, who with his man on top would be in position to invade once more the larger centers and make things. tough for the op- position.
 Those closest to the situation will be surprised if the leadership of the behemothS isn't passed along to Marshall.
 Shikat, who has been around for quite 8 spell, never was overly blessed with bucks office magic, which is the principal requirement of the burly bloke bossing the wres- tling works. The dashing Marshall, on the other hand, might succeed in making the turnstiles spin.
 As Gus Sonnenberg, who put wrestlers into the more important money by bringing football tactics to the canvas, explains, the next big draw will have to show the public something new and exciting. With Sandow advising him, Marshall can be depended upon to give the cus- toners a show.
 ROughhouse Tactics Old
 Speaking of Sonnenberg, the old Dartmouth lineman IS credited with having revolutionized the antiquated dodge with his flying tackle or butt, although the Greeks lowered their heads and threw themselves for ward, putting like rams" 4000 years ago.
 Nor was there anything at all new in Jim Londos' airplane spin. Won ders of Bodily Strength and Skill in All Ages and Countries" published in 1885, quotes items from some of the better known sporting journals of ancient Rome and Greece.
 Observe" reads one, "how one lifts his adversary by the legs, throws him to the earth, casts him. self upon him, drives him into the earth, squeezes his stomach with his legs, sinks his thumbs into his gull let and soon chokes the poor wretch, who begs him with earnest entreaty not to strangle him."
 So, you see, Sonnenberg, Londos, the Duseks, and other hoydenish fellows are only mimicking Ajax and Ulysses, who probably initiated primitive man.
 The only thing really new about grunting, groaning, and grimacing is perspiring pachyderms parked in the laps of ringside patrons and the breaking up of chairs. Only the fact that the preferred trade stood well back and that there were no chairs around the plots where they cracked ribs and caulifiowered ears kept the Greeks of 648 B. c. from excelling at that, too, no doubt.
 There perhaps were wrestling wars of sort in those days, too. The most ancient form of conductive sport has survived wars since time immemorial. It is as hardy as those who watch 1t.