Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-11
Veteran Referee
Not Surprised
By Jdps
Recalls His Personal
Experiences With
Juiutsu Artist
By ROB CONSIDINF
International News service sports Writer

NEW YORK, Feb. il GNS).-
Quote unQuote:
George r o ( hner (75-year-ol'
referee who was world lightweight
wrestling champ 40 years ago.
"YOu know. I kinda figured
those laps would hit us with a
sneak punch when they finally
hit us. Reminds me Of my
match with their fella Hsgashi.
He was touring this country. 40
wears ago, heating everybody
with his juIutsu, and Gripping
lot Of Kids.
81 was champion then and l
told Charley Harvey, nay man
ager, To get me match with
this Jap. Charley thought was
crazy. for the fella was break
ing eVerybodys' arms and legs
or running them for regular ras-
sling. 1 kept pestering Charley
and got my friend Bob Edgren
10 write some pieces. Streaming
m the match. But the lap just
wouldn't pay me any mind.
CHALLENGED HIM
so one night I showed mp at
the theater where h~-wtS oifrr-
ing so Ia any one who would
Astay 10 minutes with him and ]
challenged him. He said tO come
hack the neat night at "A certain
time. hut when did another
lap told me that Hiagashi had
been invited TO tea and
wouldn't he able Ia make IL
Cute. eh:
Finally ] nailed him and We
agreed 10 go at II the next night.
hut IL wasn't as simple n all
that. First he made mr. sign
paper absolying him az all blame
in the event Of my death NJ his
hands. Tricky. He wanfed that
10 prey on my mind. and by gosh
IL did. The next morning went
downtown and took out new
Insurance policy,
HE was very polite when We
met the night Of the match. hut
chuck full 81 cunning. First Of
all he insisted that ! meet him
In "A jujutSu kimona. finally
gave In, hut II made me sore
when I saw the k4monsS. His
was snug fitting and the arms
were short and tight. Mine was
n long. loose sucker that gave
him plenty 81 goods Ia grab at.
felt like ! was working with
my oVercOat on.
STARTED SUDDENLY
"Nell. We started and the
newt thing remember he grab
he'd my kimona. kicked me In
the groin and threw me all the
way over his head. landed
on my skull. He did that twice
more before Tented him into
n lead. got body scissors on
him and squeezed II - hard that
his tongue came out like
snakes fang BE finally hollered
uncle in Japanese after 30
minutes.
1T took me more than two
hours 10 win the next fall. and
l. about an hour aud a half 10 win
he third fall. The match lasted
vmore than four hours and We
were both close Ia complete eN-
hauStion. ! was weak for SeN-
eral days until my wife happened
to notice. in cleaning the kimOna.
that that fella had given me n
kimona with kind Of strong
button hook on the back 81 IL.
20 he could get better grip on
his strange holds. Made me -
sore that I popped right up.
Matter OF fact I'm still sore at
that hum. We should never for
get that that's the way they
operate"
conn IN MIDDLE
Fight manager who dOoSn'
LaRt has name -tiSrri fur- frar- ma
Nike Jacobs will cut him OF TN,
Vase list Friday night;
"BilIy Conn ought 10 have his
Conk examined. for accepting
the fight against Tony Yale. II
he don't give Yale good licking,
people will call him cheese
hghter. And II Yale should lick
him. which amt impossible. for
he can hit n lot harder. Conn
will have blown his chances OF
making the biggest touch of his
life. For who'd go To see an
other Conn-Louis fight " Conn
hsd etunl< II out with n middle
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