The evening world. Newspaper, May 8, 1919, Page 22

. * Toe Hold Dangers Exploded. Plestina’s Attempt to Break In, » *@)) Zbyszko’s Ability Ridiculed. ) Jess and Jack’s Training. FORGET all about the dangers of q the toe hold of which so much ‘! has been written in connection with wrostling matches. It isn’t the bone crushing, murderous grip that the public has been led to regard it Far from it. It is to wrestling what & feint is to boxing. J.C. Marsh, who is here trying to force the much ad- Yertised Plostina into matches with the so-called stars of the mat ganc against their wishes, exploded the ten fm * talk we had with him last eve- _ mine. “The too hold,” said Marsh, “is @@ right for what it is intended for, Dette never won any matches, and it Rever broke any bones. Remember -) Fréak Gotch? Well, he invented the fy BEE and was supposed to be a won- be @orat applying it, but he never threw ge *aybody with it. He used it only to «9 Wesry bis opponents or to put them Gat of position to enable himself to in with his croutch and leg holds usually pinned the other fel- |) Ww's shoulders to the mat.” _. “Didn't Gotch win from Hacken- sohmmttt with the toe hold?” we in- went on the mat that day WHE a fractured leg and very little ..fressure was neoded to make him roll Si ever,” replied Marsh. We remembered Zbyszko gotting What looked like a toe bold on Lewis ‘thetr last match at Madison Square and never will we forget the ion of agony that came over ' face as be pulled and . in his efforts to get free. We ai this to Marsh. He just ty hy peas ~d know 3 how to use the hold. I'l ag ep A AES ” % had gone up to George Both- at ner’s 424 Street gymnasium to get a peep at Plestina in action [pe win disappointed. He had filled ai" “dm engagement at Norfolk, Va, and sr | Wae't expected back until to-day. 4 ’ . CAN IT BE DONE IN TWELVE ROUNDS? THE SHORTEST HEAVY— first and then Plestina, “Jack Taylor has been working here every afternoon with a standing def, backed by real money, to any wrestler who would get on the mat with him,” said Marsh “If the wrestling trust had a man that could beat him they'd be around the first day trying to pick up some easy money. They know they can’t deat him so they stayed away. I seldom look at a wrestler in training.” con- tinued Marsh, “but 1 simply can’t help watching Taylor work, He's a treat.” ARSH then told us that Taylor and Plestina have met in three matches, Taylor winning once and Plestina twice, including their last meeting, To-morrow night they are to wrestle two out of three falls and, as Marsh remarked, there will be two honest falig scored if they have to struggle all night. Allowing for Taylor's ability, Marsh doesn’t think there & wrestier in the business can outlast Plestina, “Why,” he said, in an outburst of enthusiasm, “i'll bet $1,000 that he can throw Zbyszko twice in ninety minutes, the winner to take all, or I will give the entire receipts ta char- ity if he will consent to it” Marsh says Plestina threw Lewis twice in forty-six minutes in a match at Lexington, but that Lewis doesn't Uke to talk about it, He admits that about years ago Stecher beat tried to give us some dope on and incidentally about Jack , the man Plestina is to wrestle the Garden to-morrow night. Both Bare been training at George's place, "'s bard to tell anything about a ler on what he shows in the "said George, “but Plestina a like @ rea! tough guy, one o! " those rs who might outlast ewanybody. He tsn't as showy as Taylor,” wont on George. “Taylor is Tig wrestior from his head to his toes. yy He knows all the angles of the game and is very spectacular in his move- 9 ments. He's clever and scientific in everything he docs and seems to have bithe faculty of anticipating an op- t's next attempt at a hold,” Just at this moment Marsh came in + @nd he proved to be bubbling over with wrestling knowledge and every- thing else connected with the puzaling and seemingly mysterious gai He first dilated on the toe hold as told above, then ridiculed the ability of Zbyszko, admitted that Lewis was a fairly good man, and that Joe Stecher was really a great wrestler, Then he h: Plostina, but that Inter they went two hours and five minutes and Btecher couldn't even put Plestina to one knee, and that Joe was ac cused of quitting by those around th ringside. i We tried to get a line on the re- spective abilities of Zb¥szko and Plestina from Ivan Linow, who was thrown quite recently by’ both, but the Cossack acted like a reluctant witness in court trial. He shook his hi “They are both goad and strong,” he said. “I would like to see them meet.” ESS WILLARD is in Los Angeles finishing up the first part of a! movie stunt which a Western firm has sunk $150,000 in, and Jack Dempsey, after a theatrical tour is boiling out at Excelsior Springs, Ark., before taking up strenuous training, Both have wired Tex Rickard that they will be at Toledo ready to be- win real work for their July 4 battle on or before May 20, According to the articles of agreement they a UCT E TET WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE WAS FOUGHT AT CONEY ISLAND / WHEN JEFFERIES KHoCKED FITZ OOF im 11 ROUNDS went on to sing the praises of Taylor | mobilize ‘THE EVENING WORLD, Lunes | BEST SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YORK pCqGsiN’ be in quarters there not later than the latter date. Rickard says he will| probably leave for Toledo himself on Sunday and will be gone about a week. He wants to see work started on his $60,000 arena and deep erned| arrangements under way. OOKS, \ s Much Doing When Essex Club Opens Its New Second Course Next Tuesday. . By William Abbott. SERIOUS offense against Na- A ture is threatened next Tues- day when several score of Rewspaper golfers will attempt to Play the beautiful second course of | the Essex County Country Club at Orange, N. J. The occasion will mark the formal opening of the links which | have been under construction many months, Arthur G. Hoffman, a Prominent member of exclusive Jersey club, devised the scheme of inviting newspaper golfers who write, picture and talk the game. Mr. Hoff. man has arranged certain ceremonies which promise considerable action around the nineteenth hole and it's a| eafe bet that a large slice of Park | Row will move over to Jersey next Tuesday and give valiant ald in the opening of a new golf course or any- thing else that may be presented A short time ago A Smith and Gil Nicholls, while reminiscing how they used to clean up championships years ago, offered to wager $5,000 | they could defeat any pair of profes- sionals in @ match at Wykagyl, Alex's home course. That challenge had about the same effect as dropping a nice, fat canary jn a cat show. Seems that most of the leading pros are fluttering about these days anxious to take a crack at the pair of vet- erans. x and Gil are surprised how little the boys regard $5,000, The Metropolitan Advertising As- sociation will line up with a team of ad folks* from Philadelphia next Tuesday on the Arcola links, There's considerable rivalry between the two associations and the “Met” people have been tipped off to look for some surprises. W. Roy Barnhill, who is directing the Metropolitan team, says anything in this line will be sprung by the Now York delegation. However, the Mets are wary and will have out their strongest club- bing strength. A big list of prizes have been offered for the day’s tour- nament. It will be a champion duf- fer who can't pull down one of these trophies, Seldom does a college golf team the power of this year's Georgia Tech's combination. Bobby Jones and Perry Adair, the two star kid pla! of the South, need litt introduction to golf circles, ‘These two Atlanta lads have enjoyed a monopoly on Southern titles for some time, Bobby Jones, when only four- teen, attained national fame when he got to the third round of the national championship at Merion in 1916. Adair and Jones should come near cleaning up all college opposition this season. ind bee SS K. OF C. TO BULLETIN IF GAME’S OFF OR ON. y" ‘That is the way bulletins are to read on boards outside the Knights of Columby@ hut at 46th Street and Broadway every from now | on. This is s0 the soldier and sailor boys who plan on taking in. the national |pastime at the Polo Grounds won't Imake the trip all the way up to the park, only to find that the battle has been postponed on account of rain, wet inds, snow or the like |, A® soon as the management of both the Giants and Yanks decides each day |whevher to start proceedings the | Knights of Columbus will receive the linformation and bulletins will be ‘placed outalde the hut on Broadway @o that the boys in the service won't ss trips to the ball ground, 14 up die Ke C. liwimBryant 984 the fans will be able to learn whether or n 0 is on, THURSDAY, MAY Copyright, 1919, by the Press Publishing Co. The New York Evening World). QUESTION-(F IT REQUIRED 2G ROUNDS FOR. WILLARD (IN HIS PRIME) Foorattosl Gissen ~-+ TO KMO@KK JOHNSON OUT CAN HE HANG IT ON OBHPSEN IM 12 ROUNDS & Camo | Was ONCE A SIMPLE FARMER'S CHILD- WILLARD WILL RECEIVE Fy 333.934 PER ROUND , SCHEDULED — WELL THAT aint Bao 960053 any WHILE JOHN HooFUS AFTER 30 Year's LAG . HAS SOAKED # 600.63 AWAY i" FORTHE 77THBON NCARDEN TONG Leonard and Britton . Stars Who'll Perform for the Doughboys, The programme for to-night! boxing carnival at Madison Garden, conducted under the a }of the 77th Division, has been Pleted and the doughboys are of a first class show, Jimmy ford, the Knights of Columbus retary, who is in charge of the b has secured many good men throw the Boxers’ Loyalty League to the soldier champions, Benny Leonard and Jack Vghtweight and welterweight pions respectively, are to Great interest is centered in th between Cyclone Williams Knockout Brennan, tha 170 champion of the division. B before joining the colors, fought stars as Mike Gibbons, Mike O'D and Soldier Bartfeld. He is to six rounds with Williams, ‘The remainder of the bill by Secretary Twyford follows: To Shea and Frankie Hufnagle, Le wee six rounds; J Clinton and Frank Gargano, of the 135-pound title, six Packey O'’Gatty and Lee holder of the 118-pound crown, rounds; Tim Healy and & Geraghty, four roynds; Billy Van Soldier “Zimmerman, ' four ro Danny Horn and Bobby Doyle, rounds; Jim Montgomery and” Sailor olk, three rounds; Tommy and Farmer Sullivan, three rounds. There are to be a number of exhibis Britton and Jack Mo- Auliffe, the undefeated lightweight mpion of a generation will méet for three rounds, while will box Frank Lippe for a like |riod, Battling Levinsky and Jim |Coffey are scheduled for three « | rounds, The show is to close with a. | wrestling bout between Young Mund; Boston Is Only City In All the Other Cities Mag- nates Are Astounded at Tre- mendous Interest Fans Are Taking in the Game. By Hugh S. Fullerton. Onretiten Nie Yo hema Wenaes OLD, clammy rain smeared up the landscape yesterday, forced the postponement of almost all the scheduled games in both major leagues and dampened the ardor of the Metropolitan fans. Four ball clybs held forth in New York and watched the meager returns which showed the White Sox ond Indians winning, In spite of the rain there was tre- mendous activity in the baseball col- ony There was more action and in- terest than has been seen in a couple of years and tho prospects for a much stronger bunch of teams is bright. ‘The fact is that the opening of Sun- day Waseball in New York and the sudden revival of interest in the gam has stirred the managers and club owners as nothing has done since th war started. Three months age the club owners were seriously debating as to whether or not they ought to attempt to reconstruct the game this season, They decided not to permit it to lapse, but many of them ex- pected losses or small attendance, Suddenly the entire aspect has changed, They had reduced expenses, cut down clubs, carved off the cost of spring training and reduced all along the line and now they find themsetves plunged into the whirlpool of prosper- ity with the greatest revival the sport ever has own, With the exception of Boston every team in the two leagues is drawing far beyond expectations. In New York the attendance has astounded the most optimistic of the owners, Ggn- ditions in Boston are unfortunate.” It is qne of the best baseball cities in the country but the people up there elther are tired of the game or angry at the owners or players, ‘The strike of the players during the world’s series last fall was a hard blow to the Popularity of the sport and, as usual, the public is blaming the sport instead of those who injured it. Everywhere elne, even in the West where weath- er conditions have been frightful, the attendance has been wonderful The change of the financial utlook seems to have spurred the clu) own- ers and the managers to new @etivity. They can aes a reason for incurring and the teams that are sting for new players. osed by some of the owner: that immediate steps be taken to re move the player limit and allow the clubs to carry at least four more men each. ‘There are signs of general loosening up of the purse strings for the purpose of purchasing new play= ers to strengthen clubs. At one time yesterday there were five scouts flut- tering around the hotels, two of them just back from hurried trips to strengthen their clubs. Trades and rumors of trades filled the air and the chances are that some That Is Not Enjoying New Baseball Prosperity game with all that going on over there. This spring it is different. The players are hustling, working and trying hard for everything. The fans realize this and they are more en- thusiastic. The enthusiasm is a big thing for the sport and it is real. The teams are not yet up to the standard, but they are more than majing up for it by their hard work and hustling for every play. That is what makes the game.” The Giants did not welcome the Postponement of the second clash with the Braves half as much As the Braves did, It was a disappointment because the Braves are not so hard to beat now as they will be later in the season, There is evidence that George Washington Grant's path in baseball is not to be strewn with roses, There Was “skull practice” for the Braves yesterday morning, and when it was! over there were some pretty sore ball players. In fact there is a bad condi- Uon existing among the Braves which ig not entirely due to the fact that they have dropped nine straight games. There ig dissatisfaction over the manner in which the team: is being run and Miracle Man Stallings is not nearly as popular as he was a couple of years ago, The Braves have a weak catching & wretched outfield from a league standpoint, and some of the fighting leaders of the team have their best efforts wasted be- cause of the weak hitting of some and the weak fielding of others. With financial conditions improv- ing the Braves probably will make real efforts to build up the outfield and the catching department. Of course the pitching has been far be- hind in condition, but the staff is above average. ‘The worst feature appears to be lack of team spirit and harmony, without which, of course, even the strong team is worthless, Stallings must either harmonize or Jazz. Dropping across the bridge I dis- covered an entirely different feeling im the Brooklyn club. There is har- mony and hope in Robby’s banch, and those fellows are not kidding when they declare that they have a chance to win the pennant. - ‘The Robing have @ fine ppirit and are inspired by success, but beyond that they are devoted to the plump manager, and the men would do, any- thing to help him, T haven't had a chance to watch the Robins tn action yet, but judging from what 1 have heard among play- ers and from analysis of the games the team is going just a bit above its natural wait, It is further advanced in condition than either Boston or Philadelphia, and its pitching staff has been stronger. The team is hit- ting above what it will later when opposing pitching gets better. 1 think that the Robing need one more first-class outfielder and a short stop to win the pennant. Olson is playing good ball and bustling, but I do no’ think him strong enough to hold Job regularly through @ winning x: | and Gossip By John Pollock There will be plenty of open air boxing shows staged throughout the country this summer, as the match- makers of clubs in cities where the sport is legalized or permitted are hustling around to engage baseball parks to put on out-door entertain- ments. The cities so far known where these shows will be held are as follows: Philadelphia, Cleveland, Scranton, Pa., Jersey City, Trenton, N. J., Cedar Point, O., Atlantic City, Toledo, O., St. Paul, Minneapolis, Canton, O., Akron, O., Newark, N. J., Bayonne, N. J., Plainfield, N. J., Den- ver, Col., Pittsburgh and Pennsgrove, N. J. If the game is legalized in Con- necticut nearly all of the big cities in the state will hold these shows, Willie Mecham, the Sas Francisco weight, will figure in his first fight since he left the coast for the Hast, take oa Harry Greb, the husky lightweluht of Pittsburgh, for ten rounds at @ boxing show of the Keystone a. Q of Pittsburgh, te be staged at the Duquesne Garden jn Pittsbareh, ‘Tuo bout will probably atuact # big crowd, a” the fight fans there want to eve Meehan in action, Clay Torner, self to be one of the gamest fighters in the ring on Tuesday night at the Armory A, A. of Hos ton. He fought Harry Greb and, despite » badly heavy the Indian fighter, showed him. who want to win are not pleased to rounds, fontait, of §100 to Frank De ice, matchmaker r{ : i HHH { i Li : iH pil i : i j et ok it He ! H 4 i if es ij Ail i fi i a i AG i | HOW NATIONAL LEAGUE big deals will be pulled off, Clarence Rowland, the former manager of the Milwaukee club, was around etriving to sell two players and buy a flock of interest in baseball every place I ha been. For the last two seasons th Players did not have their minds on the game. The people had too much to think about. In fact it was hard for anyape to keep minds on the Chieago White Sox, now owner of the’ those released by the major leagues. I met Umpire Rigler up Broadway and found him happy. “It has come back," he said, “I can tell it by the way the players act and by the way the crowds eheer, There is a fresh NATIONAL LEAGUE. Clap. Breektye New Yort, THE $8323 Chicage | rae. ‘ GAMES TO-DAY. | weston at New York, Philadelphia ef Breokb. i] St, Lovie at Pitteburgh. lorionet! at diesen GAMES YESTERDAY, Chicage, 9; Detroit, 3, Cleveland, 4; St, Louis, 2. | GAMES TO-DAY, | New York at Phitedeiphia. | Washington at Boston, Dodgers All Smoked Up by Early Prospects—Zach Wheat Sees Pennant Now. By Richard Freyer. The scene is the Brooklyn Ball Team's club house at Ebbets Field. The time is yesterday afternoon. The reason—inclement weather. Zach Wheat—Well, it kind of looks as if we're on the way. my last start. Zach Wheat—Wonder whether the boss has ordered cloth for the pen- nant yet? Mack Wheat—Very true, brother, Magee—Ole boy Olson is beginnin’ to pick ‘em out o' the dirt now. Boy, when he gets started, =, Grimes—Those errors gave the Phil- lies six runs, Krueger—Otto Miller sure is some backstopper. Miller--Krueger knows how |handie that pill—oan't beat him, Zach Wheat--And they thought we couldn't fight. to The Tip Ladies’ Bowllng Club, well known in Greater New York bowling circles, are planning on holding a big Prize bowling contest at the Harlem | Palace alleys, No, 23 East 12th Street, on May 14, to which the bowling frater- prizes will be offered the « compete for, and in addition there will be many vatu for the | $2.50 door prize will be offehed to the A holder of the lucky number selected by the committee. would not be at all surprising to see @ 27 at . Fit” Division Bowling Laue fu 4 feasuee “to 'more than “fill fifteen or twenty-one New York, eres, have, Dera, making Charley x juarters. duri ‘past season, among m being the Midnight, Manoos and Columbus, ‘the end Mr. Kniek- presen! i the bowling clube with. bowling ‘clube. hich they compete tot on the final night naan, Gin closed _ the a dinner ‘at Lappe Hall A, Meat might Tappig® aller eon’ ihe headguarters “of the ‘L Doings in the Club House on an Off Day Mack Wheat—Very true, brother, Magee—Yoa, we sure are bustin’ that ole apple. Grimes—You made four errors on| Bowling Strikes zitx and Spares \ and Max Wiley. Wheat—Who made four practise m ~ Not thi Myers—Wish some one would Malone-—Yea, let’ comes in, might obji E games remind me of the Sock! few out. Magee—We sure can take some Grimes—Those four errors we rors? the assistance of a steam roller Robbie—AN off for the day, ba Mamaux — Women and child self. on Grimes—-Won't be any errors to Mack Wheat—Very true, brother. out and bet a few flies to me Bain won't burt any on ‘throw a few around. Zach Wheat—Better wait till Robbly' boye—he Mack Wheat—Very true, bro’ Magee—The crowds jn the a o | League. Grimes—So does them four Myers—Come on. Let's Ground keeper— Lay off'n ti stuff, Wanna bust up my ball park! ishment. Spottin’ the other seven runs is nothin’ to us, tough. | Zach Mack Wheat—Very true, broth At this juncture Uncle Kobbie, four or five players, manages squeeze through the club house do Rainin' too hard for practice, The players make a rush for an first, men—make way. Myers—Guess I'll round keeper grounds, you won't Zach Wheat-To-morrow's ang day. 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