Des Moines News, The (Newspaper) - June 22, 1918, Des Moines, Iowa THEDES JUNE 2 SPORT PAGE Caddock Retains Wrestling Grown Outpointing i i i Champion Thru Speedy Work and Desire to Mix Things Wins Great Match With Very Little Trouble By Frank O Starz Iowa today resumed its work more certain than ever that Earl Caddock sergeant in the ranks at Camp Dodge and champion heavyweight wrestler of the world is un beatable The champion supposedly in the crucial match of hia career disposed of Ed Strangler Lewis headlock and all in great fashion at the Coliseum here Friday night Caddock winning the match on points removed for all time any doubt as to his legitimate claim to the wrestling crown that has been adorning his head for more than a year With the defeat of Lewis last night it is hoped that Billy Sandow Lewis manager and the wrestling fans in the East will realize that Lewis has absolutely no claim to the championship All ol Lewis championship ideas and claims originated and were maintained in that section of the coun try where wrestling matches are conducted still as an experi ment and where real action is seldom seen Decisive While there was no fall another They did not docks margin via the point route RETAINS CROWN IN HARD TUSSLE WITH STRANGLER LEWIS AT COLISEUM FRIDA SPORT PAGEi at the end of the two hours and thirty minutes 01 wrestling wij so large there no room for doubt From the Ume Smith started the that Ed on work until he hoisted hand winner champion wrest He gave Lewis every thins he had Lewis tried 10 rough ters Earl came back handed some 01 the and made him it The Lewis headlock heralded no the German drive crn front was about ns The Kentuckian tried the alleged dread lock on Caddock twice and each lime tlie champion shook ii off as be would a wristlock Cad dock applied the to dome twice but did not hava enough strength to put the burly challenger down with it Holds Galore There were only about four real during the entire bout and three of these were applied by Caddock The first dan gerous hold applied was famous scissors He held Lewis with this for a few minutes before the challenger got out of it Then came Lewis headlock He j kept on for about a min utn smiling and informed Sandow and tho fans Ive got it ever he didnt keep it Ion j Caddock bad Lewis in a bad way shortly afterward with a toehold He forced Lewis to squirm in pain Lewis shoulders were dangerously close to the mat several times but he showed his gameness by working out of the bold despite the howls of yellow from some ot the lighter minded spectators The toe hold was applied again later in the match anil this time from a better position for Caddock but coming in tlie last half hour Cad docks strength was not equal to the occasion and Lewis wiggled out after considerable pain Lewis on Defense That Lewis is not an offensive wrestler long maintained in this sec tion of the country was proven be yond a doubt last Scoring the match on a point sy tem for times behind and for holds secured Caddock ran up 105 while Lewis total was a mere 35 This indicates just how aften Caddock was behind his man and the During tho match Caddock was behind his man for nearly IS min utes at 17 different times while the challenger was behind only 13 times for less than 35 minutes Caddock Confidant Caddock early in the match evi dently knew he had Lewis num ber for he talked to his man and seemed in much better spirit than during his other champion ship matches here It was the first tima that took to kidding his opponent and several times he tickled the giant under the chin slapped him behind the ears and pulled the hair on Lewis chest It was ail in an effort to enrage the bulky grappler and several times Caddock succeeded in taking gout making him rush like a maddened bull only to sidu on the floor as Caddock stepped aside as would a cat getting out of a dogs way mussing of huir ake hands Sieve Con ley southern ably and protected chap Colonel Zybell and Major Foley of the Lake City side Home guard was at the ring to challenge the winner but seemed to enrage the latter more than anything else and it was al ways certain to bring on these wild rushes which ended the same Lewis floundering about on the mat knees Caddock in fact vas so certain of beating tho Kentuckian that he really smiled at several stages something hitherto unknown in his matches He had considerable talking to several fellow soldiers at the ringside and as to the length of the match as it progressed Caddock in the match that he could do nothing with Lewis back or arms so lie con fined his activities to Lewis legs and the middle portion of his body using the scissors legholds and toe fields Speedy Lewis speed carried him out of many dangerous positions and his speed for a heavy man was unusual especially when he was getting out of danger At other times however he waa to take things easy and let Caddock do the offensive work Due to Lewis disinclination to mix matters on tlie mat tho men were on their feet most the match working in sort of round fashion When there was action started it ami oral times tho champion remained on his knees inviting the got si hold after he had pulled The match was unusually clean considering the that neither y too much love foV tho Now and then Lewis would start bit of rough work but Earl gave aa much ria lie took and even The challenger took his defeat and was ready to hands with tho champion nnd Jils manager filter Smith to Caddock O It bo neither were to decided at last minute that he would let the wrestling game alone until afier the war Titus Wins in the only preliminary of tho evening Grover Titus Des Moines wrestling policeman tossed Ed Tom of Camp Dodge in minutes He used hammer lock in getting the fall A derailed account of the match Both locked arms trying for holds At four minutes they were apart and then they went back to the locked arm and wound around the ing Caddock at nine minutes threw Lewis with a leg hold but Lewis moved terribly fast and was back on his feet Tt was a trip fall At ten minutes both slipped to the floor with Lewis on the bottom but hey were up and at each other fight nc like tigers The men fought Caddock up t0 this stage had the on points thru aggressiveness Lewis evidently was trying for his read hold for he continued to sla round head The grap rters were on their feet Lewis Peevish The Strangler fried to kid Ear and he failed am about the mat The same tactics prevailed at 20 minutes Caddock kept himsel unused by talking to some soldier ringside When the watch reached 5 min ites Lewis flung Caddock to mat t was Lewis second hold around the body and his second toss of tht A minuta later the pair was on lands and knees Lewis was be hind for 5 seconds Caddock got a head scissors at 2 minutes but Lewis speed him thru and both were up again and when the first half hour had passed they were still up Thus far is was match on points he gained all the points given thru point tem pushed the challenge head back about half foot and flung him against a corner post The bull rushes then started again but Caddock stepped aside Ten minutes later Caddock flop ped him and tried for a half Nel son but Lewis brought him back on top Kough Work At this stage each took a punch at the others head Lewis thus far had failed to score a point Lewis was behind Earl for the first time at 44 minutes but didnt last long It was a trip fall Up to this stage 50 minutes Cad docks head scissors was the only real hold When the first hour was thru Caddock had a further increase on points thru active wrestling Caddock then picked up the bulky Kentucky man and him to the mat He quickly put on an arm and neck lock but Lewis managed to roll out arid off the mat and once rain they stood up Lewis was behind at 1 and 7 min utes but one minute later the champ was behind and putting on a scissors which failed to hold Lewis however The did not seem to care for the mat positions and stood tip Meanwhile Caddock continued Tetting farther ahead with his points tested his strength and when Lewis had the body hold he tossed the challenger his back and half across the ring Toe Hold On minutes Caddock had the toe hold on for two minutes while Lewis writhed in puin Lewis broke the hold In little more than two minutes Caddock got the hold while they were floundering around tho mat At 1 hour and 25 minutes they were up and trying for fhe head After making Lewis miss Earl used a partial hammer lock and forced him to the ropes With an hour to go Earl tripped Lewis and was on top trying for a head hole and wrapped his logs around Lewis body Lewis got be hind In a minute but could not do much Tho Caddock wan on the bottom lie put on a half Nelson but be of his awkward position was unable to put on the pressure Lewis gained a few points at this stage but not enough to discount Karls lend Earl Tries Caddock used Lewis favorite hold but no luck because of Lewis great strength An arm chancery was secured by Caddock at tilts stngo but managed to got out At I hour and 41 minutes Lewis applied the head lock x It took Earl just about ono minute to got out of it A bulky lunged individual reached into tho ring when Lewis whirled byand toro at Jog Homo of tho ring aiders showed a lack of and boood and fit Tho total of points at EASL CADDOCK Champion who cleared up title muddle at the Coliseum last night by winning from leading challenger Thorson Deserves Credit For Giving Des Moines Big Mate BROOKLYN WINS FROM NEW YORK IN CLOSE GAME BROOKLYN June won u close game from Now Yor when 28 Now York batsmen ace Rubo and secured two hits and ono run In tho inning when Olson bunted was ac to third on Infi fly and scored o w throw The score RH E New York 000 000 2 Brooklyn 000 000 a Batteries and nnd Miller PITTSBURG June Chicago today by n scor if 3 to 0 thru the hitting of Fra who singled three in a man from third baa time for a score Tho score u H Chicago 000 000 6 101 6 Batteries Tyler and Killifer id Schmidt WIN PHILADELPHIA June delphia won from Boston in a hit ing game here today 10 to G Stocks four hits and his good was responsible for the Phil es long end of the score Stock topped a ball in the ninth were full and ended tho game The score R H E 300 000 6 10 3 300 020 IB t Batteries Upham and Wilson Mam and Burns CARDINALS VICTORS ST LOUIS Juno Car were winners in the same Ith Cincinnati today 12 to 6 The cds pitchers Tonoy and Smith ere the victims of a slugging con st their opponents hitting them The score R H E 000 032 101 6 11 1 t Louis 000 30 1 Batteries Toney Smith and Win and Snyder J Smith The crowd that took Jn the cham match at the here Friday night was a gathering but not as largo as tin ono that looked oa when Caddock met Zbyszko last winter This is probably Qua to the fac that many wrestling fans in the rural districts were busy getting set for the wheat harvesting sea son which will be on in a day or two Then too many fans have joined the colors and are doing a bit wrestling Huns about the battlefields of France Oscar Thorson who promoted the match proved once again that he ould handle big things in a big way There was no hitch in seating the big audience and once in the build ing tlie spectators were not forced to wait for action The first preliminary went on in of the match were So for Caddock and 35 for Lewis The head lock netted Strangler 10 points Both were up and working for holds at 1 hour and 50 minutes Earl flopped him down In a minute and was trying for a scissors but Lewis managed to get out of the hold Lewis turned around nnd got on top He was trying for body holds but could not turn Earl over The challenger tried for a halfnelson jut of no avail Up Once Again When the pair had gone and 55 minutes the men were up again With half an hour to go Ed Smith urged the men to get up a ittle speed Both responded and lopped around The pair went to he ropes when Lewis sot a head lock paddock then Lewis o the mat with a leg hold Lewis got up quickly Earl grew playful and pulled at hc hair on Lewis chest but it ailed to rile the lumbering Lewis Phe Strangler however became peeved when Earl roughed him and ted to rush him from the ring Karls speed again made him look After the Kentuckian tossed Karl Wn at 2 hours and 10 minutes lie rot right up and started to move around looking for a hold stalling was getting Lire ome at this stage and the lose a series of catcalls Tn trying for the headlock at 2 lours and 35 minute Lewis missed and slipped to floor Earl im mediately applied tho toe hold Tho pressure was on for little more tban a minute With 10 go Earl flop led the Strangler to tho mat and it Not for Lewis didnt like the game and got up quickly and again started is stalling by running around j Tho points had piled up so cop latently for Caddock that tabulation tiresome and useless Lewis tossed Sari to the floor vitli fi minutes to KO but did not good and when it ended 47 minutes Thorson cut off th proposed second match and put the main event Thus the spectators were assure of a reasonable quitting time eve with the two hour and a ment With Thorson conducting attra tions spectators can always res be take care of When ever a big match is in sigh and Kastern promoters are shou inga million or more dollars in con medium Oscar in hi quiet way takes the strap off th bank roll puts it up and the brings he match The match last night waa big boost Des and a Thorson FIELD ARTILLERY TEAM AT LAKE 30 The Field Artillery team a Dodge on the town team at Lake City a week from it was announced today Lake one of the busiest little the state when it comes and war things lias promised a big turnout for the game proceeds of will go to athletic Tund Carrolls be loaded with good tlie soldiers team composed of topnotch semipro am professionals will have a hard tus sle on its hands iort el Bob mow what to do so nit and got on top leaped trying for a They wore up again with only 1 minutes loft Lewis was being imbed by tho champ blocked an at tho lock teamed Lewis to tho mat but got up with two to ffo When the match ended both wore Veach of the Tigers crashing the uc waa running into tough luck however as many good batters dp the ball going straight to a fielder j One cracked four ones and every one was by an outfielder lay me off for awhile Hughie said Veach to Jennings Ive Count that day lost whoso low de scending sun Babe Huth at least make run Johnny Evers is going over to France to teach the soldiers baseball Some evening after work they ought get up in a front line trench and tho German army to Theres not a more popular player In tho profession thim Miner Brown enemies on the fingers of his pitching hand and still have three sounds like ono of those bottles for keeping or cow pitcher however finca o ifc youre a bear v Benny KAtiff hit om hard nnd Bonny And wo know you will the Rhine In tho over therol Benny Governor of Connecticut wont lot Fred Fulton fight hia Wo more for Connecticut every toy things hot aplain pit Ball gamers representing the the Carver will meet at tlie eague park Sunday afternoon Tht starts at three oclock It was originally planned to stage doubleheader the Capital City ants the Depot Bri de find boys contest j the Field Hospital nine but apt John Griffith in charge of athletics at Camp Dodge had prei arranged for team to show at j Lieut Levo will in all probability start elongated labors on the mound while Pepper Kerwin will send Slim Northup to oppose him The Brigade boys have had several nights practice since their defeat at the the Field Hos pital and should be in better trim tban last Sunday Rumler former St Louis catcher behind the plate Nabors Wolfe former with the Cubs Ked Roche Agnew and several stars and semi pro players Leve has an tion that should defeat the boys Eddie Hahn will officiate MEET GRANDVIEW TEAMS The second interclub UKJ Grand View links will bo played to morrow when 106 pairs start dny members of that club getting a to get acquainted with the Grand View Units on which the state tourney will ba played next month Any Waveland golfers who not been paired are ashed to report Sunday nt Grain View ami get their opponent The Hyperion club meets tho Grand Viewers next Sunday IN THE NINTH By Untied OMAHA Juno Booste took the last of tho series with Omaha by a score to Omaha started the scoring In tl first inning when made on Jacksons hit aft he had been walked to first In t third inning Jackson walked w sacrificed to second and scored i smashing single thru second Des Moines piled up three run n the fourth when Phillips mode on an infield c ror and both men scoring on Mu iy s double Murphy was score i Coffeys fly The winning run was in 1 ninth inning with the score 3 to Murphy hit for wo bases an ras scored on Coffeys single Score by innings Omaha 101 010 9 Des Moines 000 300 3 Batteries Mason and Knle Broe nd Delburn FRIDAYS WESTERN LEAGUE RESULTS The score R If E City 201 Oil 10 t Joseph 100 002 IS Batteries and Bluejacket and n The score R H F 200 10 005 053 12 Butteries OConner Mellows an Behler and Collins The score K H t 000 003 5 000 000 5 Batteries and ivnes and Manion TEAM PARK The Hardware team on the city title thru victories Capital City Giants will clash with the speedy Depot Brigade team at Western League park to HANLON MAY GET BIG EASTERN BOUT June Han Ion local who has been trimming the boys In that division for some time has been asked to COUK to Philadelphia and box some of the His manager Joe Sarno has begun negotiations for several bouts and ft is likely he will stack up against the Easts best How About Ty Can Georgia Peach It seems at last that the time is here for Ty Cobb to begin taking cases on himself If he is to lead the American league In batting for year This is in no sense an obituary r the batting powers of the The Cracker star is not slipping n the sense the word is generally used Cobb of course is not as fast is the nimble youth who stole 36 jases a few years is still lie great Cobb his brain is as active as ever probably this year will still how that he is still the peer of all But Cobb must consider this year more seriously than ever in the past he day when the regal mantle at will slip from his shoulders Hero We are in Tune with almost wo months of the baseball season to history and Cobb Is bat ing less than tban 230 does it mean Cobb ordinarily is a He does not extend himself to the mil during the opening weeks of he season his tremendous until warm weather Elves inr ft chance to set the most out f them In addition Cobb this year as by Illness ant But regardless of this a batting verage under 320 for Cobb at the of Juneis a scandal a bat ing average under 300 almost a If years arc taken as a cri erlon the league leader must bat tho neighborhood of 375 to cop e crown this year The six men illn NATIONAL LEAGUE W t Id W 1 Pel 35 17 J 442 14 10 042 Brooklyn 22 2 30 423 onion York is no 123 28 402 St Louis 20 59 408 AMERICAN LEAGUE 36 S 1080600 11 24 25 29 103 GAMES TODAY WESTERN Mohm St City have led Hie American league for the 18 years of its existence have averaged 373 In the US years 10 times has 375 been exceeded and eight times have the leaders fallen below that figure It is n fair av for the leadership In order that Cobb can equal this figure this year he must bat 400 for the rest of the season with the as sumption that he will be charged with about 400 times at bat during the rest of the season Can Cobb do it The writer who predicts that Cobb will not or cannot do any given thing in baseball is taking a big chance The Peach has a discon certing habit of doing those things which people have branded aa im possible But early form considered Cobb is facing one of his greatest tasks and If he can pound out the 375 average this year his place on top of the heap wSll only be the more eminent TYRIIS COBB IS FAR FROM THE Folks digging up tho chart attention to this seasons races lintl have wondering If Ty isnt tho one of Ills reign as king queen and cabinet of baseball They have forgotten Tys momentous deeds In the recent and so have quiet grave for the Detroit veteran It hasnt been so many years ago that the sumo thing was done for Tys benefit He struggled thru that season far under his usual average IE one figures from tho lop up and finished second to Tris Speaker In the annual American race next season though Ty got tired of the prattle and vaulted back really at the head of the procession For several years now Ty has been ill in addition When he does start just celar the path for a strong and sustaining drive for the lead Mid of the American league for that is the point for the star of the Detroit will be setting his sights Ty isnt thru this year He may be next Looking far ahead is a too much Ty may not even leave the American this year hut he will be right close behind the guy who does which will a pretty healthy average if he beats AIi Cobb will be tlie successor to Ty when he does turn the pace too fast for his agoing Joints is a haid guess The pick naturally rests 01 George Kuth the slugging demond of tlie Red Sox judgment Op a little had THORPE WORKING WHITE Thorpe gave Johnny Noye tho beat horo two weeks mid und who meets Churlio tho Western League ball park July 4 isnt going to bb caught out of shape According to word reaching Tho News today Johnsons is setting into tip top shape anxious to make a good showing hard hitting SHUTOUT FROM BOSTON June won shutout game from Philadelphia Mays Boston pitcher men to scratch one hit a bail which was the pitching path and he was slow in fielding The H H 32 Philadelphia 000 000 I 7 Boston SOI 440 2 Adams Shea and Avoy Perkins Mays and YORK June shins ton won a game from York permitted York to tie the score in the ninth and 13 innings were necessary to decide The score THE GIANTS Wen the baseball season opened it was figured by a great many critics practically all fae National League fans that the Slants would run away with the pen nant in the league That the McGraw aggregation will not do that and never figured to do t considering the matter from ivery angle is quite apparent now vith Benny Kauff Rube Benton and esa Barnes in the army John McGraw wasnt one of those believed the Giants would have i celebration on their road to an sther worlds e fortified hfm elf against the possibility of heavy esses when Jie declined to be drawn nto a plan to help other clubs n that to send IL player or so to nother club would leave him very crippled when tho time came or him to part with some ot his for the army McGraw now will be forced to al with Jim Thorpe and Job in the outfield to fill tho left vacant by Benny unbelievable Happens and Dave Robertson takes him place in he lineup again In that event Hoss oung probably would be shifted to enter field leaving Dave to pair is old position in right field Of the two others Thorpe dly is the better man either again ight or left hand pitching Aft with wbi ight handers are opposing tl probably will Ide to Thorpe the thoro tri o richly deserves It may b ven that Thorpe will enough to fill the shoes c R H E Wash 001 001 000000 NewYork 000 000 Oil 000 5 0 Batteries Johnson and Hannah INDIANS BEAT CHICAGO June base running by Chicago and bunched hits by Cleveland gave Cleveland to days victory The R H E Cleveland 100000 V 3 Chicago 100 000 7 1 r Batteries and ONeill Russell and EXPECT JOHREN TO WIN LATONIA DERBY LATONIA Ky June is picked to winthe Latonia derby held here today Jockey Robinson is expected to pilot the famous youngster over thb field of six famous Johren is carrying top ST ST LOUIS Io June i H S of Centralia 111 B A Software ot this city this aft defeated Mrs Adelaide Yeap 7 er of JOS Angeles and Davidson local player for the championship of the central states winning 16 64 and 64 Amusements DOUBLE HEADLINE JACK I J 1C EMMET AND CLIFFORD I MARY REGAN FIVE OTHER BIG ACTS Mats 17 28 II 28 55 GIBBONS GOES TO ST PAUL TODAY TO SEE ABOUT DEMPSEY MATC Mike Gibbons greatest eight that ever oh a glov instructor to tho Dodge departed for ml night to see his folks t the same time look over h situation Reports continue to conic froi t Paul that Mike is to be ith Jack Mike want find out what its all about Under the work or fight order th wrestlers and pool shark 11 find it pretty tough to lyone they are essential for jiny Amusements PITTSBURGH FANS ARE INDIGNANT NOW There is much indignation in Pitts burg circles over tho action of District Attorney Rowland In all Sunday games profes and otherwise whether aion is charged or not stopped Sundays In hereafter An ordinance to permit Sunday games in the city of Is In tho city council and II la charged that the district attor neys order is intended to apro tho aldermen from passing the measure which has been approved by a big majority of persons cun for ELEANOR GOSS PLAYS BJURSTED FOR TITLE IA 22 Eleanor In over Helen plays Molla Bjursted for the title here this afternoon in tho Womans National tennis tournament SOLDIERS FREE NEW YORK June N president of the Now York nn that for tho remainder of tho Benson mcnin the of tho United States or allied will ha without charge tho war tax NOW And 4 Other Standard Vaudeville AcU Naw Show Every Sun and Four Mats ex Sun All Seats Nights Sunday Mats Main Floor 30 Balcony P R ICES INCLUDE YOUR WAR TA X Tax Today Saturday MR AND MRS SIDNEY DREW In Their First Feature on a DeepDyed PAY DAY RAND llh With CAMP PODGE POUR In Now Old Song Hits mm fiFF TAKE A DI AT THE ALL FUN ALL THE TIME WEBER and His Band Next Sunday in loin the TALMADGE By Right of Chance JEWEL CARMEN CONFESSION LAST TIMES TODAY DOROTHY DALTON In TYRANT BILLY WEST In ASIN THEATRE Tux
