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'mi* ko« xsoy inai oau wu nn; and how.I • ■ • •The Firemen had to iltflt;»er one night here duo tothe rain and play the game. After one had Inning one tan yelled at Firemen a* theycame in where mi tho tiroWednesday night, and Fire*moo looked up and smiled.• • •inir|nmtSomebody rallod up horoand they wanted to know |something ahoat Fd **Strang-lor** I,oo is and hi* headlock and where ho learned ft, This littlo hKtory nil! explain ftall to tho fan that rallod.• • •Kd “Strangler** Lewis wi» born in Wisconsin forty yoara a so.When a youth hta parents wont tolive at Lexington, Ky., and it «n there that I^earia firat attrartod at* j tontion aa a wrestler. A school he jplayed a big part in athletica, en- !gaging in foot hall, basketball andwrestling. In the laat namedsport he became so profit lent that he wa» given a professional match with a foreign afar at the local ! theatre and held his opponent to a draw after two hours of stron- j uoua milling for which ha received ten dollars.I^ewia came Into national prominence as a wrestler in 1914 when he held the great Joe Stecher, the•'scissor* hold marvel/* to a draw after more than two hours of wrestling. Again In 1913, Stacker failed to down Lewis, this time !the bout continuing for almost fivehours.It was in 1917 that Lewis be- J ‘ came an international figure on the mat when he won the big all-j comers* tournament held at tha j Manhattan Opera house in New York City. Previous to that, however. he had gained a derisionover John Olin. This was at the time that Frank Gatch. who held the title, had retired, and it was nld that Gotch had agreed that his crown should pass to the winner of the Oltn-Lewis match jLewis now holds his title byvirtue of hia victory over Joe Stt* char in St. Louie four years ago. He lost it to Gua Sonnenberg and j regained It from Ed Don George, who supplanted Sonnenberg.Lewi* jg six feet one Inch in j height and weigh* 279 pounds, but j is extremely fast and agile for so iheavy a man. )1 It was from Fred Reel that Lewis learned the headlock. Reel wa* a prominent wrestler in his 1 day. although much smaller inj stature and lighter in weight thanmost of, his opponents While masquerading as a truck driverof otto jKruger, Reel inveigled Lewi* in- !to what looked like an easy match j for the latter. Reel, however, won in short order by clamping on the , headlock., *1! the headlock is good enoughto beat me.** remarked Lew * after tha match. *it'a good enoughfor rat to use on others *And he set himself to the task I of perfecting it. That he has »uc-ceded It borne out by his record. Joe Stecher once said of Lew,**headlock;I **It doesn't stem to hurt ir u«h while 'being clamped or • ex-! plained the former champion. * Ir*} like an anesthetic, you sir ply pass out| The kingpin of the mat men is still an adept at the vicious head*• lock, j§ ■ M ■ .Madison. Wiaeon«iB.June 2\ IMS.Dear Round ftI notice that Ladies* nightj *
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Wisconsin State Palladium
Madison, Wisconsin, US
Fri, Jul 08, 1932
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