Wrestling

In St. Louis. If Joseph Stecher, Nebraska wrestler, wraps his legs around a pig, he can break its ribs; his weapon, like the boa-constrictor's, is the squeeze; famed is his scissors hold. Last week, in St. Louis, he wrestled Stanislaus Zbyszko, known as "The Old Man."* Zbyszko curled his legs and arms underneath his body so that the scissors was ineffectual, wriggled, writhed; but, after 1 hr. 23 min., he groaned, admitted defeat. Stecher took the next fall in 5 min., earned the right to meet Edward ("Strangler") Lewis, world's champion.

In Michigan City, Strangler Lewis sprang upon Wayne ("Big") Munn (TIME, Jan. 19), called the "Collegian" because he refutes every sneer at his excessive stupidity with the retort that he is a college graduate Neither could see very well. The Strangler's little red eyes had been inflamed by getting resin in them. Munn had a patch over his left eye which had been butted. After losing the first fall, Lewis applied 20 headlocks, hoisted the collegian over his shoulder, threw him over the canvas as a chambermaid throws a sheet over a bed. He took the third fall after applying seven successive headlocks.

* He admits being over 45 years old. Some say he is over 55. Some say he is 60.