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Show Cackseat DniviiiG Keoping Youthful Lewis In Trim The Putt's the Thing By PBANk's. BAESB Teeegraaa Saoras edits The 'Strangler' Seems To Co on Forever Wrestling certainly haa qualities to keep its parUclpanta young. Take Ed "Strangler" Lewis, who la In town for a fourth engagement with Ira Dern. On second thought perhspe you had better not take him without some preliminary preparation. The "Strangler" haa been moving with more or let speed across assorted as-sorted mats In every section of the United Stasaa and mane regions of Canads for 21 years. Some of the Kwer la gone from the famous head--k that gave him Um monicker of "Strangler." A bald pate admits a mellowing age that his agility and aggressiveness In the ring deny, but despite aU this. Lewis U still on of the moat colorful and capable grap-plers grap-plers la the gam. Recently the old Strangler was said to be all waahed up, finished and ready for the wrestling discard of has-beens. It was a matter of record that he waa 41 yeara old and had been champion befor aom of the preaent-day tueslera were eld enough to walk. Declares He Is In Pink of Condition ' Th Strangler relet the story of his latest return to the thron In Interesting In-teresting fashion: "I began to wonder If the experts weren't really right when they kept saying that I waa null and void In a anat way; that my saga and eyee were bad and would keep me from reaching reach-ing th pinnacle again. I went to New York to find out and want to Ous Wilson's camp, worked five hours a day, chopped wood, took to the road, wrestled, and hiked Into the hills. I never trained more diligently. I then tried the wreeUing end, taking on even of Um beat wr as tiers In the world, in series of tasting matches, and In I hours and 20 minute disposed dis-posed of all of them. "Than I knew th boys war wrong, that 1 waa in good condition and that Ray Steele would have no chance gainst me. The night I mot him I was perfect Never felt bettor, either physically or mentally, and I had plenty of strength." Thet waa th match In which Lewis won to regain recognition by New York state as champion, after that state had stripped Jimmy Londos of his laurels for not defending his title within th specified time. t Lwt tskkaka Leads la the ' . "aereBelle" chess plait, After 1 walsassaj Jtasasy rae arsaal eatd . aresMt ah rang bee eat tw elans In the a yaw, we're ready ' to acre with Mm Straaarler. Lsx ' de 4saitiedly as a saaea pre. ' tsar epsilsasn t saasealar he-; he-; saseaMy, Da la paifta stg par. ; aairnsg Lewie ts real dred-ln-' th-weel wrocUer a aaea we ' waa eaataaetoa toaa- befare th prea flar far rabbit shea, airpiaae apian, flying taeniae a4 ' ftyla; saarsa eaaae Ism , t Me kMw aia half aad fall al- swsst, haaaasartoeka and bead- - leek treat lea experts a. He - ksMW. toe, th aweeaatty f pat-Mag pat-Mag aelar lato hie lalshaa. sk dee M ffeelively. stegsrdleaa f th aaaaspleaahip, kelaa r ' e as held, Lewie ha pet aa ' a reaaarkaal physical seas a- - baek. Aad Lewis, la adHIa, a) a ef UM meat geaalaaly re apeesed paehyderea ha th gases by hss prefeaateaal tivale. Better Putting Makes Winner of Craig Wood ' "Improved putting above) everything every-thing else." Is the way Craig Wood xplsina his thra eonsecutlv triumphs tri-umphs In Pscific coast golf tourna- snents this winter. Craig Is on of th longest drivers In the game and his putting undoubt-I undoubt-I dly haa held him back many Ume. I Three tournaments In row Is th I most th tall New Jersey profes- aiooal has ever won, but he haa man aged to com out first In several lm- i portent tourneys. In 1032 b Ued with John Golden at Norton, Conn tor tint place in th north -eouth open, . but lost la th playoft Back In 10M a won th Honolulu and Oklahoma vans. In 102S he got his first big I thrill when he finished atop th field ha th Pasadena open, so Is th only player who ever ha won th Pasadena Pasa-dena open twice. Wood, now 21 yeeri of age, tint - took up golf as a caddy when he waa 12 year eld, but he really never started to play until he waa 21. Soon tier taking it up ear loot I y at that age. he became pro at Winchester, Ky. He stayed there three years end then went to Louisville. He was there three years, and then became pro at Long Branch. ' Bai the ealy eae at his family t gelf. Bra a Lake Placid, N. I Y. be asteaded Clarkaea Task eel Use aad played sense gelf ' while a aladeat Ha expects to a ' estate ea the INI Kracr cap I teas which gee to Great Bittala ; la Jew-, aad plaa to play la UM I IBM HrtlUk wa. |