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Show CUDDOCK PUTS LEWiS IN AGONY "Strangler" Cries Out When Toehold Is Applied. But Throws Challenger. M. VollK. Jan. 26, Among the J spectators at the wrestling bout here laal night In which Kd (Strangler) i Lewis successfully detcnaed his title I Dgainst Carl Cad dock were forty men' and women admirers of the challenger' i who trueled from Omaha, Neb., to see J him In action. I Caddock today nhnwed no HI ef-; ef-; fects as a result of the gruelling bout. Old time wrestling fans declared the match was one of the most strenuous err seen In'the east and marvelled that neither wrestler suffered serloun j I injury- f I I PPM 1 9TR1 GG1 l Biu MranKH-r ui-wu in iun -i -- . Call. UCCSfllllj defended his world'h heavyweight catch-as-catch-can wres- i tling title" by throwing Caddock. a former for-mer champion, in one hour and 24 minutes." Lewis Won with a combined head and hip lock. The winning fall came at a dramatic dra-matic climax to one of the most terrific ter-rific mat struggles ever seen in (he ehst. Caddock appeared to be the winner up to within ono minute of, the finish. CADDCH K B TOE BOLD After an hour nnd a half of wres- ! tling Caddock gained a punishing toe hold and for a minute and ten seconds j ho struggled to force Lewis' shoulders to the mat. The champion In his agony ag-ony beat the floor with his fists and cried aloud, but his voice was drowned drown-ed In the terrific upronnfor Caddock.' The former soldier was ft tremendous favorite with the 10. nun spectators. J The referee. George Bolhner, asked Lewis if he would quit.but twice he refused, although his face was greatly distorted, CI. AM is on SEADICK With .-i last desperate effort he kicked kick-ed himself free and staggering to his feet, leaped upon Caddock : ji i clamp ed his famous deadly he&ulock around the Iowan'3 face. Three times Caddock brokf the punishing hold and., staggered stag-gered to hi feet, only to have Lewis regain the grip. On the second and third lorks Lewis picked up Caddock bodily and " him to the floor, plunging his weight on top of the fast weakening challenger. chal-lenger. The Second crash, combined 'vith the gruelling punishment w Caddock received, left him helpless and he collapsed on his back as the referee Slapped Lewis, the winner. When Lewis rolled off of Caddock Ihe latter lay like a dead man on the floor and when his manaircr and others oth-ers scrambled through the ropes to his assistance. It was all they could do to lift him to his feet. A chair was placed beneath him In the center of the ring, but he rolled to the floor again and a call was made for S doc-i doc-i tor. ROWD GROWS WILD. I Tills drove the crowd to a frenzy, 1 for Caddock had been cheered loudly ihroughout the evening, while Lewis n :w steadily booed nnd derldfed. vrlee of "Kill the murderer' went up and there was a concerted rush for the i ring Caddock's manager waved the excited wrestling fans back and when . Caddock was seen to recover and wa!k ! to his corner, danger of a riot quickly passed. j At the' bee-inning of the match the , weights were announced as Lewis 2Ji. , Caddock. Both opened cautiously nnd after t onsiderle milling Caddock forced Lewis to the mat in five minutes with an Jrm look, which the latter quickly i broke. VDDOGK l 1GGRESSOR From that point until the end of the battle Caddock was almost continuously con-tinuously the aKgrcssor. Lewis gained gain-ed ills rfjret headloclc alter ten minutes min-utes but Caddock slipped out before pressure could be applied and retaliate ed with an armlook after 10 minutes I which Lewis final!:, broke by an almost al-most superhuman effort , Caddock's cat-like cunning repeatedly repeated-ly foiled Lewis' efforts to get a head-hold. head-hold. At the end of a half hour I Lewis nearly lost the match when 1 Caddock forced ono shoulder to the mat with a half nelson. On regaining regain-ing ills feet l.ewn leaped high In the air and clamped a head hold on Cad-doi Cad-doi k but tho latter picked hJm up ! bodily and threw him half way across i tho ring In breaking the hold. Later nt Caddock's hotel It waa . .-aid that the wrestler had suffered no ' ill effects from the gruelling coritesi |