PILOT-WRESTLER

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 253, 20 September 1930, Page 4 (Supplement)

PILOT-WRESTLER

HOWARD CANTONWINE’S RECORD

In recent years Howard Cantonwine, the'former Yale and lowa gridiron footballer, and now a star wrestler, has popularised flying among wrestlers.

Cantonwine holds a pilot s certificate, and when long distances have to be traversed always flies to his matches. Iu the 1929-30 American season Cantonwine spent 110 hours in the air.

On consecutive nights he wrestled in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. That flight covered just on 1800 miles.

Seattle is in the State of Washington, close to the Canadian border. Los Angeles is within 150 miles of the Mexican border.

In that journey Cantonwine flew over Tacoma, Mt. Ranier, Salem, the Cascade Ranges, the Columbian River, Mt. Shasta, Sacramento. Oakland, and half a dozen small rivers. In the season he made 30 trips up and down the Pacific Coast. Twice he was compelled to make forced landings and once the airman was lost for a full 24 hours. . Apart from wrestling, Cantonwine regards flying as the greatest thrill in life.

PROJECTED BOUT. TED THYE AND KARA PASHA. Kara Pasha, the “Terrible Turk,” has been wrestling in the Dominion with complete success, but he may have his run of victories brought to an abrupt halt when lie meets Ted Tliye who has been wrestling in Australia with considerable success, at Auckland, in the very near future. The bout has been arranged by the Auckland Ex-Service-men’s Union. Thye, who will be seen in Palmerston North on Thursday, will be staying in the Dominion upwards of a month, and, after his New Zealand appearances, will return to America, where he will retire. It is said that, though only 40 years of age, he has made a fortune at the game. NOTES. An application has been received by the Otago Wrestling Association from Will Holding, of Invercargill, for a contest. Holding is known to have a good record at Home, and in the North of England was never beaten in amateur contests up to 12st, though he was only 10.5 himself. He was also engaged in strong-man turns, and has given exhibitions of that nature in Invercargill. It is possible that a special contest will be arranged between him and Tom Walker, jun., when a match is staged at Invercargill shortly.

Joe Steelier, who defeated “Strangler” Ed Lewis in Sydney recently, is a great rival of Lewis. He is ■ big fellow, standing about 6ft _ 2in, and weighing about 16st, and it is on his legs that he relies mainly for his success. He is a real scissors artist when both men are down. He was only twenty when he won the world’s title in 1916. When Frank Goteh retired he handed the title to Orderman, from whom Cutler won it. Steelier beat Cutler and was champion until beaten by Earl Caddock m 1918. Stecher won the title back from Caddock in 1920, but was defeated by Waldek Zybszko in 1921. Then Ed. Lewis took a turn, but was defeated by Wayne Munn in 1925. Stanilaus Zybszko deposed Munn, and was defeated by Stecher. Joe himself claimed that he was champion of the world until he was defeated by Lewis in 1928. Lewis has beaten Stecher twice, Stanilaus Zybszko twice, and the only men to have defeated him .are Earl Caddock, Gus Sonnenberg, and Waldek Zybszko. Recently Stecher beat Cantonwine in Australia.

At Newcastle, on September 6, Howard Cantonwine, lost, and Ted Thye, 13st 61b, wrestled a draw in one of tho best bouts seen at the Newcastle Stadium this season. Extra time was ordered at the end of the allotted six rounds, but two additional periods failed to bring about a definite result. Each man scored a fall during the match. Thye, who showed remarkable speed throughout, pinned his opponent with a body press following a succession of throws with double wrist locks in lmin 37secs after the beginning of the third round. Cantonwine’s score did not come till the sixth round. It was the result of a slam from a side throw and a bodypress.

Two wrestling contests were held in Adelaide on September 6. George Pencheff, 13st BJlb, beat Tiger Higgins, 13st 61b, by two falls to one. Pat McGill, lost 21b, defeated Billy Edwards, 13st 81b, in the fifth round of a rough match at the Exhibition Building. • McGill was rendered unconscious in that round by Edwards, who then knocked down the referee.