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...Wayne B. Munn," said Coach W. E. Lewis of the University wrestling team is physically more than we had anticipated. He is a splendid type of the big man, and he has brawn, not beef. He has a charming personality, a clean cut American. He talks like a trained thinker, probably because of his college education...
...during the demonstration of the second and third fall that Eastman came in for the better part of his aviation. Both these falls were obtained by the crotch and half Nelson held, and in explaining these, Munn lifted Eastman from the ground, and twirled him over his shoulder before gently setting him upon the ground again...
After this introduction, Munn called Eastman from the sidelines, and the two men stripped to the waist, while Munn explained to his audience the importance of a knowledge of the law of levers, and the chief nerve centers of the body, in wrestling...
Then, taking up various of his holds, Munn explained them to the crowd, one by one, demonstrating the while on Eastman. After illustrating the "Three Point Contact Hold," the "Double Wrist Lock," the toehold, and the headlock, he reproduced his famous bout with Strangler Lewis, showing how each one of his three falls was obtained...
...chief advantages that is to be gained by Munn's being at the head of his sport, is the general uplifting effect that he will have. A trained college man and an American will help break up the foreign ring that has up till recently held the control of wrestling...