Sport: At Boston

Ed (Strangler) Lewis, called upon to guard his world's heavyweight wrestling championship from the brawny grasp of Stanley Stasiak in Boston, was enraged to find Stanley perched upon his heaving chest after 34 minutes. Two falls in three being the match, "Strangler" controlled himself for 10 minutes and then hurled Stanley bodily out of the ring. Stanley was boosted back in, embraced powerfully about the head, sat upon by his huge antagonist. Two minutes later this operation was repeated. Lewis stalked to the shower, his frame, dignity and title unimpaired.

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