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March 10, 1941
The Ypsilanti Daily Press
Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan
What is this article about?
Detroit patrolman Stanley Westgate breaks leg in humiliating ju-jitsu demo when 114-pound wife tosses 190-pound him off platform before women's audience; he taught her the skill six years ago.
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'Little Woman' Learns Lesson All Too Well
(By Associated Press)
Detroit, Mar. 10-AP- Stanley Westgate, a 36-year-old 190-pound patrolman, was in a hospital today with a broken leg which resulted from . . . "The most humiliating experience in my life."
The Detroit patrolman yesterday became the victim of his 114-pound wife's expertness in the art of ju-jitsu. In the midst of a demonstration before an audience of women, Westgate played the part of a purse-snatcher or "throat-choker" and seized his wife by the neck.
Mrs. Westgate responded perfectly. "She breaks my grip and clamps on to me with a hold akin to a three-quarter Nelson and the firemen's lift," the patrolman explained.
"She tossed me six feet up and 12 feet across. In fact, she tossed me right off the platform."
Westgate said that during the course of the flight . . . I made a bad landing.
"I wouldn't exactly say the little woman stole the show," he commented, "but she certainly was at her best."
He taught her ju-jitsu six years ago.
(By Associated Press)
Detroit, Mar. 10-AP- Stanley Westgate, a 36-year-old 190-pound patrolman, was in a hospital today with a broken leg which resulted from . . . "The most humiliating experience in my life."
The Detroit patrolman yesterday became the victim of his 114-pound wife's expertness in the art of ju-jitsu. In the midst of a demonstration before an audience of women, Westgate played the part of a purse-snatcher or "throat-choker" and seized his wife by the neck.
Mrs. Westgate responded perfectly. "She breaks my grip and clamps on to me with a hold akin to a three-quarter Nelson and the firemen's lift," the patrolman explained.
"She tossed me six feet up and 12 feet across. In fact, she tossed me right off the platform."
Westgate said that during the course of the flight . . . I made a bad landing.
"I wouldn't exactly say the little woman stole the show," he commented, "but she certainly was at her best."
He taught her ju-jitsu six years ago.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Triumph
Family
What keywords are associated?
Ju Jitsu Demonstration
Wife Throws Husband
Broken Leg
Detroit Patrolman
What entities or persons were involved?
Stanley Westgate
Mrs. Westgate
Where did it happen?
Detroit
Story Details
Key Persons
Stanley Westgate
Mrs. Westgate
Location
Detroit
Event Date
Yesterday
Story Details
Stanley Westgate, a Detroit patrolman, was injured with a broken leg when his wife demonstrated ju-jitsu on him during a show for women, tossing him off the platform after he played the role of an attacker. He had taught her the art six years earlier.