Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mumwe munhu anokosha wekurwisana uyo Pesek akabvuma kushanda naye aiva Ed Lewis, uyo akava "mupurisa" kuti adzivirire vanonzi "trustbusters", varwi vasingateereri mutemo avo vakatyisidzira kukwidziridzwa uye makwikwi avo nokuramba kushandira pamwe (kugadzirisa mitambo) panguva yemitambo. Musi waNovember 14, 1921, Pesek akarwisana nomumwe wevanorwisa kuvimbika kwakakurumbira zvikuru, mutsimba akaberekerwa muCroatia Marin Plestina pa
Madison Square Garden. Pesek akapfuurira kupa kurohwa kwakakomba kwakadaro (kuburikidza nokuramba achirova) kuti Plestina akaiswa muchipatara. Matatu ose akadonha mumutambo akatorerwa nokuda kwokudzokorora musoro nekurova maziso naPesek. Kukanganisa kwake kwakadzokororwa kwakapotsa kwakonzera mhirizhonga. The New York Times inopa mbiri kuna Plestina ne"kururamisira kwakasimba" mukutarisana nokuramba kwaPesek. Ichi ndicho chikonzero nei Pesek akarambidzwa kurwa kwoupenyu hwose muNew York. Aya mashoko akatorwa munyaya yeNew York Times yomusi waNovember 15, 1921. Dare revatambi reNew York rakaramba kupa Pesek mubayiro wake wemari ndokumurambidza kurwisana mudunhu racho, asi Tiger Man akanga aita basa rake.