Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-30
DECIDING GO
AT The Grand
DEMETRAL AND TURNED WILL
AGAIN CLASH FOR MAT SU-
", PREMACY

William Demetral better known an
"The Greek Demon" will arrive in the
city Saturday morning accompanied by
his manager and trainer T. S. Robin
son from Pennington, where the
demon" has been diligently training
for the go with George Turner, the
"Grinnell Cyclone" Saturday night.
The match was first scheduled to be
pulled off at the South Side ball park,
but owing to the high water this will
now be impossible, but the match will
be staged at the opera house instead.
Many of the local followers of the
game will remember that it was these
two wrestlers that recently ciashed
for mat honors at the opera house and
secured one fall each and being I'M
able to get third fall was stopped at
12:45 o'clock a. m. This was one Of
the hardest fought and fastest matches
ever staged in Ottumwa and the base
ball association, who have charge of
the match Saturday night, are making
preparations to handle the large
crowd that Is expected to attend the
fight-to-the-f1nish 81.
The Greek Demon holds the title OF
being the light heavyweight champion
of the world. The title is his by rea-
son of his defeating Jim Parr, the
light heavyweight wrestler of England
at the Coliseum in Chicago last year.
Jim Parr held the light heavyweight
championship for five years and was
the owner of the great silver belt pre-
scented by Tom Cannon of England and
valued at $1,000. The Greek Demon
won this belt from Parr at this con-
test and in his visit in the city at the
time of his previous meet with Turner
the belt was placed on display in Sar-
gents window.
His Trainer.
T. 8. Robinson, trainer and manager
Of the Greek Demon, has been a pro-
fessional trainer for twenty years and
is considered one of the best informed
professional trainer in the west Mr..
Robinson is not only trainer and a
manager but is an athlete himself. He
has trained such noted men as Farmer
Burns, Evan Lewis and many other
wrestlers. Among pugilists he has
trained such fighters as Tommy Burns
Robert Armstrong, Robert Long, Eddie
K. Morris, Clarence Forbes, Walter
holland and many others.
Fighting for Reputation.
Both men are well known wrestlers
and are fighting for reputation. Geo
Turner has appeared in the city or
several different occasions and shows
improvement at each appearance anG
is predicted to be coming champion
by such men as Frank Gotch, Farmer
Burns and several local followers O.
the sport. He has stayed with Franz
Gotch for II minutes and gave Farmer
Burns close race for the money. II
the recent match with Demetral hi
got the second fall and many claim
was making good showing for the las
fall when the match was stopped
while the Dementral followers CLAIM
it was only matter Of time until tn
demond would have got the decidin!
| fall The match was stopped and tn
men shared equal in honors, but bot
men we're not satisfied with breaking
even and will endeavor to decide tn
winner Saturday night. Turner ha
also been training hard for the go an,
Is reported to be in the best of condi
ton. The go will be staged under tn
auspices of the baseball association
Seats are on sale at Sargent's and a
Shanahan's smoke house.