The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-05
TURNER SCHULTZ
MATCH HERE soon.
Wsestles Will Probably Be Seep
in Richmond About
March 25th.
UNDER AUSPICES OF
THE FIRST REGIMENT
Lieutenant A. B. Cousins VIII
Take Up Work of Reviving
The Game in Rich
mond.

~ present plans carry, hlcnmonu
Will soon see a. return of the wrestling
game. and when 1t comes this time
the fans will bs assured that IL will
: be- esa the square, -urrd- there writ not
bel any frame-up in any OF the
matches thar will be pulled Off under
thep1anagemeslt of the man who has
undertaken to revive the sport here.
The many efforts made by Joe Iur-
ner. champion middieweight, to have
q match here have resulted success
fully. and unless something unfore-
seen interyenes, there viii soon be a
series OF interesting wrestling bouts
in progress In the city. Lieutenant
A. 3. Cousins, manager OF athletics
for the First Regiment Of Virginia
Volunteer Infantry. has announced
his Intention of handling the Turner
bouts, and he Is now in Sommunlca-
ton with the wrestler. Mr.. Cousins
purposes to hold the bouts In the
Ragimental Armory, which has a
seating capacity of about thousand,
and he says that he viii be able to
crowd the place TO Its full capacity
when he puts on such bout as that
between Champion Turner and those
who have been after him for matches
Bouts Held In Armory.
IL In the purpose of Lieutenant
Cousins to construct a raised plat
form In the center of the armory
and arrange seats covering the en-
tire floor space of the big room. thus
pFSVfdfng room Tor large humble
of fans. He says that interest here
h even now OF suchsa high pitch that
hes could crowd the armory at few
days notice.
Turner has been attempting for
nome time to arrange a series of good
WRESTLING bosits here, and his corra-
sp6ndence has been the means Of
bringing him a number OF challenges
from well known wrestlers. His
plans now are TO accept the chn!-
3eriges of all these men and meet
th$m periodically at such times as
INDY be arranged. with Lieutenant
Cohsins- His first match will prob
ably be with Eddie Schultz, the Nor
fox wrestler, who says he has been
afthr Turner for some time without
being able to yet any reply frcrn him.
Turner says he will be glad to meet
Schultz and wants the Richmond
fans to see him defend his title.
VIII Wrestlc Turk.
Another wrestler who has ciiai-
lenged Turner, and who will create
considerable interest upon bis appear
Hnre here. Ii Hanna Kabrifa. the
Turk. who has recently come to this
coantry looking for laurels- kabrila
weighs rs pounds and win prob
abIy give Turner good fight for the
match. Other bouts will be arranged
Throughout the spring between Tur-
pex and several good men.
Match About Marcel, rs.
no match will be pulled of until
Nfter the indoor meet to be held in
Tho armnry on the night ef March
17eh. but 1t is thought that a bout
viii be arranged Immediately follow
fnR the meet and will be held about
the goth or e5th, This viii be settled
neAniteiy within few days.
Turner Is expected to reach Rich
.Bnuad in few days I. arrange all
details for the match. and Will then
sign up articles with Schultz IL that
wrestler is still disposed to meet Tur-
nef IT Is understood that he Is
WRESTLER of some class. and that he
viii give Turner good evenings
work.
Bouts on the Square.
In discussing the matter. Mr.. Cous-
: Srsl says that any bout given under
htn supervision will be on the square.
and he will guarantee 10 the fans
that they will get their money worth
evdry time they Witness a bout with
which he has any connection He says
approval Of the fans here and receive
the proper support he will have most
OF them in. the Academy OF Music.
70 THAT there will be ample seating
canacity for all who may wish to wit
ness them.
There are q number OF clever wres-
h tiers among the members of the regi-
meat. and 1t Is likely that preceding
each of the proposed wrestling
mateiies there will be one or more
preliminary bouts between the best OF
tho local wrestlers.
Prospects Good Here.
Mr. Cousins Is well pleased with
the prospects for reviving the wrest-
4 Nn& game here, and says that he has
no doubt OF receiving the support OF
chs; entire First Regiment and of
i Ill fthe fans in Richmond. II the
Turner bouts are complete success
the management OF the enterprise will
arrange to have some of the heavy
we1Rhts come here for series of
hcuts. AN effort will be made to have
Frank Gctchf appear here before his
4 retirement. which will be a big draw