The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-07
THREE MATCHES
ARRANGED FOR
Series Of Big Wrestling Bouts to
Continue, the Next to be
April 18th.
TURNER MEETS TYSER
Achmed Will Meet King April IL
and Have Second Match With
Turner April 30.

Arrangements are being completed
for three more big wrestling matches
to be held here in the near future.
Lieutenant A. B. Cousins, of the First
Regiment. who Ia promoting the series
of matches being held here this
spring, gays that he believes the game
viii receive better support following
the great match between Turner ana
the Turk Monday night, and that II
the peopte of Richmond want 10 see,
high class matches, such as that one,
he is willing to put them on.
The next match to be held here VIII
be on the night of Wednesday, April
IS, when Joe Turner, mIddIeWetBnt
champion. will meet Charlie Tyser,
OF Kansas City. Mo-. champion MID
dieweight of the West 1t Is ex-
nected that this will be one of the
finest bouts ever Witnessed here
Tyser is said to be a wonder. His
weight In 100 pounds. and Turner, who
generally weighs 1853 In his matches.
can easily take on two more pounds
to even up with his opponent Fol-
lowing his bout here. Tyser will go
to Baltimore, where on the night OF
Friday, April 18th. he will meet Shad
Link, the champion heavyweight OF
the South. Link has agreed TO throw
the middleweight three times In an
hour. and II Is expected that In this
handicap match Tyser will stand q
good show Of winning out.
Turk to Meet King
Care Achmed, the Turk, who has
adopted Richmond ~ his home, ano
who will be cheered al the local
champion, has accepted the challenge
of Frye King. of Washington, Hsht
heavyweight champion Of the South,
and the men will meet here on the
night OF Monday, April Is. The match
viii be catch-as-catch-can style to
finish. best two in three falls.
King is Turner's wrestling part
ner. and Is said TO be q wrestler of
unusual ability. The Turk, however.
on account of his wonderful bout
with Turner Monday night, Will be
big favorite. and he will be expect
ed to give the Washington man q
hard fight. Achmed will nurse his
injured toe. so as to be safe from
the agony OF the toe nolds with which
Turner succeeded In putting his shout
ders to the mat.
Turner and Achmcd Again.
The third match will be q return
go between Turner and Achmed. This
match will undoubtedly be o great
drawing card. ana Manager Cousins
believes that the big auditorium will
be taxed to its full capacity to ac-
commodafe the crowd Of sporting mer
who will be present
1t was recognized by all who saw
the match between these two men
Monday night that they are evenly
matched and that 1t was anybody's
match UP until the last minute. Both
will train hard for this second at
tempt on the part of the Turk to win
Turner's title. and IL may be expected
that the coming match will, II posi-
BILE. be even harder than the one
just past.
The men have signed articles to
meet here on the night OF April 30,
which comes lon Saturday.@M Manager
Cousins has arranged for the wres-
tiers to meet on this night, In order
that as many people az possible will
be able to see them.
In City Auditorium.
All Of the matches viii be held In
the city auditorium, which II one of
the best places in tho city for the
purpose. A new platform In now be-
ing constructed out In front OF the
stage. II will be elevated. affording
all spectators a clear view Of every
move made by the wrestiers and every
hold secured.