Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-18
WRESTLING GAME WILL BE
REVIVED HERE ON FRIDAY
Harold Christensen Will Meet Joe
Martin on Mat at Broad
Street Park.
ZBYSZKO TO MEET MARVEL
Big Match Planned for Fourth of
July. if Public Takes TO Game
Again-Abcrg Also Is Scheduled.
Bothner to Furnish Artists.

With some OF the best Erapplers in
the country already secured. wrestling
Will be revived in this city during the
present week. Broad Street Park has
been leased by the promoters of the
mat game. and on Friday night
come back" will be attempted. On
the reception given the sport on that
night depends the course to be pnr
sued for the rest of the summer
The initial match will he between
Harold Christensen. of Denmark. and
Joe Martin. youthful Westerncr.
Christensen was one of the strongest
competitors in the International
Wrestling Tournament in New York
last winter. and is the champion OF his
native heath Last spring he met
Stranger LOWS in Wilmington, Del.
Lewis agreed TO throw Christensen
three times in an hour. but only
achieved the first fall in that time,
consequently losing the match The
men have not met since.
OF Martin, little is known here The
youngstcr is touted as coming mar
vel. however. He weighs 2O5 pounds
and is said To be fast. He has per
formed in the West exclusively, and
mas met few Of the Eastern stars
The initial match undoubtedly will
prove a good one. Naturally, tho pro-
meters OF the game are going to get
he best talent thcy can possibly land
FOR this match. AS the future OF the
sport here depends upon its outcome
They have the assurance Of men ia
mi!iar with the game that the two
men named for the setto on Friday
are Well matched and will put I'D a
scrap worth the money.
Wrestling received q black eve here
as 1t has in other places in the past
The sport. however, has had a revival
an over the country and is more popu-
lar than ever. The International
Tournament In New York had much to
do with putting tho game on it's feet
The success of the wrestling game in
other cities has whetted the appetites
OF the fans in this city, and there have
been numerous demands made for n
revival
If the match on Friday night is a
success. another will be staged on the
following Thursday night Two fast
able mat artists will be brought here
on that occasion. 1t Is also planned
to have z real humdingcr of n match
on the night of July g. and 1t Is pos
sible that valdez Zbyszko viii he one
of the contcnders Tho Masked Marvel
who many contend is Mort Henderson,
will be on the other end OF the mat.
George Bothner, ex-champion Of the
world. ana proprietor of Bothners
Gymnasium. New York will furnish
the graDplers for the local promoters
In this manner only the best will he
secured. The men sent here have rep
utations to sustain, and this fact will
be guarantee that the matches will
be on the level.
The local promoters are going to do
their best to eliminate things calcu-
lated to hurt the game here. Uni
formed police will be at the park to
see that no gambling mars the pleasure
of those who are there in the interest
of clean sport. Women are especially
invited to attend the matches, and they
will be admitted free.
Alex Aberg, the worlds champion
Greco Roman wrestler. is scheduled to
give an exhibition here. His style.
while 1t diffe3s. in many respects from
the catch -as-catch-can style, is even
moro scientific. and doubtlessly will
prove popular.