Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-08-09
EKLUND TO ARRIVE
IN CARROLL FRIDAY
Contender Will Train for Week
Before Match i'm Carroll-Grand
Stand Going Up.

Clarence Eklund. the contender for
the worlds championship wrestling
title will arrive in Carroll Friday of
this week to commence a week of
final training on the ground in prep
aration for his big match with Earl
Caddock on Friday of next week. the
last day of the Carroll County Fair |
Eklund will be accompanied by his |
trainers, who will make special ar
rangements for his accommodation
while in the city Carl A. Marfisi, |
his manager. is also expected to be
on the scene much of the time to
keep watchful eye on his prospec-
tive champion, and both will receive
the cordial welcome for which Carroll
is noted. The date of Champion Cad
docks arrival has not yet been an
nounced, but it is likely that he will
not come until day or so before the
! big match.
The huge amphitheater. capable of
! seating over 5000 people, is in the
! early stages of construction, and will
! be ready in plenty of time for the
event. 1t will be erected in the en-
closure formed by the race track. over
! toward the east end. and will be the
biggest structure of its kind ever at
tempted in the city. 1t will be an
octagonal affair. being divided into
eight sections completely surrounding
the mat on which the wrestlers will
work. and while its seating capacity
is something enormous it will be none
too large if the weather and other
conditions are favorable for the oc-
casion.
The ministers and priests of the
county and surrounding communities
have been issued special invitation
to be present on this occasion. There
is nothing brutal and degrading
about the wrestling game, as is the
case with prize fighting. but on the
contrary it is a clean athletic sport
and one which all may witness with
propriety. Special arrangements are
being made for the accommodation
of ladies at the match, and it is hoped
and expected that they will be pres
ent in hundreds. The management
assures all that the best of order will
he maintained and that ladies will
have nothing to fear in being pres
ent. As for the wrestlers themselves.
both are respected young men in their
home towns, and the reference TO
order being maintained needs apply
!
hoys which is sometimes present at
these gatherings Ample provision
has been made for their government.
The match is being held under the
auspices of the Carroll County Fair
association. and your attendance is
solicited as means to boosting the
fair and making it the biggest success
in its career. Reserved seats are now
on sale at Tvndale's drug store in
Carroll and while they are going rap
-, idly there are many excellent seats
left. owing to the fortunate arrange
, ment of the amphitheater.
Three good preliminaries have been
arranged. the first to start at four
! O'Clock sharp. All of the preliminar-
!, les will he for a period of Is minutes.
or one fall, and it is thereby hoped
to start the big match just about 5
! o'clock in the afternoon. The first OF
the preliminaries will he between
Tackle of Breda and Sheppard of Car
roll. the second between Neal OF
. Lanesboro and Mccoy of Carroll. and
the third between Stangl of Halbur
and O'Connor of Carroll. While the
first two are expected TO be fast, the
: third preliminary will be watched
!, with great deal of interest by local
, fans, as both O'Connor and Stangl
, are coming forward RAPIDLY in the
wrestling game and one of them may
. yet become contender for the belt
Meanwhile. the people of Carroll
, and the surrounding communities are
waiting for Friday to come. so that
they may get glimpse of the conten-
der and begin forming their opinion
I concerning the outcome of the match
While Caddock is an Iowa man and
the contender halls from Wyoming
there is a secret hone in some quar-
tiers that Eklund will carry off the
| honors and a strong belief every
| where that he will give Caddock the
| best run for his money that any
| champion has had in a long time.