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WINNER OF MONDAY
WRESTLING MATCH
MAY BE CHAMPION
Talaber or BOkitch Will Get
a Chance at Johnny
Movers Soon.

What gives promise OF being the
best wrestling bout ever put on In
the state OF Indiana viii be staged
at the Century theater. Mishawaka.
Monday night. when Lou Talaber
and Tony BolIitch meet in "A finish
match, best two out OF three falls.
Beside a side bet Of $500 between
the two men crack at the cham
piOnship now held by Johnny Meyers
OF Chicago, hinges on the outcome
Of the bout. Each man IS positive
that he can throw Meyers In fact
each man is SO confident he can toss
Meyers that ne viii bet on the win
ner Of this bout TO wrest the laurels
from Meyers.
Both After Meyers.
Both men have long been after
Meyers for bout but the champion
has always told each 10 60 out and
get n reputation. Talaber practical
IL clinChed a match with Meyers
when he threw Stefansky at the sec
ond regiment armory in Chicago last
"Wednesday night. StefanslSy has
won from Meyers before he was
champ, so il looks as though Tala-
Der is a better man than Meyers.
But Tony felt justified in challeng-
ing Lou for match. and Talaber.
being a good sport, consented TO risk
his chances at the cham pionship
should he lose Monday night 20 30
kitch. For some months Talaber
and Bokitch worked out together.
being the best OF friends, but they
have never met In a real bout, and
this bout Monday promises 10 be a
cOrker.
Tony has been training for some
time for this bout, the most import
ant in his long and successful ca
reer. and will weigh exactly lbs
pounds ringside when he dohfs his
} bathrobe Monday preparatory 10 lis
! tening to the referees instructions
/ Talaber Is also In the very best OF
condition. and if nothing else the
I bout will be evenly contested for
both men have a perfectly familiar
| knowledge of the others tactics.
Both Know style.
In Gary when they used 10 wori
/ out together each learned the other.
/ style, and whoever wins Monday vii
with some new trick. Both hay,
been laying low and perfecting
style Of attack for this bout that vii
/ sweep the other completely of hi
/ feet for each realizes that 1t is tbs
only way he can win Fans who as
semble to see this bout are sure o
/ seeing some of the brainiest an,
trickiest wrestling that has or eve
Will be pulled of by any wrestler II
many a day.
There will be absolutely no stall
ling TO the match. Each wants q
win, and win in the shortest posi-
BILE time. There will be positively
! no agreement between the two be
fore they enter the ring as 10 tn
outcome of the bout. Anyone VIII
a fair mind who looks at the stake!
! can reason that out.
Each n Master.
To say the least each Is a master
at the game, a look at their records
will suffice 10 settle that dispute, anC
providing that neither experience
an accident on the way here fanl
are guaranteed TO see the best bOu
ever staged in this neck Of tn
woods
As an added attraction Kid
Ross, promoter OF the bout, Ia
scheduled three corking good pre-
Hminary wrestling bouts to get tn
fans keyed up to the proper pitcl
for the grand finale between Bokitcl
and Talaber. No doubt the standing
room only sign will be hanging ou
ere the first prelim IS under way.