Arizona republican., 1920-12-06
MOOREME|ER POSTS FORFEIT ID INSURE:
 APPEARANCE FRIDAY

All the minor details being attended 10, the fans can now rest easy until Friday when the Sauer- -Mooremeier feud will bet settled once and for all. The snore rabid fans. however, will be al high nervous tension and interest in the big event will be running at fever heat until the winner of the combat is ultimately decided.
 What the average wrestling fan craves is plenty of action and it looks Ike they are going to get action a. plenty when the two star grapplers clash The unexpected developments of the past week have surprised and pleased quite a number of them and interest in the forthcoming battle has assumed such proportions that a good " number of fans are forgetting everything to debate on the outcome of Friday nights match.
 4Mooremeier will be here. That much is settled and vouched for by the pro- moters- And. Mooremeier. in the best shape of his career and, packing a gfudge, bodes i'll for Sauer. Fred comes to our friendly city. bearing the reputation of a bearcat for speed, cleverness, agility and gameness, the chief requisites of the star performer He has, met the best men in the mat game and won his victories in such hollow fashion that he is today acclaimed the Man O. War" among mat artists. In fact, his services have been in such great demand that Phoe- nix is unusually fortunate in landing such bout. A string of uninter- rnpted victories have marked him as ;r wrestler of unusual merit and If he can down Sauer, the local sports will nut their stamp of approval on him.
 Downing Pete Sauer, as we know lrm. will be no easy task. Pete has Everything that a good man should carry in his repertoire and has shown the sports of Phoenix just how classy he really is. He has demonstrated lime and again, just how good he is, grnd the fans are ready to swear by llm. to a man. His wonderful show Ing against the champion, Clarence lscklund, proclaimed him as foeman worthy of any mans steel. Laboring under an enormous handicap, he went two hours and II minutes before he was forced to acknowledge defeat ow- ing to injuries sustained during the course of the bout
 Mooremeier's failure to appear for be bout with Sauer, scheduled for November 26, has been fully ex- plained and Templin and Keen matched lnm again at his earnest solicitation. The reports that reached Mooremeier's s headquarters charged him with a lit tie attack of "cold feet" This riled Fred considerably and he pleaded with he promoters to arrange a match as soon as possible so that he could wipe out the insinuation.
 Well. Fred will have his chance at he American Legion arena next Fri day night. The delay in his appear .snce here in Phoenix has worked many benefits for the wrestling fans The work on the arena has prog ressed in a satisfactory manner and the heating apparatus has been en- tirely installed so that the fans are assured of plenty of heat and comfort when the fatal night arrives.
 Carpenters have been at work and the arena is in splendid condition With these, alluring prospects in store for the public, the attendance prom ises to be large. Ladies will be ad- nlitted free when accompanied by ( gentleman and a big delegation ot feminine followers of the grappling ar will turn out.
 The preliminary events will be com posed of boxing bouts in which Wil appear some very likely local young Sters. The opening bout of the eve ning will introduce Young Arnold anC Manuel Portillo who will entertain tn fans for four rounds at no pounds The semi final brings together the ol' fayorite, Battling Sam, and Young Ro mo for four rounds, at 120 pounds The mixed card is bound to prov popular with the followers of the gam and this policy will be continued b. Templin and Keen in all their futur matches.