The Washington herald., 1922-08-29
TORISK
WRESTLING TITLE
in FINISH MATCH
Meets Joe Turner, Local
Mailman, at Capitol
Theater Tonight.
By KEEN oAUGER.

waino Ketonen, Rutland, Mass,
grappler. will risk his middleweight
wrestling crown in three-fall fin
ish match with Joe Turner. WASH
ington claimant and holder of the
Police Gazette belt, at the Capitol
Theater tonight
Ketonen arrived in washington
yesterday, fit and ready to defend
his title. He has spent most of the
summer on his farm in Vermont.
and looks the picture of health. He
seems small. being at least two IN.
ches shorter than Turner, and hard
ly looks his weight. He weighed an
even $50 yesterday with all his
clothes except his coat. Stripped.
he says, he will weigh In At about
1856 and anticipates no trouble in
making the middleweight limit.
Il don't like to talk about my
SELF" said Ketonen last night. "but
I think I will throw Turner in
straight falls. He Is q good man,
know. but have met and defeated
men just as good. I haven't met
him before. but I q mtold he wins
more by cleverness than strength.
Also he Is always in good condition.
they tell me. ] am glad Of that be-
cause / am In the best of condition
and wouldn't want any excuse or
alibis after the bout.
Would Boost Mat Game.
MY farm requires most of my at
tention during the summer months
so 1 don't get much of q chance to
wrestle. OF course. fall around on
the farm every night with some of
the boys. But this Is the first
match I've had in a long time and
I accepted Mr.. Freeman's offer
mostly because / want to help put
the wrestling game back on its
feet here"
Most matmen like to hear them
selves talk and watch the other guy
listen. 7 Ketonen is duferentF He
talks with a slight foreign accent.
Otherwise his English Is almost per-
feet. He looks more like a young
business man than a wrestler. In
fact. il it wasn't for a slightly cauli-
fiowered left ear he wouldn't look
at all like a grappler. Only one Of
his ears Is timed, which is unusual
to say the least.
AS for Turner. he claims to be In
best of shape and II hard work will
do II he probably Is. He has been
Out dt lnt L. VI. - "a ioi
the last three weeks. He knocked
gear just tipped the scales at 15S.
King Says Turner1i Win.
George King, Turner's manager
claims that Turner will throw the
Rutland farmer tonight. Turner
has ben working under cover for al
most two months in the hope CT GET
ting a match with one Of the best
men in his division" says King
He isn't afraid OF Ketonen. though
we both know that Waine Is one OF
the three best men in the division
the other two being Turner, himself
and Johnny Myers.
Joe can't afford to lose tonight"
King continued. 'He has three
matches on in the West for tne
next three weeks and they all hinge
on the result of tonight's bout. II
Turner loses the bouts will auto
matically be cancelled and with
their cancellation goes about $4,000
That's quite a piece of change
Now you know that IL Joe didn't
figure he could throw Ketonon hs
wouldn't enter this match and thu'
jeopardize his matches in the West
which are considerable easier thar
the Ketonen bout would be. Joe
has never met ketonen. but he's
seen him work and he fully expects
to throw him tonight and. we hope
in straight falls
Joe Freeman, who is promoting
the Turner-Ketonen bout. last nigh
announced that the advance sale II
larger than that of any other bou
ever held in Washington. TT merel!
proves my contention" says Joe
that II you bring the best mer
available here the public will turf
| out to see them work. OF course
the fact that many expect Turne,
to get beat may have something tc
do with the sale. Judging by, th'
advance / will proba bly, have to turn
them away at the door" g..