The Washington times., 1922-03-06

out with the Cleveland man. Zerega
is a big man, bigger than Dallas, but
he found himself facing anything
but an easy task when he sought TO
toss Dallas around. Indeed, Zerega
Is inclined to think Dallas will win
tonight's contest.
II am ready" admitted Dallas to-
day. II shall beat this Turner, Just
as have said before. shall beat
him, that's ALL"
And hundreds of white-coated
young men all over town are string.
ing along with him. too.
Capt. Ernest w. Brown, OF the
First precinct, will be on hand to-
night, accompanied by q bunch of
his huslties. The efficient copper
Is going to see that the rules are
not transgressed by the sweating,
tugging athletes. At the first evil
dence Of a fOrgetfulness Of the
rules governing the match. Captain
Brown Is likely to bounce both
guys right out Of there, just like
that.
You see. Captain Brown knows
that his predecessor, Captain Flath-
er. had to separate Dallas and Tur-
ner one night last September, yank-
ing out his rod to impress the
athletes with his authority. Some
say Dallas bit a hunk out of Tur-
ner's leg and was promptly walloped
in the eye, but others say it was the
other way, Dallas starting on his
late lunch after receiving that swat
in the glim.
anv rate tho match ,n1aI sud
denly and the two men have not
faced each other since. The fans
have all cherished memory Of that
wild night, with the police captain
separating the wrestlers, and many
have risen in their seats at Jack
Garrison's palace of bounding
beauty, demanding that he sign up
Dallas for Turner's next match
there.
Garrison is a wise chap. He knew
better than to do anything wild like
that. Better remain as manager of
a score or more of bounding beauties
than to be an ex-promoter Of rasslers.
The failure of Dallas to get a
match with Turner stirred the white.
coated lads. They insisted upon the
match. Well, Joe Freeman has got
II for them and II comes tonight at
In or one or the other wrestlers is
pinched for some heinous crime
Bookkeeping. for instance.
There are four bouts on tonight's
card. Two amateur lightweights
with blood In their eyes are due to
begin pulling and hauling at 8
o'clock. They are Leo Frene,
claimant Of the Southern cham.
pionship In his class, and Dick
Faber, a local lad with talent.
Promoter Freeman wanted to hook
them up in a limited affair, but both
cried out against that. No, STREE,
they wanted a finish match. Each
thinks himself ten times as good as
his rival and so Freeman was COM
PEELED to let them go to n finish. The
one first getting two falls will win
the hand-painted Chinese lily, or
whatever 1t Is they give amateur
wrestlers.
Then will come a heavyweight
affair, with Louis Zerega and Young
Zbyszko. both Washingtonians. clash
ing in a fifteen-minute affair.
The semi-final will see Demon
Ellis, the Syrian middleweight. try
his luck against Charlie Metropolous,
the Greek wonder. Some rans are
inclined to think that, though this
bout is limited to thirty minutes, II
will surpass the feature contest for
sheer speed and viciousness. Well,
maybe.
Tickets were placed on sale at the
Sport Shop, sos ID street, Saturday
morning and the sale continued there
today. The doors of the Coliseum
will be open at 7 o'clock tonight,
and II begins to look As II there
might be quite a mob OF mat bugs
there about the time Dallas tries to
break Turner's neck"