The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-19
PETE DALLAS
WILL GRAPPLE
WITH TURNER
Joe Freeman Succeeds in Sign
Ing Up Men for MiddIswsight
Mat Title.
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

ZOE TURNER, of Washington
and Pete Dallas, Of Clsve-
land, will meet for the mid
dleweight wrestling championship,
catch,as-catch-can STYLE, in this
city on March 8. Joe Freeman,
promoting this match, expects to
announce the place where the
grapplers will face each other in
q few days. He Is now consid-
ering two propositions, but may
swing to another so far unnamed.
The wrestlers have signed articles
to weigh not more than 1853 pounds
at 3 o'clock on March 6, each post
ing $50 to appear at that weight.
They have agreed upon selecting
q referee on or before Friday. March
8, at 3 O'Clock. If they fail to agree
upon the official by that time the
promoter is to name the third/man
on the mat
They have also agreed to accept
three Washington sports editors as
judges, being seated at opposite sides
Of the ring to assist the referee in
rendering q decision in case of any
argument.
Must Win Two Falls.
The match is TO be two out of three
Din falls to q finish, with the strangie
hold barred. Both men have agreed
not to use any unfair or unsports-
nanlike tactics.
The wrestlers must be ready to go
on the mat by $50 on the night of
the bout.
A regulation sixteen-foot mat is to
be used, and should either wrestler
get off the referee Is to bring the
men back to the center, with the
offensive man taking the same posi-
ton. but not the same hold.
Owing to the intense partisan
feeling exhibited between Dallas
and Turner, even extending to their
followers, Promoter Freeman is
planning to have adequate police
protection.
Has Simmered Long.
This Dallas-Turner match has
been simmering for many months.
They FLASHED in a rough contest at
the Capitol Theater last fall, the
police stepping in and stopping 1t
before q RIOT ensued. Manager Gar
decided against bringing them to-
gether again. He has since main
tanned this stand.
Dallas endeavored to issue a
challenge from the Capitol stage
one night and was shooed off by
Garrison, who announced that he
would have nothing to do with 1t.
Dallas then issued a series OF
defis at other places and stirred up
his followers to a high pitch of
resentment against the Washington
veteran.
Freeman Steps In.
Realizing that there were many
followers of the wrestling game
here who doubted Turner's ability
to defeat the big Greek, Joe Free
man. long identified with the mat
sport and q fair exponent himself
in his younger days. decided to
hook them up in a match.
Freeman posted $500 for the
match. Then he set out to sign
up the two athletes. He found this
anything but easy. Dallas wanted
TO DO paid his guarantee before step
ping upon the mat. This would give
Freeman and the public no protec-
ton and the promoter refused.
Turner, while admitting the need
of intensive training for at least
two weeks before facing Dallas,
agreed to the match. Then Free
man succeeded in getting Dallas
and Turner together and they signed
articles after a lengthy wrangle.
Both grapplers are now training
for this match which should be the
warmest ever staged In Washing