Evening star., 1935-07-10

M Curley is so happy these fine
" days that he walks around
humming to himself. At times
he even breaks out into song when
he suspects no one is near.
When a man achieves one of his pet
ambitions he has right to be hap
py-and even sing, If he cares to.
It seems that all his life, or at least
that portion of his life that has been
dedicated to promoting wrestling
matches, M. Curley has more or less
secretly grieved because he could not
find a great Irish wrestler. 1t made
him very unhappy to think that the
Canadians, the Germans, the Poles,
the Italians, the Swedes, the Bdlga-
rians, the Turks, the French and, in
fact, every nationality except the Irish
had a standout wrestler to cheer.
True, there have been some fair
Irish grapplers, but until Danno
O'Mahoney came along to topple Jim
Londos and take over that portion
of the worlds wrestling crown which
the Greek possessed, there was no
Irishman entitled to the stamp of
greatness as mat performer.
Now that OMahoney has arrived"
is it any wonder that M. Curley is too
delighted for words?
O'Mahoney came here last Winter
from County Cork, Ireland, without
the benefit of the usual advance no.
tices and fanfare. He Is on a fur
Tough from the Irish Free State army.
Rise to Top Speedy.
THE % year old. apple checked
Irishman won about 60 matches
in this country on his match to the
title" without having to suffer the
embarrassment of feeling his broad
shoulders pinned to the mat. His
style Of graphing is spectacular and
it caught the fancy Of the crowds
around Boston, where he began his
American career. In short order he
developed into one of the best draw
ing cards in the tug and grunt game.
Some 38 States, including New
York, recognize Danno as the boss
Of the wreStlers, while the remaining
few lean toward Ed Don George.
O'Mahoney insists that he will not
rest until he forces George into a
match to settle the championship
A match between the pair would
crown the winner undisputed world
heavyweight wrestling champion.
That's what Danno wants and more
than likely Curley will see that the
lad who brought him so much hap
piness land money! gets his just
deserts.
OMahoney Is not burdened down
too heavily by the importance of his
newly won honors, even though he
has announced his determination to
avoid any act that might brand him
one Of those safety-first champions.
Danno wants to wreStle any man
who thinks he has a chance.
Naturally, am glad to be cham
pion," said Danno, but it makes no
great difference in my daily routine
I'll go on wrestling three or four times
week just as have been doing and
I hope winning. I'd like to settle
this title business with Ed Don George
as soon as possible"
Did He Make Jeem Quit?
MANY were inclined to dismiss
A'A O'Mahoney's victory over Jim
Londos in Boston with a knowing
wink. And maybe these wise ones
know thing or two, but the fact that
"Jeem" announced what he claims is
his permanent retirement from the
mat shortly after Danno mussed him
up makes it look like bona fide
whipping.
The examining physician revealed
that Londos had suffered fracture OF
two ribs and broken ulna bone OF
the right arm in his losing bout with
the young Irishman.
Jeem, who had held pre- eminent
title claims for five years after a title
bout victory over Dick Shikat, sailed
for long-planned vacation in his ma
tive Greece with the declaration he'd
had enough of the mat game Maybe
he meant he'd had enough of Danno.