The Washington times., 1938-04-29
Police Exdsperdted By
Free-for-Alls on Mot
Cops Tired Of
Battling With
Hired Help
BY BOB ADDIE

The local Police Department, II
seems, has no desire to act as q
collective stooge for Uncle Joe
Turner's weekly wrestling shows
The cops, in other words, are
tired of prying enthusiastic Gus
toners off the thick necks of Mr.
Turner'S hired help and the in
cendiarism by the wreStlers must
stop.
That was the official pronun.
ciamento delivered by a Gordon
of police that cornered Promoter
Turner in the dressing room after
last nights show and, pointing
menacing fingers, warned Joe the
wreStlers must confine their &C.
tivities to the ring. One police
official, Inspector Collins, said
the boys were going too far and
someone is likely to get hurt"
FIGHT IN AISLES
The inspector was referring to
the main event in which the two
human blimpS, Harry Man
Mountain" Jacobs and Chief
Sanooke, did most of their chores
in the aiSles where the amateurs
sit. 1t seems it is very bad for
the blood pressure of a wrestling
fan to see his favorite villain or
hero, whichever the case may be,
rolling around the floor within
kicking distance.
The Man Mountain must have
little gypsy in his soul because
he wandered everywhere about the
Arena except in the ring. Too, he
took Sanooke on his peregrina-
lions and the two boys, who split
some 100 pounds between them,
kept the clients in constant fear.
When the wrestlers toppled out of
the ring, it sounded like an earth
quake and the fans had to scram
BILE for safety.
At one point they were fighting
in Section A ringside and some
how. a police lieutenant, one Serg-
cant and three patrolmen got
tangled up with the pros-not to
mention couple of stray spec
tators who were sucked in as if by
a whirlpool. The fists were flying
merrily until one husky cop
flipped Jacobs on his ear and the
brawl was over.
WORKOUT FOR BENNY
Referee Benny Bortnick looked
like a model for the Spirit of '76.
Benny just about reached the
boys kneecapS when he was
standing on tiptoeS) and he vir-
tually needed an elevator to per-
form his official function of grab
bling the athletes about the ears
when they clinched. Bortnick
flew out Of the ring no less than
four times and once Jacobs kicked
Benny half way into the bleacherS
then ran over and sat on him.
AS you can imagine, it steamed
up the righteous fans, and many
of them were all for taking the
Chiefs place and scalping Jacobs.
Bortnick found the Man Noun
tain a little too tough to climb,
and at the fms his shirt was cut
up like Streamers at a Mardi Gras.
The match itself reminded one
of an exhibition between a couple
of fat business men who want to
show off for the pretty stenog-
raphers at the annual office pic
mic. The Chief won IN I8 minutes
after Jacobs climbed back into
the ring from one of his numerous
excursions to the cash seats.
MURPHY IN DRAW
DR.. John Murphy, the hand.
some New England physician,
wrestled a Commute draw with
Dutch Schultz. The crowd was all
for Doctor John, who had to re-
frain from his usual flying tactics
because OF an injured side. But if
the Doctor were grounded, he was
no less spectacular. He had the
crowd cheering like kids at cow
observation-disclosures movie. Dutch
was very nasty, and the Police
Department had quite a workout
trying to keep Schultz from being
cut up for souvenirs.
Chief Thunderbird, who was
also warned by the police for
fighting with the spectators,
wrestled a Commute draw with
Blu Finder. Dick Craddock, a
local boy, made good by pinning
AL Norcus, while Louie Bacigalupi
threw Ivan Vacturoff. The next
show probably will be held in the
local clink to save time. The po-
lice detail at these shows is get
ting so large. the desk Sergeants
probably will call the roll from
the Arena hereafter. o..
VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE TOMORROW
SEEK SUNDAY GAME
Bailey's Cross Roads team is
without a game for Sunday, May
g. and is anxious to schedule the
Anacostia Eagles on the latter'S
field