Show Pro Wrestling Proves Popular With Utah Fans Paris Strangler Strangled Lewis Lev Draws Record Houses in Bouts Here The professional wrestling f port I reached Its highest hest peak peal in Salt Lake LaIe durin during the past year So great wa wa the Interest in the mat sport that th Ed Strangler Lewis worlds world's heavyweight champion champIan appeared here on an four occasions He also wrestled in Ogden and Logan Lewis met Ira Dern the local lacal pride twice winning both bath mat matches hes The Strangler also pinned I Ithe the shoulders of Howard Cantonwine midwest wrestler to the mat in two matches I ARENA FILLED For the first time time- since it was built last year IL T. Verne McCullough's McCulloughs McCulloughs McCullough's l lough's laughs arena was filled when I Lewis Lowis Low Lew wIs w- w is appeared here in his matches The arena which was was used this year for or the first time was vas built at ata a cost of af approximately It was filled to tho rafters when fans saw tho the last laS Lewis Dern match With the exception of ot the summer summer summer sum sum- mer interval weekly matches have been held at the new arena with Ira Dern appearing as the headline attraction in almost almast ev every ry program Dur During ng- ng that time lime Dern has baa 10 lost bot 1 only to FA Lewis and nd George Gearge Kotsonaros However he later evered the score SCOle with the Greek VICTIMS NUMEROUS Included In Iras Ira's list of victims are such wrestlers as George Gearge Ector Ectal Alec A Abert ert Gus Pappas Tommy Tammy Draak Howard Cantonwine Joe Varga Vaiga Hassan Muhamed Jo John hn Firpo Wilcox Jim Browning Leo Ica Papiano and Moose Norbeck |