Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-12-07 | Page 13 | Detton to Face Light Heavy Titlist Friday

Detton to Face Light Heavy Friday Former Ule the Gets Gels First Chance at Crown in inI inI I I Nichols Bout Hugh Nichols worlds world's light heavyweight heavyweight heavy heavy- weight wrestling champion and md one of the most popular champions of ot the past few years is en route to this cit city to o risk his worlds world's title belt in a match with Dean Detton Utah pound marvel Friday night at McCulloughs McCullough's arena It will be a best two out o of three fall scrap J I Probably the finest supporting card ever offered the fans tans here herc or any part of or the country has been arranged and includes three heavyweight matches between six of or the finest heavyweights heavy weights available Ire Dern and Bill Demetral Detroit heavyweight arc are slated to grapple the semifinal inal bout on the card John FrIeberg Swedish heavyweight heavy weight from N New w York and Tom Torn Cor Cor- Spanish heavyweight are arc billed for a special event while Count Har- Har Russian giant and Jack Mc McCarthy Carthy of Kansas City will cavort rt in fri inthe inthe the third heavy b bout uton on the card HEAVY VY ELIMINATION Promoter R. R Verne McCullough before be be- fore forc he was sure ure that Nichols would appear appear on Frida Fridays Friday's s card already had arranged for the heavyweights to come to Salt Lake for an elimination elimina elimina- tion tournament with a probable bout with Ed Strangler Lewis as as the prize Rather than change the card around McC McCullough decided to give the fans the star all card The appearance of Nichols and Det Deti ton on a card should be enough to a. a assure ure the fans one of the finest matches o of the season NicholS who got his early ring training under the direction of ot the great Farmer Burns Nebraska mat wizard who is considered considered consid consid- ered one of the greatest wrestlers of all time is coming to Salt Lake from Louisville Ky where he has lias headquartered head qu quartered since ince winning the title Nichols captured the worlds world's light heavyweight crown in a National boxing boxing box box- ing association elimination tournament tournament ment merit at Cincinnati Ohio April 4 1930 defeating Joe Banaski pre tour ne ney favorite Banaski previously had won matches from Pinkie Gardner and Martin Lubecke German mat luminary and two of the finest light heavyweights of the past decade GREAT RECORD Nichols is an unusually popular champion always willing to risk his title against any worthy opponent in any part of ot the country He has de- de practically all the leading light heavyweights since acquiring his coveted cov coy eted post including Cyclone Reefe Billy Edwards John Kilonis Lou Tel Tel- abor Tom t I Alley Ray Carpenter Walter Waller Miller Joe Kala Pasha Chet het Wiles Clarence Eklund Cleat Coffman CoUman Ted Thye Char Charley Chancy Icy I Lehman and others I. I In Detton the champ champion o will be up against a comparatively newcomer to toS the professional ranks but one of the S finest wrestlers developed here since Ira Dern Dent first took up the grunt andS and growl activities Dean got his early S mat nat training in various schools fInishing finishing fin fIn- up with several Rocky Moun Moun- tam tain conference titles Dean has been working out with Ira Dern who is showing him m many my important holds He will continue his drills with Ira during the week and is expected to tobe be in top top tin shape for his all important match Friday night