Show Detton at Home on Mat Matl 4 Dean Gives Up Gridiron for Wrestling 4 t 4 Gets Start at Utah U B 11 By Walt lIt Beesle Beesley The flying tackles that made Joe former Notre Dame star famous on the gridiron and later on the mat didn't get Dean Detton popular local wrestler very far on the football field So just to show the coaches who wouldn't give him hima a break he took up wrestling The story of the young chap who now Is worthy champions chain cham of or the mat after alter two years In Inthe Inthe Inthe the game goes back to 1926 when as asa asa asa a rather timid fellow Dean came aUthe all aU the way from Hansen Idaho to seek seeka a reputation repute on 01 Utah's football team When I told the managers where I was from Dean says oSa'S they looked at me and gave me the worst suit they had I didn't mind that and went right out to do my stuff For three days I stood in the cold waiting for forthe forthe the coaches to give me something to do They didn't even look at me and after I 1 had nearly frozen stiff surf I made up my mind that if tr they didn't want me I could find something else to todo todo todo do I c came me down to the U intending to go Into athletics and I meant to todo todo todo do It I went over to w the gymnasium threw my football suit away and started to wrestle for the first time tune In my life me His love for the wrestling game came with the first fall faU and he trained so earnestly that he soon be became became became be- be came a a. member of or f the university team Not only th that t but he grabbed the state collegiate championship asa as asa asa a welterweight PLAYED ON VARSITY When school started In 1927 Dean was on hand with Coach Ike Ikc Armstrong's Armstrongs Armstrongs Armstrong's Armstrongs Armstrong's Arm Arm- strongs strong's varsity football men mell The weight he had added at least made his appearance more impressive and he was given a chance Dean thinks he was fortunate because as he re revealed revealed re- re he had never had any experience experience experience ex ex- ex- ex In ill high school He took part partIn In several games and made all but butone I Ione ione one of the trips Just 20 minutes of I competition kept him from earning I Ia a varsity letter That was Deans Dean's last 1 try at football Wrestling had taken Its place In his heart and it re remained remained re- re mamed there In his second year he again took the state championship this time as asa asa a lightweight In 1928 it was the I same story Dean had forged to the top wp as a matman of or his weight tugging tugging tug tug- tUg tUg-I ging in a a. class between lightweight and middleweight His mates elected him captain of the team In 1929 and shortly after the mat season In which he won the title for forthe the fourth time he left school During my last year Dean muses Marv Mary Jonas and I had a system that thai worked pretty well Neither of as us was really a heavyweight but we weren't afraid to tackle them When we stacked up against a light heavy anc anca and anda a heavy wed we'd both look at them If Marv Mary thought he could take on the heavy Id I'd take rake the other and vice versa I think we won a lot of matches that W way BECOMES PRO mo Detton put his foot into the professional class Just two years yeaTs ago more as an adventure than anything else He met and defeated Art Saxon in his first attempt That was pretty goodso good so 50 he tried it again His success since then thenIs is known to all aU local mat fans As a light heavyweight Dean has taken on all comers corners and has lost but two matches as a professional since he started That battering ram Joe accounted d for his first de defeat de- de feat teat earlier this year and later Leo Papiano another heavyweight got a rather verdict over the former ute Detton was married a a. year ago last February and that was further In Inducement Inducement in- in duc ment to keep on as a pro I 1 dont don't plan plan on ever quitting the game now Dean declares Id rather wrestle than cat eat I. I If U I hadn't liked U UI It ItI itI I never would have taken it up It might be looked upon as drudgery by some people but to me the knocks and bumps I get arc are worth the fun I have Even the three hours a day I put in training dont don't get monotonous If I ever take a dislike to the game Ill I'll quit Im not yet figuring on meeting heavyweights I know my experience warrant It it and what's more such big boys like Ira Dern Dam and the rest of or them would knock me inc Into the next county Ill I'll stay right in myown my myown myown own class for awhile When I feel able I may go a little higher Oh I said I wasn't thinking of ol quitting Well if it somebody doesn't stop stealing my trunks I may have to So long Ira Dern Meets Demetral at Arena Dean Detton makes his first authentic authentic authentic au au- au- au bid for tor national wrestling honors when he clashes with Hugh Nichols worlds world's light heavyweight champion at McCulloughs McCullough's arena Friday night Detton realizes this opportunity after only two years as asa asa asa a professional wrestler Promoter R. R Verne McCullough has arranged three Important heavyweight heavyweight heavy heavy- weight elimination bouts the main mainone mainone mainone Wild Wile one featuring Ira Dern and Bill Bm Demetral Greek Greck wrestler of or several years' years experience The loser of or this bout Is doped to be pushed out of the heavyweight picture so far faras faras faras as a match with Ed Strangler Lewis Is concerned SWEDE VS SPANIARD Two other matches support the top pair of ot bouts John Frieberg Swedish heavyweight and one of the most persistent challengers for the national na na- na title will test Tom Cortez Spanish heavyweight In a 0 special event recently lost a mat match h to Ed Strangler Lewis In Tacoma but many fans and critics opined that John had the best of ot the going until the final few minutes of the match The opening heavyweight ma match h on he the card features Count Russian giant and Jack McCarthy Kansas City giant The winner of this bout Is likely to go far in the elimination uric series planned by Promoter Promoter Pro Pro- moter rooter Mc b. b |