Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-12-31 | Page 7 | Dern, Detton Tussle Way to Top Local Matmen's Kingdom

tt t T T n T-r T jf r F t ji Tr I Dern Pern Detton Tussle Way to Top of of- Local Locq fatmen s Kingdom Defeats Few for Salt Lakers Who v Take All Comers Sharman Mixes 1 Of Often ten With With Champs Fans Fang Treated to Title Bouts 2 By Max ilax Goldberg Goldber Telegram Staff rf Ira Dern an and Dean Detton were wert the tho pair pf eyes eyes o of wrestling i la in Sik 1 Lake the past season seaBon at Promo Promoter H i V e r e f lough's lough 8 arena Ji Dern again Was wai Ii Iii the f center of at I traction and traded t ol the JO ty of the coun tj try S leadIng a His at two wo m most 0 s t I Important m J tilts were with jf rn c J to Champion Ed 1 i y Strangler D. D Dern Der n lost Jost bo oth tn 1 but u in inso doin v f 4 so SQ left the I eon 3 t. h. j N 1 j that he f i one of Dern th the e finest In t the Dern be won 32 mn lost t fIve J drew an and six x in the local ng g. g He dropped two t shall Freber two to LewIs and n verette one to John J Derns Dern's vic victims ms w were D Karl polls Stanley Pito iT Sar r Buck Olson Bar Barney C Y Myers Gall Gallone Stimson John F I one drew one Frebern Barne r won s n r S one lost i t Cantonwine ov ar rd DIck r Raines D u t c h j f X Schlegel Tony Felice Felice Fe Fe- lice Michael Gett- Gett Joe j t Jack R Russell ell Jo Joe Joei L 7 Ora weiz Andres S I Wj Costa nos Pietro J r f Baccini Bill De j De-j j. j t. t metral Martin Zi 1 t kov Detton entered f his lUs second year yeara as asa J a professional and fi developed to such such sucha I j jr r f fa a degree that he het i t climaxed his ac- ac F ac-F J with two sterling matches f iP against Hugh Nich Nich- Detton light heavyweight champion ol ot the world The former University of Utah star tar lost the first bout in a finish match malch and drew the second Both tilts were two of the most exciting and spine chilling treats of the year Detton convinced spectators that he is a coming champion years o of experience on the mat was his chief weapon and nd had Vetran possessed more schooling in the artof art sit artof of m manufacturing and bolds the crown might now be hi his In the first tussle December 11 II Nichols employed his famous leg i split to take the opening fall Detton received received re re- received his pat on the back after 14 It minutes o of unceasing head butts Ib The third fall was crammed with thrills flying tackles and torturing toeholds Like an enraged bull Detton charged Nichols and rammed him a all aU allover over the place He butted Nichols Nichols' stomach four conse consecutive times time andon andon and ind on his fourth butt led with his head bead but found Nichols' Nichols nob right in the way They cracked and went down b BUU Detton quickly arose made contact and was all set for an airplane spin The Thc champ was sensible enough to hang onto the ropes for a while and andt t when Referee McCullough pulled Mm him f away Detton lost balance and nd tell leu i 1 with Nichols on top of him J jJ MINUTE 90 DRAW The second match was a 90 t v draw and paralleled the thc first firstin in I speed and action Detton won th the fint in 36 minutes with a reverse body annexed the second flip lip and Nichols minute with a com combination i in exactly one leg split and toehold bill cm- Detton put on one of the most Jiant displays of wrestling ever icen een C Chere here after each had taken a fall lI He was on the defensive for lor the greater part of the first two chapters but in f the tho third session unleashed a ra of holds that had the champion hUll Ing on as the thc final gong sounded 5 In fact both grapplers were on the o of exhaustion H HIt It was not until the tw two had been a 25 minutes that thita thit battling for some a genuine torturing hold was At this time Nichols b buckled on W h famous rocking chair leg Jg- Jg twice Dean retaliated with a g uncorked lock but then the champion some more of ot his leg splits spillS The bell ended the match with ton administering a ser series es of Jg v the third on headlocks During Durins of coaching w Nichols protested Dern DernS Detton from a ringside seat t. t LOSES TO SA Detton's only defeat was IDame t I Notre Noire former by Joe is noW flOW who Dame football star Wf wreaking aking havoc in the h h division Dean defeated Jim hours contender in 1 twO prominent work r and five minutes marked his every bout and he ne ner r I t failed to excite the fans I Hy Hit Sharman tiri and md also a crowd pleaser Reyno Jack JaciC three times limes with worlds world's champion v tyke I Sharman lost once and drew In fn the local are with the champion Lake late In the II He left SIlt for an invasion o of the east easi in col gained a host of new followers follower performances aga against ing men of ot his weight Nationally known heay who engaged In bouts here ag g outside of Dern wert opponents cx ex chan George Joe the world 35 Joe meeting BarneY Buney UJ and Detton J S Jess Strange and Bill turned prof profession A. A U. U champions and were undefeated Arthur ArthUT If H and Morley a Ralph R B welL exceptionallY llY performed turn turned prof Detton Deans Dean's brother 4 showed great and ional I If