Show Aspires for Laurels He Once Held J n ii Begins Trumping Trump ing Comeback Trail by hy Facing Dern Friday I IWho II I Who is champion I This is one one of the thc foremost questions questions ques ques- Hons in the minds of or hundreds of I wrestling fans throughout the th United Unit Unit- UnitI I cd ed States Canada and end Europe and nd I Ican can only be answer answered cd by going back into the thc chronological account of the the devious doings of that crown which had prior to 1 1908 08 when Frank Gotch annexed the thc din din- demo It Is this same crown which Joe Nebraska heavyweight is seeking and he hc wants no other crown because all others are arc bedecked with false Jewels so to speak clashes with Ira Dora at the thc local I arena Friday night in a n match malch that is destined to either cither send back to his home In Nebraska or start him himon himon himon on a campaign n which he hopes to ultimately gain gam the thc coveted title I AU After r winning the thc title litle from Hack hack- in 1008 Gotch one of the thc I greatest wrestlers of all nil time retired in 1014 and bestowed his crown upon Ordeman who sho triumphed over gaard aard in a fl match that Gotch I ret ret- creed Ordeman lost the thc title to Charlie Cutler who in turn lost the thc title to Doc Doe RollerS Roller Later Cutler again won yon the title in an elimination tournament in which Roll Roller r p pitted He lie continued his reign until Joe entered the thc picture and beat Cutler in Omaha July 5 5 lOl 1015 thereby thereby thereby there there- by becoming champion of all he sur sur- Two years ears later Inter Scissor Joe lost the thc title litle to Caddock in the thc same city and the thc lanky one held that title until after the thc war During the thc ye years that followed Lewis and Stan Zbyszko each hold the thc title tille for various periods until finally Lewis clamped a headlock on it that was good for about five years then breezed back into the picture and whipped Lewis who had dropped the thc title for or a n short time to Big Wayne Munn Finally the thc whole hole muddle was cleared up on February 20 W 1928 when I the rightful champion met Lewis the thc champion champlon at SL St Louis Louis' and the thc Strangler triumphed thereby there there- oy by gaining undisputed top position among bone benders This position be held until Gus Sonnenberg laced I him at Boston Don George later ater triumphed triumphed tri tn- tri tri- over Sonnenberg and Lewis stepped back ban into the limelight by defeating George Henri later defeated Lewis in lit Canada in a questionable deci decision ion after aCter Lewis was WIS disqualified for allegedly biting his opponent Jimmy Londos stepped into the heavyweight title picture following a tournament conducted by the thc National National Na Boxing association a few ew years back Dick captured the tournament tournament tour tour- and was recognized as the champion until Londos flipped him to the mat mol Since that time Jimmy held the N. N B. B A. A title until a short time ago when he aroused the thc Ire of ot the thc association for or not meeting Lewis in a charity battle However Landos Londos Londos Lon Lan dos Is certainly in the picture and Ind is not to be brush brushed d aside To simmer it all down must defeat Lewis and Londos not necessarily in that order to r. r again aln bc become ome ruler and under the guidance of or his brother Tony a first- first class light heavyweight he expects to do this However to assure him of oC future matches he mu must t first decat defeat defeat de de- de- de feat cat Dora Dern at nt the thc arena Friday night Promoter McCullough has arranged a supporting card which thich Includes a match between Dean Den Detton Delton and rind Stanley Rod Rodgers ers southern light heavyweight king Rodgers I is from the old wrestling school of ot Lewis Londos Dern and md many other other other oth oth- er prominent heavyweights Tommy Tassos and Arthur Hedin clash In the opening bout on the thc card Both boys arc are colorful welterweights and should uphold their end of ot the thc card in fine line style |