Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-07-06 | Page 14 | Backseat Driving

I D FRANK K BAKER BAKER- f Everett Marsh Marshalls Marshall's ll's ascendancy to the world heavyweight heavyweight heavyweight heavy heavy- weight wrestling championship has returned wrestling to the wrestlers for as Utah mat fans tans who have watched t the e in action here know the big blond is no circus clown like Ah All Baba Bab a who was known as the champion cham cham- D v. v pion of a thousand faces Marshall is recognized t to a greater extent than any titleholder titleholder title title- holder has since the better ear twisters rebelled against Gus Sonnenberg in 1929 Only Vincent Lopez in California and Dave Levin of Brooklyn protest Marshalls Marshall's title claim The Ehe stocky is a powerful and he has b hammers locks scissors and grips in his repertoire to tomake f make his performances interesting from start to finish Colon Colorado's Colorados Colo Cob n 11 rados rado's ring commission will tell you there is nothing startling about Marshall being a champion The Colorado body has hasI I called Marshall champion for a a long time ime just as Cal California ornia has adopted Lopez as a n native tive son and declared red him to be the world titleholder 1 t Levin of Brooklyn claims that AH All Baba him into the title although the foul decision of the referee t was reversed by George E. E Keenan the New Jersey state f. f athletic co commissioner missioner With titles be being ng bu buffeted around f that easily it would not be surprising to have a couple more t title pretenders pretenders' on the scene soon Marshall is expected to c conduct his hs title tide reign reign reign-be be beit it ft t brief or or enduring with enduring with dignity for he has none of h the the personal characteristics to clown like some of th the trick champions acrobats rob ts contortionists and football players have in recent years Orthodox as he is Marshall Marshallis is not above being a good he lie is smart stuart enough to o know that a li little le comic relief goes a long way with modern wrestling audiences t r Perhaps Glenn Morris would call it heresy to mention him himIn In the same sentence with a but Colorado can now boast two reco recognized champions now that the former Colorado State athlete is tops in the decathlon ranks and Marshall is No 1 in the wrestling trust Their elevation reflects considerable praise on the athletic performances in this of the country and that reflection may bring more consideration for o others hers who are to f follow in their footsteps If this region can turn out one Morris who can break all existing world records in his gruelling specialty and andr v r obscure the tradition famed performances of the one and only a Jim Thorpe in doing so there is good likelihood that the rest of the world will want to know more about the other athletes i in this part of the country For track experts know that Morris Morrist t did iid not just happen in this specialized age They know it took I m lot of capable coaching and experience against capable com corn competition competition petition to bring out his natural ability to such a high efficiency And so far as wrestling is concerned Utah may have the man wrestling wants when Marshall yields the diadem That Tha performer is Dean Detton the ring Adonis who got his start here at McCulloughs McCullough's arena in a very modest wa way Detton is oj extremely popular in Washington D D. C. C and a number of other eastern centers He travels with the right wrestling party party party- r which means mean's as muck much to a grappler as it means to a politician and and he has ability and a willingness to put on a good show The Thc tip was ou out a year year ago that Dean was to be given afling a afling I fling in some title matches He suffered a knee injury I II however that has jeopardized his advance but hut the injured r member has bas responded well velI to treatment and so long as he maintains his present polish the can be expected to stay near the top