Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-04-23 | Page 16 | Big Wrestler is Involved in New Scandal; Fixing Charged

I IJ BG WRESTLER IS INVOLVED IN J 1 NEW HEW SCANDAL FIXING CHARGED 4 T C P 9 r 4 io 4 I Dea Death of Boxer Cha Charged ged to Gang Attempting I to Fix Match CHIC CHICAGO GO April Apri 23 AP Andre AP-Andre Andre Anderson he heavyweight boxer shot and killed a at Cicero a suburb March arch n. n 31 was slain b because cause he re refused refused refused re- re fused to throw his bout with Wayne Vayne Big DIg Munn a wrestler p police po lice Ice have been informed No testimony in support of ot this theory was given at ht the coroners coroner's inquest however r. r and police of Chicago Chi Chi- i cago eago and Cicero have nave been asked to reopen their investigation Le Leo named at the Inquest as Andersons Anderson's slayer is now accused by bya a police informant as s being one of ot two men wh approached approached approached ap ap- ap- ap Anderson before the Munn fight I in Kansas City last December December De De- cember 23 and attempted to fix the outcome is under Indictment but has n not t been been ar ar- ar rested Anderson denle any Intention to let Munn win and knocked him out Announcement here yesterday that the bout may have fI figured in inthe inthe the Hie slaying recall recalled d rumors at the time of the fight tight that it w wIts was s fixed Leslie Edmonds Topeka Kan secretary secretary secretary sec sec- of the Kansas Kamas athletic commission com corn mission d declared cla ed such rumors rumors prevailed pre pre- up to the moment the the boxers boxers entered the ring i Deca Because se lof of the current talk Ed Ed- monds and representatives of the Commission were at at the ringside and assumed there was nothing crooked when Anderson won In less than tha t two o minutes and Anderson whose right name was Fred spent several hours together in a Cicero roadhouse before flashed his pistol inquest witnesses testified They appeared on the best of ot terns terms before the shooting The coroa coroners coroner's rs r's jury d decided Mon Ion govern fired without excuse al although although al- al though several witnesses claimed Anderson fired first from a small like compass device concealed In the palm of his hand Witnesses said the two men faced ac d each other when fired but the coroners coroner's coroners coroner's coroners coroner's cor cor- cor- cor oner's physician reported that the bullet entered Andersons Anderson's back KANSAS CITY April 23 AP AP- AP Signing of Wayne Big Munn Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Ne Ne- braska wrestler to box Andre Anderson Anderson Anderson An An- derson here December 23 was re regarded regarded regarded re- re only as as' an exhibition John Bondon garage owner who promoted promoted promoted pro pro- the match sad today None one of the boxing fans took Munns Munn's attempt seriously Bondon said The match was staged at al Munn's Munns request the wrestler agreeing agreeing agreeing agree agree- ing t to meet anyone Bondon Bonnon might s select lect