Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-05-10 | Page 19 | Art Perkins Makes Local Ring Debut

Art At Perkins Makes Local Ring Debut Opposes Del Kunkel in One Feature on Arena Card vs Kent Heavies and middleweights share thare the headline honors Friday night at McCulloughs McCullough's arena when husky Pat and huge George Harry Kent meet In the final event and nd Del Kunkel and Art Perkins lock horns in the semifinal fray As far as experience goes the red haired Ir Irishman has considerably more than Kent although what the latter lacks in ring lore he endeavors endeavor to make up in the use of a headlock Ira Dent Dern Al Newman and Sherm Christensen local grapplers aU all testify to this Soon after Pa Pat t turned pro he left his hi position with the tire fire department here for tor more lucrative wrestling fields and since that time has established established a good tussling reputation In eastern cities he has met any number num num- ben ber ot of the better known performers PerkIns Is 15 a young middleweight who is reputedly after th the champion champion- ship in this division He has been wreStling in the northweSt with much success In Kunkel he will find a willing and seasoned grappler who is fast becoming one ne of the 10 local 31 Idols In a specIal event Raol Lo Lopez z who performed here herc last year ear against Hy Sharman and Ashley Smith tackles Dave Reynolds The Mexican is now BOW cla classified as a middleweIght while Reynolds is a welter Ralph Watson former University ot of Utah matman opposes Stan of In another pre pre- They are middleweights middleweight