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Show IM DHtil.CMLS A CUflliEuGER'S CISlSTEfiT PLEA George Western Wants Mate "In Private or Public"; Dern Agrees to Pri- rate Contest IRA DERN, kingpin of local irrP-plers irrP-plers doesn't mind all th wrestlers wrest-lers In the world challenging him, -j but he does get peeved when they get nasty about It and Insist on a match. He doesn't even cars how Insistent Ihey become if they have anything to hark their claims for a match with -him but he gete riled up pretty bad when they Insist on a match despite de-spite the fact that they haven't enough reputation In back of them to make them a drawing card her. Ira believes thnt the men who are doing all the challenging ara juat In the challenging game so they can (ret a match or two and figure that Salt Lake la a pretty good place. George Western of Glenn's Ferry, Mb baa wrlium -lha jmortlng Aditorv of The Telegram for a match with Iem and claims Dern la side-step-pi nr. Knya he: I will wrestle htm In private or public, on hia own terms." Dern has offered to taka him up on his own proposition. He will wrestle the gentleman with a week's notice anytime At the Htepheneon'a gymnasium. The match will bo private pri-vate open only to sporting editors and to local wrestling promoters. In oase he Is looking fur returns., the last named gentlemen have offered to wager from $200 to $ -00 on the-reault being In lern's favor. |