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Show WRESTLING MIIA'ALK, reb. 2. The firemen's association as-sociation of this city this morning matched Ita Darn, Utah middle weight champion, and Cliff Lewis for m finish contest to be held here the evening of February 10. The wrestling gams has made a big hit in this city and It is the intention of ths firemen to bring the best men in the country fori special contests here for the neat two or three months. lern warmly thanked by the local promoters for consenting to wrestle In a small town, for as a rule when a man becomes a champion he can seldom see anything but the "big town stuff." ern said that he was like everybody else and liked the money, but he was always willing to help out a good cause In any sipall town ana hoped that ha would be able to give the Midvale fa us , a good go for thajr money. j I Jack Reynolds, who Is working his J wsy West the prenent time, has notified i Harry Heagren that he will be hers some ; time the early part of March, and if possible pos-sible he would like to have one or mors: contests arranged for if there was any one here with whom he could be matched, i Reynolds is the world's welterweight I champion and ii on his way to Australia i and then on around the world. Utah boaita of two bovs. Royal Van Dusen of this city and Henry Jones of provo, who are considered about as fast as mer can get in their class, an deither one of these two boys ought to make it quite Interesting Interest-ing for ths world's champion. Will Thornton, who haa mads a repu- cerved official notice yesterday afternoonl by the state athletic commission of Idaho, ; : that the board had tendered him a license card which permitted him to act in ths capacity of referee in the state of Idaho at wrestling matches. Thornton was visiting vis-iting all his friends and acquainting the ii with his good Juck. Lyman Brown of Kvanston, Wyo., has been tipping ths welters pretty regu'ar-ly regu'ar-ly of late and is fast coming to the front se sw rentier. He learned the art at Omaha from "Farmer" Hums, and judging judg-ing from his past performances hs was not only a good pupil but is making good among ths professionals. The local promoter of wrestling. Harry H eagre n, has wired his final decision to Frank Burns for a match with Ira Lern. Boston was the first to bid for the contest con-test and offered an alluring purse and Harry "coppered" the "nest egg." Burns still refused and Heagren believes he Is holding out for a bigger purse, but Harry says he has gone the limit and it is now up to Burns to decide what he is going to do. Heagren has Dern signed to a contract for the next match and the Halt Jake boy cannot go Kast for the proposed pro-posed match unless he secures a release from Heagren. Burns haa met and defeated de-feated pearly all the best men on the continent con-tinent and write that such men' as War ragle tha Indira Chief. Jo Turner, Tony Ma, mo, world's strong man; Matty Matnuda, Jap champion; Charles Rentrop, Young Uoich and Henry lrsllnger were all easy for him and Burns is eon f Merit that he can add lern to his list of victories. vic-tories. Big awkward Jess the rommtrj maav In isot hMtm'a ewsse to mil prise," be says "sad mot maiook That makes sse seek a bra !. But hasn't Jess fr read the book 1st wttlk It's pi Mia to all. That often In the hoataa; world IT id see before a fallf |