Show THORNTON TO REFEREE BIG BIGL L CONTEST HERE Visser and Roller Roller to Tangle langle Wednesday In Mat Event VIl William iam Thornton veteran wrestling referee will be the third m man n In the ring at the tho Visser Roller mat contest at the Audi Audi- Auditorium Audi Auditorium next Wednesday night promoters announced last night chosen after the wrestlers had held a at which newspaper men were present This ring veteran knows every angle of oC the game and iSIs his choice met with Ith the Instant ap approval ap- ap pro proal of at the mat men In view ot of the dissension which followed the mach match last Wednes Wednesday day when George Georgo Nelson obtained a flying fall Call on Roller much to the thc surprise ot of the crowd d pro pro- promoters promoters pro promoters decided to I get et the tho best referee obtainable for tor this title contest Roller Is out to beat Visser again and stated last nl night ht that ho he would use ise every effort to pin the shoulders rs of oC the he local mat star In jig time Visser IsseI still chirps that he is a good wrestler and md In my class said Roller Holler Ill show him more tricks of oC the game Wednesday night than he ever Or thought ot of Incidentally I hope to pin his shoulders In lee leM le a than 20 0 min min- minutes nun nun- min minutes utes of oC act actual al wrestling Dont DonUt think that I am a boast boast- boaster boaster er cr I believe I have the ability to stack up with the best mat men of oC the the- theland land and naturally want only another chance to show my ability against Visser Roller Is still sUIl somewhat peeved I over o the outcome of his hia match last last week with Nelson He ic wants I another week crack at the Logan Login mat m m marvel Visser after aftel constant training Is prepared to meet Roller again The Ogden star stal ha has ito excuses for Ills his recent defeat but last tIght expressed confidence at win win- winning win winning ning out over aveI Roller In the corn com Inc corn tag match Roller Is a clever devel mat mat I and perhaps one ot of the greatest In In the game said Visser He knows every angle ansle of oC the gam game and is a clean wrestler However el despite his excessive weight strength I am confident that I will wll take him to the cleaners One pore chance is all I want and with Roller out of the way fans can expect a a headliner of o the first order ordel In case Nelson con con- consents consents con consents tu meet me I will be forced to get Roller out of oC of- of the wa way however ho before Nelson elson will con con- consent consent con consent sent to a match Tickets for the match will be placed on sale at Brothers at Twenty third street and Washington avenue Monday I negro and his manager But the pall pair failed Called to keep it Rickard has not been heen too friendly so far Cal as business rela- rela rela relations with Mullins is concerned since Paddys Paddy's attitude has been that he is la willing to do business with any promoter who promises to bring Wills and Dempsey to- to together together to together gether Rickard likes to play a alone alone alone lone hand and have Ila fighters and managers stick sUck to him alone Tunney apparently knows that he Is to try his bOJ boxing skill against the tho rushes of oC the Manassa mauler Tn In a letter lettel to a friend recently he wrote rote saying Ill fight Dempsey this summer and bring the title I to Greenwich Village IK JK PICTURES As further proof of this Gene GeneIs GeneIs GeneIs Is going out to tho the coast to starIn ITt In a picture It will wilt be corn com completed com completed In time to release through through- throughout throughout throughout out the country and be used as asa asa asa a publicity stunt for the fight The chances are that Gene will take care of at the friend to whom he wrote In In the above e men men- mentioned mentioned men mentioned letter and see that he gets a part In the picture and picture and in n nother other othel matters connected with Ith the battle I Just at present Tunney Is bask bask- bask ing basking in the Florida sunshine and making himself as conspicuous as possible The pull for the fight tight lies be- be be between tween teen New ew York Tork and Jersey City Which will get the bout depends upon the attitude of oC the New York NewYork boxing commission Jersey City Is making iti Ita It first bid by bypassIng bypassing bypassing passIng a bill hilt permitting fifty dollar seats to be sold Either site Is acceptable to Rickard and Dempsey but Billy Gibson Genes Gene manager Is very ery friendly with New dohis ew York politicians and will do his utmost to awing the tight fight to the metropolis |