Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-08-01 | Page 25 | Strangler -Lewis Signs for Ogden Bouts

Sri STRANGLER RANG LER LE LEWIS WIS SIGNS FOR OGDEN BOUTS Californian Calif Will WillBe Be Featured Here 1 Heavyweight Champion Headlines List of Noted Wrestlers EO E D STRANGLER L onil rd by y sports ports writers witter or 9 the tho th nation as a th Ih the world heavyweight h wt wrestling wr champion has hai ha Ined contracts for tw two finish iiii mt matches hn In Ogden Oden dur- dur durIng durIng Inc dur-Inc Ing August Augut and September or- or of f tidal of the Veteran V teran of ot the th World War In 1 this th 11 announce Lewis will appear here hore hr late lete In August t a suitable opponent ont ent anda and a a match will be b arranged an for or early arly September Th The Tho world champion mat marvel will wIlt headline a l list lilt t or orthe o othe the greatest rr grappler ppl r of ot tie llIe th uni- uni ors one Such noted wrestler as ov Toots Wayne Die nIg Munn Malch- Malch Malch aIb- aIb welts Dilly Billy Edwards Ira IU Darn Dern JaCk Taylor and anI other headliners have been beOn d for or durin during the coming season CHANGE GE PROGRAMS IS I In order to secure the th signa- signa turi lure turo of Strangler Strander Lewis the th local promoter wore wr forced t to move the programs program for or the th new D W season ason ahead ad several l ver 1 weeks week eek The Tho Th season will ct get under und r way as a result or of o this decision early In August A card Is I now being planned for foe August ut 16 to be fol- fol fol followed Jo lowed od by frat here August Aucutt 26 SIU SIGN SION JH DEMETRAL Bill known In wrest wrest- wrestling ling circles as IlS the Greek demon has haa been beell signed as ns one of the themen themen men for or the tho opening card Ue lie halls from and Is well known in this city has hai been wrestling In Hawaii and Australia an nd re- re return re returns turn turTle turns to America with ith a splendid record Ir Ira Darn Dern ono one on of ot Utah's neatest wrestlers who recently defeated the tho famous Ted Thy Thye In straight fails at Portland Is anxious tom to moet meet et th tile the Greek artist In this match The Twenty-third Twenty street stroet audi auditorium Is to to be the th scene seen of o all 1111 tho matches maichell New ew entrances are being planned for for or the lh auditorium and an arena constructed capable ot of seating 2500 people The DI Disabled Veterans are ar out outto outto outto to revive the mat game ame In Ogden and expect to attract fine crow crowd ls with h headline attractions during the fall all and winter leason seasons Details Detail for or the th first show how of the season are aro ar now being perfected and will wilt be announced within afew a few tew w days A permanent referee for all contests Is being belDI sought and other Improvements listed also for the th of this sport oo 00