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Show KID IRISH HAS A SEVERE CONTEST L. Erwln Ireland, "Kid Irish," the recognized champion featherweight wrestler of the world, returned from ! Pocatello, Idaho, this morning. Last night he won the handicap match over Art Chester, the middleweight i champion of the Gem state. It took Chester 48 minutes to pin , the shoulders of "Irish" to the mat for the first fall and he failed to throw the little fellow in the remaining remain-ing part of the hour. A number of times "Irish'' had Chester in tight places. Speaking of the match this morning, morn-ing, Irish" said: "I had the hardest wrestling match of my life, and I will 6ay that Chester is one of the cleverest wrestlers I have ever stepped on the mat with. I won the match and am well satisfied satis-fied " "Irish" brings the proof back with him that he had a hard match, for his arms, shoulders and legs arc in bandages from burns received In the encounter. The "kid" plans to rest from now until .Monaaj morning, wnen no win again start training for his match with Harlan Payton at the Glenwood park ball grounds, Saturday afternoon after-noon next. He will continue training at Jack Harbertson s quarters until the platform plat-form is built at the Park grounds, when he will train at that place. Payton Is training for the match and expresses confidence that h will be able to pin the little fellow s shoulders to the mat. However, he says he Is expecting a hard tussle and he is accordingly training hard |