Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-02-20 | Page 10 | Downing Plans Wrestling Card

DOWNING PUNS WRESTLING CARD With the signing of contracts yes-. terday with several w restlers. J. K. ! Downing, boxing promoter and owner of the Wasatch Athletic club has made his debut in the wrestling game and promises nit fans of Ogden a whirlwind whirl-wind show in the Wasatch Athjetlc club arena Thursday night. Tile wrestling wres-tling matcdiCM will not interfere with the regular Friday evening boxing shows, .Mr. Downing said The opening mat show will be a' double-header affair with Juek Mar-bertson Mar-bertson or Ogdem and George Baltssir. one oi th fastest men in the wrestling game grappling io a finish. For the other portWin o the card. Downing has signed Tnrlo Mayke, Japanese cham-, plon who met Hnrbertson here a vear ago. Tarlo has agreed to meet throe of the best grapplers In this section and pin tht m to the mat In ono hour.. Downing bj now selecting the men to meet Mayke and will announce their names tomorrow. Baltser has met Jim Londos, Has-senn. Has-senn. John Borg and others and h.-l.l his own. Since Harberlson threw Mayke here a year ago, th0 Japanese has been wrestling in many parts of the United Slates and has the record of having Wdn every match since that tlm. Mayke Is again in Ogden for the express ex-press purpose Of mttetlng Harborts.jn gain, bul Downing would not sign I he men until the Japanese had wrestled wres-tled here with another contestant and made evident to tho mat fans that the Japanese has improved since ho ,mot defeat by Harberlson. The outcome out-come of his match with the threo young huskies which Downing will se-1 lect will determine his condition and Improvement -and If his showing warrants war-rants a return match with Harberlson the if fair will he arranged to take place within the near future