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Show B MAT PROMOTER B SUES MANAGER 1 Fred Mortenson Charges Bv Emil Zambel Tried to Pre- 4 vent Dern -Hay Match Charging that Kmll Zambel. man-H man-H at,er of .lack Sherry, wrestler, sought fl to Impugn ht reputation as a promo- IB tcr, and attempted to prevent the wrestling match held here Thursday night, b red li. Mortenson, ugdeu I .wrestling promoter yesterday tiled ouit in the United Stales district court i In Salt Lake seeking damages of Mortenson sets forth in his complaint com-plaint that .umbel sent a telegram to Farmer Burn, manager of Tom Ray. j at OnraUu, Neb., advising him not to bring Hay to Ogden as Mortenson had I no money to pay for the services of i lie wrcstlei. He further declares that Zambel Mated in his telegram that Ogden Og-den people thought MorlenSon a fake, and a crook " The plaintiff allege! that because of this telegram he was forced to go to malui. Nel. tb square -atterj with liurns and to convince him of his ability abil-ity to stage the match and to pay for, the services ol Ray, lie asks damages H of 5. 1 3"r i for expenses incurred in mu- Rfl king the trip and l r the time taken linn ii . loin'; SO U .litlonal il''.i-oii is sought for i, Br W hie put itlon as n wref Upg match HK promoter. HB .Mortenson declares that Zambel was H actuated in sending the telegram by a H desire to stop the scheduled wrestling H 'i. .itch for Juck Sherry, whom the de- , V Ian; is said to manage. The peti-! RjB "on alleges that Zambel declared that H?B Cherry did not get a match, there j I w r.ul.i be no bout at all. i Following la a copy of the telegram H sent to Faimer Burns, as set forth in the petition: H "Farmer Burns: H "Do not come with Tom Ray to HH wrestle Dern. Will hurl your reputa- j Hon. People here think Mortenson a BH ak and crook. lie, ha.s no money to, pay you. Take my advlcb and stay ffiH iiome. mil Zambel.'' 1 Burns and Hay enmc to Ogden fol- nH lowing Mortcjison's visit to Omaha, nnd th match between Tra Dtrn and eL Hay camo off Thursdav night per Rl schedule. Dern threw Ray two falls R 1 arid was awarded Uie championship j I, cold an'l lortther helt. The belt la men- HLH Mono,! in the petition. a -f . .no |