THE TERRIBLE TURK

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 256, 25 July 1930, Page 18

THE TERRIBLE TURK

Wrestler Rises Early When most people were fast /asleep in their beds at 5 o’clock yesterday mornins. Paul Kala Pasha, “the Terrible Turk,” was busy running over Mount Victoria, keeping himself fit for his big wrestling match against Tom Ray, of America, whicn is to take place at the Town Hail on Monday night next. Kala Pasha, who is a great believer in the open air, runs and walks over the hills for at least two hours every morning. This, he says, gives him an appetite for breakfast. Yesterday morning Kala Pasha, after leaving ills hotel, broke into a trot around Oriental Bay, up over Roscneath, and across Mount Victoria past the Fever- Hospital, down as far as the Bre station in Constable Street. Without resting even for a moment he turned back, and when at the top of the mount skipped for ten minutes and did a little shadow sparring. He then ran down over the hill to Plrie Street, along Austin Street into Majoribanks Streets, from where he went over Mount Victoria to the tire station again. From hero "the Terrible Turk” ran as far as Athletic Park, from where he proceeded to trot and walk alternatively, to Island Bay. From this point he walked at a fast pace back to his hoted, where, in the privacy of his room, he exercised in secret for an hour. After sixty minutes of physical culture lie took a hot and cold shower, and then had his breakfast, showing no signs of having taken "the little exercise.” All wrestlers who have been here to date have trained out with men on the mat, but not so “the Terrible Turk.' He has not trained on the mat for the lust seven years, and the only time he ever does any wrestling is in the ring when engaged in a professional contest. He is a mystery man. and he refuses to say what exercises he takes apart from ills running and walking. As Kala Pasha has now won the last 101 contests in which he has been engaged, however, it shows that his methods of training have been remarkably successful. The doors of the Town Hall will be open at 6.30 p.m. on Monday, and tickets will be sold at the boxes outside. “Strangler" Lewis, the champion wrestler of the world, Will be present at the contest. Lewis M passing through here on his way to Alls tralla. and while at the wrestling match he will be challenged for the championship by Robin, the great New Zealand wrestler, who will referee the amateur bouts.