WRESTLING
j Proposed Match for Stratford "WHISKERS" BLAKE A GEOLOGIST The Stratford Wrestling Associni tion, determined lo give I in- public j the best lhal is offering, have arrangej tnenls in hand, for a loiirnanicnt to he { singed -m Hi" 2. r )th of ibis month. I Wrest ling has no doubl eaughl the i public fiiiicy and since beginning in I earnest, (he status of imported wrest - ; U:Vs has improved will) ea< h season. i in (his country ;it presenl tin 1 I'oui ! :nh ance guards of a loam lhal are j recognised as (he best that have ever . come over. Dr. Rail, one of the proposed princiI p;ils for Stratford, has had one atj !,n,|ii al the chiimpionshii) crown and although not successful, wrestled for j two hours :',2 minutes before being ! pinned by (he champion. j "Whiskers" Blake, standing Gft Gin i in height, is a geologist ami grew his I board while working in the NorthI west, territory that s eucouipttssed 1 ),y (he Ar*lic Circle. In lhal far-off j ciime he saw no necessity to shave and has now conn- to ideal ify the I whiskers its part of himself, and tor | nciiher love nor money will he reI move ihem. As :i professional wrestler j h<> has had wonderful success and his I victories over such noted performers j ;;;■ ;;ub Kruse and Valkoff show him ! to he a wrestler of class. Should negotiations he finalised tn ! bring these two together in Stratford (hen the Stafford Association will be j deserving of wide support.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 242, 13 May 1933, Page 7
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