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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1911
Page
8
City officials condemn exhibitions of athletic prowess by women. Mayor acts after protests from residents of Devils Lake over a scheduled female wrestling match.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union protests a wrestling match advertised to follow vaudeville at the opera house. They condemn the event as an insult to purity and decency, condemn promoters as enemies to home and city reputation, and demand an apology for implying that local women are making reservations.
Following W C T U pressure Mayor McClory ordered police to cancel the Mrs Powers of Grand Forks vs Mrs Hanson of Cooperstown match billed as a preliminary to Jahne-Lewis. Cowley Nimmo of the Grand refused to allow the bout and warned promoters the show would be axed. Opera house management said they had not seen the advertising before release and would not have rented the venue if female competition had been shown.
Mrs Al Powers of this city complains she was unjustly criticised by Devils Lake women who urged the mayor to halt the women’s feature of the athletic entertainment after a wrestling event that killed Mrs Powers’ opponent Mrs Ed Hanson of Cooperstown. Powers says the match was misrepresented and cites twenty one state vaudeville exhibitions where she appeared. He defends athletic displays as health culture and education, noting their seven month old son accompanied them and received a warm reception.
Vic Boyer reports Jahns, Southern Minnesota champion, defeats lighter Frank Lewis in a two fall wrestling match at the Grand opera house in Devils Lake. Referee Al Powers introduces the bout. Lewis fights defensively but Jahns dominates with a scissors hold and a body and leg combination. A post-match challenge from Tom Wollin is read.
Valley City residents rally behind a proposed public natatorium and bath house to be built at a central site. Local businessmen pledge five to 1000 dollars each to finance a cement pool fed by the artesian well off Main Street, kept warm at times to seventy degrees, with Turkish baths and plain amenities. A stock company would finance and operate the facility to be self supporting.
The twelfth national automobile show at Madison Square Garden New York runs January to 20. It features a broader, value oriented lineup aimed at buyers with small budgets and includes designs tuned for women. Cars showcase labor-saving devices, improved lighting and heating as well as various feminine friendly refinements.
Fargo report states Kid Johnson of Duluth, heavy weight claim, accepts match with Al Powers of Grand Forks. Johnson willing to box before December 20 or after December 24 at any venue. Training for Ed Lawrence of Minneapolis rumored, with Hawley bout set for December 23.
Grand Forks Dec 15 John Bun ny McKnight star tackle of the 1911 eleven at the University of North Dakota was elected captain for the next year his teammates united vote reflects high regard for his football and athletic ability a junior mining engineer he has starred on the Flickertail track team and led in Langdon high school athletics with strong line play last year and this year the selection is well received by the student body and expected to be successful
The Berlin and London automobile shows reveal little novelty for 1912 with construction features stabilizing after early years. Manufacturers focus on body designs rather than radical mechanical changes, while market interest shifts to styling and new shapes. In related news, Mrs. Jane Fowler, mother of Mrs. Bailey, fractured her arm after a fall but her fracture was successfully set and she is recovering well.
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