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once widely known as an athlete,and has already started rigoroustraining for the bout. Graettinger fans are said to have declared that they would back their candidate to the limit in the betting.Gerdes-Perry MeetlAs the semi-windup, Legion officials have matched, for a returnengagement, “Wild Bill” Gerdes of Dickens and Cliff Perry of Terril. Of all fights on the card here in March, none won more favorable attention than the Gerdes-Perry go and they fought a fast six-round match to a draw, Gerdes being the aggressor, and Perry warding him off with a clever style of fighting, occasionaly slip-ing in a damaging punch. This match alone, Legion members believe, will be worth the price of admission, and with the bout extended to eight-rounds, it is expected to be a feature of the evening.Another match definitely arranged is a six round battle between Glenn Johnson of Esther-ville and “Kid Fain of Emmets-burg, who has recently been working in the Red Owl store in Spencer. Johnson fought a clever bat- I tie on the last Legion card and al-thought Fain has never been seen in action here, he is said to be one of the classiest amateurs for his weight in this part of the state.Match' Dyhrkopp-Gerdes“Tootie Dyhrkopp will again bid »for the favor of a local crowtl when he meets Young Gerdes of Dickens in a four-round match.I Not at his top form at the last match, because of an injured knee, Dyhrkopp is said to have fully recovered now and will go into the | ring determined to end the bout in the least possible time. Gerdes is an unknown quantity here, but he comes of a fighting family and it is reasonable to presume that his older brothers have taught him more than the rudiments of the manly ' art.Sign Good PreliminaryAs a preliminary Amon “Curly Miller of Arnolds Park will make his reappearance in the ring against Kenneth Lighter of Dickens, the bout being: scheduled to go four rounds. “Curly” won the favor of the crowd at the Legion’s I first show, but. has not reappeared since. Lighter is a cousin of
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Spencer News Herald
Spencer, Iowa, US
Thu, Apr 03, 1930
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