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By JIM DAVIDWrestling promoter Tony Con-dello is an optimistic man — he had to be after seeing Friday night’s wrestling crowd in Dauphin.“I don’t give up,” said Condello at ring side. Another night you make it...that’s the way it goes and in the end you hope it evensAbout 250 to 300 people watched Friday’s card, a disappointment to Condello, who was counting on 2,000 people to watch the likes of Cowboy Lang, Little Coco, Fearless Mad Dog, Goldie Roger and Mr. Hito.Tickets for the show were $11 for adults, and $9 each for senior citizens and children 12 years and under.No one made money tonight,” said Condello of Friday’s dud. Everyone lost money.”Condello said he lost $5,000.Hunters will have to wear additional blaze-orange while hunting big game this year. These changes are designed to make big game hunters more visible and thus further reduce the likelihood of hunting accidents, says Natural Resources Department officials.Big game hunters will now be re-nnirprl tn wpat a hlflze-nranere hatwrestling town,” said Condello, who vowed he would be back, although when, he wasn’t sure. People (farmers he hoped to attract to the Dauphin arena) were working in the field...it’s just one of those things.”Condello is perhaps better known as Tony “Torpedo” to some wrestling fans in the know. He doesn’t particularly like his Torpedo nickname, given to him by Winnipeg Free Press reporter A1 Besson, but he couldn’t shake it.The one-time Torpedo said he wrestled here in 1974 before 1,500 people. He wrestled about five years ago and held a Canadian title belt.The fans were good,” said the Torpedo.Torpedo said he was never one to give up in the ring and he doesn’t intend to do so now as promoter of West Four Wrestling Alliance, an affiliate of Worldor a combination of the two.)Very few accidents occur in big game hunting seasons and the new hunter dress regulation should reduce the number further, officials say. In the last three years, there have been two fatal and ninenon-fatal hunting nr.r.iripnta rinrino'Wrestling Federation.Condello said the tenacity which helped him in the ring is helping him outside.You can’t give up...that’s not the way I wrestled.”His toughest match was against Pretty Boy Anthony of Toronto, but a tougher job now appears to be filling the stands.Before coming to Dauphin, the tour stopped at Brandon where 500 fans took in the action.Condello’s best response has been at the Indian reserves he has visited.All of them (shows) have been sold out and you know, all the chiefs and people there treat us with unbelievable hospitality.It’s tremendous.”He expected a similar welcome in Ebb and Flow Saturday night, the last stop of the circuit. From Ebb and Flow, Condello went to Winnipeg and the wrestlers to their next contracted stop.Condello said he’s working on getting Rowdy Roddy Piper into Winnipeg. The rowdy-man is one of the hottest names in the business and is exceptionally busy these days thanks to Cindy Lauper, MTV, and an abundance of wrestling skills.I broke him into the game,” said Condello..Condello said Rowdy Piper tutored with the Torpedo and then moved to Glasgow, Scotland, where he made a name for himself.The likes of Rowdy Piper and the idea of filling arenas is what keeps the Torpedo going.Dauphin is a tremendousHunters wearing brighter colorshat must be worn, plus a complete outer suit of white, or blaze-orange,rSuNGPromoter Tony Condello still hopes to draw big crowds in Dauphin
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Dauphin Herald
Dauphin, Manitoba, CA
Tue, Sep 17, 1985
Page 27
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