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Miller reserves judgment now State Health Director A. L. Miller said he would reserve a final decision on the future of women’s rassling in Nebraska until matches were held at Beat rice and Norfolk. Reports that future women's matches in the state had been banned because of criticism were untrue, Miller said. He explained that the licensing of later women's bouts would depend on public re action to four shows in the state this week. Nebraska's first feminine tussle was held Monday night in Omaha and a repeat performance was staged in Lincoln Wednesday night. The week’s program will conclude Thursday night and Fri day night with matches at Beat rice and Norfolk. Protests were voiced against the Lincoln match by church groups and the University of Ne braska’s women physical education department. Despite the objections, National Champion Mildred Burke and Challenger Ethel Meade performed before 1,200 at the state fair grounds. Miss Burke applied a double wristlock and a body scis sors to win in 9:20. Joe Dusek, member of the Omaha tassling clan, won the main event from Ralph Garibaldi by taking two of three falls. Dusek won the opening fall in 27:06, lost the second in 10:04 and rallied to take the third in 9:30. Rowdy Rudy Laduzzi and Steve Brody grappled to a draw in the curtain raiser.
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Lincoln Evening State Journal
Lincoln, Nebraska, US
Thu, Apr 03, 1941
Page 14
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