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A crowd of 600 at .Memorial hall Saturday night witnessed the first professional wrestling matchbetween women ever held in Atchison Juanita Coffman. 155, Lawton, Okla. Indian girl, defeated\ irginia Gale, 137, of Bayonne N .1 , in the match, It was a rough-house and bruising affair withCoffman winning the first fall in eight minute-- with an airplanespin and body press Johnson won the second fall in seven min ut*• - with a body press after Coffman mis ed a Hying spin Coffman took the third fall and the match in two minutes with a body tu ist.In the main event. Ray Eckert, 245 pound California, Mo. giant, defeated the popular Canadian, Dave Sims, 240, who has his wrestling headquarters in Kansas CityEckert took the first fall in nineminutes with a pre-s. The secondfall wa a quickie, Sims gettingit with an overhead slam and a press in one minute. Eckert won the third fall in eight minutes with a Boston CrabThe opening event between Joe Adclman, 223. Kansas City, and Jim Lake, 210, St Joe, went the 20-minute time limit and was called a draw.Saturday's card was the fourth of the season promoted by theJunior Chamber of Commerce and also the best Late this month theJavcees will have another mat«•sh«m at the hall
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Atchison Daily Globe
Atchison, Kansas, US
Mon, Apr 12, 1954
Page 7
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