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DAN SOPS MATCH, BUT LOSES TO FENTON IN ENCORE EVENTMain Stem at Temple Short, But Fast and Ferocious While It Lasts; Greek Stops Sleep HolderThe Irishman Dan McShain, and, getting a back body scissors, andthe Canadian Rod Fenton, head-, ,hla thumb* W th*_ __ opponent s nfCK.liners on last night s Temple of Tor- preliminary was a 15-minuteture slate, wound up all square with ^raw between Eddie 8c hum an, non* two falls apiece. Only three were English speaking German, and Don scheduled, however, and since one Carver of New Mexico.___of these taken by Fenton was the fourth, It did not count, and the match, a fast and furious one embodying stone age tactics, went to the blsk sheep of the Emerald Isle.So short was the show that Fenton and McShain must have decidedto give the customers an extra bit of action for their money. The third fall decided in favor of Danny by a vicious right hand attack and a rain of dropktcks, both combatants turned on Releree Gene Blackley, imported from Fort Worth for the occasion, then on each other again.Blackley, not so eager to work overtime when he had already earned his money, stood back and let them go. Unhampered by an arbiter, the i Canadian gave the McShain an ungentle going over, to the uproarious i approval of the crowd, which enjoys | nothing so much as seeing Gentle- | man Dan hacked like a steak. IDropkleks were the favorite j weapons throughout the main stem, j which lasted not more than 10 or 15 minutes, total fighting time. Fenton * put the flying boob- to McShain in l about a minute and a half for the i opening fall. In about three minutes ; alter the second began, Rod himself j had been knocked out by the same jmethod. jRough For RefereeIt was a rough evening for the official, his attempts to help or hinder either gladiator being rudelyrejected.Nick Boslnls made a victorious return to the Abilene mat by taking the only fall of a 30-mlnute match with Dr. Eddie Mueller. The tough Oreek put the back breaker on the Doc after 18 minutes. The bell probably saved Nick, however, from falling a victim to Mueller’s sleep hold.Bozinls was very drowsy when the bout was ended.Mueller works his specialty by
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Abilene Morning News
Abilene, Texas, US
Sat, Feb 01, 1936
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