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Hobbs Wednesday Wrestling EventPromises To Be a Thriller For FansBilly Weidner. an original “Bos who makes annual treks to this ton strong man, is not under country and gets m a fair num- ifrom husky Dory Funk of Flyingjthe business and usually is.Mare Ranch. Texas. I Morelli meets George Over-\ But Weidner. who now resides ihu!s and coming young Am j in Amarillo, figures to give Funk j arillo muscle man. in the semi-' a few advanced wrestling lessons event here. Overhuls gain-j when they meet in the main ! national fame recently by de-i event at the Hobbs arena Wed- i toting Dory Funk in a non-title ; jr.esday night. .match. He features the full nel-Dor Funk, the blood, rangy. and be has the strength to^ i thick-legged cowboy who has held i back up the feature. The match the Southwest States title more j15 f°r two out of three fails or often and over a longer period of i *5 minutes.time than any other 390-pound- '• Joe Tomasso. an unheralded j er. is not so sure be likes the { but supposedly strong young man j idea of wrestling the veteran i from Canada, meets Gene Detton Weidner. The big Dutchman, who i of Amarillo in the one fall or 20-!is also recognued as one oi the minute opener Detton is the! -outstanding ring officials of this youngest of a long line of broth J part of the country , has a lot ot ers who have earned alternation- i know-how and scientific proced ! al fame on the mat. From the ure that Funk would like to learn welterweight father. Joe. to the Wednesday night's cai*4 ser.es heavyweights Dean and. Gleo. i to* introduce, another veteran and including- middle- - add light-grappler to fans of Hobbs and I heavyweight Dory Detton. the its territory; That would be Tony family has acquired many chara-Monrellu from Naples. Italy, pionshipstaking at th:s*iate date to lift j the Southwest States junior heavy .weight wrestling championshipber of fights. Morelli. a compla- ! cent, pipe-smoking person when ! he isn't in the ring, can be one of the roughest and toughest in
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Lovington Leader
Lovington, New Mexico, US
Tue, Mar 02, 1954
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