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turSiIngUyJoeHELMER MYRE WINS FROM BAREFOOTED MINNEAPOLIS MANJohn Albright's Latest Hope,Like Beck Olson, Is Defeated at Austin Friday Night In Two Straight Falls. Albright Again Challenges Myre. Good Sport* ing Bunch Present.Helmer Myre, the light heavyue weight champion of the world defeat od, John Albright's latest hope. JotNorboek, in a contest staged at Aus i tin, Friday night.Like Ben Olson, Norbeck met his defeat In two straight falls. It was * the first time the local fans as well | as the Austin fans, ever witnessed a barefooted wrestler on the mat. Nor I beck appeared barefoot, wearing onl j trunks.Helrner weightnl in at 175 poundh | and Norbeck Just under 180 poundsAlbright, the Minneapolis policemanwho suffered defeat at Cliatfield at tlthe hands of Helrner. and who ha. Sin been training Norbeck for this match for the past six weeks, was present Albright is smarting under this defeat at Cliatfield and if he can get sorm one to wrest the title from Helrner hf will be (in a way) srmewhat con if soled.In spite of the fact that Myre is just recuperating from an attack oi the flu, he went into the game full of pep. 1 He showed his old time forn from the very start and was never li ; jc danger during the entire contest. 0j As time was called. Norbeck jumpheed from his corner, shook hands with his opponent and quickly dropped tc his hands and knees. It was a new mode of carrying the contest. He w’ould grab at Helmcr’s feet and leg.1 as he would spring forward on al fours, but would get nothing but atmosphere. As Norbeck would gral ut Helmer and fail to connect, ht ; would shake his head disappointingb j 1 —he couldn't quite solve the oppon J ent's quick movements. Myre work t ed cautiously tor about twenty inin ! utes, feeling out his opponent’s arms i his l**gs and then his head. After h» had taken a complete inventory o j Norbeck's anatomy, he changed hit j y tactics to the aggressor, leading tht ■contest from that time oue.In spite of the fact that Norbeck y was powerfully built, Helmer had him lf at his mercy. No matter what hold • (Norbeck would get, Helmer wrould re y lease himself at will. At the end ot forty-seven and one half minutes Myre s fastened a perfect hammer lock and 11 Norbeck cried, “enough! o, At the opening of the next fal Norbeck rallied and came back in a e, most determined manner. Myre ,t easily guarded himself and rt the end of seven minutes placed anothei „ bammerlock on his opponent using Joe’s name arm. Norbeck motioned to (J. the referee, Kid Winters, that he was . through. Thus ended the match.John Albright then challenged Myre to another contest, He wanted just one more chance!While the crowd present was not a j large one, all were in the beat of a spirits and had a dandy time. The Austin Ians proved themselves real j hosts io the visitors from Albert Lea, Hr • and other neighboring towns. la*I Some time ago the wrestling game. Hi in Austin was killed, as it was in Al ( ]I bel t Lea, by fake matches. The pro va I motors want to build it up again, so r they have asked Manager Ryan and vtj ( Myre to help them out. While the | crowd was not of sufficient size to 'pay all expenses, yet the Austin pro! Mi moteiH feels (considering that the Th ’ j match was the first held for some w.time) it was a successKrUr
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Albert Lea Times Enterprise
Albert Lea, Minnesota, US
Wed, Oct 12, 1921
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