Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1911 — Saturday Night Wrestling Match Should Be Best Ever. [ARTICLE]

Saturday Night Wrestling Match Should Be Best Ever.

The wrestling match to take place at the Ellis Theatre Saturday night will be the first contest ever held here between two wrestlers of note where the match was conducted on a finish basis, best two falls In three. The contestants are to be Tom Coburn, who failed to throw Polos last week, and who weighs 185 pounds, and “pilly” Edwards, whose weight is 200 pounds and who is said to be one of the big men in the game. So interesting was the Coburn match with POIO3 and so excellently did Coburn handle himself that the big audience that witnessed that match will be anxious to see him meet a heavier opponent in a straight fall match. The prices for this contest remain the same, and Manager Ellis is already receiving many orders for tickets. Coburn wilt have a rather busy week wrestling. On Wednesday night he wrestled Charley Olsen at Crawfordsville and Friday night he meets Martin Lewis, of Chicago, at Lafayette. His week will conclude with the match here Saturday night. Coburn made many friends here by his sportsmanlike conduct while in Rensselaer and gave the Impression that he is a clean athlete. His manager, Jerry Walls, also gave the same impression and they resorted to no deceits. Polos will meet Fred'Bell, a Logansport wrestler, at Remington Saturday night and the match there promises to attract a large crowd. It is probable that arrangements will be made for a match between Coburn and Polos to take place in Rensselaer at a later date.

It seems certain that the match here and also the one in Remington will attract big houses Saturday night