Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 301, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1915 — Jess Marlin to Meet Freddie Hall at Morocco. [ARTICLE]

Jess Marlin to Meet Freddie Hall at Morocco.

Jess Marlin, who has been xuccessful in his ,wrestling bouts with local grapplers, today closed arrangements to meet Freddie Hall at Morocco Saturday night of this week. The match was arranged by Billy Martin, who came over to see Marlin after the latter had signified his intention of breaking off all negotiations. Marlin realizes that'he is only an amateur and does not want to get out of his class and he was told that Hall w'as an imported wrestler and that the deal was framed to give him a fine trimming. He at once decided not to have anything to do with the plan, but today Martin came over from Morocco and informed Marlin that Hall is an amateur and is employed on a farm in Newton county and that there was no frame-up. With this understanding Marian consented to the bout and will go to Morocco Saturday night to meet Hall. Marlin’s next match, here will ,be Saturday slight, Jan. Ist, with Vk Michaels, eon of W. F. Michaels, erf Jordan township.