Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 307, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1915 — Combatants Getting Ready For Next Wrestling Match. [ARTICLE]

Combatants Getting Ready For Next Wrestling Match.

Jesse Marlin is undaunted because he was thrown at Morocco 'last Saturday night and is putting in a week of hard practice for his match with Vic Michaels. At Morocco Marlin met Freddie Hall, who 'bested Mm in two straight falls, the first requiring 40 minutes and the second 13. Hall is said to be a professional and the showing of Marlin is excellent. Michaels will -be the heaviest man he has ever met and he, too, is putting in some hard work getting ready and the match which takes place Saturday night of this week promises to. be the best so far staged. Young Marlin will meet Johnny Welsh at that time in a preliminary and all four of the grapplers are putting in each afternoon and evening on the mat at the opera house. It is understood there are other aspirants in the county and that the winners of the two matches Saturday night will be challenged. Every effort is being made to prevent any professionals from getting into the game until the local field is exhausted and that time is probably some distance away, as new candidates are heard from every day. Marlin has won his local matches and has shown some cleverness in doing so and the match between he and Michaels will be a good one.

Hereafter no American citizen may go abroad until he has been formally investigated by the secret service of the government and given permission by the state department to go. An announcement to this effect was made Monday by the state department.

General Victoriano Huerta, former provisional president of Mexico, held for violation of neutrality laws of the United States, is seriously iH and was removed Monday from the prison a* Fort Bliss to tiie residence of his wife. His guards remain with him.