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February 18, 1927 WILMETTE LIFE ·ATHLETIC CARNIVAL SCORES BIG SUCCESS Packed Gym Witnesses Variety of Events Including Boxing, Wrestling, Comedy b)· Sr('cfator The boxing and wrestling show given Friday evening at the Howard schoo1 gymnasium by the W ilmette Recreation and Playground board di· rected by D. M. Davis, for the purpose of paying for some new equipment -was voted a grand success by the 500 devotees of the manly art of self defense who attended. The show was the first of its kind . ever held in Wilmette and by the remarks heard since it is hoped by all of the spectators present that it will be repeated at frequent intervals. The first act on the bill was Matthew Drees and company, magical entertainers. Mr. Drees proved himself not only an able magician but a clever comedian, as well. Besides his company he was assisted by several spectators. His rhief helper was Irvin Brammer, who would just get to his seat when "Come here, Irvin." would snap then found a "push box." While Miss boxing. the one between Joe Cborrvel was getting the go-to-me-and- rotto and William Bennett was a out him to attention every time. In fact Ma . . d where punches were _not pulled, and he played a very important part in come-from-me Irvm agam appeare M 1k T 1 d Mr. Drees' success. and, by magic-it must have been the last between e reac an magic-took one dollar from one of Clarence Bennett was the hit of the Then the wrestlers of all sizes and the audience. M' 1ss M arve 1 ren de red event'ng of the give and take type of shapes. From the first bout between several selections on t 1 · a 1e accor d eon, b oxmr.· two youngsters, Art Meier and Harold and as an encore remove d h er rec1. Omer I · Announcer ~ , Schuette, who wrestled for five min- wig and several wives breathed easier j \[illage pre sident Ea.rl E. . urner utes, until the last between Ben Cop- again. She was a he! acted as announcer and. 111 a bncf talk pie and Andrew Bong, the contestbl , H told what the recreat1on board was ants labored long and well. From the 1 Tumblers "Tum e ousefi l'k lo'1 1 g in \Vi.lmette and of the value 1 standpoint of science the last menThe tumblers led hy the el .n e c ~ necessi ty of recreation in comtioned, both of whom are north shore '·'Hap" Gathercoal, · were the htt of anc 't l'fe J ol1n C J3aker chair· 1 · 'fl · · k natJtn· mum v 1 · · , champiOns, were by far the most spec- t 1e evenmg. letr wor was s d ·f the hoard acted as timekeeper 1 0 tacular. They rolled, flopped, and and well executed. They. doYe, stood maJ p A · Ki~r acted. as boxing turned somersaults in an effort to upside down, tumbled, JUmped, an anf · · ' .break and maintain holds and get a through it all showed that gra,ceful re ere,5!. . . fall, until Borg in breaking out of a ease, which sh_ows the. expert. fhe.y Tl~e Wtlmette Pl_ayground and Re_cheadlock backed the referee into a topped off thetr act wtth the Mex1- reatwn board de stres to express Its corner and applied a body scissors. can Jumping Beans and were ap- thank s to th~ .local boys and the EvThe referee, however, used his head, p]auded so strenuously that they et_I- anston parttCll)ants a! 1d to George and patted him on the back, a signal cored several times and took a curtam Moore and. F.mn:c.t Ktrkland for the to get back on the mat and try it all call. assistance tn trammg the hexers. over again. Finally a draw was deThe boxers were all they were dared. cracked up to be and then some. Wilmette Girl Looms As The jovial alderman At Smith. of Some boxed and some fought, but Champion Swim Contender Evanston, entertained us a la Sen- there was : plenty of action during the Lillian Lusk, · daughter of Mrs. and a tor Murphy, and, believe it or not, three rounds each pair was on: Nothe man's clever. When he had fin- body was knocked out, and no blood Mrs. 0. A. Lusk. 1514 \Vilmette aveished addre ss ing us he favored us was shed. They were all good, and nue, \Vilmette, is rapidly coming to with an encore, "Gusberg at de Bat." deserve mention, but the last three the fore as a swimmer of no mean The masked marvel obliged wtth were best. The one between Emmett ability. On February 8, ~fi ss Lusk i any number called on the piano and Kirkland and Earle Miller was good took first honor:; in th e fancy diving e\·e nt in a meet of the senior gi rls at New Trier High sc hool. She came ri ght back to annex second place in the plunge. 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