Sport: Strong Sister

In smoky Turner's Arena in Washington one night last week applause greeted Wrestler Leo Mortensen of Glendale, Calif. — also known as "Milo the Strong Man" — as he skillfully pinned the shoul ders of one Gene Bowman to the mat. A few minutes later a much stronger burst of applause greeted Wrestler Mortensen's sturdy sister Clara as, clad in a uniform which resembled a two-piece bathing suit, she climbed into the ring for a feature match with chunky Maria Gardini. After one fall apiece, Wrestler Mortensen, only moderately flushed by her exertions,...

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