Sport: Queen of the Mat

There is nothing at all wrong with blonde Mildred Burke's appearance (see cut) except a bud of cauliflower in her right ear and a bull neck. At a distance these are not so noticeable, but Mildred remains very much so. She is one of the dozen women who claim to be the female wrestling champion of the world.

Last week, her sinuous tights girdled with her sparkling championship belt, Mildred was in Mexico City's vast Arena Coliseo putting a variety of clamps on a matronly woman named Elvira Snodgrass.

La Burke, who hails from...

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