Pawtucket Times – April 10, 1928
The elimination tournament to determine an opponent for “Strangler” Ed Lewis in a championship match at Providence reaches a climax at the Arcadia in Providence this evening when Joe (“Bull”) Komar, who is generally regarded as the roughest and most unpopular matman in the game, meets the Italian favorite, Joe De Vito, who has won all his Providence matches impressively. Matchmaker Cy Mitchell plans to send the winner of the match against Lewis at the Arcadia within a fortnight.
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