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:shelter Be ’di!! >$'1 Pro Wrestler Says The Risks Are Real “Anybody who thinks Iprofessional wrestling is [staged is welcome to come land try it. The money is Igood,” says professional ■wrestler Ed Fury. But a good jlook at the 253-lb. pro who llooks like he could have |staiTed in “Grizzly” ought to discourage you from trying Fury, who is slated to restle Joe Turco in the Coliseum Friday night, lives In Greenville, N.C. but ppends much of his time [raveling with the year- [ound pro-wrestler circuit. Fury has been in the business two years, since he Vas invited to join the pros [y a manager who saw him fling weights in a weight room and was impressed by his strength. He bench presses 475 lbs. Fury says he always wanted to be a professional athlete, but his original choice had been baseball. ‘ ‘1 threw away my arm,” he says. In high school, he played football for States- viUe’s Golden Tigers, which gave him some of the conditioning he later used in wrestling. Did he ever consider professional boxing? No. My brother is a pro boxer, ’ ’ he says, “But I was always too vain to do it. I saw how boxers get their faces messed up.” He calls boxing a dangerous sport, with the nsk of disfigurement and mjuiy, but wrestling isn’t safe, either. “Bobby Becker was killed in the ring,” Fury recalls, “And KUler Todd got his nickname because he killed a man.” You have to be careful with some of the holds, he warns. The Cobra, a hold in which your opponent’s arm is used on his own neck, can break the neck if too much pressure is applied, and the Sleeper, applying pressure until the man passes out, can cause brain damage after 20 seconds. Fury says he trains four times a week, lifting weights and practicing holds in the ring. His remedies for sore muscles are large doses of vitamin C, lots of protein, and more exercise. In spite of all the workouts, he has to watch his diet. “No matter how much you exercise, if you eat too much, you’ll get fat,” says Fury. He avoids pastries, white bread, and too many sweets in his diet. Being a pro wrestler can come in handy in situations outside the ring. “Wrestlorc are used to pain,” says Fury, which gives him an edge oii anyone who wants to start trouble. Still, he feels that wrestlers are a pretty even-tempered group — they don’t have to prove anything. In spite of the financial and physical advantages, Ed Fury doesn’t recommend the pros as a career for young people - not in any sport. The risk of injury is too great,” he says, “And the length of a career is too short. I would recommend something more solid ~ like medicine or law.” Even dogs from nice families get worms. ASerjeanfs tht' fXH Ctire ik^opk? ■ f 19?7 M.ltcr Morn RoflintCo Rrfwnond. Vugima 23230 The ChronicL The ChronicI e - Sports Section Saturday May 28, 1977 ond Giants Record Increases > S%-r Page 19 phe Winston-Salem Pond J^ls rolled to four more ps last weekend to extend F1977 semi-pro baseball N to 10-0. r I'^'lday night Bill l^y pitched the Giants to victory over the Psboro AU-Stars. The r ^^SBL league game I Ihe teams victory p to seven. Saturday the Giants to Granite Falls to ^®ague game. K Pete Dillinger a solid pitching nance as the Giants took a fl A’s. In the r M ^ league Shaw’s pinch ,*^°ve in the tying I ® bottom half of the r inning and the ler k scored on •i ur> ^ Greene win. i^np, another ian ^Ifnir, second " ^rry Tuttle drove |sa^® a double Iff-% to lead the (k. Victory. I Rick Martin to a two j be first when he 3 k to third ®n Valentine with a shot over the right field fence. They added three more runs in the second on Tuttle’s two run double and Greene’s RBI single. The A s tied the score in the bottom of the inning Winning Cosh is EASY As Listening... when third baseman Ed Adams hit an inside of the park grand slam homer after an error and three walks. The Giants added single runs in the third and fifth and two in the fourth while the A’s scored once in the fifth and three times in the sixth on a single by shortstop Robert Lowe and center- fielder Leroy Galloway’s two run double setting the stage for the Giants winning rally. T-fry Marcus picked up the win in relief of Bob Jones while Chester Vernon ab sorbed the loss. The Winston-Salem In dians continued to keep pace with the Giants in the WSBL. They stopped the Astro’s 5-2 to remain unbeaten in league play. CASH CALL UrtObl380 Freezone is for corns that hurt Absolutely painless. No dangerous cutting no ugly pads orplasters. In days, Freezone eases the hurt...safely helps ease off the corn. Drop on Freezone-take off corns. •' s, Exotic Pet Shop (B h H Churton St. Mr. Ridge Top) W-' A" Specials On ★ Large Aquariums II '1 j r a u e a: p J • ii ■-•it Ella in et retir hel( ng ai 'lenn, eria, BeUe (dine ] s will ) of te .977. •s. Til] years teachi: is I ladge ( is a r( rs. Sn ed 3 3ting t h Cairo] of Hug ime o •kers w(
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