Show DEPUTY TRIES TO ARREST ACKERMAN I I HELPER Utah Feb 24 Al Al Ack- Ack orman the tIo worlds world's champion welter welterweight welterweight weight wrestler who has been training here for his match with Mike Mike Yokel in Salt Lake tomorrow night left for Salt Lake this morning in the pink of condition Before leaving Helper Ackerman almost al iii- most landed in jail be because ause of his abilIty ability ability abil abil- ity to gallop through the hills with such case ease While running tho the hills hillson on a rO romp yesterday e Ack Ack- man was at the point of a revolver Ackerman is never known to give ive up in a wrestling wi-estling match but when he lie saw the revolver he stopped suddenly and shot his hands heavenward capitulating at once The man behind the gun un proved to be Deputy Sheriff Johnson Tho officer saw Ackerman ckerman running rapidly through the hills and concluded that no sane person person person per per- son who had committed a crime would be tearing along the timber lino line at sucha such a a. gait He Ho decided that Ackerman was one of tho the box car thieves for whom he was searching and promptly arrested the wrestler After some difficulty Ackerman convinced convinced convinced con con- vinced the officer that he was neither a lunatic nor a thie J and he was permitted to continue his romp When he got back to town Johnson bought Ackerman has been training daily hero for the past ten days and says he heis heis heis is in the best shape of or of his wrestling career He says he has been training harder for this match than for any other he has ever had because he believed that in Mike l Yokel he is is meeting the hardest man at the weight that he has ever tackled and he is taking no chances of risking his title by not being in shape for the contest If Yokel throws me said Ackerman Ackerman Ackerman Acker Acker- man I will have ha no excuses I never felt better in my life and anil t time the training that l I have nave had lIaa at this altitude has made me feel stronger than I have havo felt feltin feltin feltin in years I think I could throw Gotch if t I stayed ed in this country I feel absolutely absolutely ab ab- ab certain that I will wul win but I Iam Iam Iam am convinced that I will have the hardest hardest hard hard- est eat match at the weight that I have ever had From what I can learn Mike Yokel is strong and fast perhaps justas just as strong and just as fast as I am but hut butI I have had more experience and probably probably probably ably know more of the tricks of the gamo game than ho does For that reason I Iam Iam Iam am sure suro I will win win When he left heft here this morning Ackerman Ack Ack- erman cretan weighed about pounds He lie said he was satisfied with this weight as he is sure that he can take off the tho extra pound before wei weighing hing in time |