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Show "GREEK DOT lETMH Unknown Earns $50 by Standing Stand-ing Oft' Demcfral in Fifteen-Minute Fifteen-Minute Bonf. Special to The Tribune. BINGHAM. July 5. Dometral. the jreok wrestler, caught ?i tartar In Bing-nam Bing-nam Inst night when a stalwart unknown climbed on the stage and announced that he wanted to accept the "Greek demon de-mon s offer to throw anyone In fifteen minutes or forfeit $50. This offer has boon boasted of so" much that the Greek could not decline the challenge without losing prestige with tho 800 spectators present. Tho $50 was put up and after wrestling fifteen minutes opinion was divided aft to which man was the better wrestler. Many doubted that the Greek could throw the unknown In unlimited time. Answering questions concerning his dentity, tho unknown said he was "Yankee "Yan-kee Rogers" and that he had Just como rrom Portland, Or. On tho train he had' read of the Greek's offer and decided to earn the $50. The audience, admiring admir-ing his bravery in challenging Dometral, was with him from the start. After ho had won tho $50 "Yankee Rogers challenged the Greek to wrestle wres-tle on even terms for a large sum to be agreed on later. Demetral said he would accept unless prior engagements prevented. It Is hoped that this match will be pulled off here. "Yankee Rogers," after standing off Demetral. was tho hero of the town. People gathered round him and asked htm all sorts of questions concerning his record, but he would give no rurther Information In-formation concerning himself. He is about 30 years old, with light complexion, but ruddy face and light blno eyes. His weight Is about L'OO pounds, yet he is as active and graceful as a tiger. Demetral. as tjiosc who have seen him know, is a formidable wrestler, but in the unknown he mot his match or more. Patrons wore Immensely pleased by the unexpected denouement. The unknown's appearance followed Demet nil's playing with McLaughlin. Tho Greek threw Mc- ..HshJin twlcc- The first time he toyed with him for twenty-five minutes and three seconds, but apparently considering consider-ing that the spectators had been given their money's worth, he threw him In three minutes and forty-five seconds tho next time. Before the McLaughlin exhibition some Japanese experts illustrated the holds of jlu jitsu. |