Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-09-22 | Page 8 | Mike Yokel is Hot on Jordan's Trail

MIKE YDKEL IS II ON JORDAN'S TRAIL Wants Return Match as Soon as Possible; Has Bouts in East. Mike Yokel arrived in town last night from his Jackson Hole farm, hot on the trail of Chris Jordan. Yokel &'ants to meet the Greek wrestler in a return match as soon as possible in order that he may fill several engagements which await Ills attention In the cast-Jordan cast-Jordan wrestles tonight In Grand Junction with Frank DuCray. the Colo-radoan, Colo-radoan, and on Tuesday night he meets Louis Pagarkte at Price. Jordan and his manager, Tom Scanlon, are expected to return to Salt Lake Wednesday. Before they left for Colorado both Jordan and Scanlon said they were eager to close up the match with Yokel and wanted It pulled off before the middle of October. Octo-ber. In view of the fact that both Yokel and Jordan express a willingness to get together. It appears likely that the arrangements ar-rangements for the big match will soon be perfected. Yokel lias received a telegram from the sporting editors or the Duluth. Minn., newspapers asking him to wrestle Fred Beall in that city. He has accepted the orfer, but hp wants to wrestle Jordan first. Yokel has also an offer to meet Joe Can, the Minneapolis wrestler, In Minneapolis. He lias also accepted that match, and may meet Beall and Carr together, He prefers, however, to meet them separately. "I think I can throw Jordan," said Yokel last night, "and I want a chance just as soon as I can set it." Yokel snys he is In ft condition, and ho looks the part. He has a much more conditioned appearance than he had when he went on the mat with Jordan Jor-dan at the Majestic arena a couple of months ago.