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Show eon to hike FflONIOSr TODAY Wrestler Who Is to Meet Yokel April 21 Will Begin Training at Once. Wnino Kotoncn, who meets Champion Miko Yokel, mlddlowolKht wrestler, in a finish bout ut tho Auditorium Tuesday, Tues-day, April 21, will arrive in Salt Lako this morninpt from Omaha, Kotonen regards tho coming match as tho most important in his career. Ho intends to forco Yokel to his utmost to defend his title oud has been caro-fully caro-fully proparinp for tho bout for several sev-eral weeks. iJispatchcs rocoived ro-cently ro-cently from Omnna by Will Thornton, manager of Kotonon, aro to the effect that ietonen has boon working out daily with "Farmor" Burns and experimenting ex-perimenting on somo new holds. Kotonen will iumiediatol' rosumo training upon his arrival hero and will work during tho ono week preceding tho match eithor in Salt Lako or Og-don. Og-don. The wrestlers will got togothor tomorrow to select a rofereo. Yokel has been working out daily at tho Sanitarium and at the firo station. Ho carao from his ranch la9t week weighing 158 pounds and intends to stick to tho weight bo that ho will not "have to tako off a pound tho day of tho match. Miko has been practicing practic-ing a break for Ketonen's arm lock, a hold by which Kotonon has won many matches and which ho regards as his strongest nssot. Heavyweights at tho firo station have boon applying the hold to Yokol and ho has several times been ablo to break it. Much interest is being Bhown for the match and a rocord attendance is oxpectod. |