Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-12-02 | Page 10 | Telegram Offers Wrestlers Thousand Dollard in Charity Bout

rEL GR M OF OFFERS ER ERRE RE WRESTLERS TL R T O SA D DtP tP LAR S l IN CH RI Y BOUT OU I Bern ern ad Yoke Can Stop I Squabble in n finish Match Big Purse Offered in Special Match V With Ironclad Conditions V a view je of clarifying the tle wrestling situation in Salt V Lake and at the same t time 1 c to do it in a worthy cause he Telegram is offering two of the most bitter opponents in int inus t lis us section of the country a chance to settle their differences ron on II the mat nat and to quiet all claims of one or the other to a superiority and at the same arno time tUne to todo do 0 their stuff for tor the benefit ot of sweet a I charity charlt To 10 this thill end The Tel Telegram grm toda today is offering of- of fering ering Ira Dern Dero middleweight champion I of C the world o and Mike Yokel former ned of hl i hampton champion IO and o one of the t toughest wrestling wres wres- tUng log men In the world a chance to meet on 0 the mat and to wrestle for tor a purse purser of ot r 1000 The net proceeds of the bout bouti ot Salt Lake bo boI i 1 go to to I by the public VANS ANS A R WANT WAST TO 0 SEE MATCH U. For nearly a a. year now now friends friend of Mike Ike y kel once the popular favorite in Salt Sail ake have been claiming that Ira Dern orld's middleweight wrestling champion cham cham- pion Ion has been wary ivary of meeting the ermit of Jackson Hole on the mat fiat Che he ie friends or ot Dern claim that the two irnen len en have met before and that Dern wasse was se victor vIctor and and the thing settled Then leres lere's eres always the answer that Yokel m n the match and but for tor an accident really did occur he would have been een given the bout and the title that thata a companied accompanied There Is Justice in both claims Dern Dern fA- fA nan 5 met Yd Yokel did del o occur before fe which and tI defeated might have him I had ad bearing on the match Yokel stilla still Is a wor worthy worth hy opponent of the champion ie e match Is still wanted by friends of ot I oth wrestles wrestlers I B II- II HAS 8 1 HURT JURT GAME G. I IThe The attitude of the two men has bas had llad depressing s effect t upon the wrestling t I f f ro Sine me in Salt I Take ake For that h reason es and 5 V secure y for tor the charities of ot the 1 The Telegram Is willing to underage underlie under under- age lie ke a a. match natch bp between the men In do- do Sl so boe it will Impose certain must be lived up to a d id upon It u will insist Herr Elere are th tbt of the bout boul The purse is is 1000 the win win winner ner ncr to take the entire purse The net proceeds of the bout will be donated to Salt Lake charities named by popular vote The match will be best two falls in in- three to a positive finish fin isle V. V The Telegram will have a competent physician at the match natch and any man attempting attempt attempt- I ing ng to concede the match or falls or claiming injuries must be examined by The Telegram physician The men must post good faith money in CASH Ito to guarantee appearance and good faith Two clean falls must be ob ob- ob tamed Conduct which will cause a man to be throw mong among the spectators into the orchestra pit any which which- night Knight ight cause causs doubt to be thrown I fan on the real result of the match will twill at the discretion of the offenders offender's referee cause the good faith money to bo be forfeited for for- V. V to the charity fund and to be disposed of at the discretion tion of the people I The referee will be appointed by The Telegram and anti will be announced at any time even after the men have gone to tt their corners of the mat The I wrestlers are to have no voice i n the selection of the thi third d I tan nan an on the mat The he weight is to be a pounds at 3 p. p m. m the day of Ithe the match the wrestlers wrestler to t. in public on scales se- se J by and at a place to be designated by Th The Telegram The ACTUAL weight of thlen the lien nen en must be made ade known albough al- al hough bough failure to make weight I will vill have no bearing on the natch atch The men must be in training fat at least three weeks before the match They must must train in in public for one week before the theat natch at h. h The men must be examined f. f by The Telegram physician at al 8 o'clock the evening of the V.- V. match natch f fr The wrestlers must not meet previous to the match or with with- a In n ninety days after the match JL The wrestlers must acceptor accept for or refuse the match in writing by Wednesday December 5 at V midnight h h. h ho rules of the bout are r rath rather her r st stringent nt n nt but are made n with the Idear Idea t the public lI a and seeing el that r and ad as rl fair a match t ai as pos possible sible Is staged ETha he Telegram believes belle that the pUblic wants such luch a match between two of the most prominent wrestlers in this section V othe country and with a a. worthy charitable char char- Ie cause and a a. seal real d desire to settle 4 there should be char I no noid their differences nce id trouble In closing for tor t the match snatch