Show YOKEL DERN-YOKEL CONTROVERSY NEAR HEAR END 4 o Premier Wrestlers A Again gain Matched In three more days the wrestling fans will know whether Ira Dern is kIngpin n among the middleweight wrestlers or or r whether the honor be belongs belongs be- be longs to Mike Yokel At the present time public opinion Is about equally divided Yokel defeated Dern at Ogden Ogden Og- Og den uen without any fluke holds and won the championship The two men then wrestled in this city about three weeks ago and Dern Der won but Yol Yokel el was crippled after he had won tho the first st fall faU and and- while Dern won the tho match the fans are of the opinion that Yokel would have won but for the injury sustained in an airplane Wednesday night the men will meet again and those two old rivals were never in better condition or 0 better prepared for tor a championship When contest s h they than nap appear they he are at e the at Salt present LaRe Lne I theatre ai f for their match the fans will l see two o of t the Irb best tf trained l d and rs s seasoned sea sea- 4 sorted athletes that It has been their pleasure to look upon for years This means that the contest will be one of Df the most from the standpoint standpoint standpoint stand stand- point of ot wrestling and the most stubbornly stubbornly stubbornly stub stub- fought mat bouts ever presented presented pre pro to a Salt Lake public LAST MATCH WAS FAST The The last match was considered a hummer up to the time Yokel was injured Injured and with the extra precaution precaution precaution tion the men will take In trying to pin Pm each other this time will wl result or 01 ought to result in a marvelous performance which will be worth double the tho money paid to see it ItIS It Itis itIs is a match that New York fans tans would Pay 10 io to see and that would be the price per seat If the contest were held In New York City Promoter Harry Heagren has taken every precaution In signing the men to see that the public will get a ar good contest and that the result cannot be decided upon a fluke as the the saying Is The winner must get two falls and there is no limit on the match The men must remain on the mat until one or the other has been declared the winner by the referee BOTH MEN ARE CONFIDENT An Interesting feature about this match Is the fact that the trainers of Dern and Yokel are betting among themselves as to which Is the the best man They are so evenly matched that victory hinges upon a clear head to grasp opportunities to get effect effect- ive lye holds during the Ule match It will be a contest to each other In a statement from the they expressed themselves s as both confident of victory Dern said I Iam Iam Iam am going to win again and retain the title I firmly believe that I have Yokel scared He lie will be continually watching me to keep away from the airplane and will lay himself op open The least e he makes he will find himself flopped upon his back and I was never In better condition to turn the trick than I am at present Mike Is a tough one but I know that I am a better man and with this confidence confidence con con- I feel that I cannot lose GOOD MEN IN PRELIMS I Mike said Derrr Dem has to beat all the tough ones with his He Ic i Is a good wrestler but he e lacks the ability to put men down in straight wrestling He knows that I know more about the game than he does and there are a t certain few Inside I holds which I am familiar with which Dern must ye yet learn I can pin him and I want to inform m my friends now that I am In ln tiptop shape and can cango cango cango go the limit on the mat For the life of ot me I cannot see how I can lose to Dern and I already feer feel as If It I had the winners winner's end of ot the purse In my pocket Promoter Heagren has matched Al Newman and Cyclone Workman In a time limited match which ought to I be on the slam bang order Work Work- I l 1 I i I IRA DERN man has been seen here in action before and he derived his name Cyclone Cyclone Cyclone Cy clone because of the bulldog tactics he uses to pin his opponent Newman Newman Newman New New- man is rough himself and he has the strength of a a. giant Art Smertz will be matched with some good man yet to be named Whenever er Smertz goes on the fans are assured of a good contest The sale of tickets for the match will begin Monday morning at 10 o'clock at the Salt Lake theatre |