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Show YOKEL IS WINNER OVER FRANK BURNS Blackhawk Fans See Great ' - Mat Event BLACKHAWK, liarch 10 Mike Yokel of alt Lake City, world's middleweight wrestling champion, defeated Frank "Cyclone" "Cy-clone" Bums of Flint, Mich., in straight falls in a sensational match here Tuesday evening. It Is tha first wrestling contest held In this city for a long time. Yok"l obtained the firet fall In thirty-six thirty-six minutes after some Mrvnuoia wrestling. wres-tling. From the start of the match until the first fall was obtained, the match waa a sensational affair. Burns attempted to frighten the champion by roughing tactics, tac-tics, utlng every legitimate trick known to the game. His craftlne saved Yokel from the rough usage. The champion demonstrated demonstrat-ed his superior ring generalship time and again by keeping cool under the fire of the Michigan man ami when the opportunity oppor-tunity presented itself he made short work of him. After the first fall Mike went after his mun hammer and tongs, giving htm a dose of hi.i own medicine. The second fall came qu'ckly. The enthusiasm which greeted the fast match of the two men presages a bright future for the mat game here. Following Follow-ing the match Burns announced that Yokel was likely to hold his honors forj some time as he is one of the toughest men In the game today. |