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Show YOKEL NAY FIND TARTAR IN J 3RPAN With the Yoke! Jordan championship match only two days off, interest in that event is becoming intense, and ! the fans are turning out by the Bun dreds to watch the msn in their train ing stunts. Fully 500 peopls were present at the Majestic saucer track last night at 8 o'clock when Yokel eppeared for his mat work. As the time has drawn near, the fans have beguo to realize that Yokel it going up against the toughest proposition propo-sition of his wrestling career, and us all sides his friends are expressing fear that the champion has not taken Jordan as seriously ss be should have, and are afraid he will not be io the ' bett condition for this match. Coming right down to hard facts, it may be that there is some slight cause for this sentiment. Yokel is undoubt ! edlv in perfect health and ss brown as ; a berrv from his work on tbe ranch. ' ; and from a physical standpoint his health is absolutely perfert; but when j , it comes to condition with which to ' defend the championship of the world i ; against a man of Jordsn s rlsss, n ; a horse of a different color. 1'ndet j ordinary circumstances Yokel's con- i ; dition would be coatidered perfect, as ' I be is in better wrestling condition ; ; right now that 9li per cent of the . I wrestlers ever get, and ho still has j I two days more in which to put on the ' finishing touches. But the fact that ' he hss not taken part in sdv mstebes j recently and that he will have only j been here tig days prior to the day ol the match, has led his friends to think i that he a ill not he in the condition I he was when he defeated Oehring for ! ; the championship. On the other band, Jordan has beee I following Yokel around the country' and waiting for just such an oppor tunitv as this to present itself. He hat 1een here for about six weeks. ; timplv "laying" for Mike, snd i evervone who has had the onportunitv of watching him in his trainmr will admit that his condition is perfection , itself. Kven Yokel 't most ardent a,V I mirers will admit that he has the op portunitv of a lifetime to win tht championship belt. Yokel's friends, however, put np the argument that while Yokel may lad it impossible to throw tbe Greek, it like wise will be impossible for tha Greek to throw Mike. But someone is going to be esdlv mistakes, as tbe match ii to 8 finish, and one or tha other Is going to win. Promoter Heagren states that thev must remain on tha mat until un-til two falls are gained, if it takes al) night. The wise oaet who are familiar with the ttvle of the two men do not look for a long drawn out affair, at both nieD are willing to mix matters at an; time, and look to see the winning hold ifrabbed while the men are wrestling at top speed. However, there is one point on which evervone agrees", and that is that it will be a matrh worth going to see. The men are to weigh in at 158 founds at 3 o'eloek Monday afternoon, st which time tbe referee. Ben Harker. will be present to give the menatheir instructions. Th ttrangle h,ol 1 is the onlv one barred. ' |