Show i I. I REfUSES TO TO WRESTLE I McLaughlin Has Cold Feet and Ogden Match is is in in Head Republican Special Service Og Ogden cn June S. S George 8 George McLaughlin of Malad Iala Idaho laho who according to his hs former former for for- mer mor manager has hns been crowned the prince of fakirs again showed hiI his yellow yel yet low streak at the Grand opera house this evening when he lie disappointed several hundred people who had paid Dald their money at the box b by refusing to meet meet Mike Yokel the Ogden Oden boy hoy on the lie pretext that there was wa not sufficient money at the lie door he lie demanding a as his share win or lose He lie le also turned the cold shoulder to his hiM manager C. C D. D Lynch by asserting that lint th the manager had ml misrepresented malel matters an and signed ar ar- ar- ar tides of oC a agreement without authority McLaughlin refused reused absolutely to go fo on the mat under any conditions and anti the lie disheartened friends who ha had expected to see a clean wrestling wresting match received their money monty back Yokel and his backers agreed to wrestle McLaughlin for any consideration and offered to make him a n present of every over cent in the box office win or lose Jose If IC ho lie would woul hut but give she the lie anxious audience a run for their money They further a agreed reed to wrestle with wih him hm for toi any amount of 81 side e bets beta together with the donation of the box office donaton re fe- fe e But the man who v has already 1 icon been no so Instrumental In killing the wrestling wrest wrest- ling game came In Utah refused even that It I was purely a case casc of oC cold foot feeL feel Prominent sporting men from fr-em all al over the state Including John 1 Willie Ie pronounced Pronounced pro Pro- It I the tie rawest case ever handed the thc Utah sports An angry crowd of or sports gathered In front of the opera house after it I had been announced d that McLaughlin hind had refused to live lve up to his agreement and only forthe for forthe forthe the timely appearance of the thE police was the Malad man mon saved from violence and rough treatment To the credit of oC Mike Yokel it I may be said that the little f fellow Chow Jow was ready to wr wrestle te at any time and willing to agree to anything that lint might be pro pro- pOId posed Manager Grant of or the Grand Oera opera op 01 O- O era er house Is the loser from the lie muddle and Is out the advertising and other preliminary pre line expenses |