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Show 'lliBESISM SMS GOTOOUBiECROSS Following tho announcement that Yousouf Hassan had agreed to engage in a wrestling match with Tommy Dodge in thl9 city in the near future. Jack Harbertsou, the Ogden welterweight, welter-weight, has produced an agreement In writing by which tho Turk is shown up in the light of having given Har-bertson Har-bertson what might be termed the "double cross." According to the terms of this agreement, entered into by the Turk and Harbertson on Febrtary 9, Yousouf Yous-ouf agreed to meet the local man. in a handicap match at the Armory In this city on tho ovoning of Fobmary 21. Harbertson agreed to give the Turk 30 per cent of tho gate receipts win, lose or draw, and they agreed to have posted their forfeit monoy on February 11. When tho time camo for posting th0 money Yousouf failed to show up and later explained that ho had decided de-cided to take on Dodgo because tho Greek had agreed to guarantee him 40 per cent of tho gato receipts on tho same conditions as those stipulated stip-ulated in the Harbertson articles. In view of Yousouf's explanation the wrestling fans are at a loss to understand under-stand why Dodgo is advertising his coming match as "75 per cent to the winner and 25 per cent to the loser." Harbertson, having been the first to elgn up with tho Turk, believes that Yousouf has not given him a square deal In the matter and a majority ma-jority of the fans of the city aro disposed dis-posed to share the same opinion. Although Al-though Harbertson wag forced to call off all arrangements for ms match, ho has no means of redress for the trouble and expense which Yousouf's action has caused him. |