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Show LONG HANKERS FOR CHANCE AT YOKEL Tom Long, the mlddlewejRht wrestler. wres-tler. Is hankering after Mike Yokel's scalp. J. K Culrer. Long's manager, man-ager, has opened up negotiations with Harry Heagren in the hope of signing sign-ing up articles for a bout in the near tuture Following is in part a letter received from Cutrer "You no doubt receive many chal- lenges for Yokel, as there are many good wrestlers around the country who are glad to wrestle Yokel Just to et the loser's end. i have under my management Tom Long, whom I consider the best middleweight mid-dleweight wrestler in America today to-day To show you that my man can beat Yokel I will w restle him. winner j take all. and if you give me a match with Yokel I will post a few hundred dollars as appearance aud weight, the some to go as a side bet. I expect ex-pect the weight lo be 1&8 pounds at 3 o'clock of the day of the match, t would prefer to have the match come off the latter part of April. "I will come to Salt Lake immediately immedi-ately tho match is made, so aa to W&A Xmv have at least two weeks in Salt Lake to get my man used to the climate I and In good shape. "Now 1 do not want you to think that I underestimate Yokel. I only believe that 1 hae a man who can beat him. and I have made the abo c; conditions to show you that I am sincere in m belief. 1 would be glad to have you publish this offer in youi papers If the above conditions are not suitable to Yokel, we will wrestle him under any reasonable conditions. (Signed) "J K CI TRIOR. "Manager for Tom Long." |