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Show YOKEL ID BEEL DO IT AGREE ON REFEREE Salt Lake, June 16 Fred Beell and Mike Yokel are at a deadocn on the selection of the referee for Thursday Thurs-day a wrestling contest at the Majps-tlc Majps-tlc saucer track and it Is probable that Frank Gotch wljl not be accepted accept-ed as the referee for the contests by Yokel. Because of this. Bcell has also registered a kick and will not accept a local man. The wrestlers will meet again this morning with Promoter Crahhe to discuss the matter and expect ex-pect to reach an agreement However, How-ever, if they fail to do so, Crabbe will put It in the hands of the local sport Ing editors tonight, as the referee, if he be an outsider, roust have time to reach Salt Lake by Thursday The wrestlers will weigh in at 3 o'clock ar the saucer track at 16o pounds and will go on the mat in the evening at 9 o'clock. The advance sale of seats was started start-ed yesterday and Crabbe said Inst ni:;ht that a large number of ring-side tickets had been sold. He received several orders from towns in Idaho and the towns in the vicinity of Salt Lake yesterday This has encouraged him and he believes the largest wrestling crowd in the history of the sport In I tab will be present Because of the low weight wblcn Beell reached Saturday, Emil Klank, his manager, would not permit him to do any work yesterday, and he will hold to light road work from now until the night of die match In oraer to keep under 165 pounds With both men at the weicht limit already, the fans can be assured of a real contest. In which there will be plenty of mixing mix-ing at all times, as both have express ed themselves by saying that the contest con-test will be short and sweet. Yokel had his last hard workout yesterday afternoon at the saucer track and a number of his admirers were out to see him in action against several of the local wrestlers Pro moter f'rabbe expects to arrange a fast preliminary match for the main event so that the fans will see some good work in both contests The fans who saw Mike in action yesterday declared that he was In tne best of condition, and were willing to back him against Beell A few bets were made yesterday on the contest, with the odds going to Beell. but It is likely that the local favorite will also hae plenty ot backers. |