Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-27 | Page 11 | Wrestlers Will Decide World's Championship Tonight

I Wrestlers Will Decide World's Championship Tonight l Champ Santel Primed . I For Harbertson Tilt I at Alhambra Theater I I All is in readiness for the world's' championship wrestling contest which will be staged at the Alhambra thea-j ter this evening. Both Jack Harbert-' son, challenger, and Ad Santol, world! champion, are primed for the contest and the fans are promised a rattling good tilt from start to finish. Santcl defeated Harbertson here in a wonderful match last January brit since that time the local man has been in constant training for the match tonight to-night with the Jhopes of pinning the shoulders of the champion to the mat Harbertson's many backers are of the opinion that Jack, will turn the trick, while Santel's supporters, can see nothing noth-ing but victory for the champ. Both "I am confident that I will bo returned re-turned the victor," said Champion Ad-Santel Ad-Santel today, "and while Jack is one of the best men inthe west, I am pre-t pared to give" him the hardest match! of my career. Harbertson Is a star of the classiest type and I am sure that! he will be hard to defeat, but whether! I win or lose. I will give the fans the' best I have." j Santel completed his training at thej Eagles' gymnasium yesterday and those who -watched the champion work out state that he Is in perfect condi-l tion. Ad Is known as the man with a I thousand holds and will, no doubt, demonstrate them tonight Harbertson has been in constant training for months and is pronounced pronounc-ed in perfect condition. Jack wrestled Romonoff at Green River a few nights ago and states that he is eager for victory. "I realize that I am going up against the best man In the world," said Har- bertson, "but I am sure that I will be ! tho winner, at least I hope so. I am I in the best condition of my career and hope to be returned the victor." r The two men have scores of back- f; ers in Ogden and the betting on the H match is about even on both men. An H array of boosters of Santel arrived in , J JH Ogden this morning from Boise, eager ! to place their money on the cham- , pion. Ogdenltes grabbed all in sight ; ! it is said. ; Ben Petre, well-known sport follow- : j er In the western country, a resident '. of Green River, will be the, third man ' ' in the ring in the feature e'vent Petre ! has had years of experience and : ! should handle his position well. will take the stage at 8:30 o'clock. ' This will be a new innovation in the i H sport world according to Promoter . ( H Glasmann and one that is suro to mako ', H a hit. Art" Chester and Young Apollo I will decide the Utah and Idaho mid- I dleweight title in the special event ',j Jl Both Chester and Appollo are fast and i; H clever men and a match of the rip &' H snortin' sort should result. rj' H From advance reports the largest ' Tl crowd that ever attended a match in Ogden will be on hand when the two til stars of the mat start work. liH Let's hear the gongl Now that Pro- lH moter Glasmann has brought this title 1H match to Ogden. The Alhambra thea- I I ter will seat about 3,000 and it is ex- nil pected that every seat will be occu- ulH In past years Ogden has been noted U forits wonderful sporting blood and 111 tho old-timo vim and ginger is expect- kH ed to return tonight with, a knockout 'f;IH