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Show WRESTLERS WILL CLASH TONIGHT Capacity House Expected At Twin Bill Offered By Wasatch Club .lad Ilatbi rl-on who I-; primed I" nieel George Bnltxcr in n finish match in Hi. w a atch Mill, ti.- club tonight Mike "-ud and Tom Curtis will also srrestle t s finish n the same bill. "A record-breaking crowd will cram i the Wasatch Athletic club arena tonight to-night to witness the opening wrestling show promoted by J P. Downing if present indications mean anything. I Never since tho opening of the wres-I wres-I tling game here this season has there been such a rush for tickets by mat t fans and It is estimated that the s. R, ' O. sign will be hung out early " This ! Is the optimistic statement issued at the club today. i With two finish matches on the j boards between Jack Harbertson of Ogden and George BaltaSr of Mon-I Mon-I tana, and Mike Yokel and Tom Curtis o" Colorado. Promoter Downing de-j de-j clares he la offering something un- usual in tho wrestling game. There i will be no time limit set on the two ' main events and the men will grap-' grap-' plo to a complete finish with two falls I winning. The preliminary belwcen Btra Peterson, the Ogden mat man. and Dick Anderson, of Pe n- River I valley, is expected to be a whirlwind The first event starts promptly at 8:1 5 O'clock, Mike Yokel, former world's champion, cham-pion, who will grapple to a finish with Tom Curtis, the Colorado wonder, In the double-headline . vent, arrived In ( gd. n last nishl and declared himself him-self to be in as good shape as ever before in his career. Curtis Is considered by friends a contender for the world's title The I manner In which he disposed of ihc I best Colorado wrestlers Indicates that I he has won a right to contend for the crown, they assert. Tonight's match will mark the debut de-but of Downing in the wrestling game and ho said that if the fans like the program he will arrange additional matches here during the spring He already has several possihlo cards out- lined and the results of tonight's card will probably decide what step will I next be taken |