| Show MIKE YOKEL LOSES WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP CHAMP TO CHRIS JORDAN 1 Local Matman Secures First Fall In ill Short Time but Tires Chris Jordan is la now non middleweight champion wrestler of ot tho world wend This enduring Greek matman last night exhausted Mike MUe Yokel and won his match When hen tho odds were mIll aU n against him having having- lost Joet tha first fall In 3 minutes s 41 seconds Jordan came back ca cautious and careful and began punishing the tho local grappler At the end of 1 hour and 33 minutes when Yokel went through time tho r op erf and off the platform after a minutes minute's consideration Referee Ben Harker returned to time tho ring mo motioned motioned mo- mo Jordan to him and elevated the right hand of the tho Greek Greck notwithstanding ing the thu cries of scores of the thc friends and admirers of Yokel to the contrary Mike Yokel heralded throughout the wrestling world at an the tho greatest in III the thc business was simply exhausted Lack of condition probably was tho primary reason for the defeat of time the champion The falls he tool took in going off the mat aided In his downfall runy a nat hair hour before the cue finish ion fin hilt ish It was evident Yokel was tiring Jordan rushed hint him to and fro almost at will and several times grasped him bodily lifted him from lila his feet and hurled him to them tho mat with great force Had Yokel been able ablo to return his last fall through tho ropes it would have been but a moment before he lie would have been pinned The Greek was criticised because ho appeared to ho the tho aggressor in rough work But it was Yokel who hmo during the tho latter part of the match sought tho ropes whenever time tho Greek tried for a hold undoubtedly know lie was In dos dos- condition and hoped either cither to tobo tobe bo be given time tho bout on a foul or that Jordan would bo be Injured In one of their tumbles from the tho platform At the thc beginning of the match it apPeared ap ap- ap all Yokel They cre sent away at and went head to head After a couple of minutes minutes' tugging Mike started on the aggressive and was soon behind and in a flash had the thc Greek in trouble Jordan when Ills his shoulders were nearing time the mat attempted to bridge and then Yokel slipped around and slapped on a reverse bar and head and was given trio tho fall In 3 a minutes 11 It seconds This fall was secured with such apparent ap apparent ap- ap parent ease that those at ringside be be- be it would bo a matter of but a few minutes before Yokel would pin the Greek again They Thoy went head to head when the tho second fall fail was started Jordan started trying for a head lock while they wore on oil their feet Time Timo and again ho wrenched Yokels Yokel's head but without ef ef- ef feet Jordan was a shy Greek during the tho early minutes of tho second set to and every move made nade by Yokel was blocked The Greek was fearful of of offering offering of- of fering an opening After about thirty minutes of work most of which was spent on ozo their knees Yokel deliberately let Jordan go behind Mike Miko apparently was waa taking a rest Jordan failed to show any ability abil abil- ity while on the offense and after a few minutes Mike broke out and went behind Then they switched and switched again At thirty six minutes Jordan went behind and secured a body scissors However Hoever ho lie was afraid to start any an- thing further Yokel slipped back on Jordans Jordan's heir and amid for a moment it seemed as if ho he would get ono one of his famous too toe holds bue the Greek scrambled for cover Yokel then edged off the tho mat and when they were brought back he ho broke out and went to his feet Then for almost a half hour Yokel even though It appeared ho he was not loot at ills his boat best had the edge Ho lie was behind Jordan Jordana a number of times and had the Greek worried by Attempting the tho toe hold Even a few minutes later Yokel still showed shoved much of his old time strength when after Jordan had so- so cured a and pulled Mike halfway half half- way across the tho ring Yokel put his arms around time tho Greek and broke the I |
