The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-05
WRESTLERS ACCEPT
DICK COOLEY'S BID
Demetral and Yokel VIII
Meet on Mat in Auditorium
on November 20.
OTHERS MAKE OFFERS
Harry Heagren Makes Two
Propositions, Which Are
Printed in Full.
OTHERS MAKE OFFERS

Mike Yokcl and William Demetra last
night accepted the bid OF Dick Cooley
10 promote their wrestling bout. Cooley
offered q. guaranty of $500. with the
privilege OF the wrestlers taking so per
cent OF the gross receipts. providing they
exceed the guaranty.
Other bidders for the bout were Harry
Heagren. whose offer is printed In de-
tail further along In this article; Otto
Ross. Iver Redman, Willard Bean and
r. L. Hughes. Fred Crabbe intended TO
bid for the bout, but he found he could
not get either tho Salt Lake or the Co
lonial theater until December.
Cooley will stage the bout IN the Audi
torium OH November 20 lie has guar
anteed 10 provide 1900 seats AT 81 each
besides n number OF higher priced seats.
Yokel and Demctral both said this was
one OF the reasons they accepted Cooley $
bid In the theators, the wresters sald,
the seating capacity Was so small that
the promoter was compelled 10 charge
higher prices for the seats. Another rea-
son given by Yolee and Demetral Tor
accepting Cooley's bid was that his guar
anty was posted. Cooley posted ms cneck
with the sporting department OF The
Tribune. -
Promoter Harry Heasren submitted the
following offers:
Messrs. William Demetral and Mike r.
Yokel.
GentIenen--I herewith submit for your
consideration the following bid for the
Demetral-Yok handicap wrestling con
test. as per articles of agreement pub
lishcd in the Herald Republican Novem-
ber g. 1911.
First-In consideration of securing The
promotion OF the said contest. 1 will guar
antee the said Demetral and Yokel joint
ly 40 per cent (seventy per cent? OF the
gross gate receipts received from SAID
contest.
Second-will guarantee to stage the
said contest In the Salt Lake theater on
or before November 20, 1911.
Third-Win furnish at my own ex-
pense theater, together with orchestra,
lights. extra seating of stage, all help
nsries and, In fact. everything necessary
in staging said contest; win advertise
and promote said contest 10 my best
ability, provided tho referee being named
by the contestants must be paid for his
services by the contestants at their ex-
pense.
Fourth-WllT agree 10 cover forfeit Of
10 guarantee my good faith in promot-
Ing the said event but will insist that
each contestant posts forfeit OF not
faith and appearance In said contest at
$3.50 p. IN. ON date OF said contest.
Filth-Will further agree to allow the
contestants. together with myself, the
for said contest.
Sixth-This offer becomes binding on
all parties named therein upon the post
Ing a forfeit of 5000 each by said vii
liam Demetral and Mike r Yokel nj
any bank or banks in Salt Lake City,
Utah. and upon being properly advised
of the acceptance OF this bid and the
posting Of such forfelts. 7 will agree
10 post an amount equal 10 that posted
by either contestant
Hoping that this will have your favor
able consideration I remain.
Yours very truly
II. w. HEAGREN. Promoter.
In the following tablcs Heagren shows
what tho wrestlers might receive unde
the conditions he offers.