The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-05-30
MIKE YOKEL TOO.
Jeanne FOR MILLER

o Salt Lake City, May zS.-Mlke 10
KEEL, the local middle weight wrestler,
who aspires' to the worlds champion.
snip, last night defeated Walter Mil.
Ter of st. Paul, in finish match, by
winning two falls, the first with
toe hold (really an ankle hold, in 80
minutes 40 seconds, and the other
when Miller deliberately quit at the
end Of AZ minutes of wrestling that
resembled the butting of two William
Goats.
Miller looked like beaten man
from the start. He was willing 10 |
mix it before the first TALL, but after
that he would not go to the mat with |
Yokel, even when the latter on sew.
eral occasions deliberately went
down on his hands and knees so as 10
start something other than Juggling in
the middle of the mat. In addition,
Miller showed that he lacked game
ness which. il has been freely limited
( he does not possess.
During the first 80 minutes 40 sec
I ends, Yokel was behind just twice,
each time of only half minute dura.
ton. Miller was behind Yokel four
times of one.half, one-fourth, one-halr
and one minute duration, respectively.
During all of the balance of the elaps.
ed time, the men stood in the middle
of the ring and tugged at each others
necks and arms.
Neither man appeared able to hold
the other man when he did bring him
down. Miller twice put on body
scissors and face hold, with Yokel in
sitting posture and Miller with beta
legs wound around Yokel's body. The
second one OF these holds proved
Miller's undoing. Yokel merely sat
down and, while Miller was carefully
putting on the hold and vainly try
. ing to pry Yokels head and neck
back so that he could bring him over
backward, Yokel was working on an
Otntl duSlts lOl6ot ali dbON'
his legs and feet and this is whers
u Yokel got him. The local man tool
both of Miller's legs and twisted
them into a helpless position. Mille
realized his predicament and let "
both hands. AS he did this he fel
toward his right side and natural.
throw all of his own weight right int
the purchase which Yokel had on hi
"a (Millers) ankle. Yokel turned I
Miller as If to say, well, I'll Civ
you a chance before ! break it; wha
q, do you want to do about it," Mile
:, threw up both hands and pleaded tha
Yokel release the hold. He concede
10 the fall
=, Miller may have been wise in cci
ceding the fall, because Miller ce
"A tainly had him helpless and in a pos
ton where a broken ankle miei
40 have been the result had Yokel bee
forced to throw Miller with sue
an pressure.
Both men came back strong for til
~ second fall During the entire fort
Do two minutes they did not leave the
:, feet except for perhaps an instant
m a time or on three occasions whe
M. Yokel deliberately went to the m;
n, with an invitation for Miller to sta
=, something. Miller would absolute
"a take no more chances. He preferrt
40 to remain on his feet and he was Jul
bo clever enough to stall away fro
~. Yokel's efforts to bring him dow
While Juggling on the mat, Mill
showed an inclination toward roug
ing it. Yokel was quite slow
getting started at this, but he final
Joined in and from then on it vi
p merely brutal butting match. Mill
4 repeatedly showed his hands and fis
" into Yokel's face and soon the latt
began 10 look like the Battling Nelst
ct. of cid after forty-five-round mill.
10 At the end of forty-tmo minutes
ho such Juggling Miller suddenly did
mr.. half handspring and, after runni
he out of the ring, laid down on the m
no as II knocked out. Referee Ben Han
n. er called him back to the center of t
,rv mat, but Miller refused to return, a
the second fail was thereupon awal
NV ed to Yokel. To those at the matsi
n was evident that YOkels f,irenI
,,t did sDike Miller in the mouth b
~ Yo'el maintains that it was accidel
al. The blow, at any rate. was n
y. half as hard as some that each h
he handed the other before that.
The match was rough one, vi
,.r both willing to mix II at all tim,