The Washington herald., 1913-03-16
turner OFF To
SALT LAKE CITY
Middle-weisht Champion to
Meet Mike Yokel IN
Utah City.
OTHER MAT GOSSIP
Young Olsen to Meet Ala Hassen at
The Gayety Wednesday-Kilonis
Challenges.
By C. w. SWAN.

Joe Turner. the local grappler. who
will meet Mike Yokel for the middle
weight wrestling championship of the
world Wednesday night in Salt Lake
City, left last night for the Utah city
and Will arrive there Wednesday MORN
ing.
While Turner is one of the best wres-
tiers of his weight in the world, he has
/ little chance with Yokel in Salt Lake
City. with but few hours rest after
his long ride and the high altitude.
Il told Joe not to go out there to
meet YOkel," said Manager Peck of the
Gayety. last night. but he wanted the
big purse offered and insisted upon 60
ing. No man in the world can beat
Yokel out there unless he becomes accli-
mated. and Joe will only be there about
three hours before the match starts
It's all very easy to say that Turner
will beat him. but these things must
be watched. and think that Turner is
making a mistake in meeting Yokel in
his home town. He should have ar
ranged bout with Yokel in Cleveland
or some city midway between here and
Salt Lake City
Manager Peck Just about hits the nail
on the head with The foregoing. and the
result of the match will probably be
as the sportsman says.
Young Olsen, who defeated Joe Turner
for the middIe-weight title here Friday
night. has been matched with ALA Has
sen, the Dangerous Turk" for Wednes-
day night at the Gayety.
Hassen put up a rafting good bout
with Turner, and as Olsen will have had
a good~rest by Wednesday, the wrestling
fans are promised a corking match. Pat
O'Connor has been agreed upon as the
third man in the ring.
John Kilonis. the Greek middIe-weight
wrestler. who is making Washington his
home, is out with a challenge for Young
Olsen. and has posted a forfeit to make
l5s pounds ringside.
Kilonis Is going good at present. and
Is anxious to get a chance to meet the
conqueror of Turner. Kilonis worked
out Friday night at the gym exhibition
at Gallaudet, and put up a great bout
with Decker. the captain Of the Buff
and Blue wrestling team.
Should Young Olsen give Kilonis a
chance at the title, the fans are sure II
one thing, and that is that the men will
be on the go from the start, as Olsen
and Kilonis are grapplers who are work.
ing hard all the time.
Olsen tells a good story about hi. coIIi-
flower ears: when I went home 10
Sweden three years ago. my folks asked
me what had happened to my ears that
they were all twisted up. I did not
want them to know that they were the
result of wrestling bouts, so told them
they had been frost bitten in Nevfound-
land. where l live. Every party which
they gave. the story was told about how
/ had my ears frost bitten in America.
and ! know OF at least three boys who
did not come to this country on account
OF that story
Louis Montana the fighting italian
wrestler, is i'll in hospital in New York
as the result of his bout with KiIonis
here several weeks ago. Manager Peck
of the Gayety Theater. wired Montana
Friday night to come down to meet Has
sen. but the Italian wired back that IL
was impossible, as he was in the hos
pital.
Montana is one of the most popular
srapplers who has ever appeared in this
city. owing to his willingness and speed
The Memorial Athletic Club presented
Young Olsen with a handsome medal
Friday night for refereeing the bouts
held by that club last week II was
when Mr.. Foley handed me the
medal" said Olsen yesterday. las was
only too glad to help the BOYS out.
have never seen a better bunch of ANA
teur wrestlers, and take it from me.
there are several men who wrestlsd
Thursday night who would be able to
give lot of professionals a hard rub