GOTCH'S VICTORY.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 212, 6 September 1911, Page 5

GOTCH'S VICTORY.

RUSSIAN EASILY BEATEN. FATAL TOE HOLD. NEW YORK, September 5. Thirty thousand people witness the match . for the world's wrestling championship between Gotch and Hackenschmidt, which resulted in favour of Gotch, who won with two straight falls. After some in and out work Gotch caught Hackenschmidt's leg, twisted him round, caught his wrist with a lightning grip, turned the Russian's back outwards, and won the first fall in seven minutes. The second bout was characterised by rough play. Gotch secured the fatal toe hold. Hackenschmidt sought vainly to break, and then gave in, turning slowly over backwards. The time taken to secure the second fall was 5m 325. The receipts were £25,000. Gotch's share amounts to £4200, and 80 per cent of the moving picture profits. Hackenschmidt gets £2500. ANOTHER 'PLANE FATALITY. FRENCH AIRMAN INCINERATED (Received 8.5 a.m.) MADRID, September 5. The French aviator, Le Forestier, while flying at Huelva, fell from a height of 250 ft. During the fall the motor exploded, and the airman was found to be incinerated when the spectators reached the spot where he fell. THIRTEEN THOUSAND FEET HIGH. A BCONOPLANISTS FEAT. (Received 11.55 a.m.) PARIS, September 5. M. Garios, the noted French airman, flying in his monoplane at St. Malo, aeroplaned to a height of 13,700 ft, thus establishing a new record for height. SCULLING IN ENGLAND. J. ARNST TO BOW ALBANY. LONDON, September 5. Barry, the English sculling champion, has recovered from his indisposition, and final deposits have been paid in the Barry-Fogwell match. Albany has accepted Jack Arnst's challenge at £SO aside to row from Putney to Mortlake at the beginning of October. BRITISH POST OFFICE. REORGANISATION SCHEME. LONDON, September 5. In pursuance of the report of the Postal Committee, on the suggestion of Mr. Herbert Samuels (Postmaster-Gene-ral), a devolution scheme will become operative within two months. England will be divided into 12 districts, each under a surveyor-general at a salary of £IOOO. Ireland and Scotland will each have a surveyor-general, all to have supreme control over all departments in their respective districts without reference to London. Redundant officials from London will be drafted to the provinces to form the nuclei of the surveyor-generals' staffs, which will include the telephone managers at Nottingham, the headquarters ofthe telephone engineering works. Another scheme will be simultaneously introduced for unifying the pay and prospects of clerks in the various offices. COLLISION DURING REVIEW. PARIS, September 5. A sensation occurred at the grand naval review at Toulon, owing to the battleship Brennus colliding with a steamer, iu which a large hole was torn. The passengers on the latter were thrown into a panic, but the cruiser's boats assisted all to safety, and the Brennus continued on her course and joined the fleet.