GOTCH'S WIN.
—•— WAS IT WRESTLING ? BY TELEGRAPH—ri? ESS ASSOCIATION—COPYIUOHI Nsiv York, April ' G." The Neiv York "World" says that, in the Hackenschmidt-Gotch wrestling match, Gotch jammed his thumbs .. into .Hackonschmidt's : eyes, and punched his face, fetching blood. Hackeiisehmidt repeatedly complained,, but the referee declined to. interferp.,-.. Hackenschmidt: states, that, Goteh'* body was oiled. Gotch dug .his finger-nails- into his face and tried ,to pull an ear off. He -J fought like a cat. _ ' j ■ Gotch - was awarded llib match 'on Hacken- ] echmidt .refusing to continue to wrestle. Ec- ( ports published socio .weeks am stated that as a preliminary, Hackenschmidt -insisted on 5000 dollars beins deposited in 'the-' Bank lof 1 England, and this was done.' It is' under- ' stood that the match was- for dollars 1 It was cxpected that''Gotch would bo an easy t victim for Hackenschmidt, 'as' lie had 'hacl i groat difliculty recently in defeating Jenkins < for tho championship of ' j
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 167, 8 April 1908, Page 7
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154GOTCH'S WIN. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 167, 8 April 1908, Page 7
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