HOW GOTCH BEAT HACKENSCHMIDT. RUSSIAN UNTRAINED.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXII, Issue 64, 13 September 1911, Page 2

HOW GOTCH BEAT HACKENSCHMIDT. RUSSIAN UNTRAINED.

Addifcioml particulars were furnished by th» cable seivk'e to Sydney papcio of the great v. rosllifig; contest* between Frank Gntch. the American champion. »nd George Ilttckciischinidt, lhe tinssu'ii "Lir-.ii." whkh took place in Clit(.■ago en 4th fccptember. li-itnem-o hiLtest v.^s takc-ii in the ever!, and the baseball Park, vhcretlie content A\as decided, wnj no! largo cnoiign to accommodate the crowd. As it. \mib, ( 30,P(jC v.-cii nround the arena nt 3 o'clock. \vbii» lher« woe* Vvj,o(. I 0 outside ulamounrni for admission. It n*as feat-ed that thcrtS would be tumble. The police, however. \\rr<. well irproftcmU'd, ahJ kept the crowd it) check. While tlu crowd waited fot th.; chanv piotla to n-pfCiH' there wore vnniourft Hying around to tho often that the tefe.-ee would officially dedare bets off Li was reported evevywhe-r© that Hackcrischmidv was Witraiiwd. and in apparent, Btibftitmlialkm oi thi« repmt the Russian's friend* sci-mcd reluctant to \-apci. Oo'rii was nccMnpsnied by his manager. Klank, Farmer Burns," and WssUfguard Rogers. Immediately upon entering ( lke atona, Gotch, «\tr-hiiip[ sight of his wife and o«ed mother, who ocrnpicA ft box, Moved to them. The Chief of Police. M'Swwhcy, lost, no time in declaring tha.t all bets were ofi". Gotch appeared nervous. The re ports with, legnvd to Placketischmidt'a "onditic-n Wfre to a jr-crtain extent confirmed *heh be maile his appearance, inasmuch «s be had a visible corporation. After efjsrrincs for hokK the Russian tried a trip, but Golch was too quick, and with a leg hold dropped the Russian oh to his facft. Regaining his feet quickly. MVcken schmidt manoeuvred, and got behind hia opponent, with the result that he momentarily threw Gotch. Both men assumed a crouching atli» tnde, and they sparred for an opening. Hackenschmidt rushed in and attempted to turn Gotch over with a trlj». Th«. American's alertness, however, enabled him Lo secure Haekenschmidt's foot. He stood him on his head, the crowd yelling and cheering their countryman on. Simultaneous with this act Gotch's right hand sought the Russia-iiV leg) while his left hand closed like a tentacle on hii right wrist. Then a Teverse body, lock-wrist-hold won the first fall for f^otch. The bout had lasted 14min lSs^c. and the crowd was almost hysterical in it* delight, After the handshake it was apparent that Gotch was more confident, while Hackeiischmidt changed his tactics. He set about to wear Gotch down by his bull-like strength. The effort induced roughhess. and each man bore traces of the straggle. In five' and a-half minutes of streim nvs effort on the part of each nm.n Gotch secured the famous toe hold, which in tl^ previous contest had so disconrertpd tile Russian, and which it is declared has never been broken by auy man. The Russian Lion failed to counter the dreadful hold, atitl in a fow seconch had signalled his drfeat. The second fall was, therefore. Gotch's, and he was declared the winner to the accompaniment of tumultous cheering, Gotch demonstrated his superiority throughout the contest in eveiy turn ahd twist. The explanation of the derisive detent of the Lion rested on the fact that Goton was trained to nicety, whilst his opponent was fat. Jack Curley, the manager of Hackenschmidt, declared that his man was injured as the lesult of the toe hold, the ligaments being so badly torh by Goth's iron grip that he was compelled to quit.