Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-31
WRESTLING.
GOTCH IS
 IN EARNEST
He Says He Has Conquered
 all the Wrestlers in Sight and Will Now Get Ready
 For Iefries.

Buffalo, Dec. 31-Champion catch- as-eatch-can wrestler Frank Gotch is very much in earnest in his announced determination to fight James J. Jef- fries for the pugiltstic championship and says he expects the battle to come off within the next twelve months.
 "Perhaps some people will grin and snicker," says Gotch, but when Frank Gotch starts out to do a thing he usu- ally succeeds This time l may be stopped, but I will have the satisfac- tion of making the try. That's all any man can do and I want you to know that mean to do all that 1 have said. It will be one honest effort, with 3, sln- gle goal-victory.
 Now, I'll tell you what I am going to do. Let others be the judge for the present, but, regardless of their yer- dict, I'll keep right on going. Now that I am champion at atch-as-catch- can, don't propose for a. single mo- ment to throw away my title, because I might have further use for 1t after I have tempted fate i'll the ring, but hope not
 s.For long time I have had this move under consideration. I have figured the whole thing out carefully, hAA HUI LAAcb lily SAuANC0 OA a winner of it are good, very good. I'm going about this job as I have in all things, on business basis, so that I won't be apt to get the worst of it. The heavyweight championship is something I would like to win. Some one is going to get it sooner or later; that you can't deny, and why not me /! 'Ior instance, have been wrestling for six years have steadily climbed the ladder until T. have beaten one af- ter another, and finally the man with ti1e title, Tom Jenkins. Seven years ago was at picnic in Humboldt. la, my home, when got into on argu- nlent with Dan Mcleod. We went out on the hard einders and wrestled for two hours for $50. I was farmer boy then. Mcleod was a champion. He was the first and. last man that ever beat me. He couldn't do it now. I have turned them all over on their backs, Jenkins and the whole push, and there are no more. I have accu- mulated wealth, and can quit to-mOr- row and never have to work hard. There is no one else that can Wrestle If you think so, name him, and I'll bet $10.000 on myself.
 '.Now, let me tell you about Jeffries. I have fought some in the west and in tf1es KfUnufKe beat six men with ease. I am no novice at the fighting game. I'll prove that later. Suppose I challenge JefGries and then go into training like I will. will get Kid Mccoy as my man. He can teach me the fine points. I have everything else strength weight, youth, power and ability to punch and the gameness to win, trust.
 Here is my plan: I am going back to Humboldt, adjust some of my prop erfy there, get my ranches in shape and then start for California. My folks are going with me. I will go to Me Coy and make him a proposition he .an't refuse very we'll. It won't be my Jack Munroe speculation in my ase. will pay Mccoy or Tommy Ryan, for that matter, for every bit work done. They won't have to ake any chances. do all that. It's usiness. Why, not ?.
 '.I know that if I can get Mccoy or van to go ahead and teach me some
 the fine points I can give Jeffries
 battle. I'll wager good American 0ney on that proposition.
 T realize that I could scarcely ex-
 ct a fight offhand with Jeffries, and,
 ankiys uo uOt. HI ttAe AfsC piAEG>4
 euldn't take fight now if Jeffries
 lily came to me and offered me
 erything. But out on the coast
 " think pretty well of Jack John
 s chances with Jeffries, don't they
 II. there's my cue. I'll fight John
 under the conditions that if win
 Jefries and the public think I'm
 orthy opponent that get match
 the champion. That's fair, isn't
 I'll go them one better-Idl fight
 fellow Johnson and all want if
 beat is my training expenses, and
 Dn't bother Jeffries. They can get
 money on the side. too A fight
 Johnson would show what I
 do.'' sae