The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-24
WRESTLING.
Frank Gotch Back to Form-Hacken
schmidt's Advice to ChAllengers.

That Q rest will work wonders with an
athlete Is seen in the case OF Frank Gotten,
the wrestler. Gotch has done nothing to
speak Of on tho mat since his last matchiwith
Tom jenkins al Madison Square Garden.
The other night Gotch faced Alec Samuelson
at Minneapolis In mixed style bout and beat
his man in such decisive fashion that Gotch's
friends think that he has recovered his old
time form. Samuelson Is q Swede OF large
proportions and rated as exceptionally clever,
but against Gotch he did not appear to be in
it, the American taking two straight fails
The first fall was at catch as catch-can.
Gotch winning in IS minutes 80 seconds.
and the next At Greco-Roman. Gotch throw
ing the foreigner in rs minutes. This style
was supposed to be in favor of Samuelson.
Gotch assumed the aggressive at the call
of time aud never gave his man q chance
to get on top. Gotch utilized every con-
ceivable hold and seemed to have the match
clinched several times. However. just when
it looked as If Samuelson would 20 down
the Swede would wriggle to safe quarters and
land fat on his stomach. Finally Gotch Sc
cured Q bar hold and quickly forced Sam
uelson to his back. The latter pluckily went
Int bridge but Goteh 1o was On Ss 19p OF oek
He got il all right, and combined u with .
scissors hold. bringing Samuelson down.
Aner rect q ten MINUTES rs .ne eon,ss'
did not puzzle dotoh any. He went after
samuelson as II he understood the rules
over e%Sio the mat and analiy eepsized him with a
waist lock. The swede slipped away from
this hold and looked TO have change sh;s until
in fine fashion and rolled samuelson on his
back, Ssmuelson made Spartan . en1r TO 70
vi! With pain After Goteh had been declared
the xnss it WAS found that Oh lad bsen
torn loose. This accident. Samuelson de-
c clare had rendered him helpless. Goteh1
Unless he secures match with Tom jenkins
He adds. though. that he will not meet Jenkins
he tina" H BE s sa nsf sf' to
land Tor a side bet and purse. Goteh has
fGne sa 70 tHat he viii hin not any Wrestling
there unless some OF the clubs come forward
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man said the Russian recently. "but had
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around the world have received no less than
dozen eg tSsm a TefF TGm men hSvs
never heard about, while Others come from
wrestlers who never had any standing ana
who never will. In order to be accommodate
ing q thong ht that would notice them, So
! went to the newspapers that published the
deas and answered them In person did
this sort Of thing for weeks. but nothing
ment OF a match my rivals were not ready
to do business. 1t seemed to me that they
were simply bluff1ng and trying to belittle me.
/ lost lot Of time. paying attention to the
Finally I concluded that the only way to test
whether my competitors We're really IN ear
Il want TO give everybody, chance, but
II they think they are good enough they
should not hesitate about posting 5000
half OF which should go as forfeit ard the
I manv Years to make a reputation, and as
long as think ! have the ability to win !
sight will not ignore anybody who will
put up his money, Although have enough
for a period OF years. / Will not hesitate
q match whereby think have chance to
make a certain amount Of money. But
unless they do this. What 10 the use. anyway?