Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-16
poom Has Started for HaCken-
schmidt, the Russian
Lion.
WOULD MAKE A HARD BATTLE.
-. worlds Greatest Wrestler Is Now
s.,liur New Fields 10 Conquer
Trouble Ahead for Jeif'


,,y.r fight again unless a man worthy
A., ,,tsd against him was developed
-, hat man been developed? or IL
=. an the road who viii arrive at a
I,, satisfactory TO JEFF and the pub
:. rt,bin a reasonable time?
\, such a man exists. that man is
george Hsckensohmidt the Russian
~, the greatest wrestler IN the
. -, We clip the following from the
,,,,,. Of Bob Edgren and Fred A.
W. both authorities on the fight
enc Edg-en says
TSsre. trouble in store Tor Mr. Jef-
res .-...... .,,.y.., -,a
.r.rsfrer most formidable athlete IN
be- world is cgmping on his trail
G.afea H0ckenschmidt is the man.
ps-a's what Harry Mouahan, Just
t,gk rom England. has 10 say about
tbe famous Russian Lion and his
latest ambition.
II srent a lot Of time With Hack over
be-a IN London. He Is the greatest big
fellow ever met possibly excepting
jim Jehrlcs.
oHa,k has spent an Of his spare
time FOR nearly two years, on the
eglat. boxing with Gunner NOR and
drs dr two other big fellows. He is
INNING out 10 be a wonder with the
gloves The gunner Is heavyweight
rbamiion Of England now. but mes a
child IN Hackonschmidt' hands
Hack told me that his one ambition
is 20 be the best man. physically I'M
The world He isn't satisfied with being
The best wrestler, although he is i'm
mfrsc'v popular In England and all
over Europe and has made a great
fortune through his wrestling and
Nf7ng-man feats.
"a while ago he wrestled Madrali,
The gigantic Turk, and beat him de-
dsyely after a short struggle. There
arf no wrestlers left In Hacks class
roN He has TO go after other game.
His greatest desire is TO fight JEFF
riss. / think Jim has always been I'm
q class hy himself But This man
Hsokensrhridt viii be able TO give
hm nr for his money. He Is the
av man living who equals Jeh IN
strength and speed, and, with a little
experience IN the ring, he Will be able
20 give the champion a great night Tor
he title
WOULD BE DANGEROUS.
! don't know hos much boxing skill
Gunner Moir has lTlleG Into the giant
Buy suppose that HacNenschmidt
knows no more about aldling the
gloves than Sailor sharkey cd when he
came ashore. He is twice az strong as
Sharkey ever was. He Is faster. lie
Weighs not less than 2l0 stripped when
On fine condition He has a big bony
frame and a Jaw that n certainly equal
90 Sh0rkey's in the matter OF ability To
stand EARRING. He is absolutely fearless
aud game 20 the core. He IL a quick
thinker lie is intelligent tthc fact that
DO speaks seven languages and IS q
graduate OF a great engineering school
IS proof enough Of that. and he has had
worlds ~ experience In desperate en-
counters with the worlds greatest
Nrt9t,eIs
Summing Sc an UP, 7 am inclined TO
think thar Ckenschmidt ought 10 be
twice as dangerous as Sharkey was az
DIS hest And a douhle-action Sharkey
could give Jofiuos a hot fight any time.
ono thirs that PROMISES well for
HackeDsahudt Is his: he isn't mus
cle-bound Ike most vrestlers He Is
ns loose and free as r. hghtins man. His
oiohilc work has preserved his nat
urt. l.whcrness and speed.
Esckenschmiil told me when he was
here in New York that he had been
boxing with Gunner Molr 200 Australia,
ana that be intended 90 lake up the
Eom" seriously with the intention ~
ighting Jehries as soon as he had
tHel certain wrestling engagements IN
England re has made good" his in
teniioH So f7r
The next thing win be 10 draw JET
i'es out of bis retirement.
ana What @ worlds championship
ha.te That win De II % ever comes on!
FRED A. WENCK.
An esteemed contemp returns from
a'.'10 ,iI Of the Olympic games and
revive. OF that old pipe about Hack.
,'-.nHl1t the "orld's greatest Wrcst-
li'H wanting TO hght Jeffries This lat
'F always makes good reading. al
" 1e1 ihe chance, OF a clash between
.Hese peerless gladiators Is about as
remote now as q always will be.
hNl 'u1poslng q should actually ever.
l-ai,, What then? Here we have the
greatest wrestler the world has ever
seen, absolutely invlncible IN his class,
WHO ats alive Terrible Turks. Gigan-
~" lfeeSs Horrible Huns and the lie
100 matter how big they come stand
A s1 absolutely alone In his class
hai there Is not another man. on earth
ao could mako an interesting match
WITH him.
Exactly the same conditions confront
'-IHea supreme master Of the art
i.aIls, he Is conceded by all experts
l' Do entirely Isolated. as far as COM
IeNiou goes, that 10 match him with
-.I 1' the heavy huskies now on the
"i-'ape would be a crime So big.
'03-natured JET. poor fellow. HIM
i away 90 his farm. there to wait
.s growth OF a worthy foe or die IN
Noble
Hui back to Hack As a boxer. way
I1t7
Just as there are theories that run
Ndul SWIM fast-upset by Nhdn-
IN Daniels-and that bicycle racer
a1 4 run-shattered by Billy Frank -
'rre has long been a theory that a
ftsiler can't box. He is supposed to
= too tied UP with muscles 20 have .he
''tessary speed But Il is not an iron-
'ound rule, and IN the case 81 Hack
zee no reason why he should not Se
.ble 90 box and box well.
ALL ROUND ATHLETE.
ne IL not ossified with iron knots all
er bis system. although he Is about
ne strongest man IN the world. In
: 90, that IA one OF the things that
makes Ills famous Russian Lion sucn
marvel He " one Of the quickest.
losi supple and 1.-THE athletes ever
CEN, and can run and jump With
pecialisis IN these lines. he IL alsu A
900 swimmer. something rare for
VASCULAR man. he has won prizes ~
bicycle racer.
mat he Is - game a. a fighting bull. |
og ne has proved thousand times "a |
fueling battles on the mat where the /
anishment IL twice as hard as one |
yer gets In the ring While he has
ever ninched under the most trying